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Nonprofit · EIN 13-1635303

RUSSELL SAGE FOUNDATION

Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10065

Financials

$42.2M$19.4M2022$11.1M$19.9M2023$46.8M$20.7M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of RUSSELL SAGE FOUNDATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
August 31, 2025990-PF$46,830,494$20,738,651$26,091,843$492,645,457$11,942,598$480,702,859
August 31, 2024990-PF$11,141,450$19,918,400-$8,776,950$466,906,661$10,663,412$456,243,249
August 31, 2023990-PF$42,228,265$19,389,715$22,838,550$423,159,958$10,483,997$412,675,961
Financial details: 990-PF for the year ended August 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$3,134,278
Dividends
$6,311,000
Net rental income
$79,000
Net gain from sales of assets
$36,962,553
Other income
$343,663

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$7,014,611
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,470,097
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$3,841,874
Disbursements for charitable purposes
$17,602,954

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$466,906,661
Total assets, end of year
$492,645,457
Total liabilities, end of year
$11,942,598
Net assets, end of year
$480,702,859
Fair market value of assets
$492,645,457
Qualifying distributions
$22,317,756
Net investment income
$43,326,231

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990-PF for the year ended August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
SHELDON DANZIGER
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
PRESIDENT UNTIL 6-1-2535$708,265$80,049
BRUCE WESTERN
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
PRESIDENT, STARTING 7-1-2535$403,057$56,000
DAVID HAPROFF
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
DIR OF COMMUNI
Highest-paid employee
35$257,000$49,648
AIXA CINTRON-VELEZ
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
PROGRAM DIRECT
Highest-paid employee
35$251,000$70,362
JAMES WILSON
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
PROGRAM DIRECT
Highest-paid employee
35$251,000$70,295
SUZANNE NICHOLS
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
DIR OF PUBLICA
Highest-paid employee
35$251,000$48,962
LEANA CHATRATH
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
SECRETARY35$223,500$80,828
PATRICK VALENTINE
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
DIR OF OPERATIONS
Highest-paid employee
35$205,000$65,000
MARIANNE BERTRAND
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
TRUSTEE0.6$14,400$0
JENNIFER RICHESON
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
CHAIRMAN0.6$13,200$0
JAMES DRUCKMAN
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
TRUSTEE0.6$12,600$0
CELESTE WATKINS-HAYES
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
TREASURER0.6$10,600$0
DAVID LAIBSON
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
TREASURER0.6$10,500$0
JASON FURMAN
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
TRUSTEE0.6$10,500$0
HAZEL MARKUS
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
TRUSTEE0.6$10,500$0
7 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
CATHY COHEN
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
TRUSTEE0.6$10,075
THOMAS SUGRUE
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
TRUSTEE0.6$10,000
EARL LEWIS
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
VICE-CHAIRMAN0.6$8,700
DAVID LEONHARDT
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
TRUSTEE0.6$8,100
MICHAEL JONES-CORREA
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
TRUSTEE0.6$8,000
TRACEY MEARES
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
TRUSTEE0.6$7,500
JEFFRY HABER
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
NON-VOTING COMMITTEE MEMBER0.6$600
990-PF for the year ended August 31, 2024: 21 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
SHELDON DANZIGER
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
PRESIDENT35$704,766$56,380
DAVID HAPROFF
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
DIR OF COMMUNI
Highest-paid employee
35$251,000$47,112
SUZANNE NICHOLS
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
DIR OF PUBLICA
Highest-paid employee
35$245,000$46,426
AIXA CINTRON-VELEZ
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
PROGRAM DIRECT
Highest-paid employee
35$243,000$64,973
JAMES WILSON
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
PROGRAM DIRECT
Highest-paid employee
35$240,000$65,200
LEANA CHATRATH
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
SECRETARY35$219,000$61,620
JAMES BEGLAN
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
SR BLDG MANAGER
Highest-paid employee
35$194,980$63,183
DAVID LAIBSON
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
TREASURER0.6$37,500$0
MARIANNE BERTRAND
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
TRUSTEE0.6$36,200$0
JENNIFER LEE
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
CHAIRMAN0.6$34,451$0
THOMAS SUGRUE
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
TRUSTEE0.6$27,800$0
MICHAEL JONES-CORREA
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
TRUSTEE0.6$25,900$0
JENNIFER RICHESON
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
VICE-CHAIRMAN0.6$16,300$0
EARL LEWIS
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
TREASURER0.6$14,900$0
HAZEL MARKUS
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
TRUSTEE0.6$14,328$0
JAMES DRUCKMAN
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
TRUSTEE0.6$13,200$0
DAVID LEONHARDT
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
TRUSTEE0.6$11,200$0
CELESTE WATKINS-HAYES
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
TRUSTEE0.6$9,700$0
JASON FURMAN
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
TRUSTEE0.6$9,200$0
ROBERT DENHAM
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
TRUSTEE0.6$3,600$0
JEFFRY HABER
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
NON-VOTING COMMITTEE MEMBER0.6$600$0
990-PF for the year ended August 31, 2023: 23 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
SHELDON DANZIGER
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
PRESIDENT35$677,766$50,279
DAVID HAPROFF
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
DIR OF COMMUNI
Highest-paid employee
35$239,000$42,954
IVAN RAMOS
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
DIR OF ADMINIS
Highest-paid employee
35$233,500$50,765
SUZANNE NICHOLS
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
DIR OF PUBLICA
Highest-paid employee
35$233,000$42,269
JAMES WILSON
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
PROGRAM DIRECT
Highest-paid employee
35$230,000$57,913
AIXA CINTRON-VELEZ
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
PROGRAM DIRECT
Highest-paid employee
35$230,000$57,680
LEANA CHATRATH
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
SECRETARY35$190,000$53,046
MARIANNE BERTRAND
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
TRUSTEE0.6$14,200$0
MICHAEL JONES-CORREA
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
CHAIRMAN0.6$13,400$0
JENNIFER LEE
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
TRUSTEE0.6$12,813$0
THOMAS SUGRUE
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
TRUSTEE0.6$11,500$0
JAMES DRUCKMAN
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
TRUSTEE0.6$11,100$0
LARRY BARTELS
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
VICE-CHAIRMAN0.6$10,600$0
HAZEL MARKUS
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
TRUSTEE0.6$10,500$0
JENNIFER RICHESON
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
TRUSTEE0.6$10,020$0
DAVID LAIBSON
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
TREASURER0.6$9,800$0
CELESTE WATKINS-HAYES
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
TRUSTEE35$9,600$0
KATHYRN EDIN
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
TRUSTEE0.6$8,287$0
CATHY COHEN
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
TRUSTEE0.6$8,000$0
DAVID LEONHARDT
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
TRUSTEE0.6$7,600$0
JASON FURMAN
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
TRUSTEE0.6$7,300$0
ROBERT DENHAM
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
TRUSTEE0.6$2,200$0
JEFFRY HABER
112 E 64TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10065
NON-VOTING COMMITTEE MEMBER0.6$600$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
112 E 64TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10065-7307
Signed the 990-PF
BRUCE WESTERN, PRESIDENT
Phone
(212) 750-6000
Return prepared by
SAX ADVISORS LLC

