Private foundation · EIN 23-7653033 · Longboat Key, Florida

Ross J Born and Wendy G Born Charitable Trust

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: 75 grants paid, $377K total, median $1,000. 7% of grants stayed in Florida.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
75
$377K
Median grant
$1,000
Stays in FL
7%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.5M

Grants paid in 2025

Top 60 of 75 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Jewish Federation of the Lehigh ValleyAllentown, PAUnrestricted use by donee$114K
United Way of the Greater Lehigh ValleyBethlehem, PAUnrestricted use by donee$80K
Jewish Community Center of AllentownAllentown, PAUnrestricted use by donee$70K
Library Foundation for Sarasota CountySarasota, FLUnrestricted use by donee$18K
Jewish Family ServiceAllentown, PAUnrestricted use by donee$15K
Basd FoundationBethlehem, PAUnrestricted use by donee$10K
Ncc FoundationBethlehem, PAUnrestricted use by donee$5,000
Friends of OfanimWayne, PAUnrestricted use by donee$4,116
Jewish Federation of Sarasota-ManateeSarasota, FLUnrestricted use by donee$3,600
Sights for HopeAllentown, PAUnrestricted use by donee$3,200
Community Action Committee of the Lehigh ValleyBethlehem, PAUnrestricted use by donee$3,000
Boys and Girls Club of AllentownAllentown, PAUnrestricted use by donee$2,500
Lehigh Valley Public MediaBethlehem, PAUnrestricted use by donee$2,500
Lost TribeOakland, CAUnrestricted use by donee$2,500
Spotlight PaState College, PAUnrestricted use by donee$2,500
Allentown Symphony AssociationAllentown, PAUnrestricted use by donee$2,000
KeshetBoston, MAUnrestricted use by donee$1,800
Hebrew Immigrant Aid SocietySilver Spring, MDUnrestricted use by donee$1,750
Meals on Wheels of the Greater Lehigh ValleyBethlehem, PAUnrestricted use by donee$1,500
Second Harvest Food BankAllentown, PAUnrestricted use by donee$1,500
New Bethany MinistriesBethlehem, PAUnrestricted use by donee$1,500
Allentown Rescue MissionAllentown, PAUnrestricted use by donee$1,200
Lehigh Valley Health NetworkAllentown, PAUnrestricted use by donee$1,180
Valley Youth HouseBethlehem, PAUnrestricted use by donee$1,000
Easter Seals Eastern PaAllentown, PAUnrestricted use by donee$1,000
American Red Cross of the Greater Lehigh ValleyBethlehem, PAUnrestricted use by donee$1,000
Minsi Trails CouncilAllentown, PAUnrestricted use by donee$1,000
Equi-LibriumStroudsburg, PAUnrestricted use by donee$1,000
Victory HouseBethlehem, PAUnrestricted use by donee$1,000
Project of EastonEaston, PAUnrestricted use by donee$1,000
Children's Home of EastonEaston, PAUnrestricted use by donee$1,000
Third Street Alliance for Women & ChildrenEaston, PAUnrestricted use by donee$1,000
Good Shepherd Rehab NetworkAllentown, PAUnrestricted use by donee$1,000
Sixth Street ShelterAllentown, PAUnrestricted use by donee$1,000
Sarasota Memorial Healthcare FoundationSarasota, FLUnrestricted use by donee$1,000
Turning Point of Lehigh ValleyAllentown, PAUnrestricted use by donee$1,000
United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumWashington, DCUnrestricted use by donee$1,000
Cancer Support Community Greater Lehigh ValleyBethlehem, PAUnrestricted use by donee$1,000
Rabbi's Discretionary FundState College, PAUnrestricted use by donee$1,000
Da Vinci Science CenterAllentown, PAUnrestricted use by donee$1,000
Rising Tide Community Loan FundBethlehem, PAUnrestricted use by donee$1,000
Temple Beth ElAllentown, PAUnrestricted use by donee$860
Boys and Girls Club of BethlehemBethlehem, PAUnrestricted use by donee$750
Center for Humanistic ChangeAllentown, PAUnrestricted use by donee$750
Autism Spectrum Disorder FoundationSchererville, INUnrestricted use by donee$650
The Fund to Benefit Children & Youth IncAllentown, PAUnrestricted use by donee$600
Community Music SchoolAllentown, PAUnrestricted use by donee$500
Northeast Community CenterBethlehem, PAUnrestricted use by donee$500
Community Services for ChildrenAllentown, PAUnrestricted use by donee$500
House of Hope YorkJacobus, PAUnrestricted use by donee$500
Communities in Schools of the Lehigh ValleyAllentown, PAUnrestricted use by donee$500
Friends of the Arava InstituteNewton, MAUnrestricted use by donee$500
The Hillside SchoolMacungie, PAUnrestricted use by donee$500
Mercy SchoolAllentown, PAUnrestricted use by donee$500
Congregation Keneseth IsraelAllentown, PAUnrestricted use by donee$360
West End SynagogueNew York, NEUnrestricted use by donee$360
Congregation Sons of IsraelAllentown, PAUnrestricted use by donee$350
Boys and Girls Club of EastonEaston, PAUnrestricted use by donee$350
Coexistence Embracing Our DifferencesSarasota, FLUnrestricted use by donee$250
Allentown Art MuseumAllentown, PAUnrestricted use by donee$250

By state: Pennsylvania 58 · Florida 5 · California 1 · Massachusetts 3 · Maryland 1 · District of Columbia 3

About this foundation

Ross J Born and Wendy G Born Charitable Trust is a private grantmaking foundation in Longboat Key, Florida, administered in care of Ross J Born, tax-exempt since 1991. 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 Ross J Born and Wendy G Born Charitable Trust 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 Ross J Born and Wendy G Born Charitable Trust give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $377K across 75 grants, a median of $1,000.

Where does Ross J Born and Wendy G Born Charitable Trust give?

Pennsylvania (58 grants), Florida (5 grants), California (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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