The Lou Ruvo Brain Institute Larry Ruvo Chairman
Las Vegas, NV
$360KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
Unrestricted gift
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Lynne Ruffin-Smith Charitable Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 45-0521059 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
How to apply
This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- Shana Pinter
- Phone
- (302) 573-5812
- Deadlines
- No deadlines
- Application materials
- Application must include an IRS 501c3 determination letter or comply with expenditure responsibility requirement
- Restrictions
- Not stated here. Consult the original filing and current funder guidelines.
Original filing text
- Contact
- SHANA PINTER
- Address
- 2 RIGHTER PARKWAY STE 300A WILMINGTON, DE, 19803
- Phone
- 3025735812
- Deadlines
- NO DEADLINES
- Application materials
- APPLICATION MUST INCLUDE AN IRS 501C3 DETERMINATION LETTER OR COMPLY WITH EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITY REQUIREMENT
- Restrictions
- NONE
Reported organization name: LYNNE RUFFIN-SMITH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | $890K |
| 2024 | 16 | $772.5K |
Where Lynne Ruffin-Smith Charitable Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
The Lou Ruvo Brain Institute Larry Ruvo Chairman
Las Vegas, NV
$310KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Unrestricted gift
St Rose Dominican Health Foundation
Henderson, NV
$97.5KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Unrestricted gift
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF SOUTHERN NEVADA c/o Sara Meyer VP of Development
Las Vegas, NV
$90KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
Unrestricted gift
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF SOUTHERN NEVADA c/o Sara Meyer VP of Development
Las Vegas, NV
$75KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Unrestricted gift
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (32 reported in all).
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Figures are aggregated from Lynne Ruffin-Smith Charitable Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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