The Rales Foundation concentrates very large, targeted gifts to education and Jewish community causes, supporting high-profile charter school networks, school districts, higher education, and Jewish social services/anti‑antisemitism efforts. Their giving is strategic and concentrated—few grants but very large amounts—and includes both national education organizations (charter networks and university research) and locally connected Jewish nonprofit initiatives tied to the Rales family.
The Norman R Rales and Ruth Rales Foundation’s largest recent gift was a $25,000,000 general-support grant to Foundation to Combat Anti-Semitism Inc in 2025, a signal of how much weight the foundation gives to Jewish communal security alongside education. Across the recent grant list, it also backed major charter-school operators and a family-services organization with repeated, multi-year support. Success Academy Charter Schools received grants of $5,210,000 in 2023, $4,470,000 in 2024, and $4,830,000 in 2025, while Ruth and Norman Rales Jewish Family Services Inc received $1,975,000 in 2023 and $1,725,000 in 2024 before a $2,560,811 grant in 2025. Those awards show a pattern of large, targeted commitments rather than broad, dispersed philanthropy. The foundation’s education portfolio is not limited to a single model. It also gave $3,720,000 and $2,280,000 to Kipp Foundation in 2024 and 2023, and $2,020,788 to Carnegie Mellon University in 2025. Alongside those national grants, it has supported Washington-area schools and education groups, including Kipp DC Public Charter Schools, DC Preparatory Academy, and the Corporation of the Washington Latin School.
Education is the clearest through line. The foundation gave $2,000,000 in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025 to Montgomery County Public Schools Educational Foundation Inc for educational support, and it also funded charter-school networks such as Kipp Foundation and Success Academy Charter Schools with multi-million-dollar awards. Higher education appears in the recent record as well. Carnegie Mellon University received $2,020,788 in 2025, and Johns Hopkins University received $150,000 in 2025 for medical support. The foundation also supported the Ron Brown Scholar Fund with $1,000,000 in 2023 and $1,155,000 in 2024, then another $150,000 in 2025. Jewish community services are another major line of giving. Ruth and Norman Rales Jewish Family Services Inc received repeated counseling and educational support, and the Jewish Agency for Israel-north American Council received $250,000 in 2023 for general support.
Typical grants are large: the reported distribution shows a p25 of $25,000, a median of $54,488, and a p75 of $1,155,000. The recent record is concentrated, with repeated awards to the same recipients across multiple years, including several multi-year commitments in the millions. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Its recent grants were all to U.S. recipients.
$131.8M
$53.5M
$12.6M
$133.3M
Most grants fall between $25K and $1.2M, with a median of $54K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$54K
75th Percentile
$1.2M
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Highly concentrated giving: a small number of very large grants, frequent repeat funding to a few core national education grantees and key Jewish organizations, blending national-scale investments with local family‑linked philanthropy.
Notable grantees: Foundation to Combat Anti‑Semitism, Inc., Success Academy Charter Schools, Inc., KIPP Foundation, Ruth and Norman Rales Jewish Family Services, Inc., Montgomery County Public Schools Educational Foundation, Inc.
Grant recipients are entirely U.S.-based in the recent sample. Washington, DC is the most frequent recipient location, with grants to Kipp DC Public Charter Schools, DC Preparatory Academy, the Corporation of the Washington Latin School, Ingenuity Prep, and the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. Other recurring recipient hubs include New York, NY; Rockville, MD; Boca Raton, FL; and San Francisco, CA. DC accounts for 24% of grants in the recent data.
The recent grant record centers on education and Jewish community causes. It supports charter-school networks, public school education foundations, higher education, Jewish family services, and anti-antisemitism work. Examples include multi-million-dollar awards to Success Academy Charter Schools, Kipp Foundation, Montgomery County Public Schools Educational Foundation Inc, and Ruth and Norman Rales Jewish Family Services Inc.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years. Success Academy Charter Schools received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Montgomery County Public Schools Educational Foundation Inc received $2,000,000 in each of those three years; Ruth and Norman Rales Jewish Family Services Inc was funded in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Conquer Cancer Fdn of the American Society of Clinical Oncology appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The reported grant-size distribution is p25 $25,000, median $54,488, and p75 $1,155,000. That spread reflects a pattern of very small and very large awards, including several million-dollar grants alongside a smaller cluster of six-figure gifts.
Washington, DC is the top recipient location in the data, and 24% of grants went to recipients in DC. Named DC recipients include Kipp DC Public Charter Schools, DC Preparatory Academy, the Corporation of the Washington Latin School, Ingenuity Prep, and the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools.
