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Janet & Seth Rosenberg Foundation I

Preselected recipients only Cambridge, Massachusetts · EIN 421529790

Janet & Seth Rosenberg Foundation I is a private foundation in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $22,650 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $10,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $20,850 the year before.

30% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$16,2509$402,175
2024$20,8509$452,087
2025$22,65010$683,883

How to apply

Janet & Seth Rosenberg Foundation I says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Janet & Seth Rosenberg Foundation I funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts3$15,500
New York2$2,500
California2$1,650
Arizona1$1,000
Florida1$1,000
Pennsylvania1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Asperger's Assoc of New England
Watertown, MA
Charitable contribution$10,000
Greater Boston Food Bank
Boston, MA
Charitable contribution$5,000
Friends of Karen
North Salem, NY
Charitable contribution$2,000
Fame
Redding, CA
Charitable contribution$1,000
St Luke Fund for Hati
Miami, FL
Charitable contribution$1,000
Quincea
Scottsdale, AZ
Charitable contribution$1,000
Washington Jefferson College
Washington, PA
Charitable contribution$1,000
Orange Co Jewish Community Scholar
Irvine, CA
Charitable contribution$650
Apollo Ensemble of Boston
Boston, MA
Charitable contribution$500
Ardsley Heart Corp
Yonkers, NY
Charitable contribution$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Janet & Seth Rosenberg Foundation I accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Janet & Seth Rosenberg Foundation I give?

$22,650 in tax year 2025, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Janet & Seth Rosenberg Foundation I?

Its 2025 filing lists Seth Rosenberg (Vice Preside) and Janet Rosenberg (President).

What does Janet & Seth Rosenberg Foundation I fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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