The Ruthe Winegarten Memorial Foundation for Texas Women's History was founded as a non-profit corporation in 2006 to carry on the legacy of Ruthe Winegarten's passion for women's history, to encourage the study of women in Texas history, and to foster independent scholarship in Texas women's history. The Foundation was certified by the State of Texas in 2006 as a Domestic Nonprofit Corporation. In 2007, the Foundation was declared exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.