Rugismue Charitable Foundation
Rugismue Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Tenafly, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $100K. Net investment income was $90K.
Rugismue Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Rugismue Charitable Foundation gave $100K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $50K), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $100,000
- +25.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $50,000
- -37.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $50,000
- Total assets
- $1,361,083
- -0.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New Jersey (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 Rugismue Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Table to Table ($50K). Together the top 2 received $100K.
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 6 grants of 6 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Rugismue Charitable Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+14%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 106% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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 $55K (2020) to $100K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $100K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Table to Table Saddle Brook, NJ | General | $50,000 |
| Market Street Mission Hawthorne, NJ | General | $50,000 |
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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 | $1,361,083 | $105,304 | $115,374 | $100,000 | 2 | $100,000 | $90,275 | $93,931 |
| 2024 | $1,371,175 | $60,022 | $82,635 | $80,000 | 1 | $80,000 | $58,272 | $88,824 |
| 2023 | $1,398,670 | $543,471 | $94,217 | $85,000 | 1 | $85,000 | $541,785 | $77,109 |
| 2022 | $945,596 | $55,754 | $89,814 | $88,000 | 1 | $88,000 | $53,940 | $82,125 |
| 2021 | $980,302 | $32,856 | $64,043 | $62,000 | 1 | $62,000 | $31,172 | $75,999 |
| 2020 | $1,013,561 | $-31,573 | $56,995 | $55,000 | 1 | — | $22,290 | $61,772 |
| 2019 | $1,106,175 | $49,909 | $3,557 | — | — | — | $47,388 | $59,556 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Rugismue Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $94K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Rugismue Charitable Foundation is led by Greg Mueller, Trustee on every filing since 2022 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Greg Mueller
Trustee
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Rudolf J. Mueller (2019–2021) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Rugismue Charitable Foundation
How much does Rugismue Charitable Foundation give each year?
Rugismue Charitable Foundation gave $100K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $80K across 1 grant.
How large is Rugismue Charitable Foundation?
Rugismue Charitable Foundation reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $100K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $94K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Rugismue Charitable Foundation operate?
Rugismue Charitable Foundation has awarded grants in New Jersey.
What is Rugismue Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Rugismue Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-7264152. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 27, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 27, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 17, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 1, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 18, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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