The Saltzman Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small charity should not send it a proposal unless it has first been invited to do so.
- Its contributions go only to preselected charitable organisations, so this seems to be a relationship-led funder rather than an open competition.
- If an invitation does come, a request in the range where most of its grants fall fits its usual pattern: about 8 in 10 of its 13 grants to organisations were between $7,500 and $225,000, and half were $25,000 or less, although its largest grant was $1,000,000 to a Donor Advised Philanthropy Account.
- Its grants have mainly gone to organisations in New York, but no geographic focus is stated, so location alone should not decide whether to make contact.
- Its stated interests include refugee support, New York-based civil-rights policy change, public safety, the arts and education, so a group working in those fields is the most natural fit.
Overview
The Saltzman 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
Its filed grants went to a donor-advised philanthropic account and to organisations supporting refugees, a hospital, a university and a school. Other stated purposes include New York-based civil-rights policy change, public safety, copyright-free licensing, preservation of art, the Jewish community, support for people who were wrongfully incriminated, and Ukrainian culture. Recipients also included educational and medical institutions, refugee-support and civil-rights organisations, and organisations associated with public safety, arts, culture and justice. Its application information says contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations, and unsolicited requests are not accepted.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 2% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 13 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
- The largest single recipient received 58% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 2% of grant dollars went to organisations The Saltzman Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 58% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 11 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $20,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Donor Advised Philanthropy Account · Donor advised fund$1,000,0002024 tax year
- International Rescue Committee · To support refugees$225,0002024 tax year
- Mount Sinai Hospital · To support the hospital$150,0002024 tax year
- Erase Racism · To support new york-based civil rights regarding policy change$30,0002024 tax year
- Shady Hill School · To support the school$25,0002024 tax year
- Creative Commons Corporation · To support copyright free licensing$20,0002024 tax year
- Partners for Justice · To support public safety$20,0002024 tax year
- Smarthistroy Inc · To support the preservation of art$15,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Roger Haber — Secretary
- David Belkin — Vice President
- Eric F Saltzman — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $625,029 | $561,395 | $9,985,126 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $315,308 | $230,000 | $39,867,499 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,853,069 | $1,505,530 | $72,653,300 | 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