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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-6126105

Charles H Revson Foundation Inc

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 94 grants and $7.1 million paid in grants.

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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.

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The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
N/A
Restrictions
A proposal for funding by the Charles H. Revson Foundation should fall within the Foundation's program areas: urban affairs in New York City; education; biomedical research; and Jewish life. The Foundation supports ongoing fellowship programs in public service and biomedical research. The Foundation does not make grants to individuals, endowments, local health appeals, projects located outside of the United States or Israel, or capital or building campaigns.

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $7,113,465

    Grants listed
    94
    Assets, end of year
    $204,898,852

  • Tax year 2023

    $7,354,920

    Grants listed
    86
    Assets, end of year
    $192,587,606

  • Tax year 2022

    $8,362,324

    Grants listed
    95
    Assets, end of year
    $175,316,968

  • Tax year 2021

    $7,384,702

    Grants listed
    84
    Assets, end of year
    $218,204,744

  • Tax year 2020

    $6,471,101

    Grants listed
    98
    Assets, end of year
    $200,160,111

Grants paid in 2024

94 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. American Friends of Hebrew UniversityNew York, NY

    Scholarships and opportunities for professional enrichment

    $250,000
  2. City ReportNew York, NY

    To support THE CITY and its local journalism

    $200,000
  3. YMCA of Greater New YorkNew York, NY

    Addressing New York Citys lifeguard shortage

    $200,000
  4. The Arab Center for Alternative PlanningEilaboun, Israel

    Support planning capacity of Arab municipalities

    $195,500
  5. Edmond de Rothschild PartnershipCaesarea, Israel

    Affordable Housing and urban renewal

    $170,058
  6. Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism CUNY Foundation IncNew York, NY

    To support the Lisa Goldberg/Revson Foundation Scholars

    $150,000
  7. Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism CUNY Foundation IncNew York, NY

    To support the Center for Community Medias Advertising Boost Initiative

    $150,000
  8. FJC - A Foundation of Donor Advised FundsNew York, NY

    To support the New York City Youth Journalism Coalition

    $150,000
  9. Fund for the City of New York IncNew York, NY

    Vital City

    $150,000
  10. Hillel at Baruch IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $150,000
  11. Immigrant Advocates Response Collaborative IncAlbany, NY

    To support the Immigrant Advocates Response Collaborative (I-ARC)

    $150,000
  12. William J Brennan Jr Center for JusticeNew York, NY

    To support election reform efforts in New York

    $150,000
  13. Hunter Hillel FoundationNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $140,000
  14. New York University Grossman School of MedicineNew York, NY

    CHRF Senior Fellow in Biomedical Science

    $125,040
  15. Trustess of Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY

    CHRF Senior Fellow in Biomedical Science

    $124,666
  16. Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityNew York, NY

    CHRF Senior Fellow in Biomedical Science

    $124,459
  17. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York, NY

    CHRF Senior Fellow in Biomedical Science

    $122,796
  18. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    CHRF Senior Fellow in Biomedical Science

    $122,713
  19. Rockefeller UniversityNew York, NY

    CHRF Senior Fellow in Biomedical Science

    $121,251
  20. Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityNew York, NY

    CHRF Senior Fellow in Biomedical Science

    $120,894
  21. Co-impactThe Partnership for a Breakthrough in Arab EmploymentHadera, Israel

    To provide support for Co-Impact: the partnership for a breakthrough in Arab employment

    $120,000
  22. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    CHRF Senior Fellow in Biomedical Science

    $119,205
  23. New York UniversityNew York, NY

    CHRF Senior Fellow in Biomedical Science

    $118,883
  24. Trustess of Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY

    CHRF Senior Fellow in Biomedical Science

    $116,248
  25. Trustess of Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY

    CHRF Senior Fellow in Biomedical Science

    $116,248
  26. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York, NY

    CHRF Senior Fellow in Biomedical Science

    $115,710
  27. New York University Grossman School of MedicineNew York, NY

    CHRF Senior Fellow in Biomedical Science

    $115,710
  28. Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityNew York, NY

    CHRF Senior Fellow in Biomedical Science

    $114,709
  29. Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityNew York, NY

    CHRF Senior Fellow in Biomedical Science

    $114,709
  30. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    CHRF Senior Fellow in Biomedical Science

