Frederick P. and Sandra P. Rose Foundation

OVERVIEW: The Frederick P. and Sandra P. Rose Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to the performing arts and other cultural organizations. It also earmarks funds for higher education.

IP TAKE: The foundation lacks transparency, which limits information available on its grantmaking priorities and activities. Networking with the family will be the way forward for grantseekers here.

PROFILE: The Frederick P. and Sandra P. Rose Foundation was founded in 1982 by late real estate mogul Frederick Rose, chairman of Rose Associates, and his wife Sandra. The foundation is now steered by next generation family members including son Jonathan F.P. Rose, who founded Jonathan Rose Companies LLC, a multi-disciplinary real estate development, planning, and investment firm. The foundation does not maintain a website, which restricts further information on its priority areas and grantmaking strategies. Tax filings suggest that the Frederick P and Sandra P Rose Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to the performing arts and other cultural organizations. It also earmarks funds for higher education.

Grants for Arts and Culture and Higher Education

Frederick Rose was a prominent philanthropist whose lifetime donations totaled some $100 million. The American Museum of Natural History houses the Frederick Phineas and Sandra Priest Rose Center for Earth and Space, while the family also has also generously supported places like The Met, New York Public Library, and Lincoln Center. Rose was patroned his alma mater Yale. Jonathan, meanwhile, is a trustee of Enterprise Community Partners and the Brooklyn Academy of Music. He is an honorary member of the American Institute of Architects and honorary trustee of the American Museum of Natural History and Jazz at Lincoln Center.  Jonathan Rose and his wife Diana are co-founders of the Garrison Institute, which “connects inner transformation with outer solutions to relieve suffering in the fields of trauma, education and the environment.”

Past grantees include United Way of Westchester, The Jewish Museum, Vassar College, Bronx Children’s Museum, New York Philharmonic, and Harlem Educational Activities Fund.

Important Grant Details

Grants range from $250 to $400,000. In a recent fiscal year, the foundation gave away around $5.2 million. The foundation keeps a low profile and does not accept unsolicited proposals.

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CONTACT:

Frederick P and Sandra P Rose Foundation
200 Madison Avenue, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10016