Thomas A & Sharon K Ruder Foundation

EVANSVILLE, IN EIN: 35-2063035

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$3.2M

+12.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$150K

-3.0% YoY

Grant Count

19

-17.4% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$8K

+17.4% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$205K$410K$615K$821K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$3,240,996$2,884,953$2,793,806
Revenue$511,225$250,653$221,400
Expenses$155,182$159,649$170,870
Qualifying Distributions$151,096$154,654$168,250
Net Investment Income$189,646$198,350$221,462
Distributable Amount$164,846$141,313$153,991

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$42K$84K$126K$168K16 grants202018 grants202114 grants202223 grants202319 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Mater Dei High School$50KEVSC Foundation$25KHanover College$16KUE Foundation$15KArk Crisis Center$11KTri State Food Bank$10KSt Vincent Early Learnin…$10KVoices Incorp$3KWesselman Park Nature So…$2KEvansville Junior Football$2K

Grant Size Distribution

90 grants across all recorded years

85<$50K5$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
THOMAS A RUDERPRESIDENT4
SHARON K RUDERSECRETARY2
BRYAN A RUDERVICE PRESIDENT2
Robert C KozsanTREASURER2

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Cities

ChicagoEast LancingEast LansingEvansvilleHanoverIndianapolisLawrenceLynnvillePark CityPoseyvilleSt LouisTerra HauteWashington

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

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