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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 93-0757026

Philip Rubenstein Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Mequon, WI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $112,200 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Jan 31, 2026), 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
William Komisar
1848 W Hidden Reserve Ct
Mequon, WI 53092
(414) 840-3932
Form and materials
No specific form is required but applications should be in writing to receive consideration.
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 2025

    $112,200

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,835,495

  • Tax year 2024

    $112,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,739,657

  • Tax year 2023

    $107,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,674,710

  • Tax year 2022

    $124,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,667,259

  • Tax year 2021

    $115,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,981,029

  • Tax year 2020

    $110,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,953,906

  • Tax year 2019

    $79,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,867,031

  • Tax year 2018

    $64,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,744,340

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Milwaukee Jewish Home and Care Center FoundationMilwaukee, WI

    Operating expenses

    $45,000
  2. Food Bank for Monterey CountySalinas, CA

    Operating expenses

    $10,000
  3. Jewish Community Food PantryMilwaukee, WI

    Operating expenses

    $10,000
  4. Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, AL

    Operating expenses

    $10,000
  5. Camp ChippewaMaple Grove, MN

    Operating expenses

    $5,000
  6. Children's Hospital of Wi FDNMilwaukee, WI

    Operating expenses

    $5,000
  7. Children's Outing AssociationMilwaukee, WI

    Operating expenses

    $5,000
  8. Hunger Task Force IncMilwaukee, WI

    Operating expenses

    $5,000
  9. Jewish Family ServicesMilwaukee, WI

    Operating expenses

    $5,000
  10. Yeshiva Elementary School Milwaukee IncMilwaukee, WI

    Operating expenses

    $5,000
  11. Milwaukee Jewish Day SchoolMilwaukee, WI

    Operating expenses

    $3,600
  12. Milwaukee Jewish Free Loan AssociationMilwaukee, WI

    Operating expenses

    $3,600

Where the money goes

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

  1. Crime and legal aid1 grant $10,00054% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $8,60046% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wisconsin9 grants $87,200
  2. Alabama1 grant $10,000
  3. California1 grant $10,000
  4. Minnesota1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • William L KomisarPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $7,629
  • Elliot H BermanSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $250
  • Andrew C KomisarTREASURER Hours 1Pay $250
  • Herbert RubensteinPRESIDENT (PART-YEAR) Hours 1Pay $0
  • Beth RubensteinVP AND SECRETARY (PART-YEAR) Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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