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The Jonathan & Esther B Rosenberg Foundation

Preselected recipients only Edison, New Jersey · EIN 200488204

The Jonathan & Esther B Rosenberg Foundation is a private foundation in Edison, New Jersey. In tax year 2024 it gave $816,875 in 40 grants; the typical grant was $5,700 and the largest $131,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $717,155 the year before.

23% of its 2024 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$717,15548$16.4 million
2024$816,87540$18.2 million

How to apply

The Jonathan & Esther B Rosenberg 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 The Jonathan & Esther B Rosenberg Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York17$516,890
New Jersey21$269,385
California1$30,000
Ohio1$600

Grants paid in 2024

All 40 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Bais Hamedrash Chasidei Amshinov
Brooklyn, NY
Charitable$131,000
American Friends of Amshinover Yeshiva Jerusalem
Lakewood, NJ
Charitable$130,000
Cong Tzedaka Vuchesed Amshinov
Brooklyn, NY
Charitable$92,000
Keren Matan Beseser
Brooklyn, NY
Charitable$59,000
Prospect Park Yeshiva
Brooklyn, NY
Charitable$55,000
Yeshiva of Spring Valley Inc
Suffern, NY
Charitable$45,400
Chesed of Lakewood
Lakewood, NJ
Charitable$40,700
Beth Hamedrash Chasidim
Brooklyn, NY
Charitable$40,000
Mosdos Pnei Menachem
Brooklyn, NY
Charitable$30,400
Friends of the Pittsburgh Institutions
Los Angeles, CA
Charitable$30,000
Chaim Vehesed of Raritan Valley
Brick, NJ
Charitable$24,000
American Friends of Sfath Emeth Yeshiva
Brooklyn, NY
Charitable$24,000
Yeshiva Ohr Yehuda
Lakewood, NJ
Charitable$18,000
Pillars PJS
Spring Valley, NY
Charitable$12,250
Cong Khal Bais Avrohom Inc
Lakewood, NJ
Charitable$10,000
Keser Torah
Brooklyn, NY
Charitable$10,000
Cong Kehal Chasidy Chernoble
Brooklyn, NY
Charitable$10,000
Yeshiva Orchos Chaim
Lakewood, NJ
Charitable$7,920
Cong Zichron Binyamin Yosef Inc
Lakewood, NJ
Charitable$7,500
Kollel Kinyan Torah
Jackson, NJ
Charitable$6,000
Cong Ahavas Tzdokah V'chessed
Brooklyn, NY
Charitable$5,400
Rabbi Jacob Josef School
Edison, NJ
Charitable$5,000
Yeshiva Shaarei Tzion
Piscataway, NJ
Charitable$5,000
Cong Neimark
Toms River, NJ
Charitable$4,000
Cong of Calendula
Jackson, NJ
Charitable$4,000
Tzur Foundation
Lakewood, NJ
Charitable$2,500
Agudath Israel of Edison
Highland Park, NJ
Charitable$1,500
Bonei Olam
Lakewood, NJ
Charitable$1,000
Khal Bobov 45 Inc
Brooklyn, NY
Charitable$1,000
Tomchei Shabbos of Bergen County Inc
Bergenfield, NJ
Charitable$1,000
Chaim Lechag Inc
Wickliffe, OH
Charitable$600
American Friends of Kupat Hair
Brooklyn, NY
Charitable$540
Kolel Chibas Jerusalem
Brooklyn, NY
Charitable$540
Bnos Esther Malka Inc
Lakewood, NJ
Charitable$360
Cong Ohav Emeth
Highland Park, NJ
Charitable$350
Cong Ohr Torah
Edison, NJ
Charitable$275
Avos Ubanim
Monsey, NY
Charitable$180
Torah Links of Middlesex County
East Brunswick, NJ
Charitable$180
Kupath Rabbi Meir Baal Haness
Brooklyn, NY
Charitable$180
Cong Tiferes Yaakov
Lakewood, NJ
Charitable$100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Jonathan & Esther B Rosenberg Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Jonathan & Esther B Rosenberg Foundation give?

$816,875 in tax year 2024, across 40 grants, with a typical grant of $5,700.

Who runs The Jonathan & Esther B Rosenberg Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Jonathan Rosenberg (Trustee) and Esther Rosenberg (Trustee).

What does The Jonathan & Esther B Rosenberg Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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