The Rona Jaffe Foundation

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$587K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: 990-PF Part VIII

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FY2025 · Form 990-PFIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990-PF
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $699K a year · 29% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
990-PF Pt I · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$587K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending.
990-PF Part VIII
5.6 mo
of spending, in cash
5.6 months of spending in cash.
990-PF Pt II · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 26
Liabilities
$3K
<0.01% of total assets
Liabilities are 0.01% of assets.
990-PF Pt II · Ln 23
Revenue
$3.0M
+145% vs prior year
Spent
$3.1M
Net assets
$28.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.0M
FY2025▲ +145%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$4.2M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$3.0M
Expenses
$3.1M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.1M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$3.1M
FY2025$3.1M
Net assets
$28.8M
FY2025-0.4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$31.8M
FY2021$31.8M
FY2022$32.7M
FY2023$30.7M
FY2024$28.9M
FY2025$28.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1995.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Grants & contributions paid 74% · $2.3M Operating & administrative 26% · $814K

Form 990-PF Part I, lines 24–26. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990-PF; $587K paid to officers and key staff (990-PF Part VIII).

990-PF Part VIII · reportable compensation
President/Treasurer
$231,000990-PF Pt VIII
Exec VP/ Sec'y
$175,000990-PF Pt VIII
Executive Director
$166,250990-PF Pt VIII
$15,000990-PF Pt VIII

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · 990-PF Part VIII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Robert Wishnew$231,000$231,000$231,000$231,000$207,000$195,000
Beth McCabe$166,250$155,000$116,250$193,750$155,000$155,000
Alan C Rothfeld$175,000$175,000$175,000$175,000$175,000$175,000
Marc N Simon$15,000$15,000$15,000$15,000$10,000$10,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990-PF Part VIII column (c) / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Programs and updates

A private foundation based in Dix Hills, NY.

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Grants and how to apply

Who it funds, and how to ask.

Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 79 grants · $2.3M · 2024–2024
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterFY2024$277,500
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh FoundationFY2024$100,000
New York Public LibraryFY2024$85,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$70,000
Doctors Without BordersFY2024$60,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$50,000
Planned Parenthood of Greater New YorkFY2024$50,000
Friends of School in the SquareFY2024$50,000
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research CenterFY2024$50,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$50,000
Anti-Defamation LeagueFY2024$40,000
Fine Arts Work CenterFY2024$37,500
The Dome ProjectFY2024$35,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$35,000
New York UniversityFY2024$35,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$35,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$35,000
826 NycFY2024$35,000
See all 79 grants →

Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Average grantPart XV$29K
Median grantPart XV$25K
Largest grantPart XV$278K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990-PF, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$3.0M
Investment income$3.0M
Other income$6K
Money out
$3.1M
Grants paid$2.3M
Running costs$814K
Owns and owes
$28.8M
net assets
Cash and savings$1.5M
Total assets$28.8M
Liabilities$3K
People
4
listed
Paid4
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Investment income$3.0M
Other income$6K
Total revenue$3.0M
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$1.5M
Total assets$28.8M
Liabilities$3K
Net assets$28.8M
Operations
Fiscal year endsSeptember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 23, 2026 $3.0M$3.1M−$119K$28.8M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 28, 2025 $1.2M$3.1M−$1.9M$28.9M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 23, 2024 $1.0M$3.0M−$2.0M$30.7M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 25, 2023 $4.2M$3.2M$955K$32.7M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Aug 7, 2022 $2.9M$3.0M−$35K$31.8M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 11, 2021 $1.9M$3.1M−$1.2M$31.8M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

G · Fundraising L · Interested persons R · Related orgs

Form 990 e-file FY2025 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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