Jay and Sarah Flatley Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- This foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and makes its contributions only to organisations it has preselected, so a small charity should not apply to it cold.
- Its recorded giving covers colleges and universities, research institutes, health providers and philanthropic funds, with purposes such as science, nursing, athletics and cultural activities, so an organisation working in those areas would be a natural fit if it were ever invited to apply.
- Most of its grants fall between $5,000 and $250,000, and half of its 40 grants to organisations were $50,000 or less, so a modest request would sit comfortably within its usual giving.
- Its grants are mainly in California, New York and Texas, but the filing states no geographic focus, so do not assume that location limits who can apply.
- Two-thirds of its grant dollars in the latest filing went to organisations it had funded before, which suggests its giving is largely relationship-led and that a new applicant faces a settled group of recipients.
Overview
Jay and Sarah Flatley Foundation is a US private foundation based in Wilmington, DE.
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 filed grants went to colleges and universities, research institutes, health providers and philanthropic funds. Recorded purposes include general and unrestricted support, research and building programmes, and support for science, nursing, athletics and cultural activities. The grants span multiple states, with the largest share going to California, followed by New York and Texas. The filings describe both designated gifts and general and unrestricted grants, rather than setting out one stated programme. Access is selective: contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations, and unsolicited requests are not accepted.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in California, New York and Texas.
How to apply
Contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations; unsolicited requests are not accepted.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 66% 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 40 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
1 other state: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 22% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 66% of grant dollars went to organisations Jay and Sarah Flatley 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 12 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $50,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management · General & Unrestricted$500,0002024 tax year
- Salk Institute for Biological Studies · to support neurology research and to the building fund$250,0002024 tax year
- Claremont McKenna College · Robert Day Sciences Center, Jay '74 and Sarah Flatley Classroom$200,0002024 tax year
- Texas Christian University · to Athletic Performance Center and to School of Nursing$175,0002024 tax year
- U C San Diego Foundation · Moore's Cancer Center$100,0002024 tax year
- U C San Diego Foundation · Alzheimer's research$50,0002024 tax year
- Center for American Greatness · General & Unrestricted$50,0002024 tax year
- Salk Institute for Biological Studies · Symphony at Salk$50,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Sarah Flatley — Co- Pres, Dir
- Jay Flatley — Dir, Co- Pres, Sec, Treas
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,480,854 | $1,276,000 | $28,764,938 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,568,489 | $1,302,000 | $32,864,851 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,723,906 | $1,477,500 | $35,874,603 | 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
- Wilmington, DE