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THE RONA JAFFE FOUNDATION
DIX HILLS, NY · EIN 133383860 · Form 990PF · FY2023 · NTEE T60J · Philanthropy & Grantmaking · Medium ($1M-$10M)
revenue
$1.2M
expenses
$795K
net assets
$28.9M
employees
—
profile · synthesized from sources

The Rona Jaffe Foundation is a private foundation based in New York that supports nonprofit organizations through general operating and program-specific grants. Its funding priorities include the arts, women's health, food security, education, and human rights. The foundation does not run direct programs but makes grants to organizations across the United States.

named programs · 3 · from sources

What they call their work

Backpack Program
Supports food distribution to children in need through Island Harvest, providing weekend meals during the school year.
Summer Reading Program
Partnership with The New York Public Library to promote literacy and reading among children during summer months.
Visible Ink Program
Supports women writers through grants and programming, administered by Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
activities · 2 groups

What they do

  • General Operating Support Grants 2 activities
    • Funding general operations and specific programs at nonprofit organizations
      Provides grants for general operations and targeted initiatives at organizations including Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (Visible Ink Program), The New York Public Library (Summer Reading Program and Cullman Center), Island Harvest (Backpack Program), Vermont Foodbank (flood recovery), and others.
    • Funding general operations of advocacy and humanitarian organizations
      Supports core operations of national and international advocacy and humanitarian groups including Doctors Without Borders, Equality Now, Planned Parenthood of New York City, and the Anti-Defamation League.
  • Cancer Research Funding 1 activity
    • Funding an endowed chair in cancer research
      Funds an endowed chair at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, supporting long-term research capacity in oncology.
financials · form 990PF · fy2023
revenue
Total revenue$1.23M
Contributions & grants——
Program service revenue——
Investment income$655K53%
Other revenue$562K
expenses
Total expenses$795K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$576K
Grants paid out$2.29M
balance sheet
Total assets$28.89M
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$28.89M
5 years on record · 2019–2023 · YoY revenue +18.9%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2023

Who runs it

paid leadership · 4
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
ROBERT WISHNEW PRESIDENT/TREASURER 35 $231K
ALAN C ROTHFELD EXEC VP/ SEC'Y 35 $175K
BETH MCCABE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 35 $155K
MARC N SIMON TRUSTEE 5 $15K
relationships · 12

Who they work with

  • ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE Partner — Funded for general operations
  • BIRTHDAY WISHES Partner — Funded for general operations
  • DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS Partner — Funded for general operations
  • EQUALITY NOW Partner — Funded for general operations
  • FINE ARTS WORK CENTER Partner — Funded for general operations
  • FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER Partner — Funded for an endowed chair
  • FRIENDS OF SCHOOL IN THE SQUARE Partner — Funded for general operations
  • ISLAND HARVEST Partner — Funded for general operations and the Backpack Program
  • MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER Partner — Funded for general operations and the Visible Ink Program
  • NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY Partner — Funded for the Summer Reading Program and Cullman Center
  • PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF NEW YORK CITY Partner — Funded for general operations
  • VERMONT FOODBANK Partner — Funded for general operations and flood recovery