Saul & Gitta Kurlat Charitable 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 works by invitation only, so a grant writer should first try to make a connection with the foundation rather than send a cold application.
- Its grants cover campaign support, endowed funds and current-use support for public charities, including congregations, hospitals, senior-living organisations and Jewish philanthropic and family-service organisations, so it is worth checking whether your work sits close to these areas, as the filing states no narrower funding theme.
- About 8 in 10 of its 42 grants to organisations fall between $5,000 and $335,000, with a median of $50,000, so a request of around $50,000 is a typical size, though the largest grant was $1,000,000.
- Its filing shows that 100% of its grant dollars to organisations in its most recent filing went to organisations it had also funded in one of the two previous filings, so existing grantees are the clearest pattern to build on.
- No geographic focus is stated, and the grants shown are mainly in Massachusetts, which describes past giving rather than a rule, so organisations elsewhere should not assume they are excluded.
Overview
Saul & Gitta Kurlat Charitable Foundation is a US private foundation based in Canton, MA.
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 filing describes recipients as public charities and says grants are for recipients’ unrestricted use in their tax-exempt purposes. Its grant record also includes campaign support and endowment funds, including a scholarship fund and an imaging-science endowment, alongside current-use support for agencies and hospital-related purposes. Recipients include Jewish philanthropic and family-service organisations, senior-living organisations, congregations, hospitals, a legal-education organisation and a biological research institution. This is a varied charitable portfolio, with grants recorded for organisational campaigns, endowed funds and recipients’ current needs; the filing does not state a narrower general funding theme.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Massachusetts.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 100% 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 42 grants to organisations were $50,000 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 28% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 100% of grant dollars went to organisations Saul & Gitta Kurlat Charitable Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 28% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 14 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $133k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- 2LIFE Communitites · Intended to be used to support the initiatives detailed in the campaign's case for support$1,000,0002024 tax year
- Combined Jewish Philanthropy · For the miriam fund and to support the annual campaign$333,3332024 tax year
- Temple Israel · Unrestricted grant intended for current use to assist the agency in addressing new or existing needs$333,3332024 tax year
- Hebrew Senior Life · The saul & gitta kurlat endowment fund$166,6672024 tax year
- Hope and Comfort · The saul & gitta kurlat endowment fund$166,6672024 tax year
- Hope and Comfort · The saul & gitta kurlat endowment fund$166,6672024 tax year
- Hebrew Senior Life · The saul & gitta kurlat endowment fund$166,6672024 tax year
- Yad Chessed · Intended for current use to assist the agency in addressing new or existing needs$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
- William Fitzgerald — Trustee
- Susan Ebert — Trustee
- Aimee Kowalker — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $17,058 | $10,000 | $118,953 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $3,123,334 | $3,096,693 | $7,178,294 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,859,396 | $2,833,333 | $4,471,539 | 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
- Canton, MA