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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-6165466

Billy Rose Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Rockville Centre, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 33 grants and $800,000 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.

How to apply

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Billy Rose Foundation
PO Box 688
Rockville Centre, NY 11570
(516) 442-5413
Form and materials
Applications should be submitted in the form of a letter summarizing the need for support and how much funding would be used (if awarded). Also, to be included is a copy of the IRS ruling stating that the organization is a charity and copies of any recent articles of publicity.
Deadlines
none
Restrictions
Organizations described in section 170(c) of the irc of 1954/1986.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $800,000

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $9,570,853

  • Tax year 2024

    $803,200

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $8,658,235

  • Tax year 2023

    $787,500

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $8,568,763

  • Tax year 2022

    $819,500

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $8,226,170

  • Tax year 2021

    $958,000

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $10,217,958

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,047,000

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $9,523,858

  • Tax year 2019

    $880,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $10,046,549

  • Tax year 2018

    $968,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $9,104,638

Grants paid in 2025

33 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. American Friends of Israel MuseumNew York, NY

    General Support

    $100,000
  2. Dancing DreamQueens, NY

    General Support

    $50,000
  3. University of Santa Barbara FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    General Support

    $50,000
  4. National Dance InstituteNew York, NY

    General Support

    $50,000
  5. American Composers ForumSaint Paul, MN

    General support

    $46,000
  6. Arlekin Player TheatreNeedham, MA

    General Support

    $40,000
  7. Loyola SchoolNew York, NY

    General Support

    $30,000
  8. Fordham UniversityNew York, NY

    General support

    $30,000
  9. NYU Langone Hassenfield Children's HospitalNew York, NY

    General support

    $30,000
  10. Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson Unity WalkNew York, NY

    General support

    $30,000
  11. Mark Morris Dance GroupBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  12. International Pre-SchoolsNew York, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  13. The School of American BalletNew York, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  14. The Frick CollectionNew York, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  15. The Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY

    General Support

    $25,000
  16. Gina Gibney Dance IncNew York, NY

    General Support

    $22,500
  17. Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJWhippany, NJ

    General support

    $20,000
  18. National Symphony OrchestraArlington, VA

    General support

    $20,000
  19. NY Philharmonic Very Young Composers ProgramNew York, NY

    General support

    $20,000
  20. NYC Children's TheatreNew York, NY

    General Support

    $20,000
  21. NYU Tisch School of Arts Future DancersNew York, NY

    General Support

    $20,000
  22. The In Series IncWashington, DC

    General Support

    $15,000
  23. Embassy SeriesWashington, DC

    General Support

    $10,000
  24. MyFaceNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  25. Washington Performing ArtsWashington, DC

    General support

    $10,000
  26. The Field - Mary John Frank Dance InitiativeNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  27. Mt Sinai Health System Dubin Breast CenterNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  28. Project ChildrenGreenwood Lake, NY

    General Support

    $10,000
  29. Discovery InstituteSeattle, WA

    General Support

    $5,000
  30. Inner-City Scholarship Fund IncNew York, NY

    General Support

    $5,000
  31. Oratorio Society of QueensForest Hills, NY

    General Support

    $5,000
  32. American Composers ForumSaint Paul, MN

    General Support

    $4,000
  33. Hamptons International Film FestivalEast Hampton, NY

    General Support

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture11 grants $327,50094% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $20,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York22 grants $555,000
  2. California1 grant $50,000
  3. Minnesota2 grants $50,000
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $40,000
  5. District of Columbia3 grants $35,000
  6. Nebraska1 grant $25,000
  7. New Jersey1 grant $20,000
  8. Virginia1 grant $20,000
  9. Washington1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • John WohlstetterVICE CHAIRMAN Hours 1Pay $10,000
  • James McNasbyCHAIRMAN Hours 1Pay $10,000
  • Gregory LittleTreasurer Hours 1Pay $10,000
  • Kathleen A FiskSECRETARY & Asst. Treasurer Hours 35Pay $50,000
  • Thomas WalshDirector Hours 1Pay $10,000
  • Sylvie CherryDirector Hours 1Pay $10,000

The return

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