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Private foundation (trust)EIN 136093663Est. 1958-11

THE RUTH M KNIGHT FOUNDATION INC

COLUMBIA, MD 21044

Total Assets

$3.5M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$150K

FY 2024

Grants Made

8

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$19K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$10K–$20K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$199K

Total Expenses

$176K

Qualifying Distributions

$150K

Distributable Amount

$165K

Min. Investment Return

$167K

Undistributed Income

$160K

Payout rate 91%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.91%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

8 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $10K through median $20K to maximum $20K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $162K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

50 grants

MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC
$80K
4 grants
MOVING ARTS ESPANOLA
$80K
4 grants
SHELBURNE FARMS
$80K
4 grants
MONTGOMERY COUNTRYSIDE ALLIANCE
$60K
3 grants
YOUNG STORYTELLERS
$60K
3 grants
EVERYONE READING
$60K
3 grants
GIRLS INC OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY
$40K
2 grants
GIRLS ON THE RUN
$35K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

50 grants

<$10K
23
grants
$10–50K
27
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

12 states

New York
$222K
37% of total
New Mexico
$85K
14% of total
Vermont
$80K
13% of total
Maryland
$73K
12% of total
California
$60K
10% of total
Colorado
$38K
6% of total
Pennsylvania
$20K
3% of total
Oregon
$10K
2% of total
District of Columbia
$6K
1% of total
New Jersey
$1K
0% of total

+2 more states

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