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BDF Rough Diamond Foundation

Accepts applications New York, New York · EIN 461637480

BDF Rough Diamond Foundation is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2023 it gave $14,450 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $1,850 and the largest $10,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2023.

Giving in 2023 was up from $9,040 the year before.

75% of its 2023 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
2022$9,0408$253,802
2023$14,4504$252,481

How to apply

ContactBrian D Fix
215 East 72nd Street 11E, New York, NY 10021
Phone or email(212) 861-0272
What to submitNo specific form required

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2023. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to District of Columbia.

StateGrantsAmount
District of Columbia2$11,200
New Jersey1$2,500
New York1$750

Grants paid in 2023

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
NPR Foundation
Washington, DC
Charitable$10,000
Princeton in Africa
Princeton, NJ
Charitable$2,500
Developing Radio Partners Inc
Washington, DC
Charitable$1,200
Columbia Law School
New York, NY
Charitable$750

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2023 filing.

Questions people ask

Does BDF Rough Diamond Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does BDF Rough Diamond Foundation give?

$14,450 in tax year 2023, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $1,850.

Who runs BDF Rough Diamond Foundation?

Its 2023 filing lists Brian D Fix (Director, President), Stephanie Kanwit (Director, Secretary) and Peter Bakstansky (Director, Treasurer).

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