Billy Rose Foundation Inc
Rockville Centre, NY · EIN 13-6165466. Reported 176 grants totalling $4,168,200 to 79 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Billy Rose Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $1,500 and the largest $150,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Friends of the Israel Museum | New York, NY | $570,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Dancing Dreams | Queens, NY | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Composers Forum | St Paul, MN | $187,500 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinsons Research | New York, NY | $185,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mark Morris Dance Group | Brooklyn, NY | $135,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Loyola School | New York, NY | $133,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Fordham University | New York, NY | $130,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Frick Collection | New York, NY | $129,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | $115,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The School of American Ballet | New York, NY | $114,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Symphony Orchestra | Arlington, VA | $105,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Stfrancis Food Pantries & Shelters Inc | New York, NY | $105,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| New York Philharmonic | New York, NY | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nyu Tisch School for the Arts | New York, NY | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nyu Childrens Hospital Broadway Initative | New York, NY | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Washington Performing Arts | Washington, DC | $80,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Essential Voices USA | New York, NY | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nyu Childrens Theatre | New York, NY | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Dance Institute | New York, NY | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| UC Santa Barbara Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dancing Dream | Queens, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Myface | New York, NY | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ndi Dancers Wth Disabilities | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Nyu Dancers With Disabilities | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Santa Barbara Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Harvard University (i Tatti) | Cambridge, MA | $46,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Arlekin Player Theatre | Needham, MA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Inner-City Scholarship Fund Inc | New York, NY | $40,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Sacred Heart Schools Atherton | Atherton, CA | $38,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Gina Gibney Dance Inc | New York, NY | $37,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Inseries | Washington, DC | $37,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New York City Ballet | New York, NY | $37,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| International Preschools | New York, NY | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Parkinson's Unity Walk | Kingston, NJ | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Compsers Forum | St Paul, MN | $34,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Calvary Hospital | Bronx, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Embassy Series | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson Unity Walk | New York, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Nyu Langone Hospital | New York, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nyu Langone Hassenfield Children's Hospital | New York, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Nyu Lanngone Hassenfield Childrens Hospit | New York, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The in Series Inc | Washington, DC | $29,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Holy City Arts & Lyric Opera | Mount Pleasant, SC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Israel Cancer Research Fund | New York, NY | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| International Pre-Schools | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Montclair State University Foundation | Montclair, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National World War II Museum | New Orleans, LA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New York City Children's Theater | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oratorio Society of Queens Inc | Forest Hills, NY | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The School of American Ballet | New York, NE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Anti Defamation League | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arlekin Players Theatre | Needham, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Code of Support Foundation | Alexandria, VA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jewish Foundation of Greater New York | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Metrowest Nj | Whippany, NJ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ny Philharmonic Very Young Composers Program | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Nyc Children's Theatre | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Nyu Tisch School of Arts Future Dancers | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Boston Symphony Orchestra | Boston, MA | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Irish Repertory Theatre Company Inc | New York, NY | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Long Island Toy Lending Center for Chldrn | Farmindale, NY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Long Island Toy Lending Center for Children | Farmindale, NY | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Direct Relief (ukraine Crisis) | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hamptons International Film Festival | East Hampton, NY | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Mount Sinai Health System | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mt Sinai Health System Dubin Breast Center | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Project Children | Greenwood Lake, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Sydne Jacoby Foundation Inc | Oceanside, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Field - Mary John Frank Dance Initiative | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Uncsa Foundation Inc | Winston Salem, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Univ of Nc School of Arts Foundation - Pluck Proj | Winston Salem, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Discovery Institute | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Pro Musicis Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Union Catholic Regional High School | Scotch Plains, NJ | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Amercian Baroque Orchestra | New Haven, CT | $3,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| West Point Alumni Glee Club | Aldie, VA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hampton International Film Festival Inc | East Hampton, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Charleston Academy of Music | Charleston, NC | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
40 of 79 (51%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 68%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- American Friends of the Israel Museum
INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT GRANT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 79 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 37 | $958,000 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 37 | $819,500 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 35 | $787,500 | $20,000 |
| 2024 | 34 | $803,200 | $20,000 |
| 2025 | 33 | $800,000 | $20,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
76% of its giving went to organizations in New York. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $20,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New York.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Billy Rose Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 688, Rockville Centre, NY, 11570. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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