The Selz Foundation

• The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered; look instead for a warm introduction through someone who knows its people, or wait to be invited.
• Its stated interests are the arts, education, environmental conservation and health-related causes, and no geographic focus is stated, so check that your work fits one of these before making contact.
• Most of its grants are modest: about 8 in 10 fall between $1,000 and $750,000, which is a typical band rather than a limit, since its largest grant was about $12,500,000; the median is $10,000 and half of its grants are $10,000 or less.
• Repeat giving is strong, with 95% of its grant dollars in its latest filing going to organisations it had already funded, so a relationship will likely matter more than a first approach.
• Its giving has fallen each year, from $15,906,693 to $8,640,530 and then to $103,958, so ask whether it currently has capacity before investing time.

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

• Ny University · General purpose-education
  $50,5432024 tax year
• Fordham University · General purpose-education
  $25,7182024 tax year
• World Wildlife Fund · General purpose-animal welfare
  $7,5002024 tax year
• United in Light · General purpose-animal welfare
  $5,0002024 tax year
• Columbia University · General purpose-education
  $3,1212024 tax year
• Horse Haven Montana · General purpose-animal welfare
  $3,0002024 tax year
• Nature Conservancy of Montana · General purpose-enviromental
  $3,0002024 tax year
• Sidewalk Rescue · General purpose-community services
  $2,0002024 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.