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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-1632009

Robert and Susan Rosenbaum Foundation

A private foundation in Bethesda, MD. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 28 grants and $143,730 paid in grants.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $143,730

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $536,300

  • Tax year 2024

    $152,545

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $604,593

  • Tax year 2023

    $188,384

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $716,724

  • Tax year 2022

    $153,593

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $865,420

  • Tax year 2021

    $151,930

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $897,139

  • Tax year 2020

    $108,008

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $982,461

Grants paid in 2025

28 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. National Parks Conservation Ass'nWashington, DC

    General

    $35,000
  2. The Greater Washington Telecommunications AssociationArlington, VA

    General

    $30,000
  3. Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA

    General

    $25,500
  4. Columbia Law SchoolNew York, NY

    General

    $25,000
  5. Penn MuseumPhiladelphia, PA

    General

    $5,000
  6. ACLUNew York, NY

    General

    $3,000
  7. Anti-Defamation LeagueNew York, NY

    General

    $3,000
  8. American Red CrossWashington, DC

    General

    $2,500
  9. Capital Area Food BankWashington, DC

    General

    $1,500
  10. Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaNew York, NY

    General

    $1,500
  11. WaterorgWashington, DC

    General

    $1,250
  12. Baltimore Symphony OrchNorth Bethesda, MD

    General

    $1,200
  13. Cosmos Club Historic Preservtion FoundationWashington, DC

    General

    $1,000
  14. Protect Democracy UnitedWashington, DC

    General

    $1,000
  15. Signature TheaterArlington, VA

    General

    $1,000
  16. US Holocaust Mem MuseumWashington, DC

    General

    $1,000
  17. WamuWashington, DC

    General

    $1,000
  18. Alliance for Concerned MenWashington, DC

    General

    $625
  19. Clean and Sober StreetWashington, DC

    General

    $625
  20. Abramson Scholarship FoundationWashington, DC

    General

    $500
  21. Brown FundProvidence, RI

    General

    $500
  22. WaterfireProvidence, RI

    General

    $500
  23. Achievement PrepWashington, DC

    General

    $430
  24. National Historical Soc'yWashington, DC

    General

    $350
  25. Friends of the SmithsonianWashington, DC

    General

    $300
  26. BCC Rescue SquadBethesda, MD

    General

    $250
  27. National Museum of African American History and CultureWashington, DC

    General

    $100
  28. Norwood SchoolBethesda, MD

    General

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $25,60075% of the total
  2. Civil rights1 grant $3,0009% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $2,5007% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $1,5004% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $1,5004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia16 grants $48,680
  2. New York3 grants $31,000
  3. Virginia2 grants $31,000
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $25,500
  5. Pennsylvania1 grant $5,000
  6. Maryland3 grants $1,550
  7. Rhode Island2 grants $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.

  • Robert RosenbaumPRESIDENT Hours 1.5Pay $0
  • Susan RosenbaumVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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