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The Rona Jaffe Foundation: 79 grants to organizations, $2.3 million (tax year ended September 2025)
The Rona Jaffe Foundation, a private foundation in Dix Hills, NY, paid 79 grants to organizations totaling $2,315,500 in its tax year ended September 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on July 23, 2026. The largest was $277,500 to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, NY for general operations, visible ink program & endowed fellowship.
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- EIN
- 133383860
- Based in
- Dix Hills, NY
- Assets
- $38,489,921
- Grants paid
- $2,315,500
- Tax year ended
- September 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended September 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed July 23, 2026, IRS object ID 202602049349100610. It reported $2,315,500 in grants paid; 79 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | General operations, visible ink program & endowed fellowship | $277,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | Healthy stories program | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New York Public Library | New York, NY | Summer reading program & cullman center | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Island Harvest | Melville, NY | General operations and backpack program | Human services | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | General operations | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Equality Now | New York, NY | General operations | International, foreign affairs and national security | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | Seattle, WA | General operations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of School in the Square | New York, NY | General operations | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood of Greater New York | New York, NY | General operations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vermont Foodbank | South Barre, VT | General operations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | General operations | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fine Arts Work Center | Provincetown, MA | General operations | $37,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| 826 Nyc | Brooklyn, NY | General operations | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Birthday Wishes | Sudbury, MA | General operations | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Groove With Me | New York, NY | General operations | Education | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New York University | New York, NY | Creative writing fellowship | Education | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Retreat Farm | Brattleboro, VT | General operations | Community improvement and capacity building | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Dome Project | New York, NY | General operations | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Art Start | New York, NY | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brooklyn College Foundation | Brooklyn, NY | Creative writing fellowship | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brooklyn Community Housing and Services | Brooklyn, NY | General operations | Human services | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Children's Literacy Foundation | Waterbury Center, VT | General operations | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| City Harvest | New York, NY | General operations | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| City Meals On Wheels | New York, NY | General operations | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Family Legal Care | New York, NY | General operations | Human services | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Legal Outreach | Long Island City, NY | General operations | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Manhattan Theater Club | New York, NY | Mtc education program | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Heights Youth Inc | Brooklyn, NY | General operations | Youth development | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Telling Room | Portland, ME | General operations | Youth development | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Theater Development Fund | New York, NY | Open doors program | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Iowa Center for Advancement | Iowa City, IA | Support of iowa writers' workshop | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Children's Rights | New York, NY | General operations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Civitella Ranieri Foundation | New York, NY | General operations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Food Bank for New York City | New York, NY | General operations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Girls Incorporated of New York City | New York, NY | General operations | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Girls Write Now | New York, NY | General operations | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Green Mountain Farm-To-School | Newport, VT | General operations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services | New Haven, CT | General operations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| It Gets Better | Los Angeles, CA | General operations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Long Island Cares | Hauppauge, NY | General operations | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Middlebury College | Middlebury, VT | Bread loaf writers' conference-rona jaffe foundation scholarship | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Reach Out and Read of Greater New York | New York, NY | General operations | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Umbrella | St Johnsbury, VT | General operations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vermont Works for Women | Winooski, VT | General operations | Community improvement and capacity building | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Warren Wilson College | Asheville, NC | Mfa program for writers | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aclu Foundation | New York, NY | General operations & freedom defense fund | $22,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Baldwin for the Arts | Brooklyn, NY | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cave Canem Foundation Inc | Brooklyn, NY | General operations | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fahm | New York, NY | General operations | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friendly Hands Food Bank Inc | Torrington, CT | General operations | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hedgebrook | Freeland, WA | General operations | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kingdom County Productions | Barnet, VT | Writers for recovery | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Soundscapes | Newport News, VA | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Acting Company | New York, NY | Learning through theater program | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Simon Foundation | Litchfield, CT | General operations | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Young Writers Project | Burlington, VT | General operations | Youth development | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vermont Studio Center | Johnson, VT | General operations | $19,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Food Bank of Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK | General operations | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Goshen Community Care Inc | Goshen, CT | General operations | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Los Angeles Regional Food Bank | Los Angeles, CA | General operations | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Mass | Boston, MA | General operations | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Saint Johnsbury Academy | St Johnsbury, VT | International travel scholarship fund | Education | $11,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Care4africa Inc | Walnut Creek, CA | General operations | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gay Men's Health Crisis Inc | New York, NY | General operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| God's Love We Deliver | New York, NY | General operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Macdowell Colony | New York, NY | General operations and rona jafe fdn fellowship | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northeast Kingdom Council On Aging | St Johnsbury, VT | General operations | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Parentchild | Garden City, NY | General operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Bridge | New York, NY | General operations | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Retreat | East Hampton, NY | General operations | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Win | New York, NY | General operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | General operations | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Goshen Good Neighbor Fund Inc | Goshen, CT | General operations | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Helping Hands Inc | New York, NY | Habitat for humanity | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Storyknife Writers Retreat | Homer, AK | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Council On Foundations | Arlington, VA | General operations | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aclu Foundation of Connecticut | Hartford, CT | General operations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Blood Cancer United | Washington, DC | In memory of hirshel jaffe | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Melville Jewish Center | Melville, NY | General operations | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended September 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed July 28, 2025, IRS object ID 202512099349100556. It reported $2,285,000 in grants paid; 83 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | Seattle, WA | Endowed chair | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | General operations & visible ink program | $190,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New York Public Library | New York, NY | Summer reading program & cullman center | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Island Harvest | Melville, NY | General operations and backpack program | Human services | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | General operations | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Equality Now | New York, NY | General operations | International, foreign affairs and national security | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood of New York City | New York, NY | General operations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vermont Foodbank | South Barre, VT | General operations and flood recovery | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | General operations | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of School in the Square | New York, NY | General operations | Education | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fine Arts Work Center | Provincetown, MA | General operations | $37,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| 826 Nyc | Brooklyn, NY | General operations | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Birthday Wishes | Natick, MA | General operations | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Groove With Me | New York, NY | General operations | Education | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Retreat Farm | Brattleboro, VT | General operations | Community improvement and capacity building | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Dome Project | New York, NY | General operations | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New York University | New York, NY | Creative writing fellowship | Education | $30,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Art Start | New York, NY | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brooklyn College Foundation | Brooklyn, NY | Creative writing fellowship | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Children's Literacy Foundation | Waterbury Center, VT | General operations | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| City Harvest | New York, NY | General operations | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| City Meals On Wheels | New York, NY | General operations | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Family Legal Care | New York, NY | General operations | Human services | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Legal Outreach | Long Island City, NY | General operations | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Manhattan Theater Club | New York, NY | Mtc education program | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Telling Room | Portland, ME | General operations | Youth development | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Iowa Center for Advancement | Iowa City, IA | Support of iowa writers' workshop | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brooklyn Community Housing and Services | Brooklyn, NY | General operations | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Children's Rights | New York, NY | General operations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Civitella Ranieri Foundation | New York, NY | General operations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Food Bank for New York City | New York, NY | General operations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Girls Incorporated of New York City | New York, NY | General operations | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Girls Write Now | New York, NY | General operations | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services | New Haven, CT | General operations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| It Gets Better | Los Angeles, CA | General operations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Long Island Cares | Hauppauge, NY | General operations | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Heights Youth Inc | Brooklyn, NY | General operations | Youth development | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Project Morry | White Plains, NY | General operations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Reach Out and Read of Greater New York | New York, NY | General operations | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Robin Hood Foundation | New York, NY | General operations | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Theater Development Fund | New York, NY | Open doors program | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Warren Wilson College | Asheville, NC | Mfa program for writers | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Baldwin for the Arts | Brooklyn, NY | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cave Canem Foundation Inc | Brooklyn, NY | General operations | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fahm | New York, NY | General operations | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friendly Hands Food Bank Inc | Torrington, CT | General operations | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Green Mountain Farm-To-School | Newport, VT | General operations | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Middlebury College | Middlebury, VT | Bread loaf writers' conference-rona jaffe foundation scholarship | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Acting Company | New York, NY | Learning through theater program | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Simon Foundation | Litchfield, CT | General operations | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Umbrella | St Johnsbury, VT | General operations | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vermont Works for Women | Winooski, VT | General operations | Community improvement and capacity building | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Young Writers Project | Burlington, VT | General operations | Youth development | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | General operations and healthy stories program | $18,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vermont Studio Center | Johnson, VT | General operations | $17,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Food Bank of Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK | General operations | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fractured Atlas | New York, NY | Voices from war | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Goshen Community Care Inc | Goshen, CT | General operations | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hedgebrook | Freeland, WA | General operations | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kingdom County Productions | Barnet, VT | Writers for recovery | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Soundscapes | Newport News, VA | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Saint Johnsbury Academy | St Johnsbury, VT | International travel scholarship fund | Education | $11,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Friends of Magen David Adom | New York, NY | General operations | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Psychological Foundation | Washington, DC | General operations | Social science | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brainbehavior Research Foundation | New York, NY | General operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | New York, NY | General operations | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gay Men's Health Crisis Inc | New York, NY | General operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| God's Love We Deliver | New York, NY | General operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grannies Respond Inc | Beacon, NY | General operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kurrve-Northeast Kingdom Human Services | Newport, VT | Flood relief | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Locally Social Gives Inc | St Johnsbury, VT | General operations and flood relief | Public and societal benefit | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Macdowell Colony | New York, NY | General operations and rona jafe fdn fellowship | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nofa-Vt | Richmond, VT | Farmer emergency fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Parentchild | Garden City, NY | General operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Bridge | New York, NY | General operations | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Retreat | East Hampton, NY | General operations | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Win | New York, NY | General operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Goshen Good Neighbor Fund Inc | Goshen, CT | General operations | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Storyknife Writers Retreat | Homer, AK | General operations | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aclu Foundation | New York, NY | General operations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aclu Foundation of Connecticut | Hartford, CT | General operations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sandoway Discovery Center | Delray Beach, FL | General operations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Melville Jewish Center | Melville, NY | General operations | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $407,500 |
| Human services | $360,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $164,000 |
| Youth development | $155,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $130,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $130,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $115,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $100,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $2,915,000 |
| Vermont | $583,500 |
| Washington | $285,000 |
| Connecticut | $185,000 |
| Massachusetts | $157,500 |
| Pennsylvania | $118,000 |
| California | $75,000 |
| Maine | $60,000 |
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Updated July 23, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.