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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 25-6887967

The Rubenstein Foundation

A private foundation in Haverford, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $31,518 paid in grants.

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

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

    $31,518

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $6,725,013
  • Tax year 2024

    $79,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $6,499,049
  • Tax year 2023

    $2,746,745

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $6,363,328
  • Tax year 2022

    $302,098

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $8,773,086
  • Tax year 2021

    $256,906

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $9,112,991
  • Tax year 2020

    $317,534

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $7,009,648
  • Tax year 2019

    $593,715

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $7,050,190
  • Tax year 2018

    $351,100

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $7,322,752

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Tustees of Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ

    To promote and support the educational activities of the recipient

    $10,518
  2. Lake Sunapee Protective AssociationSunapee, NH

    To promote and support the general exempt purposes of the recipient

    $5,000
  3. Rileys Urgent Fund of FriendsGallatin Gateway, MT

    To promote and support the general exempt purposes of the recipient

    $5,000
  4. Project HomePhiladelphia, PA

    To promote and support the general exempt purposes of the recipient

    $5,000
  5. JFCS of Greater PhiladelphiaBala Cynwyd, PA

    To promote and support the general exempt purposes of the recipient

    $2,500
  6. Mile Square TheatreHoboken, NJ

    To promote and support the general exempt purposes of the recipient

    $2,500
  7. World Wildlife FundWashington, DC

    To promote and support the general exempt purposes of the recipient

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment2 grants $6,00044% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $5,00037% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $2,50019% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey2 grants $13,018
  2. Pennsylvania2 grants $7,500
  3. Montana1 grant $5,000
  4. New Hampshire1 grant $5,000
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • David B RubensteinTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Michele A KreislerTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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