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Ben & Esther Rosenbloom Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Baltimore, Maryland · EIN 521258672

Ben & Esther Rosenbloom Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Baltimore, Maryland. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.9 million in 32 grants; the typical grant was $20,000 and the largest $636,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $1.8 million the year before.

44% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$1.8 million40$41.0 million
2024$1.9 million32$43.0 million

How to apply

ContactHoward Rosenbloom
8 Reservoir Circle Suite 202, Baltimore, MD 21208
Phone or email(410) 653-0239
What to submitCall the foundation office to receive information on the submission process and required documentation.
DeadlinesNo deadlines exist - applications are reviewed as received.
RestrictionsApplications are limited to corporations that qualify under section 501(c)(3).

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Ben & Esther Rosenbloom Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to Maryland.

StateGrantsAmount
Maryland10$979,177
New York7$395,734
Massachusetts5$314,000
District of Columbia4$142,500
Pennsylvania3$40,000
Connecticut1$10,000
Minnesota1$6,500
Kentucky1$5,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 32 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Chizuk Amuno
Baltimore, MD
Unrestricted$636,000
Jewish National Fund
New York, NY
Unrestricted$333,334
Rashi - STEM
Dedham, MA
Unrestricted$166,000
Hillel - University of Maryland
College Park, MD
Unrestricted$163,764
Hillel - National
Washington DC, DC
Unrestricted$100,000
Rashi - Pedagogic Network
Dedham, MA
Unrestricted$70,000
Jewish Community Center - Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
Unrestricted$50,000
Yeshivas Lubavitz of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
Unrestricted$35,000
St Joseph Medical Center
Towson, MD
Unrestricted$33,333
Hebrew at the Center
Framingham, MA
Unrestricted$33,000
Foundation for the Defense of Democracies
Washington, DC
Unrestricted$30,000
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Baltimore, MD
Unrestricted$25,000
PJ Library
Agawam, MA
Unrestricted$25,000
University of Maryland College Park Foundation
College Park, MD
Unrestricted$25,000
Friends of Israel Defense Forces
New York, NY
Unrestricted$22,000
Greenlight Fund
Boston, MA
Unrestricted$20,000
Jewish Funders Network
New York, NY
Unrestricted$20,000
Middle East Forum
Philadelphia, PA
Unrestricted$20,000
Ajiri
Uppr BLCK Edy, PA
Unrestricted$10,000
Chabad of Greenwich
Greenwich, CT
Unrestricted$10,000
Hillel Int Host Committee
Washington DC, DC
Unrestricted$10,000
Jewish Emergency Preparedness Project
Wynnewood, PA
Unrestricted$10,000
The Lawfare Project
New York, NY
Unrestricted$10,000
Tofte Lake
Ely, MN
Unrestricted$6,500
Aleph Society
New York, NY
Unrestricted$5,000
Baltimore Museum of Art
Baltimore, MD
Unrestricted$5,000
Hillel - Washington and Lee
Lexington, KY
Unrestricted$5,000
Clyburn Arboretum
Baltimore, MD
Unrestricted$4,000
Hasbara Fellowships Inc
New York, NY
Unrestricted$3,600
Aspen Institute
Washington, DC
Unrestricted$2,500
Chabad of Upper Montgomery County
Gaithersburg, MD
Unrestricted$2,080
Aleph Beta
New York, NY
Unrestricted$1,800

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ben & Esther Rosenbloom Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: No deadlines exist - applications are reviewed as received.

How much does Ben & Esther Rosenbloom Foundation Inc give?

$1.9 million in tax year 2024, across 32 grants, with a typical grant of $20,000.

Who runs Ben & Esther Rosenbloom Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Howard Rosenbloom (Trustee/President/Executive Director), Sanford Rosenbloom (Vice President/Grants Manager), Robert M Rosenbloom (Trustee/Secretary/Program Associate) and Michelle Rosenbloom (Trustee/Program Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Ben & Esther Rosenbloom Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, education and arts and culture.

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