The Rust Family Foundation

FAIRFIELD, CT EIN: 54-1925955

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$5.1M

-0.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$280K

+21.6% YoY

Grant Count

39

+14.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$7K

+6.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$508K$1M$2M$2M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$5,050,141$5,094,928$5,100,188
Revenue$258,337$238,616$1,847,239
Expenses$303,124$243,876$188,911
Qualifying Distributions$280,299$230,539$159,181
Net Investment Income$235,975$225,601$200,368
Distributable Amount$301,544$272,137$207,712

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$70K$140K$210K$280K30 grants202034 grants202120 grants202234 grants202339 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

AMERICAN SOCIETY UN OF H…$16KREGENTS OF THE UNIVERSIT…$15KUCL FRIENDS & ALUMNI ASSOC$14KDARTMOUTH COLLEGE$14KTULANE UNIVERSITY$14KYALE UNIVERSITY$12KUNIVERSITY OF CALGORY$9KUNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT$9KUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN$9KINSTITUTE FOR MEDITERRAN…$8K

Grant Size Distribution

157 grants across all recorded years

157<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
RANDI RUSTPRESIDENT2
JEFFREY D MITCHELLDIRECTOR1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

34states
+26 more states

Cities

AlbanyAlexandriaAnn ArborArlingtonAthensAustinBloomfieldBostonBowling GreenBridgeportBrockportBrunswickCambridgeCape PorpoiseCarlisleCarsonCharlottesvilleChicagoCincinnatiCncinnati

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

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