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Rosenthal Family Foundation

Location:

WOODLAND HLS, CA
Tax ID:

26-2982710
Tax-Exempt Status:

501(c)(3)-PF

Budget (2019):

Revenue: $4,981,243
Expenses: $4,083,301
Assets: $13,572,231
Formation:

2008
President:

Phil Rosenthal
Type:

Grantmaking Foundation

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The Rosenthal Family Foundation is the private foundation of “Everybody Loves Raymond” creator Philip Rosenthal and his wife, actress Monica Horan Rosenthal. The Foundation supports left-of-center advocacy groups, arts and culture institutions, and food insecurity relief groups in the greater Los Angeles area and around the world.

Both Rosenthal and Horan are large donors to the Democratic Party. 1 Their foundation has given to liberal advocacy groups including Alliance for Justice, Demos, Feminist Majority Foundation, Obama Foundation, and Planned Parenthood Los Angeles. 2

Advocacy Activities

Somebody Feed the People

In October 2020, the Rosenthal Family Foundation created the Somebody Feed the People (SFTP) initiative, a national campaign that provided meals to people while they stood in line at polling places. 3 The Foundation partnered with food organizations and matched contributions up to $250,000. 4

The initiative continued after the election to work with organizations that address food access and insecurity, support restaurant workers, generate employment, and strengthen the food system, especially surrounding major political events. 5 Partners include World Central Kitchen, Homeboy Industries, Food Forward, Vote.Org, Georgia Rising, and The Good Deed Corps. 6

Political Action

Both Phil and Monica Horan Rosenthal signed an open letter supporting a nuclear agreement between Iran and six other world powers that was led by the United States. The group of 98 Jewish community members ran a full-page ad in the Jewish Journal to urge Congress to approve the agreement. 7

Phil Rosenthal directed former President Bill Clinton’s video, “The Final Days,” as well as wrote material for the White House Correspondents’ Dinner that President Clinton attended. 8

Individual Political Donations

The Rosenthal Family Foundation contributed more than $1 million to the Obama Foundation for the Obama Presidential Center in the Chicago area. 9 Along with the Rosenthal Family Foundation, other contributors include the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Ford Foundation, and Marilyn and Jim Simons. 10

While the Foundation is prohibited from intervening in elections by federal tax law, in their individual capacities the Rosenthals were guests at the Obama White House for a state dinner with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore. 11 According to filings with the Federal Election Commission, Phil Rosenthal has contributed to hundreds of left-leaning Democratic groups and individuals, including Biden for President, Planned Parenthood Votes, Forward Majority Action, Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA), ActBlue, Swing Left, and Blue Momentum PAC. 1

Finances and Grantees

Grantmaking and Charitable Work

The Foundation made the largest non-government grant to Upper Darby Summer Stage, a musical theatre program in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Monica Horan Rosenthal is a program alum and is providing the lead grant, along with another celebrity Tina Fey to the Upper Darby Arts and Education Foundation and Broughton Foundation Trust. 12

Rosenthal Family Foundation provided charitable support for PBS SoCal. 13

The largest institutional sponsor of Arden Theatre Company, which has a studio theatre named after Monica Horan Rosenthal’s parents, is the Rosenthal Family Foundation with contributions totaling more than $100,000. 14 15

Rosenthal Family Foundation was a patron of the Pen America Virtual Gala held on December 8, 2020, which had an interview with former President Barack Obama. 16

Rosenthal Family Foundation participated in Equality Now’s Make Equality Reality Gala as a member of the Host Committee, which also included Gloria Steinem, Rosanna Arquette, and Nancy and Jeffrey Goldstein. 17

Funding

In 2018, Philip and Monica Horan Rosenthal contributed more than 2 percent of the Foundation’s total contributions, 18  totaling $4 million. The Rosenthal Revocable Trust contributed $2 million. 19

People

Phil Rosenthal

Phil Rosenthal, co-founder and president of Rosenthal Family Foundation, is best known as an American television writer and producer and was the creator, writer, and executive producers of the sitcom, “Everybody Loves Raymond.” He is the host of “Somebody Feed Phil,” a food and travel show on Netflix. 20 He has also appeared as a food and travel host on documentaries, including, “I’ll Have What Phil’s Having” and “Somebody Feed Phil.” 4

