The Slomo and Cindy Silvian Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 34-2037021 · since 2006silvianfoundation.org·Florida, New Jersey, New York·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$2.2M

Annual giving, 2024 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$12,500 to $25,000

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$20,000

Typical grant (median)

113 grants in the latest filing

Open to applications

Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

Its funding areas are education, children's welfare, medical care, medical research and Jewish philanthropic endeavours, so check that your work fits one of these before writing.
Only organisations that are tax-exempt under 501(c)3 and described in Section 509(a)(1) or 509(a)(2) are eligible, and the foundation does not fund foreign organisations through US fiscal intermediaries or fiscal sponsors, so those should not apply.
About 8 in 10 grants fall between $12,500 and $25,000, with a median of $19,500, so a modest request in that range is typical, though its largest grant was $75,000.
Start with a Preliminary Inquiry, since the board uses these to decide whom to invite; an invitation is not a commitment, and the board decides after reviewing a complete application.
In the latest filing, 70% of grant dollars went to organisations it had funded before, so a newcomer should plan for a longer relationship-building path, and the grants mainly in New York, New Jersey and Florida are a pattern in the filing, not a stated geographic focus.

Overview

The Slomo and Cindy Silvian Foundation is a US private foundation based in Melville, 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 Foundation makes grants to organisations working in education, children’s welfare, medical care, medical research and Jewish philanthropic endeavours. Each recipient must be a tax-exempt entity under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)3 and an organisation described in Section 509(a)(1) or 509(a)(2). Foreign organisations seeking consideration must be registered with the US Internal Revenue Service; the Foundation does not make grants to foreign organisations through US fiscal intermediaries or fiscal sponsors. Organisations begin with a Preliminary Inquiry, which the board uses to decide whom to invite to submit a grant application. An invitation is not a commitment: the board decides at its discretion after reviewing a complete application package.

Themes

Education
Children’s Welfare
Medical Care
Medical Research
Jewish Philanthropic Endeavors

Geographic Focus

No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York, New Jersey and Florida.

What They Don't Fund

Foreign organizations through United States fiscal intermediaries or fiscal sponsors

How to apply

Organisations begin with a Preliminary Inquiry. The board uses these inquiries to decide which organisations it will invite to apply; an invitation is not a commitment to fund. The board decides after reviewing a complete application package.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 70% 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 346 grants to organisations were $19,500 or less.

What the foundation says:

The board decides grants at its discretion after reviewing a complete application package.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.

Grant dollars by state

New York63%

New Jersey13%

Florida6%

North Carolina4%

Maryland3%

Massachusetts3%

6 other states: 7%

Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 1%

The largest single recipient received 3% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2024, 70% of grant dollars went to organisations The Slomo and Cindy Silvian Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
23% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

113 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $20,000

How much do they typically give?

Share of 113 grants in tax year 2024 by size

$1k–$2.5k1%

$2.5k–$5k0%

$5k–$10k1%

$10k–$25k73%

$25k–$50k26%

Median $20,000 (tax year 2024)

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

Anti-Defamation League · Education
$35,0002024 tax year
Friends of Yashar L'Chayal · Jewish philanthropy
$35,0002024 tax year
Food Bank Of Central And Eastern NC · Children's welfare
$34,0002024 tax year
Friends of United Hatzalah · Medical care
$31,0002024 tax year
Survivor Mitzvah Project · Jewish philanthropy
$30,0002024 tax year
City Harvest · Jewish philanthropy
$28,5002024 tax year
American Friends of Leket Israel · Jewish philanthropy
$27,5002024 tax year
Community Security Services · Jewish philanthropy
$27,0002024 tax year

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

Officers and directors

Alisa Hart — Second Vice President, Secretary, Director
Seth Grossman — Vice President, Treasurer, Director
Daniel S Komansky — President, Chief Legal Officer

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$3,252,311	$2,212,750	$49,876,362	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$3,518,581	$2,236,000	$54,459,185	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$3,611,546	$2,244,500	$57,396,737	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.