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Harry & Bessye Rosenberg Charitable Trust at a glance

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Harry & Bessye Rosenberg Charitable Trust

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$272k
Granted FY2025still arriving
26
Grants FY2025still arriving
7
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Philanthropy$340kReligion$222kInternational$169kHealth$123kEducation$106kCivil Rights$65kHuman Services$52kFood & Nutrition$38kOther$0
02FY2025 · 26 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k13 grants · $51k
  • $10k–50k12 grants · $171k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
$10,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$3.6M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
JEWISH FEDERATION OF$50,000
TEMPLE BETH ISRAEL$40,000
FRIENDS OF THE IDF$25,000
ANTI DEFAMATION LEAGUE$15,000
NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION$11,000
AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION$10,000
WASHINGTON INSTITUTE$10,000
THE ARK$10,000
JEWISH UNITED FUND - ISRAEL$10,000
CJE SENIOR LIFE$10,000
JEWISH CHILD & FAMILY SERVICES$10,000
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY$10,000
MICHAEL REESE HEALTH TRUST$10,000
KESHET$7,500
MAOT CHITIM$7,500
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–25, $58k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%CHICAGO STREET MEDICINE: $3k → 14%JEWISH CHILD & FAMILY SERVICES: $25k → 14%JEWISH CHILD & FAMILY SERVICES: $10k → 14%YOUTH SERVICES OF GLENVIEWNORTHBROOK: $3k → 14%YOUTH SERVICES OF GLENVIEWNORTHBROOK: $2k → 14%CHICAGO STREET MEDICINE: $1k → 14%YOUTH SERVICES OF GLENVIEWNORTHBROOK: $2k → 14%CJE SENIOR LIFE: $10k → 14%CJE SENIOR LIFE: $2k → 14%OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS: $1k → 14%CJE SENIOR LIFE: $500 → 14%OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS: $1k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
IL
NY
MA
IA
NJ
VA
DC
LA
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

84%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$975k · 30 repeat orgs$180k to everyone else

30 repeat relationships: 20 still active in FY2025, 10 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

30
18

Total granted

$975k
$147k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+8%
+52%

Still filing today

53%
56%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $33k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesEducationHealthPhilanthropyInternationalReligionOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • AL
    ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE
    4× · 2022–2025 · $65k · revenue +28%
  • MR
    MICHAEL REESE HEALTH TRUST
    4× · 2022–2025 · $60k · revenue +4%
  • The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc
    6× · 2020–2025 · $55k · revenue +4%

Funded once

  • JF
    JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROPOLITAN
    one grant, 2022 · $60k
  • JU
    JEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGOgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $30k · revenue +33%
  • CJ
    CHICAGO JEWISH DAY SCHOOLgraduated
    one grant, 2024 · $15k · revenue +51%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Bar Ilan University in Israel Inc

Biu produces students who excel in the sciences, humanities, law, engineering, business & the arts.

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2
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago

Federation amplifies our collective strength to make the world a better place for everyone. we assist people in need, impact chicagoans of all faiths; support israel and the jewish people worldwide; respond swiftly to crises; cultivate…

Philanthropy
3
Yeshiva University

The university is composed of several colleges and schools providing undergraduate, graduate, professional and post-doctoral education and training and research and clinical programs.

Education
4
Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary

To prepare students for the rabbinate and to issue the traditional certificate of ordination in connection therewith. the seminary is authorized to confer the degree of master of hebrew literature (m.h.l.), doctor of hebrew literature…

Education
5
University of Judaism Foundation
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6
National Jewish Health

National Jewish Health's mission since 1899 is to heal, discover and educate as a preeminent healthcare institution. We serve by providing the best integrated and innovative care for patients and their families; by understanding and…

Health
7
Eastern European Jewish Heritage Foundation
Philanthropy
8
The University of Iowa Louis Shulman Hillel Foundation

The mission of Iowa Hillel is to enhance the lives of Jewish students at the University of Iowa, so they may enrich the Jewish people and the world. Iowa Hillel envisions a world for our students where they find a community here at Iowa…

—
9
Greater Miami Hillel Foundation Inc

The mission of the organization is to enrich the lives of jewish undergraduate and graduate students so that they may enrich the jewish people and the world.

—
10
Walder Operations Ltd
Philanthropy
11
Jewish Community Relations Council of New York

Jcrc-ny builds relationships to advance the values, interests and security of the new york jewish community and to create a more interconnected new york for all.

Civil Rights
12
Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta Inc

The jewish federation of greater atlanta cares for, connects and strengthens our jewish community throughout greater atlanta, israel and the world.

Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Jewish Child and Family Services; the most unlike its peers is Chicago Street Medicine. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

29 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 29 of the 54 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
29/29
Grantees still filing
22/29
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

JEWISH FEDERATION OF: $165,000 · OtherJEWISH FEDERATION OFTEMPLE BETH ISRAEL: $127,000 · OtherTEMPLE BETH ISRAELFRIENDS OF THE IDF: $80,000 · OtherFRIENDS OF THE IDFNORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION: $70,000 · OtherNORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL FOUNDATIONJEWISH FEDERATION OF METROPOLITAN: $60,000 · OtherJEWISH FEDERATION OF METROPOLITANTHE ARK: $50,000 · OtherTHE ARKANSHE EMET SYNAGOGUE: $35,000 · Other+26 more: $183,800 · Other+26 moreBRANDEIS UNIVERSITY: $60,000 · EducationBRANDEIS …CHICAGO JEWISH DAY SCHOOL: $15,000 · EducationCHICAGO J…NO SHAME ON U INC: $13,600 · EducationNO SHAME …THE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND: $5,000 · EducationUniversity of Miami: $5,000 · EducationCAMP - A FASD Community: $4,000 · EducationMICHAEL REESE HEALTH TRUST: $60,000 · HealthDIABETES RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 · HealthFASD United Inc: $12,500 · Health+1 more: $100 · HealthThe American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc: $55,000 · InternationalWASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY: $30,000 · InternationalANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $65,000 · Civil RightsJewish Child and Family Services: $35,000 · Human ServicesCOUNCIL FOR JEWISH ELDERLY: $12,300 · Human ServicesYOUTH SERVICES OF GLENVIEWNORTHBROOK: $5,500 · Human ServicesCHICAGO STREET MEDICINE: $3,500 · Human ServicesOPPORTUNITY KNOCKS INCORPORATED: $2,000 · Human ServicesJEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO: $30,000 · PhilanthropyAMERICA GIVES INC: $5,000 · PhilanthropyAMERICAN FRIENDS OF LEKET ISRAEL INC: $5,000 · Philanthropy
Other$770,800Education$102,600Health$92,600International$85,000Civil Rights$65,000Human Services$58,300Philanthropy$40,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $65,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMICHAEL REESE HEALTH TRUST: $60,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetBRANDEIS UNIVERSITY: $60,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc: $55,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Child and Family Services: $35,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY: $30,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetJEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO: $30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDIABETES RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMAOT CHITIM OF GREATER CHICAGO INC: $17,500 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetCHICAGO JEWISH DAY SCHOOL: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNO SHAME ON U INC: $13,600 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetFASD United Inc: $12,500 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetCOUNCIL FOR JEWISH ELDERLY: $12,300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetKESHET: $7,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INC: $5,800 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetYOUTH SERVICES OF GLENVIEWNORTHBROOK: $5,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetGREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICA GIVES INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCLAL-THE NATIONAL JEWISH CENTER FOR LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUniversity of Miami: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCAMP - A FASD Community: $4,000 over 1y, 5.5% of budgetGlenview Education Foundation: $3,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetOPPORTUNITY KNOCKS INCORPORATED: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSARAH'S CIRCLE: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE ↗
  • Who funds MICHAEL REESE HEALTH TRUST ↗
  • Who funds BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc ↗
  • Who funds Jewish Child and Family Services ↗
  • Who funds WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY ↗
  • Who funds JEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO ↗
  • Who funds DIABETES RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds MAOT CHITIM OF GREATER CHICAGO INC ↗
  • Who funds CHICAGO JEWISH DAY SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds NO SHAME ON U INC ↗
  • Who funds FASD United Inc ↗
  • Who funds COUNCIL FOR JEWISH ELDERLY ↗
  • Who funds KESHET ↗
  • Who funds HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INC ↗
  • Who funds YOUTH SERVICES OF GLENVIEWNORTHBROOK ↗
  • Who funds GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY ↗
  • Who funds THE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND ↗
  • Who funds AMERICA GIVES INC ↗
  • Who funds CLAL-THE NATIONAL JEWISH CENTER FOR LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP INC ↗
  • Who funds University of Miami ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN FRIENDS OF LEKET ISRAEL INC ↗

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 Federation of …Maury and Nancy Ferti…The Chicago Community…Crown Family Foundati…Charles and M R Shapi…Arie and Ida Crown Me…Circle of Service Fou…AbbVie FoundationGs Donor Advised Phil…American Endowment Fo…Morgan Stanley Global…National Philanthropi…
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan ChicagoIL23.4× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · Maury and Nancy Fertig Family Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · Crown Family Foundation · Charles and M R Shapiro Foundation Inc · Arie and Ida Crown Memorial · Circle of Service Foundation · AbbVie Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Harry & Bessye Rosenberg Charitable Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Harry & Bessye Rosenberg Charitable Trust. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 9%
  • Brandeis University: 9% of income from government
  • University of Miami: 5% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
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How do I get to Harry & Bessye Rosenberg Charitable Trust?

Find your warmest path to Harry & Bessye Rosenberg Charitable Trust 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.

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 54 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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