Margot Rosenberg Pulitzer Foundation
The Margot Rosenberg Pulitzer Foundation is a private foundation based in Dallas, Texas. In 2025, it reported giving $904,000 through 13 grants to charitable organizations, including education, health and wellness, and faith-related recipients.
Margot Rosenberg Pulitzer Foundation at a glance
In short: Margot Rosenberg Pulitzer Foundation gave $904K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $70K), mostly in Texas. 67% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $904,000
- +21.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 13
- -7.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $69,538
- +31.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $15,296,837
- -2.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 67% first-time grantees (8 of 12, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Texas (51% 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 Margot Rosenberg Pulitzer 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: 5500 Preston Road Suite 250, Dallas, TX 75205
Phone: (214) 252-3250
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Margot Rosenberg Pulitzer Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was National Philanthropic Trust ($330K). Together the top 10 received $890K.
Grant Size Distribution
74 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 57 grants of 74 (77%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, the reported shares of grant dollars by recipient state were Texas, 51%; Pennsylvania, 37%; New York, 6%; Massachusetts, 3%; and New Jersey, 2%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Margot Rosenberg Pulitzer Foundation open to new grantees?
67%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 8 of 12 grantees (67%) were first-time recipients. With only 12 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $62K; repeat grants $102K. How we count
Medians: $34K first-time, $34K repeat.
- 33% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+3%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 97% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 $103K (2020) to $904K (2025). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $904K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Philanthropic Trust Jenkintown, PA | Donor Advised Fund | $330,000 |
| Akiba Yavneh Academy Dallas, TX | Education | $254,400 |
| Ann & Nate Levine Academy Dallas, TX | Education | $100,000 |
| Benjamin N Cardozo School of Law New York, NY | Education | $50,000 |
| Jewish Family Service of Greater Dallas Dallas, TX | Health and Wellness | $50,000 |
| Congregation Shaare Tefilla Dallas, TX | Education | $25,000 |
| Congregation Shaare Tefilla Dallas, TX | Faith and Spiritual | $25,000 |
| Harold Grinspoon Foundation Agawam, MA | Education | $18,000 |
| Sharsheret Teaneck, NJ | Health and Wellness | $18,000 |
| Ferst Readers Inc Madison, GA | Education | $10,000 |
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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 | $15,296,837 | $629,312 | $1,060,339 | $904,000 | 13 | $954,000 | $530,509 | $981,337 |
| 2024 | $15,727,864 | $677,140 | $821,138 | $742,980 | 14 | $742,980 | $642,752 | $904,531 |
| 2023 | $15,876,234 | $3,209,953 | $879,767 | $818,905 | 18 | $818,905 | $3,149,091 | $758,772 |
| 2022 | $14,309,506 | $245,538 | $943,662 | $881,630 | 12 | $881,630 | $374,521 | $800,582 |
| 2021 | $15,007,630 | $494,538 | $262,531 | $194,938 | 17 | $194,938 | $430,445 | $881,012 |
| 2020 | $14,775,623 | $340,404 | $160,570 | $102,530 | 15 | — | $304,041 | $724,024 |
| 2019 | $14,595,969 | $557,418 | $229,804 | $134,890 | 16 | — | $506,117 | $701,438 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Margot Rosenberg Pulitzer Foundation reported a distributable amount of $981K 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 included support for education, health and wellness, and faith and spiritual purposes.
Among the recipients, Jewish Family Service of Greater Dallas says it supports comprehensive health services promoting physical, emotional, nutritional, and financial well-being. Sharsheret says it provides support, education, financial assistance, and genetic counseling for people facing or at increased genetic risk of breast and ovarian cancer. Reach Out and Read says it incorporates books into pediatric care and encourages families to read aloud together; Ferst Readers says it provides books and literacy resources to support early learning and school readiness.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 13 grants totaling $904,000. Grants ranged from $3,600 to $330,000, with a median grant of $25,000.
Notable 2025 grants included $330,000 to National Philanthropic Trust for a donor-advised fund, $254,400 to Akiba Yavneh Academy for education, $100,000 to Ann & Nate Levine Academy for education, and $50,000 each to Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law for education and Jewish Family Service of Greater Dallas for health and wellness. Congregation Shaare Tefilla received two grants of $25,000 each, for education and faith and spiritual purposes.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Jessica Pulitzer as president, Samuel Pulitzer as vice president, Mina Pulitzer as secretary, and Miles Pulitzer as treasurer.
Margot Rosenberg Pulitzer Foundation is led by Jessica Pulitzer, President on every filing since 2023; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jessica Pulitzer
President
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Miles Pulitzer
Treasurer
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mina Pulitzer
Secretary
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Samuel Pulitzer
Vice President
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (4)
- Former: Ann P. Rosenberg (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Rosenberg Greif (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Helen Rosenberg Waldman (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Steven Rosenberg (2019–2022) — 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 Margot Rosenberg Pulitzer Foundation
How much does Margot Rosenberg Pulitzer Foundation give each year?
Margot Rosenberg Pulitzer Foundation gave $904K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $743K across 14 grants.
What is Margot Rosenberg Pulitzer Foundation's typical grant size?
Margot Rosenberg Pulitzer Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $69,538, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Margot Rosenberg Pulitzer Foundation that year got $62K on average.
Where does Margot Rosenberg Pulitzer Foundation give grants?
Margot Rosenberg Pulitzer Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 51% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Pennsylvania (37%) and New York (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were Dallas, TX (6 grants) and New York, NY (2 grants).
Does Margot Rosenberg Pulitzer Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 13 grants with a stated purpose on Margot Rosenberg Pulitzer Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Education" (9 grants).
Who are Margot Rosenberg Pulitzer Foundation's largest grantees?
Margot Rosenberg Pulitzer Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include National Philanthropic Trust ($330,000), Akiba Yavneh Academy ($254,400) and Ann & Nate Levine Academy ($100,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 76% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Margot Rosenberg Pulitzer Foundation?
Margot Rosenberg Pulitzer Foundation reported $15.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $954K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $981K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Margot Rosenberg Pulitzer Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for education, health and wellness, and faith and spiritual purposes. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Margot Rosenberg Pulitzer 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 Margot Rosenberg Pulitzer Foundation's EIN?
Margot Rosenberg Pulitzer Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-0017254. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Margot Rosenberg Pulitzer 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 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 18, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 12, 2024)
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