Rutter Family Art Foundation
Rutter Family Art Foundation is a private foundation, based in Norfolk, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $26K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $23K.
Rutter Family Art Foundation at a glance
In short: Rutter Family Art Foundation gave $23K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $22,510
- -40.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $7,503
- -60.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $4,000
- Total assets
- $26,434
- -24.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Virginia (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 Rutter Family Art Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art ($15K). Together the top 3 received $23K.
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 9 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Rutter Family Art Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out well above 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $16K (2023) to $38K (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $23K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art Virginia Beach, VA | Exhibition Support | $15,000 |
| Downtown Norfolk Fund Norfolk, VA | 2 MURALS | $4,000 |
| Governors School for the Arts Foundation Norfolk, VA | Event Sponsorship | $3,510 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $26,434 | $25,547 | $34,082 | $22,510 | 3 | $34,082 | $1,217 |
| 2024 | $34,969 | $46,000 | $43,562 | $37,500 | 2 | $43,507 | $1,263 |
| 2023 | $32,531 | $22,000 | $18,535 | $15,500 | 2 | $18,535 | $1,309 |
| 2022 | $29,066 | $10,200 | $2,175 | — | — | $2,175 | $1,225 |
| 2021 | $21,041 | $28,874 | $19,191 | $17,500 | 2 | $19,191 | $602 |
| 2020 | $11,217 | — | $2,981 | — | — | — | $601 |
| 2019 | $14,198 | $24,125 | $11,415 | — | — | — | $222 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Rutter Family Art Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Rutter Family Art Foundation is led by C. Arthur Rutter III Esq., President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
C. Arthur Rutter III Esq.
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
G. Randolph Webb Jr.
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Meredith Rutter
Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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 Rutter Family Art Foundation
How much does Rutter Family Art Foundation give each year?
Rutter Family Art Foundation gave $23K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $38K across 2 grants.
What is Rutter Family Art Foundation's typical grant size?
Rutter Family Art Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $4,000, and its average grant was $7,503, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Rutter Family Art Foundation give grants?
Rutter Family Art Foundation gives mostly in Virginia: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Norfolk, VA (2 grants).
Does Rutter Family Art Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Rutter Family Art Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Rutter Family Art Foundation?
Rutter Family Art Foundation reported $26K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $34K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Rutter Family Art Foundation's EIN?
Rutter Family Art Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-2797758. 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 22, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 21, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 27, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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