Iris & Saul Katz Family Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The foundation makes general contributions to organisations working in health care, food assistance, disability services and social services, as well as to congregations, schools and colleges, and community organisations, so a charity in one of these areas should check whether its work fits.
- The filing shows that about 8 in 10 of its 131 grants to organisations fall between $1,000 and $68,000, with a median of $3,600, so a modest request in that range is typical, though its largest grant was about $2,500,000 and that band is not a ceiling.
- The filing gives no deadlines for applications, and it asks applicants to explain their purposes and the proposed use of the funds in a detailed cover letter, which is the main thing to get right.
- Most of its grant dollars go to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings (98%), so a charity without a prior grant should still apply but should expect the process to be less relationship-led than that figure suggests.
- The filing states no exclusions or eligibility limits and no geographic focus, although its grants are mainly in New York, so no charity should assume it is ruled out on location alone.
Overview
Iris & Saul Katz Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Great Neck, NY.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation makes grants to charitable organisations and invites them to apply on the basis of their purposes and the proposed use of the requested funds. Its filings record general contributions to organisations working in health care, food assistance, disability services and social services, as well as congregations, schools and colleges, and community organisations. The filings describe these as general contributions rather than funding tied to specified projects. Applicants are encouraged to explain their purposes and intended use in a detailed cover letter. Applications are accepted at any time, and each situation is reviewed as warranted.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York.
How to apply
Charitable organisations are invited to apply on the basis of their purposes and the proposed use of the requested funds. Applicants are encouraged to submit a detailed cover letter responding to those points.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 98% 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 131 grants to organisations were $3,600 or less.
What the foundation says:
- It reviews each individual situation as warranted.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 77% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 98% of grant dollars went to organisations Iris & Saul Katz Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 6% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 47 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $3,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Northwell Health System Foundation · General contribution$2,495,8452024 tax year
- Island Harvest · General contribution$100,0002024 tax year
- Congregation Tifereth isreal · General contribution$69,9002024 tax year
- Viscardi Center · General Contribution$67,5002024 tax year
- JASA · General contribution$36,0002024 tax year
- School On The Square · General contributions$15,0002024 tax year
- Mill Neck Foundation · General contribution$12,5002024 tax year
- Federal Enforcement Homeland Security Foundation · General Contribution$10,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- David M Katz — Director
- Iris J Katz — Director / Treasurer
- Saul B Katz — President / Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $3,049,609 | $3,028,406 | $25,553,269 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $3,273,894 | $2,942,980 | $23,892,665 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,953,059 | $2,941,690 | $22,485,607 | 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.
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (516) 773-3800
- Great Neck, NY