Anderson Family Foundation Aka the Ruth

CHICAGO, IL EIN: 36-4166368

Anderson Family Foundation Aka the Ruth is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in CHICAGO, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2021. In 2021, it awarded 4 grants totaling $1.4M.

Financial Overview

From 2021 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$1.4M

+548367.2% YoY

Grant Count

4

+300.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$343K

+137016.8% YoY

About Anderson Family Foundation Aka the Ruth

Based on IRS filings

Anderson Family Foundation Aka the Ruth is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in CHICAGO, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2021. In 2021, it awarded 4 grants totaling $1.4M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

CHICAGOHINSDALE

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120202021
Metric20212020
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$343K$686K$1M$1M1 grants20204 grants2021

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2021

CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA$457KLYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO$457KUNION CHURCH OF HINSDALE$457KTHE NIGHT MINISTRY$411

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K3$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2021 IRS filing

From 2021 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
LEIGH RAPPOLESECRETARY, DIR.0.01
GEOFFREY ANDERSONPRESIDENT & TREASURER, DIR0.01
ROSS C ANDERSONDIRECTOR0.01

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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