Sonia Jaye & Edward Barsukov Foundation
The Sonia Jaye & Edward Barsukov Foundation is a private foundation based in New York, NY. Its 2025 filing reports charitable grants to organizations working in areas that include health, Jewish heritage, education, arts, and culture.
Sonia Jaye & Edward Barsukov Foundation at a glance
In short: Sonia Jaye & Edward Barsukov Foundation gave $1.7M across 47 grants in 2025 (avg $37K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,743,400
- +236.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 47
- +80.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $37,094
- +86.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $42,857,952
- -1.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (73% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Sonia Jaye & Edward Barsukov Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
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The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: Co Rpollack 633 Third Ave 9Th F, New York, NY 10017-6796
Phone: (212) 490-2900
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Sonia Jaye & Edward Barsukov Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was NYU Langone Health ($275K). Together the top 10 received $1.3M.
Grant Size Distribution
89 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 77 grants of 89 (87%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, reported shares of grant dollars by recipient state were 73% to New York, 22% to Massachusetts, 4% to Hawaii, 1% to Georgia, and less than 1% to Pennsylvania.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 47 itemized grants.
Cities
How Sonia Jaye & Edward Barsukov Foundation gives
- 40% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 83% 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 (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 $3K (2019) to $1.7M (2025). In 2025 it made 47 grants totaling $1.7M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| NYU Langone Health New York, NY | Charitable | $275,000 |
| Martha's Vineyard Hospital Oak Bluffs, MA | Charitable | $250,000 |
| Hospital for Special Surgery New York, NY | Charitable | $210,000 |
| Well Cornell Medical Center New York, NY | Charitable | $200,000 |
| American Sephardic Federation New York, NY | Charitable | $100,000 |
| Dana Farber Cancer Institute Boston, MA | Charitable | $100,000 |
| Center for Jewish History New York, NY | Charitable | $50,000 |
| Hawai'i Mobile Museum of Tolerance Honolulu, HI | Charitable | $50,000 |
| Smile Train New York, NY | Charitable | $50,000 |
| Kehila Kedosha Janina Perservation Cult New York, NY | Charitable | $30,000 |
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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 | $42,857,952 | $1,759,805 | $2,226,073 | $1,743,400 | 47 | $1,916,929 | $1,490,661 | $2,302,913 |
| 2024 | $43,317,943 | $43,484,494 | $660,263 | $518,500 | 26 | $518,700 | $1,338,422 | $1,967,141 |
| 2023 | $483,352 | $4,835 | $105,775 | $104,600 | 14 | $104,600 | $4,835 | $25,343 |
| 2022 | $584,292 | $56 | $675 | — | — | $388 | — | $29,145 |
| 2021 | $584,911 | $83 | $303,634 | $302,690 | 2 | $303,190 | — | $37,024 |
| 2020 | $888,462 | $3,308 | $24,747 | $24,500 | 2 | — | $3,161 | $44,616 |
| 2019 | $910,445 | $89,627 | $4,544 | $3,100 | 2 | — | $7,892 | $42,612 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Sonia Jaye & Edward Barsukov Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2.3M 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 grants include support for health organizations, cultural institutions, educational organizations, and other charitable recipients. For example, Smile Train describes its purpose as providing people born with clefts the same opportunities in life as those born without clefts. The Metropolitan Museum of Art says it collects, studies, conserves, and presents art to connect people to creativity, knowledge, and ideas. Punahou School describes a mission centered on spiritual and ethical values, purpose, and responsibility to Hawai‘i and the world.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 47 grants totaling $1,743,400. Grants ranged from $500 to $275,000, with a median of $10,000. Among the largest were $275,000 to NYU Langone Health, $250,000 to Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, $210,000 to Hospital for Special Surgery, and $200,000 to Weill Cornell Medical Center. Other grants included $100,000 each to the American Sephardic Federation and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and $50,000 each to the Center for Jewish History, Hawai‘i Mobile Museum of Tolerance, and Smile Train.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Robert Pollack and Robert Jacobs as trustees.
Sonia Jaye & Edward Barsukov Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; all 2 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Robert Jacobs
Trustee
On filings since 2022
15 hrs/week
$114K (2025)
Robert Pollack
Trustee
On filings since 2022
15 hrs/week
$114K (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: Sonia Jaye (2019–2021) — Trustee
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $114K, to Robert Pollack (Trustee). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Sonia Jaye & Edward Barsukov Foundation
How much does Sonia Jaye & Edward Barsukov Foundation give each year?
Sonia Jaye & Edward Barsukov Foundation gave $1.7M across 47 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $519K across 26 grants.
What is Sonia Jaye & Edward Barsukov Foundation's typical grant size?
Sonia Jaye & Edward Barsukov Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $37,094, across 47 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Sonia Jaye & Edward Barsukov Foundation give grants?
Sonia Jaye & Edward Barsukov Foundation gives mostly in New York: 73% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Massachusetts (22%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (25 grants), Boston, MA (2 grants), Honolulu, HI (2 grants) and Brooklyn, NY (2 grants).
Does Sonia Jaye & Edward Barsukov Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 47 grants with a stated purpose on Sonia Jaye & Edward Barsukov Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (47 grants).
Who are Sonia Jaye & Edward Barsukov Foundation's largest grantees?
Sonia Jaye & Edward Barsukov Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include NYU Langone Health ($275,000), Martha's Vineyard Hospital ($250,000) and Hospital for Special Surgery ($210,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 42% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Sonia Jaye & Edward Barsukov Foundation?
Sonia Jaye & Edward Barsukov Foundation reported $42.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.9M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2.3M (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 Sonia Jaye & Edward Barsukov Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its grants include support for health organizations, cultural institutions, educational organizations, and other charitable recipients. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Sonia Jaye & Edward Barsukov 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 Sonia Jaye & Edward Barsukov Foundation's EIN?
Sonia Jaye & Edward Barsukov Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-4270505. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Sonia Jaye & Edward Barsukov Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated September 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 October 24, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 26, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 8, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 27, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
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