Sam and Helga Feldman Foundation

• The filing shows support for a wide spread of causes, including disability services, health work, education, veterans, food assistance and the arts, so a small charity working in one of these areas can fairly ask.
• Its typical grant falls between $3,600 and $50,500, with a median of $10,000 and half of its grants at $10,000 or less, so a request near $10,000 is a realistic starting point, although the largest grant was $400,000.
• No geographic focus is stated, but grants have mainly gone to Texas and New York, so an organisation elsewhere may apply while expecting its recent grants to be concentrated there.
• The filing gives no deadlines and says the foundation accepts applications, which asks for a brief history, project description, requested amount and payment date, project budget, current financial statements, governing-body membership list and exemption letter.
• About 65% of grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had funded before, so prior support appears to matter, and grantees must state their purpose, deliver it and report on how funds are used.

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

• Camp HASC · Contribution to provide funding for summer program for children and adults with special needs, intellectual and physical disabilities.
  $350,0002024 tax year
• Central TX Spca · Contribution to fund animal adoption center and sanctuary.
  $150,0002024 tax year
• Brookwood Community · To support non-profit residential and vocational community for adults with disabilities
  $100,0002024 tax year
• Starr Family Jewish Day School · Contribution to educational organization.
  $75,0002024 tax year
• American Cancer Society · Contribution to organization that promotes healthy lifestyles to prevent cancer and provides information, answers, and support to anyone effected by cancer.
  $50,5002024 tax year
• Equest · Contribution to organization who provides equine therapy to children and adults.
  $50,0002024 tax year
• Crystal Charity Ball · To support the organization in its aid, support and contributions to children's charities in dallas county
  $50,0002024 tax year
• Rodfei Sholom Preschool · To support organization focused on children's education
  $40,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

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.