Rosenthal attended Hofstra University in New York. 21

Monica Horan Rosenthal

Monica Horan Rosenthal, co-founder and CFO of Rosenthal Family Foundation and wife of Phil Rosenthal, is an actress and philanthropist known for her role as Amy MacDougall Barone on the sitcom, “Everybody Loves Raymond.” She was raised in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. She sits on the Arden Theatre as a board member. 14

She is an honorary producer of the play, “My General Tubman.” 14Horan Rosenthal produced a play, “The Three Maries: A Philadelphia Phable,” by Michael Ogborn. 14

Other Philanthropic Work

Phil and Monica Horan Rosenthal co-founded the non-profit, Versa-Style P.E.C. (formally the Flourish Foundation), 14 which focuses on introducing the arts, particularly hip-hop dance, to school children. 22 Monica Horan Rosenthal is listed as “The Visionary” and Phil Rosenthal is listed as “The Funder.” 21 In 2018, Rosenthal Family Foundation allocated $90,500 to Versa-Style P.E.C. 23

References

  1. Individual Contributions – Philip Rosenthal. Federal Election Commission. Accessed August 9, 2021. https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_name=monica+horan&contributor_name=philip+rosenthal&contributor_state=CA
  2. Rosenthal Family Foundation, Return of a Private Foundation (Form 990-PF), 2018, Part XV Line 3. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/display_990/262982710/02_2020_prefixes_26-27%2F262982710_201812_990PF_2020021417148857
  3. Drury, Sharareh. “Phil Rosenthal Launches “Somebody Feed the People” Campaign to Provide Meals to Voters. The Hollywood Reporter. October 17, 2020. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/phil-rosenthal-launches-somebody-feed-the-people-campaign-to-provide-meals-to-voters-4078388/
  4. Press Release. “Phil Rosenthal/the Rosenthal Family Foundation and Friends to Feed the People This Election Season.” Cision News Wire. October 12, 2021. Accessed August 2, 2021. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/phil-rosenthalthe-rosenthal-family-foundation-and-friends-to-feed-the-people-this-election-season-301149959.html
  5. “The Power 20: Pandemic Heroes – Phil Rosenthal.” Restaurant Business. Accessed August 9, 2021. https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/power-20-pandemic-heroes-2021/phil-rosenthal
  6. Somebody Feed the People. Accessed August 5, 2021. https://www.somebodyfeedthepeople.org/
  7. Abramovitch, Seth. “98 Prominent Hollywood Jews Back Iran Nuclear Deal in Open Letter (Exclusive).” The Hollywood Reporter. August 12, 2015. Accessed August 9, 2021. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politics-news/98-prominent-hollywood-jews-back-814855/
  8. BTRIPLETT. “Comedy Pro Phil Rosenthal Directed President Clinton’s Famous WHCD Departure Video, Has Advice for President Obama: Play It Straight.” WHC Insider. May 5, 2009. Accessed August 9, 2021. http://whcinsider.com/2009/05/05/comedy-pro-phil-rosenthal-directed-president-clintons-famous-whcd-departure-video-has-advice-for-president-obama-play-it-straight/
  9. “$1,000,000 + – Contributors.” Obama.org. Accessed August 9, 2021. https://www.obama.org/contributors/
  10. Adeniji, Ade. “Everybody Loves the Rosenthals: How a Hollywood Couple Does Their Philanthropy.” Inside Philanthropy. February 20, 2018. Accessed August 9, 2021. https://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/2018/2/20/everybody-loves-the-rosenthals-meet-a-hollywood-power-couple-creating-a-teaching-artist-pipeline
  11. [1] Toney, Veronica. “Complete Guest List for the State Dinner in Honor of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore.” The Washington Post. August 2, 2016. Accessed August 9, 2021. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2016/08/02/complete-guest-list-for-the-state-dinner-in-honor-of-prime-minister-lee-hsien-loong-of-singapore/
