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Reuben and Rose Mattus Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Melville, New York · EIN 133183976

Reuben and Rose Mattus Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Melville, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $83,500 in 9 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $50,000. 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 down from $136,500 the year before.

33% 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
2022$108,50013$133,482
2023$136,50010$0
2024$83,5009$0

How to apply

Reuben and Rose Mattus Foundation Inc 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 Reuben and Rose Mattus Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Florida.

StateGrantsAmount
Florida4$56,000
California1$15,000
New York2$5,500
Tennessee1$5,000
New Jersey1$2,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 9 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Founda
Boca Raton, FL
Charitable purpose$50,000
Teen Cancer America
Los Angeles, CA
Charitable purpose$15,000
St Jude Children's Research Hospit
Memphis, TN
Charitable purpose$5,000
Tunnel to Towers Foundation
Staten Island, NY
Charitable purpose$5,000
Boca Helping Hands
Boca Raton, FL
Charitable purpose$2,500
Tri Country Human Society
Boca Raton, FL
Charitable purpose$2,500
Standardbread Retirement Foundation
Millstone Twp, NJ
Charitable purpose$2,000
South East Florida Honor Flight
Stuart, FL
Charitbale purpose$1,000
Simon Wiesenthal Center
New York, NY
Charitable purpose$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Reuben and Rose Mattus Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Reuben and Rose Mattus Foundation Inc give?

$83,500 in tax year 2024, across 9 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs Reuben and Rose Mattus Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Doris Mattus Hurley (President/Tr), Kevin Hurley (Secretary) and Laura Lehrhaupt (Vice Preside).

What does Reuben and Rose Mattus Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health and youth programs.

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