Private foundation · EIN 13-3702467 · Hillsdale, New Jersey

Norman & Bettina Roberts Foundation Inc

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: 62 grants paid, $562K total, median $5,000. 31% of grants stayed in New Jersey.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
62
$562K
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in NJ
31%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$9.3M

Grants paid in 2025

Top 60 of 62 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Friendship CircleLivingston, NJCharitable$30K
Joesph & Malka MelohnNew York, NYcharitable$30K
Bobbie's PlaceNew York, NYcharitable$25K
Jewish Foundation SchoolStaten Island, NYcharitable$25K
Rabbi Jacob JosephEdison, NJcharitable$25K
Il CircoloBoynton Beach, FLCharitable$25K
Il CircoloBoynton Beach, FLcharitable$20K
Southern Methodist UnivDallas, TXcharitable$20K
Friendship CircleLivingston, NJcharitable$15K
High Point UnivHigh Point, NCcharitable$15K
The Buoniconti Cure ParalysisMiami, FLcharitable$15K
Friendship CircleLivingston, NJCharitable$15K
Chai Lifeline IncNew York, NYcharitable$13K
Simchas Mayer FundHackensack, NJcharitable$13K
Bikur CholimBrooklyn, NYcharitable$10K
Kollel Bnei YeshivasLakewood, NJcharitable$10K
Pitch in FoundationNew York, NYcharitable$10K
St Anne's ChurchFair Lawn, NJcharitable$10K
The School for ChildrenNew York, NYcharitable$10K
Women's Rights Info CtrEnglewood, NJcharitable$10K
Yeshiva Shaarei ZionBrooklyn, NYcharitable$10K
Yeshiva Torah VodaathBrooklyn, NYcharitable$10K
AmitNew York, NYcharitable$10K
Il CircoloBoynton Beach, FLCharitable$10K
Yeshiva Rabbi SamsonNew York, NYcharitable$8,200
St Ann's WarehouseBrooklyn, NYcharitable$7,500
AmitNew York, NYcharitable$5,000
Bergen Family CenterEnglewood, NJcharitable$5,000
Billy Thompson FoundationBoca Raton, FLcharitable$5,000
Chabad Student AssocBrooklyn, NYcharitable$5,000
Chasdei LevMonsey, NYcharitable$5,000
Church AliveDeerfield Beach, NYcharitable$5,000
Congregation YeshivaBrooklyn, NYcharitable$5,000
Joseph & Malka Melohn FoundationNew York, NYcharitable$5,000
Lower Manhattan CulturalNew York, NYcharitable$5,000
Mahway Evangelical Free ChurchMahway, NJcharitable$5,000
Manhattaan Jewish ExperienceNew York, NYcharitable$5,000
Ohr HatorahBrooklyn, NYcharitable$5,000
Our Lady of Mount CarmelTenafly, NJcharitable$5,000
Pef Israel Endowment FundsNew York, NYcharitable$5,000
Rising Above BakeryNew York, NYcharitable$5,000
St John's AcademyHillsdale, NJcharitable$5,000
Sheriff's FoundationHackensack, NJcharitable$5,000
Special OlympicsClemont, FLcharitable$5,000
St Joan of Arc ChurchQueens, NYcharitable$5,000
Symphony of the AmericasFort Lauderdale, FLcharitable$5,000
The Educational AllianceNew York, NYcharitable$5,000
Tomche Shabbos of BergenTeaneck, NJcharitable$5,000
Tomche Shabbos of RocklandMonsey, NYcharitable$5,000
University Settlement SocietyNew York, NYcharitable$5,000
Congregation Yeshiva-MerNew York, NYcharitable$5,000
Monthvale EvangelicalMontvale, NJcharitable$5,000
Monthvale EvangelicalMontvale, NJcharitable$5,000
Ohr HatorahHollywood, FLcharitable$5,000
OlmcMiddleton, NJcharitable$5,000
Place of Hope IncPalm Beach, FLcharitable$3,500
ChabadNew Orleans, LAcharitable$2,500
Chabad of Bergen CtyTenafly, NJcharitable$2,500
Chabad Student NetworkBrooklyn, NYcharitable$2,500
Hackensack Univ MedicalEdison, NJcharitable$2,500

By state: New York 30 · New Jersey 19 · Florida 9 · Texas 1 · North Carolina 1 · Louisiana 1

About this foundation

Norman & Bettina Roberts Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Hillsdale, New Jersey, administered in care of Marrazzo Pa, tax-exempt since 1993. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Norman & Bettina Roberts Foundation Inc 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 Norman & Bettina Roberts Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $562K across 62 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does Norman & Bettina Roberts Foundation Inc give?

New York (30 grants), New Jersey (19 grants), Florida (9 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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