Grants awarded
Who does Ruth U Fertel Foundation fund?
Ruth U Fertel Foundation has awarded $4.2 million across 252 grants to 102 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $10,000, with most between $5,000 and $22,500. Repeat grantees receive a median $10,000 versus $8,575 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$4.2M
Typical grant
$10K
Grantees
102
Grants
252
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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| U Uno Foundation | $310K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$310K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | LA | |
| S St Mary's Dominican High School | $300K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| J Jesuit High School | $250K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | OR | |
| W Wwoz | $170K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S St Martin's Episcopal School | $169K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S St Michael's Special School | $160K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| J Junior Achievment Gno INC | $140K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Longue Vue Foundation | $125K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Good Shepherd School | $125K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Southern Foodsway Alliance Barnard Observatory | $120K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $110K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| D Dominican Peace Center | $95K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$90K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| N New Orleans Jazz Museum | $80K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| A Artist Corp New Orleans Co National Performance Network | $75K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| L Longue Foundation | $62K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$62K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | LA | |
| Y Youth Empowerment Project | $60K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| E Edible School Nola | $58K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Louisiana Musuem Foundation | $51K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| J Jesuit High School | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Academy of the Sacred Heart | $50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| H Holy Name of Jesus School | $50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$45K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | LA | |
| N Nocca Institute | $40K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$40K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | LA | |
The Kenyon Review
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$40K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| I Isodore Newman School | $40K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $39K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
National Performance Network INC
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$32K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | LA | |
| L Louisiana Museum Foundation | $31K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $30K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
The Lens
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$30K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | LA | |
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$28K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | LA | |
| I Individual recipient | $28K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| P Posse Foundation | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Jazz at Lincoln Center INC
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$25K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| I Isadore Newman School | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $22K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $22K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Wwno | $20K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Son of a Saint | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N National Performance Network | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S St Charles Presbyterian Church | $20K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| N Nochi | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Music & Culture Coalition of New Orleans | $20K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Music Inside Out Co National Performance Network | $20K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$20K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | LA | |
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$20K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | LA | |
Audubon Nature Institute INC
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$18K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | LA | |
| I Individual recipient | $17K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| G Goat in the Road Productions | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$15K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | LA | |
| T The Lens | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $12K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Kidsmart INC
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$12K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| I Individual recipient | $12K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| 8 826 Literacy Program | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S St Elizabeth Ann Seton School | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| J Jazz at Lincoln Center | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| R Rotary Club of Metairie Foundation | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| A A Studio in the Woods | $10K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Film Collabrative | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| S Southern Foodsway Alliance | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Louisiana Children's Museum | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The New Quorum | $10K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Louis Armstrong Summer Jazz Camp | $10K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Boys Hopegirls Hope | $9K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| F Faulkner Society | $7K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Antenna | $6K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| D Danny Moses Barker Foundation | $6K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| K Kidsmart | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| O One Book One New Orleans | $5K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | LA | |
| R Roots of Music School | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S St Elizbeth Ann Seton School | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Bricolage Academy
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$5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | LA | |
| D Daniel Moses Bariere Foundation | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | LA | |
| M Mercy Family Center | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | LA | |
| N N'Fungola | $4K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$3K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | LA | |
| I Individual recipient | $3K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Audubon Nature Institute | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Miracle Children's Foundation | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N N'Fungola Sibo African Dance & Drum Co INC | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| E Ella Project | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Bricolage Academy | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Homer Pless Community Schools | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N New Orleans Opera Association | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | LA | |
| I Individual recipient | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Louisiana Center for Children's Rights | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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