The Rona Jaffe Foundation FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Dix Hills, NY501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 13-3383860Revenue $1.9M in FY2020

On file with the IRSronajaffefoundation.org21 Wildwood Dr, 11746-6039 · Dix Hills, NYTax-exempt since Apr 1995Private non-operating foundation

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$535K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990-PFIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990-PF
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
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
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
990-PF Pt I · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$535K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
990-PF Pt VIII
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$2K
<0.01% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
990-PF Pt II
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.9M
Spent
$3.1M
Net assets
$31.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2020
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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
FY2020
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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
$31.8M
FY2020
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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 FY2020 Form 990 (year ending September 2020) · see the original

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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 72% · $2.2M Operating & administrative 28% · $856K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. 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; $535K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
President/Treasurer
$195,000Pt VII · Sec A
Exec VP/ Sec'y
$175,000Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$155,000Pt VII · Sec A
$10,000Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

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 Part VII column D / 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

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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
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Grantmaking Profile

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

By the numbers

The FY2020 990-PF, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$1.9M
Investment income$1.9M
Other income$4K
Money out
$3.1M
Grants paid$2.2M
Running costs$856K
Owns and owes
$31.8M
net assets
Cash and savings$739K
Total assets$31.8M
Liabilities$2K
People
4
listed
Paid4
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Investment income$1.9M
Other income$4K
Total revenue$1.9M
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$739K
Total assets$31.8M
Liabilities$2K
Net assets$31.8M
Operations
Fiscal year endsSeptember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.0M$3.1M−$119K$28.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$3.1M−$1.9M$28.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$3.0M−$2.0M$30.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.2M$3.2M$955K$32.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.9M$3.0M−$35K$31.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.9M$3.1M−$1.2M$31.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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