Gary Saltz Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Gary Saltz Foundation does not accept unsolicited requests, and its filing says it gives only to preselected charitable organisations, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered.
- Repeat giving is strong, with 58% of its grant dollars in its most recent filing going to organisations it had also funded in an earlier filing, so an approach works best through an existing contact.
- Where a relationship exists, a request around $25,000 fits, since half of its 143 grants to organisations across its three most recent filings were $25,000 or less.
- About 8 in 10 of those grants fell between $10,000 and $110,000, but that band is typical rather than a ceiling, as its largest grant was about $1,350,000.
- Its geographic focus is not stated, though its filings show grants mainly in New York, California and District of Columbia, so that is where its giving is concentrated, not a rule about who may apply.
Overview
Gary Saltz 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 (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 available filing describes its grants as general contributions and general support rather than naming a specific funding field. Its recipient record shows grants to a varied group of charitable organisations, including health and medical organisations, youth and children's services, schools and universities, human-rights and reproductive-rights organisations, environmental groups, food banks and disaster-relief organisations, as well as public media, civic participation and animal-rescue organisations. The grants are recorded as general support or general contributions, not as project-specific awards. Recipients are concentrated in New York and California, with grants also reaching other states. The filing says contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York, California and District of Columbia.
How to apply
The filing says contributions go only to preselected charitable organisations and unsolicited requests are not accepted; it gives no further application steps.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 58% 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 143 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 5%
- The largest single recipient received 27% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 58% of grant dollars went to organisations Gary Saltz Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- <1% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (Poland).
- 10% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 76 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $25,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Replications · General support$250,0002024 tax year
- Basser Center for BRCA · General support$250,0002024 tax year
- Crohn's & Colitis Foundation · General support$250,0002024 tax year
- Community Initiatives · General support$200,0002024 tax year
- Alliance for Children's Rights · General support$170,0002024 tax year
- Educare · General support$130,0002024 tax year
- Physicians for Human Rights · General support$100,0002024 tax year
- VoteRiders · General 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
- Leonard Saltz — Treasurer
- Susan Saltz — President And Secretary
- Ronald Saltz — Vice President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $3,956,043 | $3,483,049 | $75,767,494 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,914,211 | $1,617,543 | $77,537,457 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,940,337 | $3,434,350 | $80,605,742 | 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
- New York, NY