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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 38-7125397

Bernard B Rotko MD Foundation

A private foundation in Philadelphia, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $24,500 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Roy S Ross Esq
1650 Market Street Suite 1200
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 575-7093
Form and materials
There is no form of application. All information requesting organization deems appropriate should be submitted.
Deadlines
Submissions will be considered when received.
Restrictions
No restrictions other than they be for qualified uses.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $24,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $141,249
  • Tax year 2024

    $27,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $146,994
  • Tax year 2023

    $28,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $159,783
  • Tax year 2022

    $28,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $185,894
  • Tax year 2021

    $38,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $202,999
  • Tax year 2020

    $35,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $217,088
  • Tax year 2019

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $233,536

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Jefferson FoundationPhiladelphia, PA

    General

    $20,000
  2. Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA

    Law school

    $2,500
  3. ConcilioPhiladelphia, PA

    Social Services

    $1,000
  4. Veterans Multi Service CenterPhiladelphia, PA

    General

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $2,50071% of the total
  2. Veterans and military1 grant $1,00029% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania4 grants $24,500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Judith R ShiponTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • marc shiponTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • david shiponTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • elisa shipon-blumTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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