Private foundation · EIN 81-3360510 · New York, New York · Philanthropy & grantmaking

David Schwartz Foundation

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 2024 Form 990-PF: 35 grants paid, $841K total, median $5,000. 69% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
35
$841K
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in NY
69%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$16M

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Central Park ConservancyNew York, NYGeneral purposes$227K
Natural Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NYGeneral purposes$150K
Weill Cornell Medical CollegeNew York, NYGeneral purposes$143K
National Psoriasis FoundationPortland, ORGeneral purposes$103K
Dia Art FoundationNew York, NYGeneral purposes$49K
AantNew York, NYGeneral purposes$25K
American Friends of the LouvreNew York, NYGeneral purposes$10K
Boys and Girls Club of Laguna BeachLaguna Beach, FRGeneral purposes$10K
Friends of Runyon CanyonLos Angeles, CAGeneral purposes$10K
Los Angeles County Museum of ArtLos Angeles, CAGeneral purposes$10K
Montefiore Nyack Hospital FoundationNyack, NYGeneral purposes$10K
Powerhouse Arts IncBrooklyn, NYGeneral purposes$10K
Film at Lincoln CenterNew York, NYGeneral purposes$9,150
Metropolitan Opera HouseNew York, NYGeneral purposes$7,750
World Monuments FundNew York, NYGeneral purposes$7,500
Fund for Park AveNew York, NYGeneral purposes$6,000
New York Live ArtsNew York, NYGeneral purposes$6,000
Bellport Brookhaven Historical Society and MuseumBellport, NYGeneral purposes$5,000
Edward Hopper HouseNyack, NYGeneral purposes$5,000
Hotchkiss SchoolLakeville, CTGeneral purposes$5,000
Shaw Festival FoundationNiagara on the Lake, CAGeneral purposes$5,000
French Heritage SocietyNew York, NYGeneral purposes$3,750
Gerard & Kelly FoundationNew York, NYGeneral purposes$3,000
New York PhilharmonicNew York, NYGeneral purposes$3,000
Ali Forney CenterNew York, NYGeneral purposes$2,500
Cornell Star and Crescent FoundationIthaca, NYGeneral purposes$2,500
Lyford Cay FoundationNew York, NYGeneral purposes$2,500
Surfrider FoundationSan Clemente, CAGeneral purposes$2,500
St Bernard's SchoolRochester, NYGeneral purposes$2,000
Antaeus TheatreGlendale, CAGeneral purposes$1,500
Scope USAAstoria, NYGeneral purposes$1,500
Los Angeles ConservanceLos Angeles, CAGeneral purposes$1,030
American Hospital of ParisParis, CAGeneral purposes$1,000
World Wildlife FundWashington, DCGeneral purposes$1,000
Bedford PlayhouseBedford Playhouse, NYGeneral purposes$500

By state: New York 24 · Oregon 1 · California 5 · INTL 3 · Connecticut 1 · District of Columbia 1

About this foundation

David Schwartz Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in New York, New York, administered in care of Sacks & Co, tax-exempt since 2018. 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 David Schwartz Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 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 David Schwartz Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $841K across 35 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does David Schwartz Foundation give?

New York (24 grants), Oregon (1 grants), California (5 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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