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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 23-6259604

Arronson Foundation

A private foundation in Philadelphia, PA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 7 grants and $197,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Oct 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
Joseph C Kohn Esquire
1600 Market Street Suite 2500
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 238-1700
Form and materials
Applications should be made by letter which provides information concerning the nature of the organization and its work.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $197,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $4,609,807

  • Tax year 2023

    $137,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,838,258

  • Tax year 2022

    $161,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,637,318

  • Tax year 2021

    $145,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,565,051

  • Tax year 2020

    $341,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $3,529,765

  • Tax year 2019

    $346,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $3,593,017

Grants paid in 2024

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Jewish Federation of Greater PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    General

    $110,000
  2. Washington Middle Schoool for GirlsWashington, DC

    General

    $36,000
  3. Planned Parenthood of Southeastern PAPhiladelphia, PA

    General

    $15,000
  4. Abramson Senior CenterJenkintown, PA

    General

    $10,000
  5. Cristo Rey Philadelphia High SchoolPhiladelphia, PA

    General

    $10,000
  6. Round House TheatreBethesda, MD

    General

    $10,000
  7. Small Things MatterRockville, MD

    General

    $6,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $110,00081% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $10,0007% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $10,0007% of the total
  4. Youth development1 grant $6,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania4 grants $145,000
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $36,000
  3. Maryland2 grants $16,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Joseph C Kohn EsquirePRESIDENT, TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ellen KohnVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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