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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-2575461

The David and Susan Strauss Foundation

A private foundation in Aventura, FL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 24 grants and $46,789 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Aug 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $46,789

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $355,769
  • Tax year 2023

    $36,183

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $402,711
  • Tax year 2022

    $36,986

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $433,585
  • Tax year 2021

    $37,763

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $451,985
  • Tax year 2020

    $31,770

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $478,043
  • Tax year 2019

    $22,965

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $486,922
  • Tax year 2018

    $40,464

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $486,710
  • Tax year 2017

    $25,390

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $496,251

Grants paid in 2024

24 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Colubia UniversityNew York, NY

    General operations

    $15,000
  2. Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY

    General operations

    $7,500
  3. Ur Our Hope (foundation) (RR Undiagnosed)Austin, TX

    General operations

    $5,000
  4. Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center (atjc)Aventura, FL

    General operations

    $3,180
  5. Greater Miami Jewish FederationMiami, FL

    General operations

    $2,000
  6. Afmdaamerican Friends of Magen David AdomNew York, NY

    General operations

    $1,800
  7. Crohns & Colitis (foundation)New York, NY

    General operations

    $1,250
  8. Adapt Community NetworkNew York, NY

    General operations

    $1,000
  9. Dolphin Cancer Challenge (sylvester Cancer Center)Miami, FL

    General operations

    $1,000
  10. Familial Dysautonomia Foundation Inc (FD)New York, NY

    General operations

    $1,000
  11. Harmony ProjectLos Angeles, CA

    General operations

    $1,000
  12. Ibpr-Institute for Bladder & Prostate ResearchNew York, NY

    General operations

    $1,000
  13. Israel Tennis & Education Centers FoundationNew York, NY

    General operations

    $1,000
  14. Morselife FoundationWest Palm BCH, FL

    General operations

    $1,000
  15. Ohf-Oxalosis & Hyperozaluria FoundationNew Paltz, NY

    General operations

    $1,000
  16. Jewish Community Services-JcsNorth Miami, FL

    General operations

    $800
  17. Northwell Health FoundationNew Hyde Park, NY

    General operations

    $500
  18. Renewal FoundationOakland GDNS, NY

    General operations

    $500
  19. Broadway CaresNew York, NY

    General operations

    $402
  20. American Cancer SocietyHagerstown, MD

    General operations

    $300
  21. The Eileen Youtie FoundationAventura, FL

    General operations

    $250
  22. American Heart AssociationDallas, TX

    General operations

    $175
  23. St Jude Childrens HopsitalMemphis, TN

    General operations

    $100
  24. South Florida PBSBoynton Beach, FL

    General operations

    $32

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $7,53248% of the total
  2. Health3 grants $2,42515% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $2,25014% of the total
  4. Education2 grants $1,50010% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $1,0006% of the total
  6. International aid1 grant $1,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York12 grants $31,952
  2. Florida7 grants $8,262
  3. Texas2 grants $5,175
  4. California1 grant $1,000
  5. Maryland1 grant $300
  6. Tennessee1 grant $100

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Susan StraussCHAIRMAN Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Jon RubensteinVICE-CHAIRMAN, TREASURER Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Dary RudermanBOARDMEMBER Hours 5Pay $10,000

The return

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