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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 46-1637480

BDF Rough Diamond Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 6 grants and $28,250 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
Brian D Fix
215 East 72nd Street 11E
New York, NY 10021
(212) 861-0272
Form and materials
No specific form required
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $28,250

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $207,968

  • Tax year 2023

    $14,450

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $237,787

  • Tax year 2022

    $9,040

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $249,827

  • Tax year 2021

    $11,800

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $212,784

  • Tax year 2020

    $5,850

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $168,145

  • Tax year 2019

    $5,100

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $171,449

  • Tax year 2018

    $8,900

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $146,518

  • Tax year 2017

    $10,550

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $138,756

Grants paid in 2024

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Columbia UniversityNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $20,000
  2. Princeton in AfricaPrinceton, NJ

    Charitable

    $3,200
  3. Developing Radio PartnersAsheville, NC

    Charitable

    $2,800
  4. Center of Theological InquiryPrinceton, NJ

    Charitable

    $1,000
  5. Columbia Law SchoolNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $750
  6. Friends of Carita CubanaCambridge, MA

    Charitable

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $20,00083% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $3,20013% of the total
  3. Religion1 grant $1,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York2 grants $20,750
  2. New Jersey2 grants $4,200
  3. North Carolina1 grant $2,800
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Brian D FixDIRECTOR, PRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Stephanie KanwitDIRECTOR, SECRETARY Hours 2Pay $0
  • Peter BakstanskyDIRECTOR, TREASURER Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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