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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-6164671

The Samuel Rubin Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 36 grants and $650,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 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

    $650,000

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $8,232,139

  • Tax year 2023

    $565,500

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $8,675,777

  • Tax year 2022

    $559,500

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $9,103,297

  • Tax year 2021

    $598,100

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $10,214,046

  • Tax year 2020

    $549,000

    Grants listed
    58
    Assets, end of year
    $10,608,580

  • Tax year 2019

    $514,500

    Grants listed
    52
    Assets, end of year
    $11,101,835

  • Tax year 2018

    $495,000

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $10,953,604

  • Tax year 2017

    $495,500

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $11,353,927

Grants paid in 2024

36 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Center for Constitutional RightsNew York, NY

    General support

    $60,000
  2. Downtown Community Television CenterNew York, NY

    Youth education

    $60,000
  3. Global Network of Women PeacebuildersNew York, NY

    General support and education

    $60,000
  4. New Jewish NarrativeWashington, DC

    General support

    $45,000
  5. New Israel FundNew York, NY

    General support

    $40,000
  6. Grassroots InternationalBoston, MA

    General support

    $35,000
  7. Global KidsNew York, NY

    Youth education

    $25,000
  8. American Friends of Combatants for PeaceNew York, NY

    General support

    $20,000
  9. American Friends of the Parents Circle - Families ForumNew York, NY

    General support

    $20,000
  10. Center for Justice & AccountabilitySan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $20,000
  11. Collective Power for Reproductive JusticeAmherst, MA

    General support

    $20,000
  12. Democracy NowNew York, NY

    General support

    $20,000
  13. Mabel Center for Immigrant JusticeBoston, MA

    General support

    $20,000
  14. Nurses for Sexual & Reproductive HealthBloomington, MN

    General support

    $20,000
  15. Peace Action Fund of New York State IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $20,000
  16. Tides CenterSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $20,000
  17. T'ruahNew York, NY

    General support

    $20,000
  18. Aj Muste Foundation for Peace and JusticeNew York, NY

    General support

    $15,000
  19. Lawyers Committee on Nuclear PolicyNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  20. National Peace AcademySouth Euclid, OH

    General support

    $10,000
  21. Quincy Institute for Responsible StatecraftWashington, DC

    General support

    $10,000
  22. Sojourner Truth School for Social Justice LeadershipSpringfield, MA

    General support

    $10,000
  23. Tides FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    Voter registration

    $10,000
  24. Women's International Network for Guatemalan Solutions IncDenver, CO

    General support

    $10,000
  25. Women's Justice InitiativePueblo, CO

    General support

    $10,000
  26. Arms Control AssociationWashington, DC

    General support

    $5,000
  27. GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders IncBoston, MA

    General support

    $5,000
  28. Global Action for Trans EqualityNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  29. Northeast Native Network of Kinship and Healing IncorporatedPittsfield, MA

    General support

    $5,000
  30. Northwest Bronx Community & Clergy CoalitionBronx, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  31. Women in Film and VideoWashington, DC

    Documentary film

    $5,000
  32. Free the HLF Humanitarians IncDallas, TX

    General support

    $2,500
  33. Liberty Hill FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    Documentary film

    $2,500
  34. Massachusetts Peace Action Education FundCambridge, MA

    General support

    $2,500
  35. Historic NorthamptonNorthampton, MA

    General support

    $1,500
  36. Institute for Policy StudiesWashington, DC

    General support

    $1,000

Approved for future payment

1 grant

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. Global Network of Women PeacebuildersNew York, NY

    Education

    $30,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid9 grants $176,00033% of the total
  2. Civil rights4 grants $130,00024% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $60,00011% of the total
  4. Crime and legal aid2 grants $40,0007% of the total
  5. Human services2 grants $25,0005% of the total
  6. Youth development1 grant $25,0005% of the total
  7. 5 other causes7 grants $80,00015% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York13 grants $340,000
  2. Massachusetts8 grants $99,000
  3. District of Columbia5 grants $66,000
  4. California4 grants $52,500
  5. Pennsylvania1 grant $40,000
  6. Colorado2 grants $20,000
  7. Minnesota1 grant $20,000
  8. Ohio1 grant $10,000
  9. Texas1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Judith WeissPRESIDENT Hours 20Pay $38,367
  • Peter WeissDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Tamara WeissVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Daniel WeissCHAIR/TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Cora WeissDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

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