Swartz Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation contributes only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small charity should not send it a cold proposal; the realistic route is an existing connection that might lead to an invitation.
- Its stated goal is to advocate for Jewish causes in Boston and beyond, so work with no link to Jewish causes is unlikely to fit, although its filing states no geographic focus.
- If an invitation comes, a request of around $100,000 or less is in line with its grants, since half of its grants to organisations were that size and the median was $100,000; about 8 in 10 grants fall between $1,000 and $865,000, but its largest grant was about $4,550,000, so treat that band as typical rather than a limit.
- Its giving is heavily relationship-led: 84% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had funded before, so a first-time applicant should expect to compete with established recipients.
- The filing gives no timetable, so ask how invitations are issued before planning around any deadline.
Overview
Swartz Foundation is a US private foundation based in Newton, MA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (bostonmagazine.com), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Swartz Foundation’s stated goal is to advocate for Jewish causes in Boston and beyond. Its recorded grants go to charitable organisations, including Jewish community and religious bodies and healthcare organisations. Most recorded purposes are general charitable support. Other recorded purposes include stem cell research and medical research, as well as charitable programmes and community initiatives. Its grant record includes recipients in Israel and in several parts of the United States. The public description gives this broad Jewish-cause focus; the filings show that its giving is channelled through a range of charitable recipients and purposes.
Themes
- Jewish causes
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York, Massachusetts and Israel.
How to apply
The filing says the foundation contributes only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 84% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 44 grants to organisations were $100,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
3 other states: 1%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 26%
- The largest single recipient received 36% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 84% of grant dollars went to organisations Swartz Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- 15% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (Israel).
- 68% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 15 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $100k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- PEF Israel Endowment Funds · General charitable support$4,528,1402024 tax year
- Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston · General charitable support$3,000,0002024 tax year
- American Friends of Maoz-Seal · General charitable support$524,0002024 tax year
- American Friends of Maoz-Seal · General charitable support$485,0002024 tax year
- Hadassah Medical Organization · Stem cell research$419,2062024 tax year
- BZ Media · General charitable support$250,0002024 tax year
- Sonduk El Yanabia · General charitable support$166,0002024 tax year
- Yeshiva Beth Yehudah · General charitable support$100,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Daniel Swartz — Officer - Dre
- Judith Swartz — Trustee
- Jeffrey Swartz — Trustee
- Sidney W Swartz — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,852,118 | $734,507 | $207,416,989 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $10,202,308 | $7,151,097 | $238,110,075 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $13,328,988 | $9,788,659 | $270,214,556 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Contact
- Newton, MA