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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-6149781

Performing Arts Foundation

A private foundation in Philadelphia, PA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 100 grants and $203,229 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

    $203,229

    Grants listed
    100
    Assets, end of year
    $3,909,061
  • Tax year 2023

    $173,067

    Grants listed
    98
    Assets, end of year
    $3,990,944
  • Tax year 2022

    $205,987

    Grants listed
    108
    Assets, end of year
    $4,127,414
  • Tax year 2021

    $211,560

    Grants listed
    95
    Assets, end of year
    $4,424,186
  • Tax year 2020

    $241,728

    Grants listed
    110
    Assets, end of year
    $4,265,402
  • Tax year 2019

    $239,589

    Grants listed
    100
    Assets, end of year
    $4,219,431
  • Tax year 2018

    $188,562

    Grants listed
    89
    Assets, end of year
    $4,512,467
  • Tax year 2017

    $180,489

    Grants listed
    87
    Assets, end of year
    $4,566,998

Grants paid in 2024

100 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Broad Street ReviewPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $39,000
  2. Macjannet FoundationWellesley HLS, MA

    General operating support

    $26,380
  3. Root Quarterly of Culturetrust Greater PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $24,046
  4. Tiferet CenterWoodmere, NY

    General operating support

    $24,000
  5. International HouseNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $12,400
  6. Arts PlacePortland, IN

    General operating support

    $11,000
  7. Jay County Historical SocietyPortland, IN

    General operating support

    $11,000
  8. Trustees of University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $6,000
  9. Society Hill SynagoguePhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $4,200
  10. JewishgenNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $4,022
  11. New York Public RadioNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $1,500
  12. The New ShulBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $1,500
  13. Litvak Sig IncPomona, NY

    General operating support

    $1,300
  14. Gersher Galicia IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $1,250
  15. Public TheaterNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $1,100
  16. United Way of Southeastern PhlipadelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $1,100
  17. Center City District FoundationPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  18. Elevator Repair ServiceNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $1,000
  19. Ethical Culture Fieldston SchoolNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $1,000
  20. Jri-PolandDelray Beach, FL

    General operating support

    $1,000
  21. New York PhilharmonicNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $1,000
  22. Pro PublicaNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $1,000
  23. US Holocaust Memorial MuseumNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $1,000
  24. Wikimedia FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  25. Les Amis Du PieureTalloiresmntmin, France

    General operating support

    $800
  26. Avotaynu FoundationEnglewood, NJ

    General operating support

    $750
  27. Center City Residents AssociationPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $750
  28. Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, AL

    General operating support

    $750
  29. Hias PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $550
  30. Alzheimer's Drug Discovery FoundationNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $500
  31. Anne Saxelby Legacy FundBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $500
  32. Atlantic Center for Capital RepresentationPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $500
  33. Centurion MinistriesPrinceton, NJ

    General operating support

    $500
  34. Chicago Abortion FundChicago, IL

    General operating support

    $500
  35. Curtis Institute of MusicPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $500
  36. Daily Pennsylvanian Advances CampaignPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $500
  37. Electronic Frontier FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $500
  38. Fisher Center Fof Alzheimer's ResearchNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $500
  39. Franklin Inn ClubPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $500
  40. Free Library of Philadelphia FoundationPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $500
  41. Friends of International Institute for Jewish GenealogyBergenfield, NJ

    General operating support

    $500
  42. Global Justice CenterNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $500
  43. International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $500
  44. Jewish Communal FundNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $500
  45. Jewish Genealogical & Archival Society of PhiladelphiaJenkintown, PA

    General operating support

    $500
  46. New York Public TheaterNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $500
  47. Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $500
  48. Smile TrainNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $500
  49. StorycorpsBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $500
  50. Theatre ExilePhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $500
  51. Town & Village SynagogueNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $500
  52. Tufts European CenterMedford, MA

    General operating support

    $500
  53. Human Rights WatchNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $450
  54. Philadelphia BalletPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $450
  55. A Is forNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $400
  56. Philadelphia OrchestraPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $400
  57. Philadelphia Theatre CoPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $400
  58. American Civil Liberties UnionNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $300
  59. Oregon-California Trail AssociationIndependence, MO

    General operating support

    $300
  60. Planned Parenthood of Southeastern PAPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $300
  61. Daily PennsylvanianPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $291
  62. Brooklyn Public LibraryPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $250
  63. Children's Law CenterBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $250
  64. Daily Pennsylvanian Alumni AssociationPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $250
  65. Germantown Friends SchoolPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $250
  66. Greater Philadelphia Cultural AlliancePhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $250
  67. Home WorksSt Louis, MO

    General operating support

    $250
  68. Library Company of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $250
  69. Philadelphia CitizenPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $250
  70. Philadelphia Jewish Archives CenterNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $250
  71. Preservation Alliance for Greater PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $250
  72. Smith Memorial Playground & PlayhousePhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $250
  73. Temple University LibrariesPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $250
  74. Wilma TheaterPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $250
  75. Barnes FoundationPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $245
  76. Philadelphia Museum of ArtPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $225
  77. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $200
  78. Ensemble Arts PhillPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $200
  79. John Jay Center for LearningPortland, IN

    General operating support

    $200
  80. Kelly Writers HousePhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $200
  81. Lantern Theater CompanyPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $200
  82. New Israel FundNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $200
  83. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $200
  84. Philadelphia Dance CompanyPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $200
  85. Philadelphia Prison SocietyPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $200
  86. Pen and Pencil ClubPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $120
  87. After School Activities PartnershipsPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $100
  88. Amnesty International USANew York, NY

    General operating support

    $100
  89. Beyond LiteracyPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $100
  90. Dancing ClassroomsNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $100
  91. Doe FundNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $100
  92. Fortune SocietyNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $100
  93. Herbert Lehman Education FundNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $100
  94. Hidden City PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $100
  95. Historic RittenhousetownPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $100
  96. Jewish Federation of Greater PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $100
  97. Museum of the American RevolutionPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $100
  98. Please Touch MuseumPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $100
  99. Temple Public RadioPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $100
  100. Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish HistoryPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture20 grants $45,97059% of the total
  2. International aid5 grants $13,75018% of the total
  3. Education8 grants $9,19112% of the total
  4. Community development2 grants $1,7502% of the total
  5. Crime and legal aid3 grants $1,5002% of the total
  6. Religion1 grant $1,5002% of the total
  7. 8 other causes11 grants $4,5006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania47 grants $87,077
  2. New York32 grants $58,722
  3. Massachusetts2 grants $26,880
  4. Indiana3 grants $22,200
  5. District of Columbia4 grants $1,800
  6. New Jersey3 grants $1,750
  7. Florida1 grant $1,000
  8. Alabama1 grant $750
  9. Missouri2 grants $550
  10. California1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Daniel RottenbergPRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Barbara R RottenbergVICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Sharon TrulockSECRETARY Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Julie L RottenbergDIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Lisa R YellinDIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $0

The return

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