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Form 990-PFTax year 2020EIN 23-7086130

Reitman Foundation

A private foundation in Lebanon, NJ. Its return for tax year 2020 lists 11 grants and $3.4 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2020 (period ending Jul 31, 2021), 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

3 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2020

    $3,433,385

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2019

    $179,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,175,517
  • Tax year 2018

    $121,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,223,358

Grants paid in 2020

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Reitman Foundation - Donor Advised FundJenkintown, PA

    Unrestricted

    $3,212,885
  2. Communities in Cooperation IncLinden, NJ

    Transitioning female prisoners

    $63,500
  3. Kessler FoundationEast Hanover, NJ

    Study neonatal abstinence syndrome

    $25,000
  4. Mend NJMaplewood, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  5. South Ward Children's AllianceNewark, NJ

    Education for teenage mothers'

    $25,000
  6. National Council of Jewish WomenRoseland, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  7. Year UpBoston, MA

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  8. Bridges OutreachSummit, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  9. Jewish Vocational Services of MetrowestEast Orange, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  10. Schools That CanNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  11. West Orange Scholarship FundWest Orange, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services2 grants $45,00038% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $30,00025% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $25,00021% of the total
  4. Community development1 grant $20,00017% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania1 grant $3,212,885
  2. New Jersey8 grants $190,500
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $20,000
  4. New York1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Margaret JacobsCO-PRESIDENT & TTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Elizabeth LowensteinCO-PRESIDENT & TTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Kim JacobsTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Kristy MaslinTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Dana SiegelTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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