M D Katz Foundation

• The M D Katz Foundation funds mainly education, with further support for religious activity, religious education and medical research, and smaller amounts for people in need and for blind people; its grants are shown mainly in New York and New Jersey, though no formal geographic focus is stated, so this should not be read as a rule on who may apply.
• It is by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a speculative approach is not the way in; organisations should instead look to be known to or recommended to the foundation.
• Typical requests should be modest: about 8 in 10 of its 164 grants fall between $180 and $250,000, the median grant is $1,000, and half of its grants are $1,000 or less, though its largest grant has reached $2,500,000.
• Giving is strongly relationship-led, with 99% of grant dollars going to organisations it had already funded in the previous two filings, so this looks like a foundation that sustains existing relationships rather than seeking new ones.
• Given the explicit invitation-only policy, organisations without an existing connection should not send an unsolicited application.

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

• Yeshiva University · Education
  $2,500,0002024 tax year
• American Friends of Bar-Ilan University · Education
  $710,0002024 tax year
• Orthodox Union · Religious
  $661,3702024 tax year
• Ohr Torah Stone Institutions · Education
  $625,0002024 tax year
• Frisch School · Education
  $410,0002024 tax year
• American Committee for Shaare Zedek · Medical Research
  $250,0002024 tax year
• Friends of the IDF · Education
  $161,8502024 tax year
• Be'er Hagolah Institutes · Education
  $75,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

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.