    $114,632
  31. New York UniversityNew York, NY

    CHRF Senior Fellow in Biomedical Science

    $114,324
  32. Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism CUNY Foundation IncNew York, NY

    Revson Data Journalism Fellowship and a Local Journalism Data Hub

    $105,000
  33. Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism CUNY Foundation IncNew York, NY

    NYC Youth Journalism Coalition and the Journalism for All Initiative

    $105,000
  34. Interfaith Center of New York INCNew York, NY

    To support an interfaith coalition welcoming asylum seekers to New York

    $102,000
  35. National Library of IsrealJerusalem, Israel

    To Support Digital Archive of Arab and Culture Project

    $101,360
  36. City Parks FoundationNew York, NY

    NYC Green Fund and the Parks and Open Space Partners Coalition

    $100,000
  37. Documented LtdNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $100,000
  38. Footsteps IncNew York, NY

    Economic empowerment work of Footsteps with a focus on career services

    $100,000
  39. Fund for the City of New York IncNew York, NY

    Open Hearts Initiative

    $100,000
  40. New Yorkers for ParksNew York, NY

    Advocacy campaigns for Five Point Plan for Park Equity

    $100,000
  41. The Foundation of the City College of New YorkNew York, NY

    To support the New York City Leaders Fellowship program at City College

    $100,000
  42. Urban Design ForumNew York, NY

    The Local Center and the launch of eight community-led public space projects

    $100,000
  43. Shomrim - The Center for Media and Democracy in IsraelTel Aviv, Israel

    To support the Center for Media and Democracy's investigative journalism

    $100,000
  44. Social Good FundRichmond, CA

    To support the Youth Civic Hub

    $90,000
  45. University Neighborhood Housing ProgramBronx, NY

    To support the Distressed Affordable Housing Initiative

    $87,500
  46. Sipur IsraeliIsrael StoryJerusalem, Israel

    Audience and board development efforts

    $85,000
  47. Shaar ShivionHod Hasharon, Israel

    To support programs in Arab and Bedouin communities

    $80,000
  48. Sikkuy-AufoqHaifa, Israel

    Closing socio-economic gaps between Arab and Jewish citizens of Israel

    $80,000
  49. Fund for the City of New York IncNew York, NY

    To support the Alliance for Paseo Park

    $75,000
  50. Supportive Housing Network of New YorkNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $75,000
  51. Tides CenterSan Francisco, CA

    A More Perfect Union: The Jewish Partnership for Democracy

    $75,000
  52. Brooklyn Public LibraryBrooklyn, NY

    To support BKLYN Incubator

    $68,750
  53. 70 Faces MediaNew York, NY

    Support for Elevating Local Jewish Newspapers

    $50,000
  54. Brooklyn Public LibraryBrooklyn, NY

    To support the New Americans Navigation initiative

    $50,000
  55. Citizens Housing & Planning Council of NYNew York, NY

    Strategies to elevate the role of property management in affordable housing

    $50,000
  56. National Association of Systems HeadsHenderson, NV

    To support NASHs efforts to support asylum seekers in partnership with SUNY

    $50,000
  57. Kings Bay YM-YWHA INCBrooklyn, NY

    Support for Building Bridges: services for Turkish refugees and migrants

    $45,000
  58. Jewish Community Relations Council of NYNew York, NY

    To support the Joining Rikers Island Worship Services Project

    $40,000
  59. Clal - The National Jewish Center for Learning and LeadershipNew York, NY

    To support a mapping of Jewish employee resource groups

    $37,500
  60. Groundswell Community Mural ProjectBrooklyn, NY

    To support Groundswell in documenting and sharing the Rikers Island Murals

    $30,000
  61. City ReportNew York, NY

    To support FAQ NYC

    $25,000
  62. YMCA of Greater New YorkNew York, NY

    To provide scholarships to college-bound teens

    $25,000
  63. Eretz-IrBeer Sheva, Israel

    To support a multi-sector Round Table in Israel dedicated to urban renewal

    $25,000
  64. Citizens Housing & Planning Council of NYNew York, NY

    Strategic plan for the Center for NYCHA Innovation

    $20,000
  65. Investigative Reporters & EditorsColumbia, MO

    To provide general operating support for Hell Gate and its local journalism

    $20,000
  66. New York University Grossman School of MedicineNew York, NY

    To support a BWF PDEP/Revson awardee

    $20,000
  67. The Academy for TeachersNew York, NY

    To provide general operating support to The Academy for Teachers

    $20,000
  68. Trustess of Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY

    To support a BWF PDEP/Revson awardee

    $20,000
  69. Trustess of Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY

    To support a BWF PDEP/Revson awardee

    $20,000
  70. Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityNew York, NY

