Ruben Family Charitable Trust
Ruben Family Charitable Trust is a private foundation, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $123K. Net investment income was $215K.
Ruben Family Charitable Trust at a glance
In short: Ruben Family Charitable Trust gave $123K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $31K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $122,500
- -2.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +300.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $30,625
- -75.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $8,750
- Total assets
- $1,406,717
- +6.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Ruben Family Charitable Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was New York Hospital-Weill College Medical Center Fund Inc ($100K). Together the top 4 received $123K.
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 8 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Ruben Family Charitable Trust gives
- In 2025 it paid out 77% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $45K (2023) to $125K (2024). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $123K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| New York Hospital-Weill College Medical Center Fund Inc New York, NY | General Support | $100,000 |
| Spark Youth NYC Inc New York, NY | General Support | $10,000 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY | General Support | $7,500 |
| Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc New York, NY | General Support | $5,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,406,717 | $215,137 | $133,861 | $122,500 | 4 | $128,245 | $214,735 | $167,082 |
| 2024 | $1,325,441 | $420,009 | $126,861 | $125,000 | 1 | $126,393 | $234,792 | $136,472 |
| 2023 | $1,603,883 | $66,908 | $49,215 | $45,000 | 3 | $48,856 | $66,549 | $115,694 |
| 2022 | $1,586,190 | $32,867 | $3,922 | — | — | $3,500 | $32,445 | $109,272 |
| 2021 | $1,557,245 | $13,639 | $3,826 | — | — | $3,430 | $23,389 | $112,352 |
| 2020 | $1,547,432 | $48,755 | $53,601 | $50,000 | 1 | — | $48,577 | $91,916 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ruben Family Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $167K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Ruben Family Charitable Trust is led by Richard Ruben, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Richard Ruben
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Ruben Family Charitable Trust
How much does Ruben Family Charitable Trust give each year?
Ruben Family Charitable Trust gave $123K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $125K across 1 grant.
What is Ruben Family Charitable Trust's typical grant size?
Ruben Family Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $8,750, and its average grant was $30,625, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Ruben Family Charitable Trust give grants?
Ruben Family Charitable Trust gives mostly in New York: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (4 grants).
Does Ruben Family Charitable Trust give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Ruben Family Charitable Trust's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Ruben Family Charitable Trust?
Ruben Family Charitable Trust reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $128K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $167K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Ruben Family Charitable Trust's EIN?
Ruben Family Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-3807565. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 3, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 3, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 28, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 10, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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