Cortland & Ella Brovitz Foundation
To provide grants to promote jewish life and security.
Cortland & Ella Brovitz Foundation at a glance
In short: Cortland & Ella Brovitz Foundation gave $36K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $36K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $36,000
- -45.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $36,000
- Median grant
- $36,000
- Total assets
- $916,896
- +3.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Cortland & Ella Brovitz Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester NY Inc ($36K).
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Cortland & Ella Brovitz Foundation gives
- Giving grew 38% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $26K (2019) to $66K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $36K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester NY Inc Rochester, NY | Annual Campaign | $36,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $916,896 | $19,898 | $37,432 | $36,000 | 1 | $19,898 |
| 2024 | $882,146 | $17,049 | $67,251 | $66,000 | Total only | $17,049 |
| 2023 | $823,800 | $16,122 | $28,584 | $26,000 | 1 | $16,122 |
| 2022 | $780,656 | $19,604 | $27,024 | $26,000 | 1 | $19,604 |
| 2021 | $885,180 | $12,387 | $26,826 | $26,000 | 1 | $12,387 |
| 2020 | $742,064 | $15,743 | $26,824 | $26,000 | 1 | $15,743 |
| 2019 | $793,956 | $37,892 | $27,587 | $26,000 | 1 | $37,892 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Cortland & Ella Brovitz Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Cortland & Ella Brovitz Foundation is a public charity, based in Rochester, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $917K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $36K. Net investment income was $20K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Cortland & Ella Brovitz Foundation's 2025 filing lists 7 officers; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Anne Roder
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Frank Hegelberg
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Theodore Brovitz
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan Brovitz
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lise Brovitz
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Brovitz
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Meredith Dragon
Secretary
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Steven Schwartz (2019–2024) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Cortland & Ella Brovitz Foundation
How much does Cortland & Ella Brovitz Foundation give each year?
Cortland & Ella Brovitz Foundation gave $36K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $66K in grants paid.
How large is Cortland & Ella Brovitz Foundation?
Cortland & Ella Brovitz Foundation reported $917K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $20K.
Where does Cortland & Ella Brovitz Foundation operate?
Cortland & Ella Brovitz Foundation has awarded grants in New York.
What is Cortland & Ella Brovitz Foundation's EIN?
Cortland & Ella Brovitz Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-5392391. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 7, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 10, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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