Kenneth and Claudia Silverman Family Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Typical grants fall between $2,000 and $65,000, and half of its 52 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less, so a modest, specific request fits well; that band is not a ceiling, as its largest grant was $2,050,000.
- Its giving spans medical schools and hospital departments, independent schools, religious organisations, community food support providers and arts bodies, but the filing names no particular field, so a clear account of your organisation's purpose matters more than fitting a theme.
- Apply by letter explaining your organisation's purpose and how the requested contribution would be used, as the filing asks; the filing gives no deadlines.
- Because 98% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, a new applicant should expect to be considered alongside established recipients, so make the request realistic and well evidenced.
- The filing sets out no exclusions or eligibility conditions, so no particular kind of organisation is ruled out, and its grants being mainly in New York and New Jersey is context rather than a limit.
Overview
Kenneth and Claudia Silverman Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Basking Ridge, NJ.
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 does not name a particular field of giving. Its grants went to a varied group of charitable organisations, including medical schools and hospital departments, independent schools and other educational bodies, religious organisations, community food support providers, and arts and cultural organisations. The grant purposes are reported generically as charitable, so they do not establish a more specific programme focus. The recipient record is concentrated in New York, with further grants to organisations in New Jersey and a small number of other states. The filing asks applicants to explain their organisation’s purpose and intended use of a requested contribution, and lists no submission deadline.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York and New Jersey.
How to apply
Applicants submit a letter explaining the organisation’s purpose and the proposed use of the requested contribution.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 98% 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 52 grants to organisations were $10,000 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 76% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 98% of grant dollars went to organisations Kenneth and Claudia Silverman Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- <1% 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 $11,250 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Icahn School Of Medicine · General charitable$1,050,0002024 tax year
- Mount Sinai Department of Surgery · General charitable$250,0002024 tax year
- MT Sinai School Of Medicine · General charitable$64,6002024 tax year
- Chabad House-Lubavitch · General charitable$50,0002024 tax year
- NYU FACES · General charitable$30,0002024 tax year
- Yamba Malawi · General charitable$25,0002024 tax year
- Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County · General charitable$12,5002024 tax year
- Rileys Dance · General charitable$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
- Britany Nelson — Trustee (Full Year)/Manager
- Claudia Silverman — Trustee / Settlor
- Kenneth Silverman — Trustee / Settlor
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $509,094 | $437,992 | $10,499,472 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,288,113 | $2,267,189 | $12,745,770 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,573,850 | $1,525,300 | $12,686,951 | 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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- (973) 765-0100
- Basking Ridge, NJ
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Contact
- (973) 765-0100
- Basking Ridge, NJ