Private foundation · EIN 13-6164671 · Cambridge, Massachusetts

Samuel Rubin 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 2024 Form 990-PF: 36 grants paid, $650K total, median $13K. 22% of grants stayed in Massachusetts.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
36
$650K
Median grant
$13K
Stays in MA
22%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$8.2M

Grants paid in 2024

Top 15 of 36 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Center for Constitutional RightsNew York, NYGeneral support$60K
Downtown Community Television CenterNew York, NYYouth education$60K
Global Network of Women PeacebuildersNew York, NYGeneral support and education$60K
New Jewish NarrativeWashington, DCGeneral support$45K
New Israel FundPhiladelphia, PAGeneral support$40K
Grassroots InternationalBoston, MAGeneral support$35K
Global KidsNew York, NYYouth education$25K
American Friends of Combatants for PeaceNew York, NYGeneral support$20K
American Friends of the Parents Circle - Families ForumNew York, NYGeneral support$20K
Center for Justice & AccountabilitySan Francisco, CAGeneral support$20K
Collective Power for Reproductive JusticeAmherst, MAGeneral support$20K
Democracy NowNew York, NYGeneral support$20K
Mabel Center for Immigrant JusticeBoston, MAGeneral support$20K
Nurses for Sexual & Reproductive HealthSt Paul, MNGeneral support$20K
Peace Action Fund of New York State IncNew York, NYGeneral support$20K

By state: New York 13 · Massachusetts 8 · District of Columbia 5 · California 4 · Pennsylvania 1 · Minnesota 1

About this foundation

Samuel Rubin Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Cambridge, Massachusetts, tax-exempt since 1959. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

Foundation websiteAll filings on ProPublica

Does Samuel Rubin Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 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 Samuel Rubin Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $650K across 36 grants, a median of $13K.

Where does Samuel Rubin Foundation Inc give?

New York (13 grants), Massachusetts (8 grants), District of Columbia (5 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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