Nonprofit · EIN 83-1746423
RUBICAM FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · PHILADELPHIA, PA 19107
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $142,798 | $102,064 | $40,734 | $242,847 | $0 | $242,847 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $164,362 | $447,268 | -$282,906 | $202,113 | $0 | $202,113 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $246,597 | $187,163 | $59,434 | $485,019 | $0 | $485,019 |
| December 31, 2021 | 990 | $278,447 | $485,935 | -$207,488 | $204,247 | $0 | $204,247 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $136,035
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $6,763
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $88,799
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $8,450
- Program services (functional)
- $91,299
- Management and general (functional)
- $8,550
- Fundraising (functional)
- $2,215
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $202,113
- Total assets, end of year
- $242,847
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $242,847
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $242,847
- Gross receipts
- $142,798
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 12
- Year formed
- 2018
- State of legal domicile
- PA
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 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM B MCNAMARA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1.25 | $0 |
| PETER J JOHNSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.75 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY J RIDDLE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1.25 | $0 |
| FRANK G COOPER | DIRECTOR (til 9/25) Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| JOHN PICKERING | DIRECTOR (til 9/25) Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| HARRY S CHERKIN JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| Rolin Bissell | Director (eff. 10/25) Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| Thomas Riley | Director (eff. 10/25) Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| William B McNamara | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1.25 | $0 |
| Peter J Johnson | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0.75 | $0 |
| Timothy J Riddle | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1.25 | $0 |
| Harry S Cherkin Jr | DIRECTOR (EFF 10/24) Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| Frank G Cooper | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| Edward J Kaier | DIRECTOR (TIL 10/24) Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| John Pickering | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRANK G COOPER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1.25 | $0 |
| EDWARD J KAIER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.75 | $0 |
| JOHN PICKERING | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1.25 | $0 |
| PETER J JOHNSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.75 | $0 |
| WILLIAM B MCNAMARA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY RIDDLE | DIRECTOR (EFF 11/28/23) Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2021: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRANK G COOPER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1.25 | $0 |
| EDWARD J KAIER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.75 | $0 |
| JOHN PICKERING | TREASURER/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1.25 | $0 |
| NEAL J HOWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| JAMES B STRAW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1301 WALNUT ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19107-4566
- In care of
- % THE ORGANIZATION
- Mailing address (990-N for 2018)
- 1301 WALNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA 19107
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- WILLIAM B MCNAMARA, 1301 WALNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19107
- Principal officer (990-N for 2018)
- FRANK G COOPER, 1301 WALNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA 19107
- Signed the 990
- WILLIAM B MCNAMARA, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (215) 735-5924
- Return prepared by
- WITHUMSMITHBROWN PC
Mission
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT WHICH WILL PROTECT, PRESERVE, AND ENHANCE THE HISTORIC AND DISTINCTIVE STRUCTURE OF THE BUILDING AND PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1301 WALNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19107 (HISTORICALLY KNOWN AS THE "THOMAS BUTLER HOUSE"), WHICH SHALL HELP GUARD AGAINST ANY DETERIORATION OF THE HISTORIC AREA IN WHICH THE THOMAS BUTLER HOUSE IS CURRENTLY SITUATED AS WELL AS PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELL-BEING AND SOCIAL WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY SURROUNDING THE THOMAS BUTLER HOUSE. THE THOMAS BUTLER HOUSE WAS ENTERED INTO THE PHILADELPHIA REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES ON JUNE 28, 1956. THE EAST CENTER CITY COMMERCIAL HISTORIC DISTRICT, LOCATED IN THE WASHINGTON SQUARE NEIGHBORHOOD, WAS ORIGINALLY LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES IN 1984. THE THOMAS BUTLER HOUSE IS CITED AT LENGTH AS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTING RESOURCES TO THIS HISTORIC DISTRICT AND WAS ALSO CITED AS A CONTRIBUTING RESOURCE IN THE NATIONAL DISTRICT NOMINATION FOR THE WASHINGTON SQUARE WEST HISTO
Program accomplishments
- THE RUBICAM FOUNDATION IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES WHICH SHALL INCLUDE PROTECTING, PRESERVING, AND ENHANCING THE HISTORIC AND DISTINCTIVE STRUCTURE OF THE BUILDING AND PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1301 WALNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19107 (HISTORICALLY KNOWN AS THE THOMAS BUTLER HOUSE), WHICH SHALL HELP GUARD AGAINST ANY DETERIORATION OF THE HISTORIC AREA IN WHICH THE THOMAS BUTLER HOUSE IS CURRENTLY SITUATED AS WELL AS PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELL-BEING AND SOCIAL WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY SURROUNDING THE THOMAS BUTLER HOUSE.Expenses $91,299 · grants $88,799
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 83-1746423
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2018
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A80)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $242,847
- Income (IRS master file)
- $142,798
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $142,798 | $102,064 | $242,847 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $164,362 | $447,268 | $202,113 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $246,597 | $187,163 | $485,019 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $246,619 | $25,281 | $425,585 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | $278,447 | $485,935 | $204,247 | XML |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2018 Officer: FRANK G COOPER | December 31, 2018 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 83-1746423).
Questions about RUBICAM FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of RUBICAM FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of RUBICAM FOUNDATION is 83-1746423.
- Is RUBICAM FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2018.
- Are donations to RUBICAM FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does RUBICAM FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of RUBICAM FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did RUBICAM FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of RUBICAM FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names WILLIAM B MCNAMARA.
- Who are the officers and directors of RUBICAM FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 8 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does RUBICAM FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $142,798, expenses of $102,064 and total assets of $242,847 at year end.
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