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Ben & Esther Rosenbloom Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1.9M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
32
Grants FY2024
38
Organizations funded FY2023
37%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$20,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$636,000
Organizations funded a year
38 to 51
FY2019 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
8
Total assets, FY2024
$32M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 37% of the organizations Ben & Esther Rosenbloom Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 69% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 31% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.1M went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’20’21’22’23
InternationalReligionHuman ServicesEducationPhilanthropyArts & CultureOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving31$1.6M35%
FY202338$1.6M37%
FY202242$2.4M40%
FY202141$1.5M12%
FY202051$1.5M29%
FY201950$1.2Mn/a
85% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

International$2.0MPhilanthropy$1.9MReligion$1.3MEducation$805kArts & Culture$628kScience & Tech$459kHealth$380kHuman Services$219kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
IL
WI
NY
MA
PA
NJ
CT
CA
KY
VA
MD
DC
GA

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Inc$375,00060%
Washington Institute for Near East Policy$354,00050%
Johns Hopkins University$225,00030%
Foundation for the Defense of Democracies Inc$180,00060%
Yeshivas Lubavitch of Baltimore Inc$170,0006n/a
Hebrew at the Center Inc$165,00057%
Jewish Funders Network$127,19860%
Middle East Forum$121,00061%
Jewish Theological Seminary of America$100,0001n/a
Greenlight Fund Inc$80,00040%
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All grantees of Ben & Esther Rosenbloom Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Inc$375,00060%
Washington Institute for Near East Policy$354,00050%
Johns Hopkins University$225,00030%
Foundation for the Defense of Democracies Inc$180,00060%
Yeshivas Lubavitch of Baltimore Inc$170,0006n/a
Hebrew at the Center Inc$165,00057%
Jewish Funders Network$127,19860%
Middle East Forum$121,00061%
Jewish Theological Seminary of America$100,0001n/a
Greenlight Fund Inc$80,00040%
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces$79,60060%
The American Visionary Art Museum Inc$77,50032%
Friends of Elnet$75,00030%
Friends of Yeshivas Rashi Inc$70,000124%
Friends of United Hatzalah Inc$54,00030%
Kulanu Inc$43,00029%
Aice Inc American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise$35,005116%
The Lawfare Project Inc$35,00040%
St Joseph Medical Center Inc$33,3331n/a
Aleph Society Inc$30,00051%
Baltimore Museum of Art$30,00060%
St John's College$28,00050%
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life$25,50030%
University of Maryland College Park Foundation Inc$25,00010%
Brigance Brigade Foundation Inc$20,60042%
Research - Eval - Promoting Org Respon & Transparency - Report - Inc$20,00011%
The Den Collective Inc$20,00042%
RESPOND Inc$20,00011%
Jewish Community Centers Association of North America$20,00020%
Arts for Learning Maryland Inc$18,00020%
The Aspen Institute Inc$18,00060%
Maccabi World Union Inc$15,00011%
Kulanu Academy Inc$15,00010%
American Friends of Leket Israel Inc$11,00030%
Internet Development Fund$10,00014%
Washington and Lee University$10,00020%
The Center for the Study of Great Ideas$8,000315%
Zamir Choral Foundation Inc$7,00010%
Hopewell Cancer Support$6,00020%
Delegation of Jewish American Students (Dojas)$5,00011%
Endowment for Middle East Truth$5,00011%
Feed Israel Foundation$5,00011%
Gush Etzion Foundation % Juliette Landesman$5,00013%
Jewish Institute for National Security of America$5,00010%
Cylburn Arboretum Friends Inc$4,00030%
Hasbara Fellowships Incorporated$3,60010%
The Jemicy School Inc$3,50020%
Jewish Women International$2,50010%
Friends of Israel Disabled Veterans Inc$2,50010%
Disability Belongs$2,00020%
Edmund Burke Foundation Inc$2,00010%
American Friends of Kiryat Sanz Laniado Hospital Inc$1,80010%
Ne Eman Foundation USA$1,80010%
Coalition for Jewish Values Inc$1,8001n/a
Jewish Grandparents Network Inc$1,50010%
American Jewish Committee$1,25010%
Jewish Interactive Inc$1,0001n/a
Am Yisrael Chai Foundation Inc$1,00010%
AMCHA Initiative$1,00010%
Hearts Place Services Inc$1,00011%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 52 recipients with no EIN on record ($7.0M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Ben & Esther Rosenbloom Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBaltimore Symphony Orchestra Inc: $375,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetWashington Institute for Near East Policy: $354,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetJohns Hopkins University: $225,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFoundation for the Defense of Democracies Inc: $180,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetHebrew at the Center Inc: $165,000 over 5y, 7.1% of budgetJewish Funders Network: $127,198 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetMiddle East Forum: $121,000 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetGreenlight Fund Inc: $80,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of the Israel Defense Forces: $79,600 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe American