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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-6161452

David Aronow Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Bethesda, MD. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $62,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 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.

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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 2025

    $62,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,209,127

  • Tax year 2024

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,145,210

  • Tax year 2023

    $99,450

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $933,267

  • Tax year 2022

    $61,360

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $971,718

  • Tax year 2021

    $34,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $965,906

  • Tax year 2020

    $42,905

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,002,307

  • Tax year 2019

    $65,150

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $907,555

  • Tax year 2018

    $84,550

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $896,042

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Foundation for City CollegeNew York, NY

    To aid donor organization

    $20,000
  2. UJA Federation of New YorkSyosset, NY

    To aid donor organization

    $9,000
  3. City FreshOberlin, OH

    To aid donor organization

    $5,000
  4. Collateral Repair ProjectBrooklyn, NY

    To aid donor organization

    $5,000
  5. Yeshiva UniversityNew York, NY

    To aid donor organization

    $5,000
  6. HiasSilver Spring, MD

    To aid donor organization

    $5,000
  7. Casa Citizens Assisting and Shetlering the Abused IncHagerstown, MD

    To aid donor organization

    $5,000
  8. Barnard CollegeNew York, NY

    To aid donor organization

    $4,000
  9. University SettlementNew York, NY

    To aid donor organization

    $2,000
  10. American Jewish CommitteeNew York, NY

    To aid donor organization

    $1,000
  11. Anti Defamation LeagueNew York, NY

    To aid donor organization

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $29,00063% of the total
  2. International aid2 grants $10,00022% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $5,00011% of the total
  4. Civil rights2 grants $2,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York9 grants $52,000
  2. Maryland2 grants $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Robert A SamisTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • David SamisVP/RECORDING Hours 0Pay $0
  • Vida LeongPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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