Redlich Horwitz Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The Redlich Horwitz Foundation backs work to right-size the child welfare system, expand community-driven supports that keep families intact, and build advocacy capacity among youth, parents and communities affected by family surveillance, with New York State as its priority area.
- It operates by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests, so nonprofits should not send in speculative applications; a fit here depends on being identified or approached by the foundation rather than applying cold.
- For budgeting purposes, about 8 in 10 of its 140 grants to organisations fall between $5,000 and $170,000, with a median grant of $50,000, so a modest request in that range is realistic; its $25,000,000 grant was exceptional rather than typical.
- Only 8% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in the prior two filings, suggesting that most of its grant dollars go to new recipients even though the process is invitation-led.
- Its annual giving has grown sharply to $27,957,535, but beyond the invitation-only model, no further detail on timing or selection is given.
Overview
Redlich Horwitz Foundation is a US private foundation based in Chappaqua, NY.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Redlich Horwitz Foundation invests in transformative strategies to strengthen the movement to right-size the child welfare system and expand community-driven supports that promote child well-being and keep families intact. Its grantmaking centres on four strategies: building capacity for advocacy by youth, parents and communities historically targeted for family surveillance; advancing policy change to limit harmful mandatory reporting and unwarranted investigations; developing collaborative spaces where lived-experience experts, communities, advocates and system leaders can create ideas that keep families intact; and supporting young people with child-welfare experience to connect, heal, lead and thrive. It prioritises the voices and expertise of people most affected by the system and works with grassroots organisations and coalitions, particularly in communities disproportionately impacted by child-welfare investigations.
Themes
- Movement and Power Building
- Policy and Advocacy
- Community Response
- Foster Youth Wellbeing
Geographic Focus
Priority: New York State.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 8% 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 140 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
2 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 72% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 8% of grant dollars went to organisations Redlich Horwitz Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 2% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 37 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $70,400 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Insita Group · General unrestricted - expenditure responsbility$25,000,0002024 tax year
- Community Foundation of New Jersey · General unrestricted$350,0002024 tax year
- Children's Rights · General unrestricted$200,0002024 tax year
- Fund for the City of New York · General unrestricted$175,0002024 tax year
- Hope585 · General unrestricted$167,0002024 tax year
- Social and Environmental · General unrestricted$132,0002024 tax year
- Westchester County Department of Social Services · General unrestricted$125,0002024 tax year
- New School · General unrestricted$110,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Catherine Redlich — Trustee
- Robert Horwitz — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $5,621,386 | $3,439,437 | $47,158,509 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $5,362,133 | $3,451,881 | $47,570,678 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $29,900,071 | $27,957,535 | $23,521,257 | 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
Registers and filings
Other sources
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- Chappaqua, NY
- rhfdn.org
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Chappaqua, NY
- rhfdn.org