Visionary Art Museum Inc: $77,500 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetFriends of Elnet: $75,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetFriends of Yeshivas Rashi Inc: $70,000 over 1y, 24% of budgetFriends of United Hatzalah Inc: $54,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetKulanu Inc: $43,000 over 2y, 9.2% of budgetAice Inc American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise: $35,005 over 1y, 16% of budgetThe Lawfare Project Inc: $35,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetAleph Society Inc: $30,000 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetBaltimore Museum of Art: $30,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSt John's College: $28,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life: $25,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Maryland College Park Foundation Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBrigance Brigade Foundation Inc: $20,600 over 4y, 1.6% of budgetResearch - Eval - Promoting Org Respon & Transparency - Report - Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetThe Den Collective Inc: $20,000 over 4y, 2.3% of budgetRESPOND Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetJewish Community Centers Association of North America: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetArts for Learning Maryland Inc: $18,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Aspen Institute Inc: $18,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMaccabi World Union Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetKulanu Academy Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAmerican Friends of Leket Israel Inc: $11,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetInternet Development Fund: $10,000 over 1y, 4.2% of budgetWashington and Lee University: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Center for the Study of Great Ideas: $8,000 over 3y, 15% of budgetZamir Choral Foundation Inc: $7,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHopewell Cancer Support: $6,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetDelegation of Jewish American Students (Dojas): $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetEndowment for Middle East Truth: $5,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetFeed Israel Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetGush Etzion Foundation % Juliette Landesman: $5,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetJewish Institute for National Security of America: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCylburn Arboretum Friends Inc: $4,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetHasbara Fellowships Incorporated: $3,600 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Jemicy School Inc: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Women International: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFriends of Israel Disabled Veterans Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDisability Belongs: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetEdmund Burke Foundation Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 55.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Jewish Communal FundNY30× affinity21 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Communal Fund · Associated Jewish Charities of Baltimore · Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · Mayberg Foundation Inc · France-Merrick Foundation Inc · Eliasberg Family Foundation Inc · The Milstein Family Foundation · Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc · Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles · The Marcus Foundation Inc · Baltimore Community Foundation Inc · Hochberg Family Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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How do I get to Ben & Esther Rosenbloom Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to Ben & Esther Rosenbloom Foundation Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Ben & Esther Rosenbloom Foundation Inc

How much does Ben & Esther Rosenbloom Foundation Inc give?
Ben & Esther Rosenbloom Foundation Inc reported 32 grants totaling $1,892,911 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 38 and 51 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
What does Ben & Esther Rosenbloom Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2024, its largest causes are International (18%), Philanthropy (18%), Religion (12%).
Who are Ben & Esther Rosenbloom Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2024: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Inc ($375k), Washington Institute for Near East Policy ($354k), Johns Hopkins University ($225k).
Does Ben & Esther Rosenbloom Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 37% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Ben & Esther Rosenbloom Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Ben & Esther Rosenbloom Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jewish Communal Fund, Associated Jewish Charities of Baltimore, Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago.
Where is Ben & Esther Rosenbloom Foundation Inc based?
Ben & Esther Rosenbloom Foundation Inc is based in MD.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 116 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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