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Janet Yaseen Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Wynnewood, Pennsylvania · EIN 136266495

Janet Yaseen Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $76,613 in 23 grants; the typical grant was $1,589 and the largest $15,000. 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 up from $72,221 the year before.

39% of its 2025 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$62,58021$1.2 million
2024$72,22119$1.4 million
2025$76,61323$1.4 million

How to apply

Janet Yaseen 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 Janet Yaseen Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania18$64,862
Florida3$6,151
New York2$5,600

Grants paid in 2025

All 23 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Fringearts
Philadelphia, PA
General purpose$15,000
Balletx
Philadelphia, PA
General purpose$12,573
American Associates of the National Theatre
New York, NY
General purpose$5,000
Arden Theatre Company
Philadelphia, PA
General purpose$5,000
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
General purpose$5,000
Palm Beach Drama Works
West Palm Beach, FL
General purpose$5,000
People's Light
Malvern, PA
General purpose$5,000
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia, PA
General purpose$5,000
Opera Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
General purpose$2,605
The Lantern Theater Company
Philadelphia, PA
General purpose$2,500
Academy of Vocal Arts
Philadelphia, PA
General purpose$2,000
Team Sunshine
Philadelphia, PA
General purpose$1,589
Theatre Horizon
Norristown, PA
General purpose$1,545
Theatre Exile
Philadelphia, PA
General purpose$1,500
Pig Iron
Philadelphia, PA
General purpose$1,500
Whyy TV
Philadelphia, PA
General purpose$1,200
Bryn Mawr Film Institute
Bryn Mawr, PA
General purpose$1,100
The Society of the Four Arts
Palm Beach, FL
General purpose$1,000
Whitney Museum of American Art
New York, PA
General purpose$650
Museum of Modern Art
Philadelphia, PA
General purpose$600
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, NY
General purpose$600
The Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation
Philadelphia, PA
General purpose$500
Norton Museum of Art
West Palm Beach, FL
General purpose$151

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Janet Yaseen Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Janet Yaseen Foundation Inc give?

$76,613 in tax year 2025, across 23 grants, with a typical grant of $1,589.

Who runs Janet Yaseen Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Nicole Katowitz (President/Treasurer), Julia Rose Katowitz (Vp/Secretary) and Gabriel Katowitz (Director).

What does Janet Yaseen Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture and education.

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