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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-3383860

The Rona Jaffe Foundation

A private foundation in Dix Hills, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 79 grants and $2.3 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $2,315,500

    Grants listed
    79
    Assets, end of year
    $28,773,654

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,285,000

    Grants listed
    83
    Assets, end of year
    $28,891,483

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,268,500

    Grants listed
    80
    Assets, end of year
    $30,744,521

  • Tax year 2021

    $2,353,500

    Grants listed
    84
    Assets, end of year
    $32,713,598

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,216,000

    Grants listed
    84
    Assets, end of year
    $31,757,116

  • Tax year 2019

    $2,201,000

    Grants listed
    86
    Assets, end of year
    $31,791,659

Grants paid in 2024

79 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    General operations, visible ink program & endowed fellowship

    $277,500
  2. Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh FoundationPittsburgh, PA

    Healthy stories program

    $100,000
  3. New York Public LibraryNew York, NY

    Summer reading program & cullman center

    $85,000
  4. Island HarvestMelville, NY

    General operations and backpack program

    $70,000
  5. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    General operations

    $60,000
  6. Equality NowNew York, NY

    General operations

    $50,000
  7. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research CenterSeattle, WA

    General operations

    $50,000
  8. Friends of School in the SquareNew York, NY

    General operations

    $50,000
  9. Planned Parenthood of Greater New YorkNew York, NY

    General operations

    $50,000
  10. Vermont FoodbankSouth Barre, VT

    General operations

    $50,000
  11. Anti-Defamation LeagueNew York, NY

    General operations

    $40,000
  12. Fine Arts Work CenterProvincetown, MA

    General operations

    $37,500
  13. 826 NYCBrooklyn, NY

    General operations

    $35,000
  14. Birthday WishesSudbury, MA

    General operations

    $35,000
  15. Groove with MeNew York, NY

    General operations

    $35,000
  16. New York UniversityNew York, NY

    Creative writing fellowship

    $35,000
  17. Retreat FarmBrattleboro, VT

    General operations

    $35,000
  18. The Dome ProjectNew York, NY

    General operations

    $35,000
  19. Art StartNew York, NY

    General operations

    $30,000
  20. Brooklyn College FoundationBrooklyn, NY

    Creative writing fellowship

    $30,000
  21. Brooklyn Community Housing and ServicesBrooklyn, NY

    General operations

    $30,000
  22. Children's Literacy FoundationWaterbury Ctr, VT

    General operations

    $30,000
  23. City HarvestBrooklyn, NY

    General operations

    $30,000
  24. City Meals on WheelsNew York, NY

    General operations

    $30,000
  25. Family Legal CareNew York, NY

    General operations

    $30,000
  26. Legal OutreachAstoria, NY

    General operations

    $30,000
  27. Manhattan Theater ClubNew York, NY

    MTC education program

    $30,000
  28. New Heights Youth IncBrooklyn, NY

    General operations

    $30,000
  29. The Telling RoomPortland, ME

    General operations

    $30,000
  30. Theater Development FundNew York, NY

    Open doors program

    $30,000
  31. University of Iowa Center for AdvancementIowa City, IA

    Support of iowa writers' workshop

    $30,000
  32. Children's RightsNew York, NY

    General operations

    $25,000
  33. Civitella Ranieri FoundationNew York, NY

    General operations

    $25,000
  34. Food Bank for New York CityBronx, NY

    General operations

    $25,000
  35. Girls Incorporated of New York CityNew York, NY

    General operations

    $25,000
  36. Girls Write NowNew York, NY

    General operations

    $25,000
  37. Green Mountain Farm-To-SchoolNewport, VT

    General operations

    $25,000
  38. Integrated Refugee & Immigrant ServicesNew Haven, CT

    General operations

    $25,000
  39. It Gets BetterLos Angeles, CA

    General operations

    $25,000
  40. Long Island CaresHauppauge, NY

    General operations

    $25,000
