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Reuben B & Helga M Resnik Fdn

Preselected recipients only Dallas, Texas · EIN 656304048

Reuben B & Helga M Resnik Fdn is a private foundation in Dallas, Texas. In tax year 2025 it gave $325,000 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $16,250 and the largest $78,000. 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 the same as $325,000 the year before.

8% 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$375,00013$8.2 million
2024$325,00013$8.8 million
2025$325,00013$9.7 million

How to apply

Reuben B & Helga M Resnik Fdn 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 B & Helga M Resnik Fdn funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
California3$110,500
New York3$100,750
Florida5$87,750
Pennsylvania1$13,000
Texas1$13,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Ctr
New York, NY
Unrestricted general$78,000
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Unrestricted general$78,000
Community Foundation of Sarasota
Sarasota, FL
Unrestricted general$22,750
Salvation Army of Sarasota
Sarasota, FL
Unrestricted general$16,250
University of Florida Foundation Inc
Gainesville, FL
Unrestricted general$16,250
United Way of S Sarasota County
Venice, FL
Unrestricted general$16,250
Senior Friendship Centers Inc
Sarasota, FL
Unrestricted general$16,250
Foundation for Camp Bob Waldorf
Los Angeles, CA
Unrestricted general$16,250
Discovery Fund for Eye Research
Los Angeles, CA
Unrestricted general$16,250
American Jewish Joint Distribution Cmte
New York, NY
Unrestricted general$13,000
American Friends Service Committee
Philadelphia, PA
Unrestricted general$13,000
The Menninger Clinic
Houston, TX
Unrestricted general$13,000
American Friends of Hebrew University
New York, NY
Unrestricted general$9,750

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Reuben B & Helga M Resnik Fdn accept grant applications?

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

How much does Reuben B & Helga M Resnik Fdn give?

$325,000 in tax year 2025, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $16,250.

Who runs Reuben B & Helga M Resnik Fdn?

Its 2025 filing lists Bank of America (Trustee).

What does Reuben B & Helga M Resnik Fdn fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, health and human services.

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