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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-3940017

Rosenkranz Foundation Inc

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 38 grants and $5.4 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Oct 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

    $5,397,188

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $46,115,509
  • Tax year 2023

    $9,368,394

    Grants listed
    68
    Assets, end of year
    $25,727,958
  • Tax year 2022

    $5,752,601

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $28,117,010
  • Tax year 2021

    $6,029,055

    Grants listed
    53
    Assets, end of year
    $26,263,978
  • Tax year 2020

    $3,932,414

    Grants listed
    52
    Assets, end of year
    $20,933,111
  • Tax year 2019

    $5,075,521

    Grants listed
    56
    Assets, end of year
    $15,260,555
  • Tax year 2018

    $4,767,241

    Grants listed
    67
    Assets, end of year
    $23,372,007
  • Tax year 2017

    $3,386,927

    Grants listed
    68
    Assets, end of year
    $25,253,101

Grants paid in 2024

38 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Open to DebateNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $2,250,000
  2. Aspen Music Festival and SchoolAspen, CO

    Charitable

    $1,500,000
  3. Friends of the Charles Darwin FoundationJefferson Vly, NY

    Charitable

    $500,000
  4. Akm Community Funds IncNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $400,000
  5. Whitney Museum of American ArtNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $135,192
  6. Buck Institute for Research on AgingNovato, CA

    Charitable

    $100,000
  7. Hoover InstitutionStanford, CA

    Charitable

    $100,000
  8. The Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $60,000
  9. American Enterprise InstituteWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $50,000
  10. The Solomon R Guggenheim FoundationNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $32,500
  11. Council on Foreign Relations Annual DonationNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $25,000
  12. Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA

    Charitable

    $25,000
  13. Moma PS1 Contemporary Art CenterLong Island City, NY

    Charitable

    $25,000
  14. Museum of Modern Art Director's CouncilNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $25,000
  15. New York Presbyterian HospitalNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $25,000
  16. Tono Festival IncGlen Spey, NY

    Charitable

    $25,000
  17. Usher III InitiativeChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $25,000
  18. Charities Aid Foundation AmericaAlexandria, VA

    Charitable

    $16,894
  19. Crystal Bridges Museum of AmericanBentonville, AR

    Charitable

    $15,000
  20. The Aspen InstituteWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $15,000
  21. Buck Institute for Research on AgingNovato, CA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  22. The Friends of PalladioBoston, MA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  23. Charities Aid Foundation AmericaAlexandria, VA

    Charitable

    $6,902
  24. New Art Publication Inc (bomb)Brooklyn, NY

    Charitable

    $5,000
  25. The Mary Campbell CenterWilmington, DE

    Charitable

    $5,000
  26. First Tee FoundationPonte Vedra Beach, FL

    Charitable

    $2,500
  27. Do It with Your HeartNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $1,000
  28. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $1,000
  29. Roaring Fork High SchoolCarbondale, CO

    Charitable

    $1,000
  30. Sigma Phi SocietyNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $1,000
  31. St Anthony ChurchButler, NJ

    Charitable

    $700
  32. American Heart AssociationDallas, TX

    Charitable

    $500
  33. Aspen Skating ClubAspen, CO

    Charitable

    $500
  34. Birthright of PeconicHampton Bays, NY

    Charitable

    $500
  35. Birthright of PeconicHampton Bays, NY

    Charitable

    $500
  36. Prospect Park YeshivaBrooklyn, NY

    Charitable

    $500
  37. The Animal Rescue FundSagaponack, NY

    Charitable

    $500
  38. The Nature ConservancyNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture5 grants $1,728,69270% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $500,00020% of the total
  3. Social science4 grants $175,0007% of the total
  4. Health5 grants $51,5002% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $23,796<1% of the total
  6. Human services1 grant $5,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York20 grants $3,513,192
  2. Colorado4 grants $1,516,500
  3. California3 grants $210,000
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $50,000
  5. Massachusetts2 grants $35,000
  6. Illinois1 grant $25,000
  7. Virginia2 grants $23,796
  8. Arkansas1 grant $15,000
  9. Delaware1 grant $5,000
  10. Florida1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Robert RosenkranzPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Stephanie HesslerDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Salvatore ArenaTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Alexandra K MunroeDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Salvatore ArenaSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Haley RaziVICE PRESIDENT Hours 40Pay $292,288

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