Rubin Family Foundation
Conshohocken, PA · EIN 45-2485007. Reported 111 grants totalling $7,925,650 to 80 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". Rubin Family Foundation checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
6 of the organizations Rubin Family Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 14 grants totalling $510,000 to them. That is 8% of the $6,608,800 of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish Federation of Greater | federated giving programme | Pennsylvania | $255,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| United Jewish Appeal-Federation of | federated giving programme | New York | $125,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 | Its form does not ask |
| Sixers Youth Foundation | community foundation | New Jersey | $85,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 | Its form does not ask |
| United Way of New York City | federated giving programme | New York | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | Its form does not ask |
| Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey Inc | federated giving programme | New Jersey | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | Its form does not ask |
| Pledgeling Foundation | grantmaking organization | California | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $250 and the largest $2,000,000.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice Reform Foundation | New York, NY | $3,500,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| All in Challenge Foundation | Jacksonville, FL | $600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Midwest Innocence Project | Kansas City, MO | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alliance for Safety and Justice | Oakland, CA | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Jude Children's Research | Memphis, TN | $350,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $255,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Atlanticare Foundation | Egg Harbor Township, NJ | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Jude's Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| BABY2BABY | Los Angeles, CA | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Ny Inc | New York, NY | $125,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Philadelphia Holocaust Remembrance Foundation Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia, PA | $105,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of Hudson River Park | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sixers Youth Foundation | Camden, NJ | $85,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Ron Burton Training Village | Hubbardston, MA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gathering for Justice Inc | New York, NY | $61,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chop Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $55,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $55,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Best Buddies International | King of Prussia, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Edward Charles Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of the United Hatzalah | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Giving Back Fund Inc | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hamptons Community Outreach Inc | Bridgehampton, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Help Western Kentucky | Frankfort, KY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jefferson University | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lankenau Medical Center Foundation | Radnor, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mental Wealth Alliance | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rfk Human Rights | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Cancer Society Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Ertz Family Foundation | Long Beach, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rendell Center for Civics & Civic Education | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rendell Center for Civics and Civic Education | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Best Buddies International Inc | Miami, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Devils Youth Foundation Inc | Newark, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Healthcorps Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Main Line Health Bryn Mawr Hospital Foundation | Bryn Mawr, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Main Line Health Lankenau Medical Center Foundation | Newtown Square, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Mayors Fund to Advance New York City | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Way of New York City | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Cancer Society | Alameda, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Challenged Athletes Foundation | San Diego, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Philadelphia Citizen | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southampton Town Police Benevolent Assoc | Speonk, NY | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Southampton Town Police Benevolent Association | West Hampton Beach, NY | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Easter Seals Delaware & Marylands Eastern Shore Inc | New Castle, DE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey Inc | Paramus, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New Fairfield Sherman Animal Welfare Society Incorporated | New Fairfield, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Heights | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pledgeling Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Silent Victims of Crime Foundation | South Miami, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Fresh Air Fund | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Thorn | Manhattan Beach, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| We Care Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation | New York, NY | $6,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Diabetes Association | Arlington, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Heart Association | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Atrium Health Foundation | Charlotte, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Beyond Literacy | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Conservationorg | Arlington, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eagles Autism Challenge Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Joyful Heart Foundation | Brooklyn, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Malcolm Jenkins Foundation | Piscataway, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Downingtown Hs Music Parents Assoc | Downingtown, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Giving Angels Foundation | Goshen, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Legacy Youth Tennis and Education | Philadelphia, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Minding Your Mind | Ardmore, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nyu Langone | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| We Are Dream Org | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yad Vashem | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Felix Organization | Locust Valley, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sarcoma Foundation of America | Damascus, MD | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Broomall, PA | $1,100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Breast Cancer Research Foundation | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jdrf International | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Leni Bug Foundation | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Blackbaud Giving Fund | Locust Valley, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Contenders Car Club | Philadelphia, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Joseph's Preparatory School | Philadelphia, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
11 of 80 (14%) 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 29%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
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.
- Criminal Justice Reform Foundation
TO SUPPORT TRANSFORMING PROBATION AND PAROLE BY CHANGING LAWS, SYSTEMS & CULTURE - All in Challenge Foundation
TO SUPPORT THE ELIMINATION OF FOOD INSECURITY DURING THE PANDEMIC - Alliance for Safety and Justice
TO SUPPORT REPLACING THE NATIONS BROKEN MASS INCARCERATION SYSTEM - St Jude's Children's Research Hospital
TO SUPPORT THE RUN RICH RUN CAMPAIGN IN FINDING CURES AND SAVING CHILDREN - BABY2BABY
TO SUPPORT PROVIDING ESSENTIAL ITEMS TO VULNERABLE CHILDREN IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC - United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Ny Inc
TO SUPPORT CARING FOR PEOPLE IN NEED, HELPING KEEP JEWISH COMMUNITIES SECURE, STRENGTHENING JEWISH LIFE AND CREATING A SHARED SPACE FOR JEWISH COMMUNITY
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 65 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 | 50 | $1,952,900 | $15,000 |
| 2022 | 40 | $3,997,500 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 7 | $685,250 | $50,000 |
| 2024 | 10 | $710,000 | $15,000 |
| 2025 | 4 | $580,000 | $35,000 |
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
51% of its giving went to organizations in New York.
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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. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Rubin Family Foundation'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: 225 Washington Street 3RD Floor, Conshohocken, PA, 19428. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
EIN 45-2485007 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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