  12. DeGrassa, Peg. “Stars Partner with Foundation to Insure Future of Upper Darby Summer Stage.” Daily Times. July 18, 2021. Accessed August 2, 2021. https://www.delcotimes.com/local-news/stars-partner-with-foundation-to-insure-future-of-upper-darby-summer-stage/article_139ce36c-e67c-11eb-a79d-ebf5d1b305a1.html
  13. Foundations – Institutional Support. PBS SoCal. Accessed August 5, 2021. https://www.pbssocal.org/foundations
  14. Gray, Ellen. “This Actress, Raised in Delco, is the Little-Known Connection Between ‘My General Tubman’ and ‘Everybody Loves Raymond.’” The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 14, 2020. Accessed August 9, 2021. https://www.inquirer.com/arts/monica-horan-rosenthal-everybody-loves-raymond-arden-threatre-my-general-tubman-20200314.html
  15. Institutional Sponsors. Arden Theatre Co. Accessed August 9, 2021. https://ardentheatre.org/support/sponsors-supporters/
  16. Pen America Virtual Gala. Pen America. Accessed August 9, 2021. https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/pen-america/
  17. “Equality Now Raises over $380,000 in First Ever Virtual Global Gala.” Look to the Stars. December 10, 2020. Accessed August 9, 2021. https://www.looktothestars.org/news/20035-equality-now-raises-over-380000-in-first-ever-virtual-global-gala
  18. Rosenthal Family Foundation, Return of Private Foundation Exempt From Income Tax (Form 990-PF), 2018, Part XV, Lines 1a. Accessed July 28, 2021. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/display_990/262982710/02_2020_prefixes_26-27%2F262982710_201812_990PF_2020021417148857
  19. [1] Rosenthal Family Foundation, Return of Private Foundation Exempt From Income Tax (Form 990-PF), 2018, Schedule B, Part I. Accessed August 9, 2021. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/display_990/262982710/02_2020_prefixes_26-27%2F262982710_201812_990PF_2020021417148857
  20. [1] Rae, Bianca. “’Everybody Loves Raymond’ Creator Phil Rosenthal Feeds People at the Polls.” Spectrum News 1. November 3, 2020. Accessed August 5, 2021. https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/entertainment/2020/11/03/-everybody-loves-raymond–creator-phil-rosenthal-feeds-people-at-the-polls
  21. About Us – Our Stories. Versa-Style. Accessed August 9, 2021. http://www.versastylepec.org/about-us/
  22. About Us – Why We Are. Versa-Style. Accessed August 9, 2021. http://www.versastylepec.org/about-us/
  23. Rosenthal Family Foundation, Return of Private Foundation Exempt From Income Tax (Form 990-PF), 2018, Part XV, Line 3. Accessed July 28, 2021. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/display_990/262982710/02_2020_prefixes_26-27%2F262982710_201812_990PF_2020021417148857
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Nonprofit Information

  • Accounting Period: December - November
  • Tax Exemption Received: March 1, 2009

    • Available Filings

    Period Form Type Total revenue Total functional expenses Total assets (EOY) Total liabilities (EOY) Unrelated business income? Total contributions Program service revenue Investment income Comp. of current officers, directors, etc. Form 990
    2019 Dec Form PF $4,981,243 $4,083,301 $13,572,231 $130,676 $0 $0 $0 $0
    2015 Dec Form PF $2,280,445 $3,833,736 $13,267,016 $1,967,627 $0 $0 $0 $0 PDF
    2014 Dec Form PF $6,472,022 $3,725,903 $16,120,963 $2,526,362 $0 $0 $0 $0 PDF
    2013 Dec Form PF $7,120,907 $5,180,523 $13,673,617 $2,670,500 $0 $0 $0 $0 PDF
    2012 Dec Form PF $4,062,805 $2,655,504 $9,901,527 $775,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 PDF
    2011 Dec Form PF $5,747,298 $1,911,203 $8,300,353 $659,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 PDF

    Additional Filings (PDFs)

    Rosenthal Family Foundation

    21650 OXNARD ST STE 350
    WOODLAND HLS, CA 91367-4901