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The Rosenblatt Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only New York, New York · EIN 356876040

The Rosenblatt Charitable Trust is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $507,200 in 14 grants; the typical grant was $18,000 and the largest $200,000. 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 down from $786,000 the year before.

14% 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$3.0 million13$3.1 million
2024$786,00014$2.9 million
2025$507,20014$2.8 million

How to apply

The Rosenblatt Charitable Trust 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 Rosenblatt Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to District of Columbia.

StateGrantsAmount
District of Columbia2$218,000
New York5$157,200
Massachusetts1$36,000
California2$30,000
New Mexico2$28,000
Illinois1$20,000
New Jersey1$18,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Washington, DC
General purpose$200,000
Cancer Research Institute
New York, NY
General purpose$75,000
National Shingles Foundation
New York, NY
General purpose$50,000
Yiddish Book Center
Amherst, MA
General purpose$36,000
Common Spirit Health Foundation
Chicago, IL
General purpose$20,000
American Friends of Lubavitch Chabad DC
Washington, DC
General purpose$18,000
Ynbh Beveraly Hills Synagogue
Beverly Hills, CA
General purpose$18,000
Temple Beth Shalom
Livingston, NJ
General purpose$18,000
Sante Fe Jewish Center - Chabad
Sante Fe, NM
General purpose$18,000
The Giving Circle Inc NYC
New York, NY
General purpose$15,000
Chabad of Mt Olympus
Los Angeles, CA
General purpose$12,000
Santa Fe Opera
Sante Fe, NM
General purpose$10,000
Temple Israel of the City of New York
New York, NY
General purpose$10,000
Contributions Less Than 5000
New York, NY
General purpose$7,200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Rosenblatt Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Rosenblatt Charitable Trust give?

$507,200 in tax year 2025, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $18,000.

Who runs The Rosenblatt Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Lief D Rosenblatt (Trustee).

What does The Rosenblatt Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health and faith communities.

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