The Rutter Foundation Inc
The Rutter Foundation Inc is a public charity based in San Francisco, California, formed in 1997. Its stated purposes include supporting the charitable, educational, and scientific work of the Bay Area Life Sciences Alliance and the National Academy of Sciences, as well as other organizations.
The Rutter Foundation Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $135,283
- -98.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,546,684
- +22.6% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $6,409
- -99.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $4,845,172
- +299.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to The Rutter Foundation Inc
- Contact
Mailing address: 1700 Montgomery Street 108, San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone: (415) 554-8170
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Rutter Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
14 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 14 (36%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How The Rutter Foundation Inc gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2020 to 2023 (+2%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $357K (2020) to $1.2M (2024). In 2024 it reported $1.2M in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The National Academy of Science Washington, DC | General Purposes | $200,000 |
| David Gladstone Institute San Francisco, CA | General Purposes | $100,000 |
| Moab Music Festival Inc Moab, UT | General Support | $50,000 |
| National Center for Science Education Oakland, CA | General Purposes | $10,000 |
| Science History Institute Philadephia, PA | General Purposes | $5,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $135,283 | $1,546,684 | $4,845,172 | — | — | $6,409 |
| 2024 | $9,410,294 | $1,261,373 | $1,213,127 | $1,185,000 | Total only | $1,217,901 |
| 2023 | $8,840,845 | $485,330 | $399,424 | $365,000 | 5 | $485,330 |
| 2022 | $8,134,788 | $288,630 | $409,332 | $360,000 | 3 | $288,630 |
| 2021 | $7,811,922 | $757,326 | $445,153 | $390,000 | 6 | $757,326 |
| 2020 | $7,517,880 | $157,403 | $414,325 | $357,000 | 5 | $157,403 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation states that its primary purposes are to support, benefit, and further the charitable, educational, and scientific purposes of the Bay Area Life Sciences Alliance and the National Academy of Sciences. It may also support other organizations with charitable, educational, and scientific purposes.
Its 2025 filing says grants benefited scientific medical research, educational, musical, and artistic purposes.
Grantmaking
The 2025 filing says the foundation supported 12 tax-exempt organizations, but the structured filing data reports zero grants for that year. The 2024 filing data also reports zero grants. For 2023, the filing data reports five grants totaling $365,000; an average or typical grant size is not provided.
No application process, materials, restrictions, or deadline are stated in the available information.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Regis Kelly as a board member, William Rutter as chairman, Bruce Alberts as president, and Ward Pynn as secretary/treasurer.
The Rutter Foundation Inc is led by Bruce Alberts, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Bruce Alberts
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William J. Rutter
Chairman
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Regis Kelly
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ward S. Pynn
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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 Rutter Foundation Inc
How large is The Rutter Foundation Inc?
The Rutter Foundation Inc reported $135K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.5M.
What does The Rutter Foundation Inc fund?
The foundation states that its primary purposes are to support, benefit, and further the charitable, educational, and scientific purposes of the Bay Area Life Sciences Alliance and the National Academy of Sciences. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Rutter Foundation Inc?
The Rutter Foundation Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is The Rutter Foundation Inc's EIN?
The Rutter Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-3289264. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 16, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 6, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 3, 2026)
Live grants for the work The Rutter Foundation Inc funds
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
- Nixa Affiliate Grantmaking Program Up to US $10,000 · Due October 19, 2026
- Community and School Grants $28,000 total pool; 10-15 grants expected · Due October 19, 2026
- Mary Pinola/Crescenta Valley Chamber Education Fund $500 - $5,000 for ongoing programs; up to $15,000 for Strategic Initiative Grants · Due October 19, 2026
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