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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-4088811

The Deborah Rose Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 17 grants and $4.9 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

    $4,861,761

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $4,675,015
  • Tax year 2023

    $5,602,650

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $3,987,734
  • Tax year 2022

    $5,336,673

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $4,200,927
  • Tax year 2021

    $3,702,455

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $3,952,522
  • Tax year 2020

    $4,188,006

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $2,941,406
  • Tax year 2019

    $3,719,746

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $3,412,073
  • Tax year 2018

    $2,947,775

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $5,202,657

Grants paid in 2024

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Helping Africa FoundationNew York, NY

    Charity

    $2,914,401
  2. The Kennedy CenterWashington, DC

    Charity

    $566,360
  3. John Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD

    Charity

    $510,000
  4. President Fellows Harvard CollegeCambridge, MA

    Charity

    $200,000
  5. Temple IsaiahGreat Neck, NY

    Charity

    $150,000
  6. Friends Community SchoolCollege Park, MD

    Charity

    $126,000
  7. Sakshi FoundationNew Delhi, India

    Charity

    $80,000
  8. National Bonsai FoundationWashington, DC

    Charity

    $50,000
  9. The Online Journalism ProjectNew Haven, CT

    Charity

    $50,000
  10. Web Du Bois Museum FoundationNew York, NY

    Charity

    $50,000
  11. Corporate AccountabilityBoston, MA

    Charity

    $30,000
  12. Dwight Hall at YaleNew Haven, CT

    Charity

    $25,000
  13. Morys Preservation IncNew Haven, CT

    Charity

    $25,000
  14. The Concord ReviewSudbury, MA

    Charity

    $25,000
  15. Kigali Reading Center IncGroton, MA

    Charity

    $25,000
  16. The Cu FoundationDenver, CO

    Charity

    $20,000
  17. Bronx Childrens MuseumBronx, NY

    Charity

    $15,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $2,914,40190% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $151,0005% of the total
  3. Arts and culture3 grants $90,0003% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $50,0002% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $50,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York4 grants $3,129,401
  2. Maryland2 grants $636,000
  3. District of Columbia2 grants $616,360
  4. Massachusetts4 grants $280,000
  5. Connecticut3 grants $100,000
  6. Colorado1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Deborah RosePRESIDENT/DIRECTOR/TREASURER Hours 10Pay $0

The return

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