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Harry and Rose Jacobs Fdn

Preselected recipients only Pennington, New Jersey · EIN 136161740

Harry and Rose Jacobs Fdn is a private foundation in Pennington, New Jersey. In tax year 2025 it gave $60,000 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $21,000 and the largest $36,600. 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 $55,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$69,0003$1.4 million
2024$55,0003$1.5 million
2025$60,0003$1.6 million

How to apply

Harry and Rose Jacobs Fdn 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 Harry and Rose Jacobs Fdn funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York3$60,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Yeshiva University
New York, NY
Unrestricted general$36,600
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, NY
Unrestricted general$21,000
Hatzalah of Washington Heights
New York, NY
Unrestricted general$2,400

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Harry and Rose Jacobs Fdn accept grant applications?

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

How much does Harry and Rose Jacobs Fdn give?

$60,000 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $21,000.

Who runs Harry and Rose Jacobs Fdn?

Its 2025 filing lists Michael D Schreiber (Asst Treasurer), Jacob E Harman (VP and Treasurer), Andrew J Lauer (President) and Esther Sasson (Assistant Secretary).

What does Harry and Rose Jacobs Fdn fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, faith communities and health.

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