Ruth & Ralph Friedman Foundation

Foundation · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 13-6107390

Ruth & Ralph Friedman Foundation is a nonprofit organization, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 15 grants totaling $25K.

Key facts about Ruth & Ralph Friedman Foundation

EIN
13-6107390
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$25,400
Grants made (2025)
15
Average grant
$1,693
Median grant
$750
New grantees (estimate)
7% first-time grantees (1 of 14, 2025)
Primary geography
New York (88% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Who Ruth & Ralph Friedman Foundation funds

By grant dollars, the top recipient states for Ruth & Ralph Friedman Foundation's 15 itemized 2025 grants were New York (88%). The most frequent recipient cities were Tupper Lake, NY (3 grants), Elizabethtown, NY (2 grants), Saranac Lake, NY (2 grants) and New York, NY (2 grants). 100% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.

Is Ruth & Ralph Friedman Foundation open to new grantees?

7%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 1 of 14 grantees (7%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $750; repeat grants $2K. How we count

Medians: $750 first-time, $1K repeat.

  • 93% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−10%). Method

Estimate from itemized IRS Form 990-PF grant lists (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

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Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

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Annual Giving

$25K

+6.7% YoY

Grant Count

15

+7.1% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$2K

-0.4% YoY

About Ruth & Ralph Friedman Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Ruth & Ralph Friedman Foundation is a nonprofit organization, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 15 grants totaling $25K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of all 15 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

Saranac LakeTupper LakeElizabethtownKeenePaul SmitsLos AngelesNew YorkChicagoMillbrookColumbiaSan FrancsicoBlue Mountain LakeHoustonPaul Smiths

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.1202020212022202320242025
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Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 3, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 30, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 1, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 30, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 29, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$7K$14K$21K$28K8 grants202010 grants202110 grants202210 grants202314 grants202415 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Adirondack Land Trust: $8KAdirondack Land Trust$8KAdirondack Council: $6KAdirondack Council$6KAdirondack Medical Center: $3KAdirondack Medical Center$3KNatural History Museum of the Adirondacks: $3KNatural History Museum of theAdirondacks$3KCentral Park Conservancy: $1K across 2 grantsCentral Park Conservancy$1K · 2 grantsCenter for Inquiry: $1KCenter for Inquiry$1KPaul Smith's College: $1KPaul Smith's College$1KCary Institute of Ecosystems Studies: $750Cary Institute of EcosystemsStudies$750Young Center for Immigrant Childrens Right: $750Young Center for ImmigrantChildrens Right$750Adirondack Historical Museum: $500Adirondack Historical Museum$500

Grant Size Distribution

59 grants across all recorded years

59<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

Among its reported 2025 grants, the largest recipients include Adirondack Land Trust ($7,500), Adirondack Council ($6,000), Adirondack Medical Center ($3,000).

RecipientPurposeAmount
ADIRONDACK LAND TRUST Keene, NYGENERAL$7,500
ADIRONDACK COUNCIL Elizabethtown, NYGENERAL$6,000
ADIRONDACK MEDICAL CENTER Saranac Lake, NYGENERAL$3,000
NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF THE ADIRONDACKS Tupper Lake, NYGENERAL$2,500
CENTER FOR INQUIRY Columbia, SCGENERAL$1,000
CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY Houston, TXGENERAL$1,000
PAUL SMITH'S COLLEGE Paul Smiths, NYGENERAL$1,000
CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEMS STUDIES Tupper Lake, NYGENERAL$750
YOUNG CENTER FOR IMMIGRANT CHILDRENS RIGHT Chicago, ILGENERAL$750
ADIRONDACK HISTORICAL MUSEUM Elizabethtown, NYGENERAL$500

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

No officer or director reported compensation in the available filings.

From 2025 IRS filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Robert E FriedmanPresident2—

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Ruth & Ralph Friedman Foundation operate?

Ruth & Ralph Friedman Foundation has awarded grants in California, Illinois, New York, South Carolina, Texas.

What size grants does Ruth & Ralph Friedman Foundation award?

In 2025, Ruth & Ralph Friedman Foundation awarded 15 grants totaling $25K — an average of about $2K per grant, based on its IRS Form 990 filings.

What is Ruth & Ralph Friedman Foundation's EIN?

Ruth & Ralph Friedman Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-6107390. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

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