VERVIEW: The Abner Rosen Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to the arts, education, and Jewish causes.
IP TAKE: The foundation keeps a low public profile, which limits information available on its grantmaking priorities and activities.
PROFILE: The Abner Rosen Foundation was established in 1994. It was founded by the late real estate mogul Abner Rosen, whose father Joseph established The Rosen Group, a privately held real estate development and management consortium specializing in shopping centers, office buildings and other commercial property. The company is now steered by Abner's son Jonathan who also manages the Abner Rosen Foundation with his wife Jeannette. The foundation does not maintain a website, which makes it difficult to locate further information on its priority areas and grantmaking strategies. Tax filings suggest that the Abner Rosen Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to the arts, education, and Jewish causes.
Jonathan Rosen received his first coin from his parents on his 10th birthday and has collected regularly ever since. The couple have steadily supported The American Numismatic Society (ANS). Rosen is also an avid collector of ancient art and is is one of the world's most important private collectors of Mesopotamian cylinder seals. Jonathan's son Adam is also a serious collector of ancient art and coinage.
Grants range from $12,500 to $1 million. In a recent fiscal year, the foundation gave away around $3.2 million. Past grantees include The Met, New York University (including its Institute for the Study of the Ancient World), Central Park Conservancy, American Friends of Israel Museum, and American Friends Lands Museum Jerusalem, the recent recipient of a 7-figure gift.
The Abner Rosen Foundation keeps a low profile and does not accept unsolicited proposals.
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CONTACT:
Abner Rosen Foundation
40 East 69th Street
New York, NY 10021