    To support a BWF PDEP/Revson awardee

    $20,000
  71. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    To support a BWF PDEP/Revson awardee

    $20,000
  72. Philanthropy New YorkNew York, NY

    2025 Membership

    $15,600
  73. American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $15,000
  74. American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee IncNew York, NY

    2025 membership Inter-Agency Task Force on Israeli Arab Issues

    $15,000
  75. Friends of Givat HavivaNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $15,000
  76. PEF Israel Endowment Funds IncNew York, NY

    To support the Tel-Hai Academic College project Galilium

    $15,000
  77. Page Seventy-Three Productions IncBrooklyn, NY

    To provide general operating support for Page 73

    $15,000
  78. Research Foundation of CUNY on behalf of LaGuardia Community CollegeNew York, NY

    To support the English Express program for Asylum Seekers

    $15,000
  79. Rutgers Presbyterian ChurchNew York, NY

    To provide general operating support to the Asylum Support Clinic

    $15,000
  80. The Academy for TeachersNew York, NY

    To provide general operating support to The Academy for Teachers

    $15,000
  81. The Educational Alliance IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $15,000
  82. Afro Latin Jazz AllianceNew York, NY

    Educational programs

    $10,000
  83. Alliance of Families for JusticeNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $10,000
  84. PEF Israel Endowment Funds IncNew York, NY

    Support for SAHI, Special Hesed Unit of Nochah

    $10,000
  85. Barnard CollegeNew York, NY

    Sheila Abdus-Salaam Scholarship Fund

    $7,500
  86. Bowery Residents Committee IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $7,500
  87. Community ImpactNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $7,500
  88. Congregation Beth ElohimBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $7,500
  89. Prospect Park AllianceBrooklyn, NY

    General Operating Support

    $7,500
  90. The Jewish MuseumNew York, NY

    To support the Young Patron Program

    $7,500
  91. Lower East Side Tenement MuseumNew York, NY

    Support for Tenement Museum 2025 Internship

    $7,000
  92. Urban Design ForumNew York, NY

    For membership with Urban Design Forum in 2025

    $6,000
  93. Bennington CollegeBennington, VT

    General operating support

    $5,000
  94. Stars of New York Dance IncBrooklyn, NY

    To provide general operating support to The Stars of New York Dance

    $5,000

Approved for future payment

38 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism CUNY Foundation IncNew York, NY

    To support the Lisa Goldberg/Revson Foundation Scholars

    $150,000
  2. Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism CUNY Foundation IncNew York, NY

    To support the Lisa Goldberg/Revson Foundation Scholars

    $150,000
  3. Immigrant Advocates Response Collaborative IncAlbany, NY

    To support the Immigrant Advocates Response Collaborative (I-ARC)

    $150,000
  4. Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism CUNY Foundation IncNew York, NY

    To support the Center for Community Medias Advertising Boost Initiative

    $150,000
  5. FJC - A Foundation of Donor Advised FundsNew York, NY

    To support the New York City Youth Journalism Coalition

    $150,000
  6. New York University Grossman School of MedicineNew York, NY

    CHRF Senior Fellow in Biomedical Science

    $125,040
  7. Interfaith Center of New York INCNew York, NY

    To support an interfaith coalition welcoming asylum seekers to New York

    $125,000
  8. Trustess of Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY

    CHRF Senior Fellow in Biomedical Science

    $124,666
  9. Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityNew York, NY

    CHRF Senior Fellow in Biomedical Science

    $124,459
  10. Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityNew York, NY

    CHRF Senior Fellow in Biomedical Science

    $124,459
  11. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York, NY

    CHRF Senior Fellow in Biomedical Science

    $122,796
  12. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    CHRF Senior Fellow in Biomedical Science

