Max H. Gluck Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 95-3979100 · since 1985gluckfoundation.org·California, District of Columbia, New York·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$5.3M

Annual giving, 2024 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$2,000 to $415k

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$57,500

Typical grant (median)

46 grants in the latest filing

Invitation only

Unsolicited applications are not accepted

This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.

Key takeaways

The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected, so a cold proposal is unlikely to be considered; the realistic route in is an existing connection or an invitation.
Its stated focus is the educational, health, cultural and creative needs of underserved people, with arts outreach through schools, cultural institutions, hospitals and community settings as a major strand, so work in those areas is the closest fit.
About 8 in 10 of its grants fall between $2,000 and $415,000, with a median of about $67,500, so a request near that size is typical, though its largest grant was about $1,500,000 and that band is not a ceiling.
In its most recent filing, 96% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so a small charity without an existing link should expect a long-term relationship rather than a quick grant, and the filings give no deadlines to plan around.

Overview

Max H. Gluck Foundation is a US private foundation based in Sherman Oaks, CA.

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 says it supports programmes addressing the educational, health, cultural and creative needs of underserved people. Its public project descriptions present arts outreach as a major strand, including music performance and education, school-based arts learning, youth orchestras, opera education and museum programmes. These activities are delivered through schools, cultural institutions, hospitals and community settings, reaching students and wider public audiences in underserved communities. Its stated approach is to discern grants that promote the well-being of underserved communities.

Themes

Education
Health
Culture
Creative needs

Geographic Focus

No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in California, District of Columbia and New York.

How to apply

The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 96% 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 124 grants to organisations were about $67,500 or less.

What the foundation says:

The board seeks to discern grants that promote the well-being of underserved communities.

Where grants go

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

Grant dollars by state

California82%

District of Columbia9%

New York8%

Illinois<1%

Washington<1%

New Jersey<1%

1 other state: <1%

The largest single recipient received 15% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2024, 96% of grant dollars went to organisations Max H. Gluck Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.

Grants

46 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $57,500

How much do they typically give?

Share of 46 grants in tax year 2024 by size

$1k–$2.5k9%

$2.5k–$5k0%

$5k–$10k0%

$10k–$25k7%

$25k–$50k26%

$50k–$100k26%

$100k–$250k20%

$250k–$500k9%

$500k–$1M4%

Median $57,500 (tax year 2024)

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

Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Maya mobile & ancient world mobile & general operations
$586,0552024 tax year
Natural History Museum · Mobile museum program
$500,0002024 tax year
Los Angeles Philharmonic · Youth orchestra la (yola) & general operations
$482,8502024 tax year
University of California Riverside · Gluck fellows program/arts
$442,9002024 tax year
Colburn School · Gluck felloship program, jumpstart young musicians program, summer encounter
$413,0002024 tax year
Juilliard School · Gluck fellowship program
$275,0002024 tax year
Ucla Herb Alpert School Of Music · Gluck fellows program
$248,2782024 tax year
Los Angeles Opera · Opera for young people series, opera prep
$233,6002024 tax year

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

Officers and directors

Richard G Reinis — Director
Julie Kaswick — Secretary
Jon Kaswick — President
Jennifer Kaswick — Secretary
Hetal Patel — Director
Cathy Collins Hession — Director
Jessica Kaswick — Executive Director

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$6,453,021	$4,830,034	$116,289,463	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$9,528,762	$6,917,583	$120,411,603	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$6,704,358	$5,338,094	$125,919,838	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.