Private foundation · EIN 06-1486581 · Cranston, Rhode Island · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Thelma S Rodbell Charitable Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 32 grants paid, $434K total, median $1,064.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
32
$434K
Median grant
$1,064
Stays in RI
—
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$3.0M

Grants paid in 2025

32 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
United Jewish Appeal (UJA) Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Ny IncNew York, NYGeneral operating budget$250K
Hearing Health FoundationNew York, NYGeneral operating budget$52K
P E F Israel Endowment Funds IncNew York, NYGeneral operating budget$51K
Independent Curator's International (ici)New York, NYGeneral operating budget$36K
Food Bank for New York CityNew York, NYGeneral operating budget$11K
City HarvestNew York, NYGeneral operating budget$8,000
National Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NYGeneral operating budget$3,000
Brc (bowery Residents Committee)New York, NYGeneral operating budget$2,725
YaffedBrooklyn, NYGeneral operating budget$2,037
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)New York, NYGeneral operating budget$2,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaNew York, NYGeneral operating budget$2,000
Act Blue CharitiesSomerville, MAGeneral operating budget$2,000
Brain & Behavior Research FoundationNew York, NYGeneral operating budget$1,500
Propublica IncNew York, NYGeneral operating budget$1,500
Lower Manhattan Cultural CounselNew York, NYGeneral operating budget$1,500
Art SpielBrooklyn, NYGeneral operating fund$1,087
Environmetal Defense Fund - EdfWashington, DCGeneral operating budget$1,042
National Alliance on Mental Illness - NAMINew York, NYGeneral operating budget$1,000
Union of Concerned ScientistsCambridge, MAGeneral operating budget$1,000
WqxrNew York, NYGeneral operating budget$750
SharsheretTeaneck, NJGeneral operating budget$510
Center for Preservation of Artist LegaciesBrooklyn, NYGeneral operating budget$500
Victory Hall IncBayonne, NJGeneral operating budget$300
Artists FIRSTMaplewood, MOGeneral operating budget$281
Americans UnitedWashington, DCGeneral operating budget$267
New York Public LibraryNew York, NYGeneral operating budget$263
Democracy ForwardWashington, DCGeneral operating budget$258
New Civil Liberties AllianceArlington, VAGeneral operating budget$250
Reporters CommitteeWashington, DCGeneral operating budget$250
Charity NavigatorGlen Rock, NYGeneral operating budget$200
The CityNew York, NYGeneral operating budget$180
New York Artist Equity AssociatioinNew York, NYGeneral operating budget$165

By state: New York 22 · Massachusetts 2 · District of Columbia 4 · New Jersey 2 · Missouri 1 · Virginia 1

About this foundation

Thelma S Rodbell Charitable Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Cranston, Rhode Island, administered in care of Paster & Harpootian, tax-exempt since 1999. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does Thelma S Rodbell Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Thelma S Rodbell Charitable Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $434K across 32 grants, a median of $1,064.

Where does Thelma S Rodbell Charitable Foundation give?

New York (22 grants), Massachusetts (2 grants), District of Columbia (4 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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