  41. Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VT

    Bread loaf writers' conference-rona jaffe foundation scholarship

    $25,000
  42. Reach Out and Read of Greater New YorkNew York, NY

    General operations

    $25,000
  43. UmbrellaSt Johnsbury, VT

    General operations

    $25,000
  44. Vermont Works for WomenWinooski, VT

    General operations

    $25,000
  45. Warren Wilson CollegeSwannanoa, NC

    Mfa program for writers

    $25,000
  46. ACLU FoundationNew York, NY

    General operations & freedom defense fund

    $22,500
  47. Baldwin for the ArtsBrooklyn, NY

    General operations

    $20,000
  48. Cave Canem Foundation IncBrooklyn, NY

    General operations

    $20,000
  49. FahmNew York, NY

    General operations

    $20,000
  50. Friendly Hands Food Bank IncTorrington, CT

    General operations

    $20,000
  51. HedgebrookFreeland, WA

    General operations

    $20,000
  52. Kingdom County ProductionsDelhi, NY

    Writers for recovery

    $20,000
  53. SoundscapesNewport News, VA

    General operations

    $20,000
  54. The Acting CompanyNew York, NY

    Learning through theater program

    $20,000
  55. The Simon FoundationBloomfield, CT

    General operations

    $20,000
  56. Young Writers ProjectBurlington, VT

    General operations

    $20,000
  57. Vermont Studio CenterJohnson, VT

    General operations

    $19,000
  58. Food Bank of OklahomaOklahoma City, OK

    General operations

    $15,000
  59. Goshen Community Care IncGoshen, CT

    General operations

    $15,000
  60. Los Angeles Regional Food BankVernon, CA

    General operations

    $15,000
  61. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern MassBoston, MA

    General operations

    $12,500
  62. Saint Johnsbury AcademySt Johnsbury, VT

    International travel scholarship fund

    $11,000
  63. CARE4AFRICA IncWalnut Creek, CA

    General operations

    $10,000
  64. Gay Men's Health Crisis IncNew York, NY

    General operations

    $10,000
  65. God's Love We DeliverNew York, NY

    General operations

    $10,000
  66. Macdowell ColonyPeterborough, NH

    General operations and rona jafe FDN fellowship

    $10,000
  67. Northeast Kingdom Council on AgingSt Johnsbury, VT

    General operations

    $10,000
  68. ParentchildGarden City, NY

    General operations

    $10,000
  69. The BridgeNew York, NY

    General operations

    $10,000
  70. The RetreatEast Hampton, NY

    General operations

    $10,000
  71. WinNew York, NY

    General operations

    $10,000
  72. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    General operations

    $10,000
  73. Goshen Good Neighbor Fund IncGoshen, CT

    General operations

    $7,500
  74. Jewish Helping Hands IncNew York, NY

    Habitat for humanity

    $7,500
  75. Storyknife Writers RetreatHomer, AK

    General operations

    $7,000
  76. Council on FoundationsWashington, DC

    General operations

    $6,500
  77. ACLU Foundation of ConnecticutHartford, CT

    General operations

    $5,000
  78. Blood Cancer UnitedRye Brook, NY

    In memory of hirshel jaffe

    $1,000
  79. Melville Jewish CenterMelville, NY

    General operations

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education11 grants $390,00032% of the total
  2. Human services8 grants $195,00016% of the total
  3. International aid3 grants $120,00010% of the total
  4. Civil rights4 grants $112,5009% of the total
  5. Arts and culture5 grants $97,0008% of the total
  6. Community development3 grants $85,0007% of the total
  7. 5 other causes12 grants $237,50019% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York43 grants $1,478,500
  2. Vermont12 grants $295,000
  3. Pennsylvania1 grant $100,000
  4. Connecticut6 grants $92,500
  5. Massachusetts3 grants $85,000
  6. Washington2 grants $70,000
  7. California3 grants $50,000
  8. Iowa1 grant $30,000
  9. Maine1 grant $30,000
  10. Virginia2 grants $26,500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Robert WishnewPRESIDENT/TREASURER Hours 35Pay $231,000
  • Alan C RothfeldEXEC VP/ SEC'Y Hours 35Pay $175,000
  • Beth McCabeEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 35Pay $166,250
  • Marc N SimonTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $15,000

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