The Jerry & Brenda Rush Family Foundation concentrates its giving on supporting families of hospitalized children, directing all recorded grants to Ronald McDonald House. The foundation appears focused on family-centered medical support and lodging services that help parents stay close to sick children, suggesting a personal or local commitment to pediatric patient family welfare.
Highly concentrated giving: all documented dollars went to a single repeat grantee (two grants to Ronald McDonald House). Small foundation-scale funding, focused rather than distributed across many organizations.
Jerry & Brenda Rush Family Foundation Inc has a very concentrated grantmaking profile, with nearly all recorded support going to Ronald Mcdonald House for families of hospitalized children. The largest recent gift in the file was $94,000 in 2025, following a $73,884 grant in 2023 to the same national recipient, which points to a repeated commitment rather than one-off project funding. That pattern also helps explain the foundation’s small number of recipients relative to its annual grants given: the record shows a mix of larger anchor grants and smaller local awards, but one grantee clearly anchors the foundation’s work. The foundation’s giving suggests an emphasis on family-centered medical support, especially help that keeps parents and caregivers near children receiving treatment. Alongside the recurring national support, it has also made smaller grants to nearby community organizations in Maryland, including Bel Air United Methodist, Fallston Volunteer Fire Department, The Highlands School, and Harford Family House. The overall picture is of a family foundation that combines a highly focused core grant relationship with selective local support around its Maryland base.
A central theme in the foundation’s giving is hospital-based family lodging and support for caregivers. In 2025, it granted $94,000 to Ronald Mcdonald House for support for families, and the same recipient received $73,884 in 2023 for the same purpose. That repeated relationship signals a sustained interest in services that help families stay close during pediatric medical care. The foundation also makes smaller community grants in Maryland. It gave $8,500 to Bel Air United Methodist for support, $1,000 to Fallston Volunteer Fire Department for support, and $1,000 to Harford Family House for support. Those awards place some of its giving within local community infrastructure. Outside Maryland, the foundation has supported direct-service organizations with smaller grants, including $5,000 to New Reach Inc and $3,500 to Housing Works Inc. The pattern suggests a mix of highly targeted family-support funding and occasional broader charitable support.
Typical grant size is modest: p25 is $1,000, median is $2,500, and p75 is $4,625. The file also shows a pronounced split between a few very large awards and many smaller ones, with Ronald Mcdonald House accounting for the largest grants and a set of $1,000 to $5,000 awards filling out the rest. The grant history shows repeat giving to the same national grantee across 2023 and 2025, indicating a recurring relationship rather than a one-time award. The foundation is a private family foundation, and the record shows no program-related investments and no grants to individuals.
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Most grants fall between $1K and $5K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$5K
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Notable grantees: Ronald McDonald House
Giving is national, but Maryland is the foundation’s most frequent recipient state, with 29% of grants going there. Recent Maryland recipients include Bel Air, Fallston, and Aberdeen, which points to a local cluster around the foundation’s home region. Outside Maryland, grants in the file reached recipients in Illinois, Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, Delaware, West Virginia, and Tennessee. All recorded grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients.
Its giving is concentrated on family support tied to pediatric hospitalization, especially help for families staying near children receiving medical care. The largest recorded grants both went to Ronald Mcdonald House for support for families, and the broader record includes smaller grants to local community organizations in Maryland.
The foundation’s grant sizes are relatively small overall: p25 is $1,000, the median is $2,500, and p75 is $4,625. The record also includes a few much larger awards, including a $94,000 grant in 2025 and a $73,884 grant in 2023.
Yes. The clearest example is Ronald Mcdonald House, which received $73,884 in 2023 and $94,000 in 2025. That two-year pattern shows recurring support rather than a single isolated grant.
Maryland is the top recipient state by grant count, with 29% of grants going there. Recent Maryland grantees include Bel Air, Fallston, and Aberdeen organizations, while the overall geographic scope of giving is national.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE | OAK BROOK, IL | $79,500 | 2026 | SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES |
| SCHREIBER CENTER | LANCASTER, PA | $6,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT |
| HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL | BEL AIR, MD | $5,364 | 2026 | SUPPORT |
| GREENSBURG UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | GREENSBURG, IN | $5,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT |
| YOUTH BENEFIT ELEMENTARY | FALLSTON, MD | $3,509 | 2026 | SUPPORT |
| SOARING SPIRITS | SIMI VALLEY, CA | $2,500 | 2026 | SUPPORT |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE | OAK BROOK, IL | $94,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES |
| HOUSING WORKS INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $3,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| HARFORD FAMILY HOUSE | ABERDEEN, MD | $1,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| FALLSTON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT | FALLSTON, MD | $1,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| THE HIGHLANDS SCHOOL | BEL AIR, MD | $1,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE | OAK BROOK, IL | $81,456 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES |
| CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH | BEL AIR, MD | $10,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| TSBRR | NEWARK, DE | $2,500 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| THE HIGHLANDS SCHOOL | BEL AIR, MD | $1,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| FALLSTON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT | FALLSTON, MD | $1,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| HARFORD FAMILY HOUSE | ABERDEEN, MD | $1,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE | OAK BROOK, IL | $73,884 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES |
| BEL AIR UNITED METHODIST | BEL AIR, MD | $8,500 | 2023 | SUPPORT |
| NEW REACH INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | $5,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT |
| LOWER CAPE OUTREACH COUNCIL | ORLEANS, MA | $3,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT |
| TSBRR | NEWARK, DE | $2,500 | 2023 | SUPPORT |
| HOOPS FOR HUNTER | RANSON, WV | $2,500 | 2023 | SUPPORT |
| HOUSING WORKS INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,500 | 2023 | SUPPORT |
| ST JUDE | MEMPHIS, TN | $500 | 2023 | SUPPORT |
| MARTINSBURG RESCUE MISSION | MARTINSBURG, WV | $500 | 2023 | SUPPORT |
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE
$79,500SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES
SCHREIBER CENTER
$6,000SUPPORT
HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL
$5,364SUPPORT
GREENSBURG UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$5,000SUPPORT
YOUTH BENEFIT ELEMENTARY
$3,509SUPPORT
SOARING SPIRITS
$2,500SUPPORT
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE
SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES
HARFORD FAMILY HOUSE
$1,000SUPPORT
FALLSTON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
$1,000SUPPORT
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH
$10,000SUPPORT
TSBRR
$2,500SUPPORT
FALLSTON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
$1,000SUPPORT
HARFORD FAMILY HOUSE
$1,000SUPPORT
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE
$73,884SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES
BEL AIR UNITED METHODIST
$8,500SUPPORT
TSBRR
$2,500SUPPORT
HOOPS FOR HUNTER
$2,500SUPPORT
ST JUDE
$500SUPPORT
MARTINSBURG RESCUE MISSION
$500SUPPORT