Private foundation · EIN 52-6036091 · Portsmouth, New Hampshire

The Holtzman Family Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 20 grants paid, $222K total, median $7,500.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
20
$222K
Median grant
$7,500
Stays in NH
—
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$4.4M

Grants paid in 2025

20 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
ACLU FoundationNew York, NYAclu national prision project$35K
Just Detention InternationalLos Angeles, CAGeneral support$30K
Regional Foodbanks of Ne NyLatham, NYGeneral support$25K
National Immigration ForumWashington, DCGeneral support$18K
Southern Center for Human RightsAtlanta, GAGeneral support$17K
Bard CollegeAnnandaleonhudson, NYBard prision initiative$15K
Lambda LegalNew York, NYGeneral support$15K
Human Rights WatchNew York, NYGeneral support$15K
Innocence ProjectNew York, NYGeneral support$15K
Time and Space Ltd Theater CompanyHudson, NYGeneral support$10K
Columbia Land ConservancyChatham, NYGeneral support$5,000
Ella Baker Center for Human RightsOakland, CAGeneral support$4,000
Anti Defamation LeagueNew York, NYGeneral support$4,000
Kite's Nest IncHudson, NYGeneral support$3,000
Wave Farm IncAcra, NYGeneral support$3,000
The Amaranthine MuseumBaltimore, MDGeneral support$3,000
Friends of the Kinderhook Memorial LibraryKinderhook, NYGeneral support$2,000
Hudson Public LibraryHudson, NYGeneral support$2,000
The Park School of BaltimoreBaltimore, MDGeneral Support$1,000
Friends of the Chatham Public LibraryChatham, NYGeneral support$200

By state: New York 14 · California 2 · District of Columbia 1 · Georgia 1 · Maryland 2

About this foundation

The Holtzman Family Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, administered in care of Market Street Services LLC, tax-exempt since 1955. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does The Holtzman Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does The Holtzman Family Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $222K across 20 grants, a median of $7,500.

Where does The Holtzman Family Foundation Inc give?

New York (14 grants), California (2 grants), District of Columbia (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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