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Rosenberg Family Charitable Foundation

Preselected recipients only Newton, Massachusetts · EIN 042947174

Rosenberg Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Newton, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $31,424 in 96 grants; the typical grant was $122 and the largest $3,735. 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 $28,453 the year before.

31% 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$26,10789$659,017
2024$28,45393$734,683
2025$31,42496$815,752

How to apply

Rosenberg Family Charitable Foundation 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 Rosenberg Family Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 18 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts45$19,432
New York17$4,652
Texas1$1,700
Illinois1$1,200
Maryland4$924
Rhode Island6$620
District of Columbia5$564
Oregon1$500
Florida2$400
Ohio2$350

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 96 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Dearborn Academy Benefit
Arlington, MA
Operating support$3,735
Pan Mass Challenge
Needham, MA
Operating support$2,492
Combined Jewish Philanthropies
Boston, MA
Operating support$1,918
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Operating support$1,700
Newton North High School Barbara Lourie Scholarship
Newton, MA
Operating support$1,400
American Lung Association
Chicago, IL
Operating support$1,200
Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation
Boston, MA
Operating support$1,183
Boston Childrens Hospital
Boston, MA
Operating support$1,150
Brooklyn Law School
Brooklyn, NY
Operating support$1,000
Childrens Hospital League
Boston, MA
Operating support$700
Cancer Research Center
Bethesda, MD
Operating support$620
Martha's Vineyard Camp Meeting Assoc
Oak Bluffs, MA
Operating support$615
Museum of Art & Design
New York, NY
Operating support$585
Oregon Food Bank
Portland, OR
Operating support$500
Schools for Children
Winchester, MA
Operating support$500
Sweet Paws Rescue
Groveland, MA
Operating support$500
Friends of the Idf
New York, NY
Operating support$492
Jewish Family & Children Service
Waltham, MA
Operating support$367
Brigham & Womens Hospital Lung Center
Boston, MA
Operating support$325
American Jewish Committee
New York, NY
Operating support$314
Anti-Defamation League
New York, NY
Operating support$308
Mogan David Adorn
New York, NY
Operating support$300
Museum of Fine Arts
Boston, MA
Operating support$300
The Uso
Washington, DC
Operating support$265
Boston Children's Museum
Boston, MA
Operating support$260
Newton Food Pantry
Newton, MA
Operating support$255
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
Operating support$250
For Girls Sake
North Attleboro, MA
Operating support$250
Newton at Home
West Newton, MA
Operating support$250
Ride to End Alzheimers
Waltham, MA
Operating support$250
Silent Springs
Newton, MA
Operating support$250
Snacks & Friends
New York, NY
Operating support$250
Walnut Hill High School Alumni Foundation
Cincinnati, OH
Operating support$250
American Cancer Society
Framingham, MA
Operating support$200
Michael J Fox Foundation Parkinsons
New York, NY
Operating support$200
Parkinsons Foundation
Miami, FL
Operating support$200
Shriners Hospital
Tampa, FL
Operating support$200
Spohnc (Head and Neck Cancer)
Locust Valley, NY
Operating support$200
St Jude Childrens Hospital
Memphis, TN
Operating support$200
Tunnel to Towers Foundation
Staten Island, NY
Operating support$200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Rosenberg Family Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Rosenberg Family Charitable Foundation give?

$31,424 in tax year 2025, across 96 grants, with a typical grant of $122.

Who runs Rosenberg Family Charitable Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Richard M Snider (Trustee).

What does Rosenberg Family Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, health and youth programs.

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