    $122,713
  13. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    CHRF Senior Fellow in Biomedical Science

    $122,713
  14. New York UniversityNew York, NY

    CHRF Senior Fellow in Biomedical Science

    $122,381
  15. Co-impactThe Partnership for a Breakthrough in Arab EmploymentHadera, Israel

    Programs that strengthen the recruitment pipeline of candidates from Arab society

    $120,000
  16. The Foundation of the City College of New YorkNew York, NY

    To support the New York City Leaders Fellowship program at City College

    $100,000
  17. Documented LtdNew York, NY

    Reporting on NYC immigrant communities and policies that affect them

    $100,000
  18. City Parks FoundationNew York, NY

    To support the NYC Green Fund and the Parks and Open Space Partners Coalition

    $100,000
  19. Brooklyn Public LibraryBrooklyn, NY

    To support the New Americans Navigation initiative

    $100,000
  20. National Library of IsraelJerusalem, Israel

    To support the ?Digital Archive of Arab and Culture Project

    $99,860
  21. University Neighborhood Housing ProgramBronx, NY

    To support the Distressed Affordable Housing Initiative

    $87,500
  22. Goodnation FoundationNew York, NY

    A More Perfect Union: The Jewish Partnership for Democracy

    $75,000
  23. Fund for the City of New York IncNew York, NY

    To support the Alliance for Paseo Park

    $75,000
  24. Brooklyn Public LibraryBrooklyn, NY

    To support BKLYN Incubator

    $68,750
  25. Brooklyn Public LibraryBrooklyn, NY

    To support BKLYN Incubator

    $68,750
  26. Brooklyn Public LibraryBrooklyn, NY

    To support the New Americans Navigation initiative

    $50,000
  27. Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism CUNY Foundation IncNew York, NY

    To support the NYC Youth Journalism Coalition and the Journalism for All Initiative.

    $45,000
  28. Jewish Community Relations Council of NYNew York, NY

    To support the Joining Rikers Island Worship Services Project

    $35,000
  29. Trustess of Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY

    to support a BWF PDEP/Revson awardee

    $20,000
  30. Trustess of Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY

    to support a BWF PDEP/Revson awardee

    $20,000
  31. Trustess of Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY

    to support a BWF PDEP/Revson awardee

    $20,000
  32. Trustess of Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY

    to support a BWF PDEP/Revson awardee

    $20,000
  33. New York University Grossman School of MedicineNew York, NY

    to support a BWF PDEP/Revson awardee

    $20,000
  34. New York University Grossman School of MedicineNew York, NY

    to support a BWF PDEP/Revson awardee

    $20,000
  35. Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityNew York, NY

    to support a BWF PDEP/Revson awardee

    $20,000
  36. Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityNew York, NY

    to support a BWF PDEP/Revson awardee

    $20,000
  37. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    to support a BWF PDEP/Revson awardee

    $20,000
  38. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    to support a BWF PDEP/Revson awardee

    $20,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education19 grants $1,615,21454% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking5 grants $350,00012% of the total
  3. Arts and culture8 grants $329,50011% of the total
  4. Human services6 grants $320,00011% of the total
  5. Crime and legal aid2 grants $160,0005% of the total
  6. Sports and recreation2 grants $107,5004% of the total
  7. 2 other causes5 grants $90,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York79 grants $5,896,547
  2. California2 grants $165,000
  3. Nevada1 grant $50,000
  4. Connecticut1 grant $20,000
  5. Missouri1 grant $20,000
  6. Vermont1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

15 people as filed

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

  • Julie SandorfPRESIDENT & DIRECTOR Hours 60Pay $568,485
  • Charles H Revson JrDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $3,000
  • Reynold LevyDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $3,000
  • Cheryl Cohen EffronDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Neil BarskyDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $3,000
  • Sharon GreenbergerSECRETARY & DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $3,000
  • Errol LouisCHAIR & DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $3,000
  • Robert KingstonDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $3,000
  • Pamela WassersteinDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • David ResnickTREASURER & DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $3,000
  • Marcia Lynn SellsSECRETARY & DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $1,000
  • Abdullah AntepliDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $1,000
  • Ariel ZwangDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Stephen BlacklowDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $3,000
  • Roberta KarpDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

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