The Donna and Marvin Schwartz 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, and its filings say grants go only to organisations it has preselected, so a small charity should not send it a cold proposal.
- Its filings show that 99% of grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in one of its two earlier filings, so the pattern is repeat support, and the filings do not say how a new organisation would be invited.
- About 8 in 10 of its 73 grants to organisations fell between $500 and $75,000, with a median of $7,500, so a request near that size is typical, though that band is not a ceiling.
- No geographic focus or single field of work is stated, so fit rests mainly on whether your organisation is a public charity of the kind it already funds.
- Timing and deadlines are not described, so no timetable should be assumed.
Overview
The Donna and Marvin Schwartz 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 foundation's filings show grants to a broad mix of public charities. Recipients include philanthropic and charitable funds, cultural institutions and museums, environmental organisations, schools and colleges, religious congregations, social-service charities, and local public-safety organisations. Most stated purposes are simply charitable contributions to public charities, so the filings do not identify a single field of work or set out eligibility criteria. Recorded grants reach several states, with the largest shares directed to Ohio and New York. The grant record therefore describes varied charitable giving rather than a stated programme focus.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants spread across the United States.
How to apply
Contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations; unsolicited requests are not accepted.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 99% 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 73 grants to organisations were $7,500 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
3 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 50% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 99% of grant dollars went to organisations The Donna and Marvin Schwartz Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 97% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 23 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $5,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Fidelity Charitable Services · Charitable contribution to public charity$7,250,0002024 tax year
- Jewish Communal Fund · Charitable contribution to public charity$2,000,0002024 tax year
- Mecox Bay Conservancy · Charitable contribution to public charity$25,0002024 tax year
- New York Historical Society · Charitable contribution to public charity$13,0002024 tax year
- Troopathon · Charitable contribution to public charity$10,0002024 tax year
- Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun · Charitable contribution to public charity$10,0002024 tax year
- Bedford Audubon · Charitable contribution to public charity$10,0002024 tax year
- Phoenix House · Charitable contribution to public charity$10,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Donna Schwartz — Trustee
- Marvin C Schwartz — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $9,238,745 | $8,865,393 | $172,943,261 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $8,119,465 | $8,046,934 | $200,547,090 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $9,419,278 | $9,371,184 | $208,272,823 | 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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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- New York, NY