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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-4626506

Robert J Ades Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $48,415 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

    $48,415

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $744,676
  • Tax year 2024

    $53,271

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $759,910
  • Tax year 2023

    $49,833

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $783,052
  • Tax year 2022

    $51,504

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $803,135
  • Tax year 2021

    $49,247

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $836,697
  • Tax year 2020

    $33,532

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $868,952
  • Tax year 2019

    $43,364

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $912,559
  • Tax year 2018

    $46,203

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $936,895

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Northwell HealthNew Hyde Park, NY

    General purposes

    $12,500
  2. Shehebar Sephardic CenterNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $10,400
  3. Sephardic Community FoundationBrooklyn, NY

    General purposes

    $5,000
  4. UnioncollegeSchenectady, NY

    General purposes

    $5,000
  5. Shaare Zion of Great NeckGreat Neck, NY

    General purposes

    $4,857
  6. Park Avenue SynagogueNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $3,358
  7. Nesach Yisrael InstitutionBrooklyn, NY

    General purposes

    $2,600
  8. ASPCAWashington, DC

    General purposes

    $1,000
  9. HiasWashington, DC

    General purposes

    $1,000
  10. Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    General purposes

    $1,000
  11. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    General purposes

    $1,000
  12. Temple Beth AbrahamTarrytown, NY

    General purposes

    $700

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $5,00046% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $4,85745% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $1,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York8 grants $44,415
  2. District of Columbia3 grants $3,000
  3. Virginia1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Joseph R AdesPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Michael M AdesVICE-PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Richard D AdesSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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