No. The foundation’s profile identifies it as not funding individuals, and its recent grants go to organizations such as schools, universities, and nonprofit service providers rather than to people.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY | PITTSBURGH, PA | $122,714,163 | 2026 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE | NEW YORK, NY | $2,525,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| RUTH AND NORMAN RALES JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES INC | BOCA RATON, FL | $2,500,000 | 2026 | COUNSELING AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC | ROCKVILLE, MD | $2,000,000 | 2026 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $1,440,000 | 2026 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | BALTIMORE, MD | $160,000 | 2026 | MEDICAL SUPPORT |
| RON BROWN SCHOLAR FUND | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | $150,000 | 2026 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| CONQUER CANCER FDN OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $115,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CONGREGATION BETH EL OF MONTGOMERY | BETHESDA, MD | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHABAD AT DUKE UG INC | DURHAM, NC | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FOUNDATION FOR THE DEFENSE OF DEMOCRACIES INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL COUNCIL | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST BARTHOLOMEW CATHOLIC CHURCH | BETHESDA, MD | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FOUNDATION TO COMBAT ANTI-SEMITISM INC | FOXBOROUGH, MA | $25,000,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $4,830,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| RUTH AND NORMAN RALES JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES INC | BOCA RATON, FL | $2,560,811 | 2025 | COUNSELING AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY | PITTSBURGH, PA | $2,020,788 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC | ROCKVILLE, MD | $2,000,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| RON BROWN SCHOLAR FUND | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | $150,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | BALTIMORE, MD | $150,000 | 2025 | MEDICAL SUPPORT |
| CONQUER CANCER FDN OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $115,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EDUCATION REFORM NOW INC | NEW YORK, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL COUNCIL | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHABAD AT DUKE UG INC | DURHAM, NC | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SCOTLAND AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL ZION CHURCH | POTOMAC, MD | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA INC | FAIRFAX, VA | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| RELAY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION | NEW YORK, NY | $6,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| FREDERICK DOUGLASS PROJECT FOR JUSTICE INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $4,470,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| KIPP FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $3,720,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC | ROCKVILLE, MD | $2,000,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| RUTH AND NORMAN RALES JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES INC | BOCA RATON, FL | $1,725,000 | 2024 | COUNSELING AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| RON BROWN SCHOLAR FUND | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | $1,155,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| CONQUER CANCER FDN OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $115,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CORPORATION OF THE WASHINGTON LATIN SCHOOL | WASHINGTON, DC | $54,488 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL COUNCIL | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE CONFERENCE OF PRESIDENTS OF MAJOR AMERICAN JEWISH ORGS FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA INC | FAIRFAX, VA | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| INGENUITY PREP | WASHINGTON, DC | $24,300 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| RELAY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION | NEW YORK, NY | $12,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER WASHINGTON INC | NORTH BETHESDA, MD | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $5,210,000 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| KIPP FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $2,280,000 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC | ROCKVILLE, MD | $2,000,000 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| RUTH AND NORMAN RALES JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES INC | BOCA RATON, FL | $1,975,000 | 2023 | COUNSELING AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
$122,714,163EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE
$2,525,000GENERAL SUPPORT
RUTH AND NORMAN RALES JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES INC
$2,500,000COUNSELING AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC
$2,000,000EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLS INC
$1,440,000EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
$160,000MEDICAL SUPPORT
RON BROWN SCHOLAR FUND
$150,000EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
CONQUER CANCER FDN OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
$115,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CONGREGATION BETH EL OF MONTGOMERY
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CHABAD AT DUKE UG INC
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FOUNDATION FOR THE DEFENSE OF DEMOCRACIES INC
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL COUNCIL
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ST BARTHOLOMEW CATHOLIC CHURCH
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FOUNDATION TO COMBAT ANTI-SEMITISM INC
$25,000,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLS INC
$4,830,000EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
RUTH AND NORMAN RALES JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES INC
$2,560,811COUNSELING AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
$2,020,788EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC
$2,000,000EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
RON BROWN SCHOLAR FUND
$150,000EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
$150,000MEDICAL SUPPORT
CONQUER CANCER FDN OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
$115,000GENERAL SUPPORT
EDUCATION REFORM NOW INC
$30,000EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL COUNCIL
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CHABAD AT DUKE UG INC
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SCOTLAND AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL ZION CHURCH
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA INC
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE
$10,000EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
RELAY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
$6,000EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
FREDERICK DOUGLASS PROJECT FOR JUSTICE INC
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLS INC
$4,470,000EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
KIPP FOUNDATION
$3,720,000EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC
$2,000,000EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
RUTH AND NORMAN RALES JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES INC
$1,725,000COUNSELING AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
RON BROWN SCHOLAR FUND
$1,155,000EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
CONQUER CANCER FDN OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
$115,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CORPORATION OF THE WASHINGTON LATIN SCHOOL
$54,488EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS
$50,000EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL COUNCIL
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE CONFERENCE OF PRESIDENTS OF MAJOR AMERICAN JEWISH ORGS FUND
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA INC
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
INGENUITY PREP
$24,300EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
RELAY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
$12,000EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER WASHINGTON INC
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE
$10,000EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLS INC
$5,210,000EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
KIPP FOUNDATION
$2,280,000EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC
$2,000,000EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
RUTH AND NORMAN RALES JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES INC
$1,975,000COUNSELING AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT