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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-4052242

Jon and Kathy Savitz Foundation

A private foundation in Greenwich, CT. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 20 grants and $83,694 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Oct 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $83,694

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $1,536,697
  • Tax year 2023

    $70,923

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,531,804
  • Tax year 2022

    $71,137

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $1,539,168
  • Tax year 2021

    $83,672

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $1,545,627
  • Tax year 2020

    $61,840

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $1,622,705
  • Tax year 2019

    $116,409

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $1,633,999
  • Tax year 2018

    $52,528

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $1,746,253

Grants paid in 2024

20 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Global Citizens InitiativeGreenwich, CT

    General charitable purpose

    $25,000
  2. Greenwich Reform SynagogueCos Cob, CT

    General charitable purpose

    $10,000
  3. Memorial Sloan KetteringHagerstown, MD

    General charitable purpose

    $10,000
  4. Newtown Parks and RecreationNewtown, CT

    General charitable purpose

    $7,137
  5. The Home for Little WanderersBoston, MA

    General charitable purpose

    $6,669
  6. Walker SchoolNeedham, MA

    General charitable purpose

    $6,084
  7. Boys and Girls Club of BostonBoston, MA

    General charitable purpose

    $5,733
  8. Arbor Brothers IncNew York, NY

    General charitable purpose

    $5,000
  9. Shamrock FoundatiomBoston, MA

    General charitable purpose

    $1,170
  10. Weston Metco Scholarship Fund IncWeston, MA

    General charitable purpose

    $1,000
  11. American Foundation for Suicide PreventionNew York, NY

    General charitable purpose

    $1,000
  12. LGBT CenterNew York, NY

    General charitable purpose

    $1,000
  13. Damon Runyon Cancer Research FoundationNew York, NY

    General charitable purpose

    $961
  14. Maccabi USAPhiladelphia, PA

    General charitable purpose

    $540
  15. Legal Aid SocietyNew York, NY

    General charitable purpose

    $500
  16. Ronald McDonald HouseNew Haven, CT

    General charitable purpose

    $500
  17. Dana Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA

    General charitable purpose

    $500
  18. Baptist Health South Florida FoundationCoral Gables, FL

    General charitable purpose

    $400
  19. Wga Caddies Scholarship FundGlenview, IL

    General charitable purpose

    $250
  20. Round Hill Volunteer Fire CompanyGreenwich, CT

    General charitable purpose

    $250

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education1 grant $25,00060% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $7,66918% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5,00012% of the total
  4. Health2 grants $1,3613% of the total
  5. Mental health1 grant $1,0002% of the total
  6. Sports and recreation1 grant $5401% of the total
  7. 3 other causes3 grants $1,2503% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut5 grants $42,887
  2. Massachusetts6 grants $21,156
  3. Maryland1 grant $10,000
  4. New York5 grants $8,461
  5. Pennsylvania1 grant $540
  6. Florida1 grant $400
  7. Illinois1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Jonathan SavitzTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kathy SavitzTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Peter SavitzTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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