The Rhoades-Robinson Fund
The RHOADES-ROBINSON FUND is a private foundation based in New York, New York. Its 2025 filing says it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Its reported 2025 grants went primarily to organizations in Connecticut.
The Rhoades-Robinson Fund at a glance
In short: The Rhoades-Robinson Fund gave $121K across 16 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Connecticut. 19% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $120,500
- +3.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 16
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $7,531
- +3.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $6,250
- Total assets
- $1,213,989
- -4.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 19% first-time grantees (3 of 16, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Connecticut (99% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to The Rhoades-Robinson Fund
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The fund does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. The filing says contributions are made only to preselected charitable organizations. It lists a letter as the form and materials, no restrictions on awards, and “THE RHOADES-ROBINSON FOUNDATION C” as the contact.
- Contact
Application contact: The Rhoades-Robinson Foundation C
Mailing address: Hughes Hubbard 1 Battery Pk Plaza, New York, NY 10004
Phone: (212) 837-6440
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Rhoades-Robinson Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Chore Service ($15K). Together the top 10 received $97K.
Grant Size Distribution
78 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 78 grants of 78 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The fund’s 2025 grant dollars were reported as 99% to recipients in Connecticut and 1% to recipients in Maryland. Many of the listed 2025 grants went to organizations in Sharon, Connecticut.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 16 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is The Rhoades-Robinson Fund open to new grantees?
19%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 16 grantees (19%) were first-time recipients. With only 16 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $4K; repeat grants $8K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $9K repeat.
- 75% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+15%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 84% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $97K (2020) to $121K (2025). In 2025 it made 16 grants totaling $121K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Chore Service Lakeville, CT | Operations | $15,000 |
| Region One Revolving Fun Falls Village, CT | Operations | $15,000 |
| Sharon Community Foundation Sharon, CT | Operations | $10,750 |
| Sharon Ambulance Sharon, CT | Operations | $10,000 |
| Sharon Fire Department Sharon, CT | Operations | $10,000 |
| Sharon Housing Trust Inc Sharon, CT | Operations | $10,000 |
| Historic Sharon Burying Ground Sharon, CT | Operations | $8,750 |
| Hotchkiss Library of Shar Sharon, CT | Operations | $7,500 |
| American Legion Sharon, CT | Operations | $5,000 |
| The Sharon United Methodist Church Sharon, CT | Operations | $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 | $1,213,989 | $95,601 | $150,141 | $120,500 | 16 | $120,500 | $65,960 | $143,799 |
| 2024 | $1,268,180 | $176,148 | $142,481 | $116,500 | 16 | $116,500 | $150,167 | $130,731 |
| 2023 | $1,234,513 | $67,196 | $139,365 | $114,500 | 16 | $114,500 | $42,331 | $117,005 |
| 2022 | $1,306,682 | $119,403 | $130,107 | $105,000 | 15 | $105,000 | $94,296 | $118,166 |
| 2021 | $1,317,386 | $107,564 | $132,034 | $105,000 | 15 | $105,000 | $80,530 | $124,979 |
| 2020 | $1,341,856 | $121,916 | $117,798 | $97,000 | 13 | — | $101,118 | $100,854 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Rhoades-Robinson Fund reported a distributable amount of $144K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the fund is provided. Its 2025 grants included operating support for community organizations. For example, grantee CHORE SERVICE INC describes its mission as providing in-home, non-medical assistance to seniors and people with disabilities in towns across Connecticut. SHARON FIRE DEPARTMENT INC describes its mission as providing volunteer fire and ambulance services in Sharon and surrounding towns through mutual aid, with maintenance and training to support that work.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the fund reported 16 grants totaling $120,500. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $15,000, with a median of $6,250. Larger awards included $15,000 to CHORE SERVICE in Lakeville, Connecticut, and $15,000 to REGION ONE REVOLVING FUN in Falls Village, Connecticut. Other awards included $10,750 to SHARON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION; $10,000 each to SHARON AMBULANCE, SHARON FIRE DEPARTMENT, and SHARON HOUSING TRUST INC; and $8,750 to HISTORIC SHARON BURYING GROUND. The listed grants to these organizations were for operations.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Kenneth R Page Esq, Robert Loucks, Ted Drumm, and Alton Golden as trustees.
The Rhoades-Robinson Fund's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Alton Golden
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kenneth R. Page Esq.
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Loucks
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ted Drumm
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Chris Tompkins (2020) — Trustee
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 The Rhoades-Robinson Fund
How much does The Rhoades-Robinson Fund give each year?
The Rhoades-Robinson Fund gave $121K across 16 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $117K across 16 grants.
What is The Rhoades-Robinson Fund's typical grant size?
The Rhoades-Robinson Fund's median grant in 2025 was $6,250, and its average grant was $7,531, across 16 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Rhoades-Robinson Fund that year got $4K on average.
Where does The Rhoades-Robinson Fund give grants?
The Rhoades-Robinson Fund gives mostly in Connecticut: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Sharon, CT (13 grants).
Does The Rhoades-Robinson Fund give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 16 grants with a stated purpose on The Rhoades-Robinson Fund's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Operations" (16 grants).
Who are The Rhoades-Robinson Fund's largest grantees?
The Rhoades-Robinson Fund's largest 2025 grantees include Chore Service ($15,000), Region One Revolving Fun ($15,000) and Sharon Community Foundation ($10,750), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 34% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Rhoades-Robinson Fund?
The Rhoades-Robinson Fund reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $121K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $144K (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 does The Rhoades-Robinson Fund fund?
No mission statement for the fund is provided. Its 2025 grants included operating support for community organizations. For example, grantee CHORE SERVICE INC describes its mission as providing in-home, non-medical assistance to seniors and people with disabilities in towns across Connecticut. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Rhoades-Robinson Fund?
The fund does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is The Rhoades-Robinson Fund's EIN?
The Rhoades-Robinson Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-6633134. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does The Rhoades-Robinson Fund accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
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 6, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). The Rhoades-Robinson Fund funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/the-rhoades-robinson-fund-morg_c99127d485184dbb8164ff17d430ea83
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