Fredy Rosenbaum Foundation
The Fredy Rosenbaum Foundation is a private foundation based in Palo Alto, California. Its trust states that it seeks to enrich and sustain the lives and livelihoods of sick, poor, and marginalized people worldwide, with grants concentrated in child welfare, women’s rights and economic opportunities, health, and education, especially in Guatemala, Israel, and the United States.
Fredy Rosenbaum Foundation at a glance
In short: Fredy Rosenbaum Foundation gave $74K across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), top state New York. 18% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $74,000
- +9.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 11
- +10.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,727
- -0.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $6,000
- Total assets
- $1,602,523
- +9.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 18% first-time grantees (2 of 11, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New York (35% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Fredy Rosenbaum Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 568 Cambridge Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94306
Phone: (805) 869-3700
Website: https://www.rosenbaumfoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Fredy Rosenbaum Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Musella Foundation for Brain Tumor Research ($20K). Together the top 10 received $73K.
Grant Size Distribution
49 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 49 grants of 49 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation’s stated trust purpose gives special emphasis to projects in Guatemala, Israel, or the United States. In 2025, the largest shares of grant dollars by recipient state went to New York (35%), Oregon (22%), Iowa (12%), California (11%), and Massachusetts (7%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Fredy Rosenbaum Foundation open to new grantees?
18%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 11 grantees (18%) were first-time recipients. With only 11 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 9 points. First grants averaged $1K; repeat grants $8K. How we count
Medians: $1K first-time, $6K repeat.
- 82% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 51% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2024 it paid out 100% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $45K (2020) to $74K (2025). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $74K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Musella Foundation for Brain Tumor Research Hewlett, NY | Improving the quality of life, medical care and survivaltimes for brain tumor patients | $20,000 |
| Hand in Hand Portland, OR | Multicultural schoolsfor Jews and Arabsin Israel | $10,000 |
| Water for People Harlan, IA | Drinking water and sanitationin Guatemala | $9,000 |
| Friends of Neve ShalomWahat al-Salam Glendale, CA | Dialogue, cooperation and peacebetween Arabs and Jewssupporting the Oasis of Peace | $8,000 |
| Child Aid Portland, OR | Increasing literacy toalleviate poverty amongGuatemalan rural children | $6,000 |
| Abraham Initiatives New York, NY | Promoting coexistenceamong IsraelsJews and Arabs | $6,000 |
| Maya Educational Foundation Wellfleet, MA | Full year collegescholarships forindigenous Mayans | $5,000 |
| Cooperative for Education Cincinnati, OH | Help Guatemalan schoolchildrenbreak the circle of poverty through education | $4,000 |
| Friends of Sharing the Dream Vermillion, SD | Promote fair trade withcooperatives and smallbusinesses in Guatemala | $4,000 |
| Safe PassageCamino Seguro New Gloucester, ME | Education and support for children living around the landfill in Guatemala City | $1,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,602,523 | $213,334 | $75,853 | $74,000 | 11 | — | $54,833 | $77,178 |
| 2024 | $1,465,042 | $215,913 | $70,075 | $67,800 | 10 | $67,800 | $58,623 | $67,589 |
| 2023 | $1,319,204 | $269,449 | $65,460 | $64,500 | 10 | $64,500 | $48,249 | $54,257 |
| 2022 | $1,115,215 | $128,408 | $49,891 | $49,000 | 9 | $49,000 | $16,021 | $50,448 |
| 2021 | $1,036,698 | $109,958 | $46,197 | $45,580 | 9 | $45,580 | $8,676 | $48,975 |
| 2020 | $972,937 | $125,573 | $45,725 | $45,200 | 9 | — | $4,868 | $45,576 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Fredy Rosenbaum Foundation reported a distributable amount of $77K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s stated purpose is to provide grants or loans for projects that advance human well-being. Its stated areas of concentration are child welfare, women’s rights and economic opportunities, health, and education, with special emphasis on projects in Guatemala, Israel, or the United States.
Examples of supported organizations illustrate these areas. Child Aid describes its mission as promoting social and economic development through literacy in Guatemala. The Maya Educational Foundation says it supports the educational and professional advancement of Maya people, including university-level scholarships for Maya students from poor economic backgrounds. Cooperative for Education describes its work as providing educational improvement and other charitable services to financially stressed communities and educational institutions, and educating North Americans about Guatemala.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation gave $74,000 through 11 grants. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $20,000, with a median of $6,000. Notable grants included $20,000 to Musella Foundation for Brain Tumor Research, $10,000 to Hand in Hand, $9,000 to Water for People, and $8,000 to Friends of Neve Shalom Wahat al-Salam. Other recipients included Child Aid ($6,000), Abraham Initiatives ($6,000), Maya Educational Foundation ($5,000), Cooperative for Education ($4,000), Friends of Sharing the Dream ($4,000), Safe Passage Camino Seguro ($1,000), and Education for the Children ($1,000).
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Sonia Rosenbaum, Brenda Rosenbaum, and Susanna Rosenbaum as trustees. The foundation’s website also lists Elena Rosenbaum, Dora Lisa Rosenbaum, Sophie Foot, Nathan Foot, Matthew Wright, and Derek Wright on its board of directors.
Fredy Rosenbaum Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Brenda Rosenbaum
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sonia Rosenbaum
Trustee
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susanna Rosenbaum
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Fredy Rosenbaum Foundation
How much does Fredy Rosenbaum Foundation give each year?
Fredy Rosenbaum Foundation gave $74K across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $68K across 10 grants.
What is Fredy Rosenbaum Foundation's typical grant size?
Fredy Rosenbaum Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $6,000, and its average grant was $6,727, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Fredy Rosenbaum Foundation that year got $1K on average.
Where does Fredy Rosenbaum Foundation give grants?
Fredy Rosenbaum Foundation's top state is New York, with 35% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Oregon (22%) and Iowa (12%). The most frequent recipient cities were Portland, OR (2 grants).
Does Fredy Rosenbaum Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 11 grants with a stated purpose on Fredy Rosenbaum Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Fredy Rosenbaum Foundation's largest grantees?
Fredy Rosenbaum Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Musella Foundation for Brain Tumor Research ($20,000), Hand in Hand ($10,000) and Water for People ($9,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 53% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Fredy Rosenbaum Foundation?
Fredy Rosenbaum Foundation reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $213K.
What does Fredy Rosenbaum Foundation fund?
The foundation’s stated purpose is to provide grants or loans for projects that advance human well-being. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Fredy Rosenbaum Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
How much is Fredy Rosenbaum Foundation required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Fredy Rosenbaum Foundation reported a distributable amount of $77K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is Fredy Rosenbaum Foundation's EIN?
Fredy Rosenbaum Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-1575216. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Fredy Rosenbaum Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 22, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 19, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 2, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 21, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 6, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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Grantable. (2026). Fredy Rosenbaum Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/fredy-rosenbaum-foundation-morg_ca61d6fc45f04551aadc9dfbd9b5db66
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