The Abner Rosen Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The Abner Rosen Foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, so a cold application is not the route in; groups without a way to be invited should not send one.
- The filing shows a mixed portfolio of charitable organisations with no stated funding field, so check closely whether your work plainly matches before you seek an introduction.
- A modest request fits best: a typical grant band of $1,000 to $70,000 holds about 8 in 10 of its 25 grants, and half were $9,000 or less, though its largest grant was about $200,000, so that band is not a ceiling.
- Repeat support is part of its giving, since 23% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in its earlier filings, so any existing connection is worth noting.
Overview
The Abner Rosen Foundation is a US private foundation based in New York, NY.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings do not name a specific funding field. Grants went to a varied group of charitable organisations, including a medical charity focused on bone marrow and cancer, an ornithology organisation, a school, an opera company, museums, an animal-welfare organisation, a neighbourhood organisation, a synagogue, a children’s organisation and an arts-research body. The stated purpose for every grant is only that it furthers the recipient’s exempt purpose; the filings do not identify a common programme or explain selection criteria. They therefore show a mixed charitable portfolio rather than a stated thematic strategy.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 23% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 25 grants to organisations were $9,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 34% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 23% of grant dollars went to organisations The Abner Rosen Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 9 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $15,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Bone Marrow & Cancer Foundation · Further donee's exempt purpose$198,0002024 tax year
- Cornell Lab of Ornithology · Further donee's exempt purpose$75,0002024 tax year
- Parkside School · Further donee's exempt purpose$50,0002024 tax year
- Metropolitan Opera · Further donee's exempt purpose$35,0002024 tax year
- National Ufo Histrorical Records Center · Further donee's exempt purpose$15,0002024 tax year
- Women Together Global · Further donee's exempt purpose$10,0002024 tax year
- Metropolitan Museum of Art · Further donee's exempt purpose$6,0002024 tax year
- Best Friends Animal Society · Further donee's exempt purpose$5,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Sarah E Rosen — Vice President
- Jeannette Rosen — President / Secretary / Treasurer
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $2,282,417 | $124,028 | $38,525,900 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,333,823 | $69,301 | $33,616,576 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,888,810 | $395,500 | $97,539,888 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Contact
- New York, NY