Isadore a Raff Family Foundation
The Isadore A Raff Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Tampa, Florida. It reported $34,791 in grants to 19 organizations in filing year 2025. Its 2025 filing states that it contributes only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
Isadore a Raff Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Isadore a Raff Family Foundation gave $35K across 19 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), top state New York. 16% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $34,791
- +8.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 19
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,831
- +8.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $416,959
- -0.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 16% first-time grantees (3 of 19, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New York (48% 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 Isadore a Raff Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 10034 Parley Drive, Tampa, FL 33626
Phone: (813) 417-0468
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Isadore a Raff Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Hadassah ($6K). Together the top 10 received $30K.
Grant Size Distribution
100 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 100 grants of 100 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, recipients in New York received 48% of grant dollars and recipients in Florida received 41%. Recipients in Tennessee received 9%, Alabama 3%, and Utah less than 1% (reported as 0%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 19 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Isadore a Raff Family Foundation open to new grantees?
16%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 19 grantees (16%) were first-time recipients. With only 19 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $1K; repeat grants $2K. How we count
Medians: $1K first-time, $1K repeat.
- 79% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−2%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 107% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $32K (2020) to $36K (2022). In 2025 it made 19 grants totaling $35K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hadassah New York, NY | Unrestricted | $6,141 |
| Crohn's and Colitis Foundation New York, NY | Unrestricted | $5,000 |
| Temple Beth Orr Coral Springs, FL | Unrestricted | $5,000 |
| Shriner's Hospital for Children Tampa, FL | Unrestricted | $3,500 |
| St Jude Childen's Research Hospital Memphis, TN | Unrestricted | $3,000 |
| Children's Home Network Tampa, FL | Unrestricted | $2,000 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation New York, NY | Unrestricted | $2,000 |
| Guiding Eyes for the Blind Yorktown Heights, NY | Unrestricted | $1,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Broward Cty Davie, FL | Unrestricted | $1,000 |
| Parkinson's Foundation New York, NY | Unrestricted | $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 | $416,959 | $49,128 | $50,109 | $34,791 | 19 | $34,791 | — | $32,441 |
| 2024 | $417,940 | $44,105 | $46,864 | $32,063 | 19 | $32,063 | — | $32,417 |
| 2023 | $420,699 | $32,559 | $47,304 | $32,480 | 18 | $32,480 | — | $32,115 |
| 2022 | $435,534 | $51,905 | $50,141 | $35,515 | 17 | $35,515 | — | $34,431 |
| 2021 | $433,780 | $29,067 | $48,544 | $33,750 | 27 | $33,750 | — | $35,092 |
| 2020 | $453,300 | $71,297 | $44,533 | $31,720 | 17 | — | $3,079 | $32,242 |
| 2019 | $426,520 | $42,274 | $46,043 | $33,100 | 15 | — | $2,660 | $29,645 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Isadore a Raff Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $32K 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
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for organizations working in areas such as guide dogs and vision loss, racial justice and human rights, humanitarian crises, animal welfare, health, and Jewish community life. For example, Guiding Eyes for the Blind describes its mission as providing guide dogs to people with vision loss, while the Southern Poverty Law Center describes its work as advancing racial justice and human rights.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation made 19 grants totaling $34,791. Grants ranged from $50 to $6,141, with a median of $1,000.
The largest reported grants included $6,141 to Hadassah; $5,000 each to the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation and Temple Beth Orr; $3,500 to Shriners Hospital for Children; and $3,000 to St Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Other reported grants included $2,000 each to Children’s Home Network and the Michael J Fox Foundation, and $1,000 each to Guiding Eyes for the Blind, Jewish Federation of Broward County, Parkinson’s Foundation, Southern Poverty Law Center, and The PAP Corps. The listed grants were designated “unrestricted.”
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Steven Raff as president; Evie Goldstein as vice president and treasurer; and Harvey Raff, Bernice Goldstein, and Amy Greenblatt as directors.
Isadore a Raff Family Foundation is led by Steven Raff, President since 2020 (on filings since 2019); none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Steven Raff
President
Director → President, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy Greenblatt
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bernice Goldstein
Director
Vice President & Secretary → Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Harvey M. Raff
Director
President & Treasurer → Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Evie Goldstein
Vice President & Treasurer
Director → Vice President & Treasurer, 2020
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
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 Isadore a Raff Family Foundation
How much does Isadore a Raff Family Foundation give each year?
Isadore a Raff Family Foundation gave $35K across 19 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $32K across 19 grants.
What is Isadore a Raff Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Isadore a Raff Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,831, across 19 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Isadore a Raff Family Foundation that year got $1K on average.
Where does Isadore a Raff Family Foundation give grants?
Isadore a Raff Family Foundation's top state is New York, with 48% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Florida (41%) and Tennessee (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (7 grants) and Tampa, FL (2 grants).
Does Isadore a Raff Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Isadore a Raff Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (19 of 19) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Isadore a Raff Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Isadore a Raff Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Hadassah ($6,141), Crohn's and Colitis Foundation ($5,000) and Temple Beth Orr ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 46% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Isadore a Raff Family Foundation?
Isadore a Raff Family Foundation reported $417K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $35K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $32K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Isadore a Raff Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for organizations working in areas such as guide dogs and vision loss, racial justice and human rights, humanitarian crises, animal welfare, health, and Jewish community life. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Isadore a Raff Family Foundation?
The foundation 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 ↑
What is Isadore a Raff Family Foundation's EIN?
Isadore a Raff Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-6102086. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Isadore a Raff Family 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 24, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 5, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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