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990-PF. Private foundations file every year. Its accounting year ends in August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025August 31, 2026January 15, 2027Not due yet
2024August 31, 2025January 15, 2026990-PF on file
2023August 31, 2024January 15, 2025990-PF on file

IRS record

EIN
13-1635303
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Private operating foundation (exempt from paying excise taxes)
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Private operating foundation, 50% limit
Exempt since
1959
Accounting year ends
August
Files
Form 990-PF
Assets (IRS master file)
$492,645,457
Income (IRS master file)
$79,355,767

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990-PFAugust 2025$46,830,494$20,738,651$492,645,457XML
990-TAugust 2025–––IRS
990-PFAugust 2024$11,141,450$19,918,400$466,906,661XML
990-TAugust 2024–––IRS
990-PFAugust 2023$42,228,265$19,389,715$423,159,958IRS
990-TAugust 2023–––IRS
990-PFAugust 2022–––IRS
990-TAugust 2022–––IRS
990-PFAugust 2021–––IRS
990-TAugust 2021–––IRS
990-PFAugust 2020–––IRS
990-PFAugust 2019–––IRS
990-PFAugust 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 13-1635303).

Questions about RUSSELL SAGE FOUNDATION

What is the EIN of RUSSELL SAGE FOUNDATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of RUSSELL SAGE FOUNDATION is 13-1635303.
Is RUSSELL SAGE FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1959.
Are donations to RUSSELL SAGE FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Private operating foundation, 50% limit).
Which annual return does RUSSELL SAGE FOUNDATION file?
Form 990-PF. Private foundations file every year.
When is the next return of RUSSELL SAGE FOUNDATION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did RUSSELL SAGE FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-PF for the year ended August 2025.
Who are the officers and directors of RUSSELL SAGE FOUNDATION?
The 990-PF for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 22 people; 22 received compensation from the organization, the highest $708,265 (SHELDON DANZIGER, PRESIDENT UNTIL 6-1-25).
How much revenue does RUSSELL SAGE FOUNDATION have?
On its 990-PF for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $46,830,494, expenses of $20,738,651 and total assets of $492,645,457 at year end.

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