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The Rosenthal Foundation

Preselected recipients only Fort Worth, Texas · EIN 751675127

The Rosenthal Foundation is a private foundation in Fort Worth, Texas. In tax year 2025 it gave $3.2 million in 2 grants; the typical grant was $1.6 million and the largest $1.6 million. 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 $6.4 million the year before.

0% 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$275,0002$5.8 million
2024$6.4 million6$438,397
2025$3.2 million2$232,878

How to apply

The Rosenthal Foundation 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

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts1$1.6 million
Ohio1$1.6 million

Grants paid in 2025

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
Cincinnati, OH
General funding$1.6 million
Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund
Boston, MA
General funding$1.6 million

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Rosenthal Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Rosenthal Foundation give?

$3.2 million in tax year 2025, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $1.6 million.

Who runs The Rosenthal Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists William Rosenthal (Trustee) and Marcia Cohen (Trustee).

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