Private foundation · Newport, RI

Gruben Charitable Foundation

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Typical grant size
$10K – $20K – $30K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
41
Repeat grantees
23
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Diana Oehrli
Trustee

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
4.8%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
151
Total grants awarded
$3.8M
Total amount
$25K
Average grant
$175K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$815K
32 grants
2023
$745K
32 grants
2022
$691K
27 grants
2021
$731K
29 grants
2020
$811K
31 grants

Top recipients

4 grants · RI · ≈ likely match
$470K
Newport Mental Health
5 grants · RI
$190K
4 grants · RI · ✓ Exact match
$165K
5 grants · RI · ✓ Exact match
$155K
Newport Music Festival
4 grants · RI
$155K
Family Service of Ri
3 grants · RI
$140K
3 grants · RI · ≈ likely match
$120K
5 grants · RI · ✓ Exact match
$115K
4 grants · RI · ✓ Exact match
$113K
Newport Classical
3 grants · RI
$110K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Rhode Island Hospital
Unrestricted
RI · TY 2024
$175K
Newport Festivals Foundation
Unrestricted
RI · TY 2024
$70K
Braingate
Unrestricted
RI · TY 2024
$50K
Newport Hospital
Unrestricted
RI · TY 2024
$30K
Norman Bird Sanctuary
Unrestricted
RI · TY 2024
$30K
Newport Classical
Unrestricted
RI · TY 2024
$30K
Bike Newport
Unrestricted
RI · TY 2024
$25K
Women's Resource Center
Unrestricted
RI · TY 2024
$25K
Martin Luther King Community Center
Unrestricted
RI · TY 2024
$25K
Miriam Hospital
Unrestricted
RI · TY 2024
$25K
Newport Mental Health
Unrestricted
RI · TY 2024
$25K
Strategic Prevention Partnerships Inc
Unrestricted
RI · TY 2024
$25K
Family Service of Rhode Island
Unrestricted
RI · TY 2024
$25K
Sail Newport Inc
Unrestricted
RI · TY 2024
$20K
Eastern Ri Conservation
Unrestricted
RI · TY 2024
$20K
Day One
Unrestricted
RI · TY 2024
$20K
Aquidneck Land Trust
Unrestricted
RI · TY 2024
$20K
Weill Cornell Medicine
Unrestricted
NY · TY 2024
$17K
Massachusetts General Hospital
Unrestricted
MA · TY 2024
$17K
Brown University
Unrestricted
RI · TY 2024
$17K
Child & Family Services of Newport
Unrestricted
RI · TY 2024
$15K
Ri Slave History Medallions
Unrestricted
RI · TY 2024
$15K
Newportfall River Star Kids Scholarship Program
Unrestricted
RI · TY 2024
$15K
Newport Tree Conservancy
Unrestricted
RI · TY 2024
$15K
Aquidneck Community Table
Unrestricted
RI · TY 2024
$10K
North Country School Inc (camp Treetops)
Unrestricted
NY · TY 2024
$10K
Housing Hotline
Unrestricted
RI · TY 2024
$10K
Friends of Island Cemetery
Unrestricted
RI · TY 2024
$10K
Fabnewport
Unrestricted
RI · TY 2024
$10K
Newport County Yana
Unrestricted
RI · TY 2024
$5K
Newport Sings
Unrestricted
RI · TY 2024
$5K
List Academy of Music
Unrestricted
RI · TY 2024
$5K
Rhode Island Hospital Foundation
UNRESTRICTED
RI · TY 2023
$135K
Newport Music Festival
UNRESTRICTED
RI · TY 2023
$60K
Parent Support Network of Ri
UNRESTRICTED
RI · TY 2023
$50K
Newport Classical
UNRESTRICTED
RI · TY 2023
$40K
Lucy's Hearth
UNRESTRICTED
RI · TY 2023
$25K
Miriam Hospital
UNRESTRICTED
RI · TY 2023
$25K
Womens Resource Center
UNRESTRICTED
RI · TY 2023
$25K
Friends of Newport Skatepark
UNRESTRICTED
RI · TY 2023
$25K
Norman Bird Sanctuary
UNRESTRICTED
RI · TY 2023
$25K
Newport County YMCA
UNRESTRICTED
RI · TY 2023
$25K
Dr Martin Luther King Jr Community
UNRESTRICTED
RI · TY 2023
$25K
Boys and Girls Club of Newport
UNRESTRICTED
RI · TY 2023
$25K
Strategic Preventive Partnerships
UNRESTRICTED
MD · TY 2023
$25K
Day One
UNRESTRICTED
RI · TY 2023
$20K
Newport Mental Health
UNRESTRICTED
RI · TY 2023
$20K
Save the Bay
UNRESTRICTED
RI · TY 2023
$20K
Bike Newport
UNRESTRICTED
RI · TY 2023
$20K
Child and Family Services
UNRESTRICTED
RI · TY 2023
$15K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.