The Peter M Sacerdote Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered; the realistic route is a connection that leads to an invitation.
- Its typical grant runs from $10,000 to $100,000, with a median of $25,000 and half of its organisation grants at $25,000 or less, so a modest, specific request fits that pattern.
- The largest grant was about $295,000, so that band is typical rather than a ceiling.
- Most of its grant dollars to organisations in its latest filing (87%) went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so existing relationships matter.
- Its paid giving fell from $418,000 and $410,000 in earlier filings to $75,000 in the latest, so funds may be limited, and the filing states no geographic focus.
Overview
The Peter M Sacerdote Foundation is a US private foundation based in New York, NY.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) 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's organisation grants are described as general support or general purpose. The recorded recipients include schools, cultural organisations such as a museum, historical society and atheneum, land and garden conservation organisations, youth-serving organisations and a hospital. The range of recipients spans education, culture, conservation, youth activities and health. The filings do not identify a more specific purpose for these grants; instead, they describe them as general support or general purpose. This record does not establish a narrower funding policy.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 87% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 20 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 38% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 87% of grant dollars went to organisations The Peter M Sacerdote Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 5 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Greenwich Country Day School · General Purpose$25,0002025 tax year
- Taft School · General Purpose$20,0002025 tax year
- Greenwich Land Trust · General Purpose$10,0002025 tax year
- Boys & Girls Clubs of America · General Purpose$10,0002025 tax year
- Greenwich Historical Society · General Purpose$10,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Alexander L Sacerdote — Trustee
- Bonnie Lee Sacerdote — Trustee
- Alisa Ann Sacerdote-Brockelman — Trustee
- Laurence A Sacerdote — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $512,834 | $418,000 | $24,611,591 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $433,525 | $410,000 | $26,473,930 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $92,470 | $75,000 | $29,671,948 | Filing for 2025 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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- New York, NY