The Rona Jaffe Foundation
Invitation OnlyDix Hills, New York · EIN 13-3383860 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$2.3M
Organizations funded79
Typical grant$25,000
Total assets$38.5M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $15,000 and $30,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
45% of grants went outside New York.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | General operations, visible ink program & endowed fellowship | $277,500 |
| Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | Healthy stories program | $100,000 |
| New York Public Library | New York, NY | Summer reading program & cullman center | $85,000 |
| Island Harvest | Melville, NY | General operations and backpack program | $70,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | General operations | $60,000 |
| Equality Now | New York, NY | General operations | $50,000 |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | Seattle, WA | General operations | $50,000 |
| Friends of School in the Square | New York, NY | General operations | $50,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of Greater New York | New York, NY | General operations | $50,000 |
| Vermont Foodbank | South Barre, VT | General operations | $50,000 |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | General operations | $40,000 |
| Fine Arts Work Center | Provincetown, MA | General operations | $37,500 |
| 826 NYC | Brooklyn, NY | General operations | $35,000 |
| Birthday Wishes | Sudbury, MA | General operations | $35,000 |
| Groove With Me | New York, NY | General operations | $35,000 |
| New York University | New York, NY | Creative writing fellowship | $35,000 |
| Retreat Farm | Brattleboro, VT | General operations | $35,000 |
| The Dome Project | New York, NY | General operations | $35,000 |
| Art Start | New York, NY | General operations | $30,000 |
| Brooklyn College Foundation | Brooklyn, NY | Creative writing fellowship | $30,000 |
| Brooklyn Community Housing and Services | Brooklyn, NY | General operations | $30,000 |
| Children's Literacy Foundation | Waterbury Center, VT | General operations | $30,000 |
| City Harvest | New York, NY | General operations | $30,000 |
| City Meals on Wheels | New York, NY | General operations | $30,000 |
| Family Legal Care | New York, NY | General operations | $30,000 |
| Legal Outreach | Long Island City, NY | General operations | $30,000 |
| Manhattan Theater Club | New York, NY | Mtc education program | $30,000 |
| New Heights Youth Inc | Brooklyn, NY | General operations | $30,000 |
| The Telling Room | Portland, ME | General operations | $30,000 |
| Theater Development Fund | New York, NY | Open doors program | $30,000 |
| University of Iowa Center for Advancement | Iowa City, IA | Support of iowa writers' workshop | $30,000 |
| Children's Rights | New York, NY | General operations | $25,000 |
| Civitella Ranieri Foundation | New York, NY | General operations | $25,000 |
| Food Bank for New York City | New York, NY | General operations | $25,000 |
| Girls Incorporated of New York City | New York, NY | General operations | $25,000 |
| Girls Write Now | New York, NY | General operations | $25,000 |
| Green Mountain Farm-To-School | Newport, VT | General operations | $25,000 |
| Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services | New Haven, CT | General operations | $25,000 |
| It Gets Better | Los Angeles, CA | General operations | $25,000 |
| Long Island Cares | Hauppauge, NY | General operations | $25,000 |
| Middlebury College | Middlebury, VT | Bread loaf writers' conference-rona jaffe foundation scholarship | $25,000 |
| Reach Out and Read of Greater New York | New York, NY | General operations | $25,000 |
| Umbrella | St Johnsbury, VT | General operations | $25,000 |
| Vermont Works for Women | Winooski, VT | General operations | $25,000 |
| Warren Wilson College | Asheville, NC | Mfa program for writers | $25,000 |
| Aclu Foundation | New York, NY | General operations & freedom defense fund | $22,500 |
| Baldwin for the Arts | Brooklyn, NY | General operations | $20,000 |
| Cave Canem Foundation Inc | Brooklyn, NY | General operations | $20,000 |
| Fahm | New York, NY | General operations | $20,000 |
| Friendly Hands Food Bank Inc | Torrington, CT | General operations | $20,000 |
| Hedgebrook | Freeland, WA | General operations | $20,000 |
| Kingdom County Productions | Barnet, VT | Writers for recovery | $20,000 |
| Soundscapes | Newport News, VA | General operations | $20,000 |
| The Acting Company | New York, NY | Learning through theater program | $20,000 |
| The Simon Foundation | Litchfield, CT | General operations | $20,000 |
| Young Writers Project | Burlington, VT | General operations | $20,000 |
| Vermont Studio Center | Johnson, VT | General operations | $19,000 |
| Food Bank of Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK | General operations | $15,000 |
| Goshen Community Care Inc | Goshen, CT | General operations | $15,000 |
| Los Angeles Regional Food Bank | Los Angeles, CA | General operations | $15,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 79 grants to organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,315,500 | 79 |
| 2023 | $2,285,000 | 83 |
| 2022 | $2,268,500 | 80 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Jul 23, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202602049349100610
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 13-3383860
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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