Private foundation · EIN 85-3038667 · New York, New York · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Square Table 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 2025 Form 990-PF: 24 grants paid, $165K total, median $5,000. 33% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
24
$165K
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in NY
33%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$2.3M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Nomadic Guardians FoundationEast Haddam, CTGeneral purposes$25K
Lenape CenterNew York, NYGeneral purposes$20K
Reading and Writing VenturesGreenfield, MAGeneral purposes$20K
Bhutan FoundationWashington, DCGeneral purposes$12K
Whale and Dolphin ConservationPlymouth, MAGeneral purposes$10K
Chase Emerson Memorial LibraryDeer Isle, MNGeneral purposes$7,000
Mayan Education and Support AllianceBow, WAGeneral purposes$6,000
Detention Watch NetworkWashington, DCGeneral purposes$5,000
Doctors Without Borders USA IncNew York, NYGeneral purposes$5,000
Elephants Havens Wildlife FoundationDallas, TXGeneral purposes$5,000
Food Bank of Western MassachusettsChicopee, MAGeneral purposes$5,000
Justice in MotionBrooklyn, NYGeneral purposes$5,000
Nijc NfpChicago, ILGeneral purposes$5,000
North East Community Center IncMillerton, NYGeneral purposes$5,000
Palestine Childrens Relief FundBurbank, CAGeneral purposes$5,000
Rachels Table of Western MassachusettsSpringfield, MAGeneral purposes$5,000
Tails of Two Cities SanctuaryNederland, COGeneral purposes$5,000
Tsechen Kunchab LingWalden, NYGeneral purposes$5,000
Greenwich Botanical CenterCos Cob, CTGeneral purposes$4,000
Friends of Nathaniel WitherellGreewich, CTGeneral purposes$2,000
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation IncNew York, NYGeneral purposes$1,000
Environmental Defense FundNew York, NYGeneral purposes$1,000
Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind IncSmithtown, NYGeneral purposes$1,000
The Crosby Fund for Haitian EducationOld Lyme, CTGeneral purposes$1,000

By state: New York 8 · Massachusetts 4 · Connecticut 4 · District of Columbia 2 · Minnesota 1 · Washington 1

About this foundation

Square Table Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in New York, New York, administered in care of Sacks Press & Lacher, tax-exempt since 2021. 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 Square Table Foundation 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 Square Table Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $165K across 24 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does Square Table Foundation give?

New York (8 grants), Massachusetts (4 grants), Connecticut (4 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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