The Sudarsky Family Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The filings state no geographic focus and no general eligibility criteria or named fields of focus, so your work may fit if it resembles the broad mix of justice, arts, health, food-relief, education, environmental, faith, journalism and youth organisations the foundation has funded.
- Its grants have mainly gone to New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, the District of Columbia and California, but that is a pattern in the grants, not a stated rule about who may apply.
- About 8 in 10 of its 88 grants to organisations fell between $5,000 and $85,000, the median was $20,000, half were $20,000 or less, and the largest was $100,000, so a modest request near the typical band is realistic, though that band is not a ceiling.
- Submit your request in letter form; no deadlines are given, but awards are subject to board approval, so allow time for that.
- Repeat giving is strong, since 92% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had already funded, so a first-time applicant should expect a harder route, though nothing in the filing rules you out.
Overview
The Sudarsky Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in West Newton, MA.
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 recorded grants support a broad mix of charitable organisations. They include justice and civil-liberties bodies, arts and cultural institutions, medical and health organisations, food-relief charities, educational institutions, environmental groups, faith communities, journalism organisations and youth-serving organisations. The filing describes most grants simply as support for charitable purposes; it also records grants for social welfare and education. The giving reaches organisations in several states, with the largest recorded shares going to New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts and the District of Columbia. The filings do not state general eligibility criteria or named fields of focus.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, District of Columbia and California.
How to apply
Submit the required information in letter form.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 92% 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 88 grants to organisations were $20,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- Awards are subject to approval by the board of directors.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
4 other states: 5%
- The largest single recipient received 11% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 92% of grant dollars went to organisations The Sudarsky Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 12% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 29 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $20,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- William J. Brennan Jr. Center for Justice · to Support Charitable Purpose$100,0002024 tax year
- Hartford Foundation of Public Giving · to Support Charitable Purpose$100,0002024 tax year
- National Endowment for the Arts · to Support Charitable Purpose$100,0002024 tax year
- American Civil Liberties Union Foundation · to Support Charitable Purpose$50,0002024 tax year
- Water.org · To support charitable purpose$50,0002024 tax year
- Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts · To support charitable purpose$50,0002024 tax year
- UCLA Foundation · To support charitable purpose$50,0002024 tax year
- Joslin Diabetes Research · to Support Charitable Purpose$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
- Deborah Sudarsky Wherry — Secretary
- Lewis Sudarsky — Treasurer
- Betty Sudarksy Bradley — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,112,084 | $900,000 | $16,631,447 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $946,584 | $800,000 | $18,356,279 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,074,808 | $923,000 | $19,828,866 | 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.
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- West Newton, MA
Applying to The Sudarsky Family Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (617) 244-8484
- West Newton, MA