Howard and Raina Ruskin Family

HIGHLAND PARK, IL EIN: 36-4455356

Howard and Raina Ruskin Family is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in HIGHLAND PARK, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 17 grants totaling $57K.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$57K

-29.5% YoY

Grant Count

17

-22.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$3K

-8.8% YoY

About Howard and Raina Ruskin Family

Based on IRS filings

Howard and Raina Ruskin Family is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in HIGHLAND PARK, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 17 grants totaling $57K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

9states
+1 more states

Cities

Aliso ViejoAllentownChampaignChicagoDeerfieldFrankfortGalesburgHighland ParkLantanaLibertyvilleMadisonNew YorkNorthbrookOberlinSan FranciscoTampaWashington DCWest Palm BeachWyncote

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$26K$53K$79K$105K32 grants202025 grants202124 grants202222 grants202317 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Jewish United Fund$20KRavinia$8KBriarwood Scholarship Fo…$7KUniversity of Illinois-C…$5KMuhlenberg College-X Cruz$3KNorth Park College-Yesen…$3KOberlin College-K Williams$3KSoka University of Ameri…$3KJewish Federation of Pal…$2KUniversity of Illinois-C…$1K

Grant Size Distribution

120 grants across all recorded years

120<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$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 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Raina RuskinPresident
Julie SchultzDirector
Paula GorelikDirector0.5

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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