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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 23-2829071

Seltzer Family Foundation

A private foundation in Malvern, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 67 grants and $227,611 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $227,611

    Grants listed
    67
    Assets, end of year
    $4,433,422
  • Tax year 2024

    $208,050

    Grants listed
    64
    Assets, end of year
    $4,169,869
  • Tax year 2023

    $211,650

    Grants listed
    61
    Assets, end of year
    $3,931,567
  • Tax year 2022

    $221,290

    Grants listed
    57
    Assets, end of year
    $3,802,843
  • Tax year 2021

    $223,805

    Grants listed
    57
    Assets, end of year
    $4,754,314
  • Tax year 2020

    $201,200

    Grants listed
    52
    Assets, end of year
    $4,603,743
  • Tax year 2019

    $226,938

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $4,305,153
  • Tax year 2018

    $260,000

    Grants listed
    62
    Assets, end of year
    $3,823,905

Grants paid in 2025

67 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Unrestricted donation

    $15,000
  2. Sierra Club FoundationOakland, CA

    Unrestricted donation

    $15,000
  3. Natural Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NY

    Unrestricted donation

    $12,500
  4. Individual

    Unrestricted donation

    $10,000
  5. Anti Defamation LeagueNew York, NY

    Unrestricted donation

    $10,000
  6. Individual

    Unrestricted donation

    $10,000
  7. Individual

    Unrestricted donation

    $10,000
  8. New Israel FundNew York, NY

    Unrestricted donation

    $10,000
  9. Rainforest TrustWarrenton, VA

    Unrestricted donation

    $10,000
  10. Individual

    Unrestricted donation

    $7,500
  11. Friends of Yad SarahNew York, NY

    Unrestricted donation

    $7,500
  12. Union of Concerned ScientistsCambridge, MA

    Unrestricted donation

    $7,500
  13. Southern Environmental Law CenterCharlottesville, VA

    Unrestricted donation

    $5,500
  14. ACLU FoundationNew York, NY

    Unrestricted donation

    $5,000
  15. Environmental Defense FundNew York, NY

    Unrestricted donation

    $5,000
  16. Friends of the EarthWashington, DC

    Unrestricted donation

    $5,000
  17. OceanaWashington, DC

    Unrestricted donation

    $5,000
  18. Ocean ConservancyWashington, DC

    Unrestricted donation

    $5,000
  19. Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, AL

    Unrestricted donation

    $5,000
  20. Waterkeepers AllianceNew York, NY

    Unrestricted donation

    $5,000
  21. Wildlife Conservation NetworkSan Francisco, CA

    Unrestricted donation

    $5,000
  22. Individual

    Unrestricted donation

    $5,000
  23. US Holocaust Memorial MuseumWashington, DC

    Unrestricted donation

    $4,000
  24. Israel Guide Dog Center for the BliWarrington, PA

    Unrestricted donation

    $3,500
  25. World Resources InstituteWashington, DC

    Unrestricted donation

    $2,626
  26. American Society for Yad VashemNew York, NY

    Unrestricted donation

    $2,500
  27. Earth Island InstituteBerkeley, CA

    Unrestricted donation

    $2,500
  28. Individual

    Unrestricted donation

    $2,500
  29. National Parks Conservation AssocWashington, DC

    Unrestricted donation

    $2,500
  30. Joint Distribution CommitteeNew York, NY

    Unrestricted donation

    $2,500
  31. Individual

    Unrestricted donation

    $2,500
  32. Individual

    Unrestricted donation

    $2,000
  33. Natural Lands TrustMedia, PA

    Unrestricted donation

    $2,000
  34. Individual

    Unrestricted donation

    $1,500
  35. Individual

    Unrestricted donation

    $1,500
  36. Shasta Land TrustRedding, CA

    Unrestricted donation

    $1,200
  37. Pef Israel Endowment Fund Beit BeriNew York, NY

    Unrestricted donation

    $1,025
  38. American Technion SocietyNew York, NY

    Unrestricted donation

    $1,000
  39. Center for Biologic DiversityTucson, AZ

    Unrestricted donation

    $1,000
  40. Individual

    Unrestricted donation

    $1,000
  41. Individual

    Unrestricted donation

    $1,000
  42. Jewish Foundation for the RighteousWest Orange, NJ

    Unrestricted donation

    $1,000
  43. Pennsylvania Environmental CouncilPittsburgh, PA

    Unrestricted donation

    $1,000
  44. Individual

    Unrestricted donation

    $1,000
  45. Individual

    Unrestricted donation

    $1,000
  46. Individual

    Unrestricted donation

    $1,000
  47. Individual

    Unrestricted donation

    $1,000
  48. Whitford Charitable FoundationWest Chester, PA

    Unrestrictred donation

    $1,000
  49. Individual

    Unrestricted donation

    $750
  50. Individual

    Unrestricted donation

    $750
  51. PantheraNew York, NY

    Unrestricted donation

    $500
  52. Lowell Milken Center for Unsung HerFort Scott, KS

    Unrestricted donation

    $500
  53. Individual

    Unrestricted donation

    $500
  54. Siskiyou Land TrustMount Shasta, CA

    Unrestricted donation

    $500
  55. Southern Oregon Land ConservancyAshland, OR

    Unrestricted donation

    $500
  56. Individual

    Unrestricted donation

    $400
  57. Butte County Local Food NetworkChico, CA

    Unrestricted donation

    $360
  58. National Museum of American JewishPhiladelphia, PA

    Unrestricted donation

    $360
  59. Individual

    Unrestricted donation

    $360
  60. Individual

    Unrestricted donation

    $250
  61. WhyyPhiladelphia, PA

    Unrestricted donation

    $250
  62. American TrailsCottonwood, CA

    Unrestricted donation

    $200
  63. Indian Cultural OrganizationBensalem, PA

    Unrestricted donation

    $200
  64. Charity NavigatorUnion City, NJ

    Unrestricted donation

    $100
  65. Butte County Environmental ParkOroville, CA

    Unrestricted donation

    $100
  66. Individual

    Unrestricted donation

    $100
  67. Friends of Butte CreekChico, CA

    Unrestricted donation

    $80

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment11 grants $54,70044% of the total
  2. International aid5 grants $31,12625% of the total
  3. Civil rights2 grants $15,00012% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $7,5006% of the total
  5. Animals2 grants $5,5004% of the total
  6. Crime and legal aid1 grant $5,0004% of the total
  7. 5 other causes8 grants $4,8504% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York9 grants $46,525
  2. District of Columbia7 grants $29,126
  3. California9 grants $24,940
  4. Pennsylvania9 grants $19,310
  5. Virginia2 grants $15,500
  6. Massachusetts1 grant $7,500
  7. Alabama1 grant $5,000
  8. Arizona1 grant $1,000
  9. New Jersey1 grant $1,000
  10. Kansas1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Stefanie SeltzerPRESIDENT Hours 3Pay $25,000
  • David ZlotowskiSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $20,000
  • Steven ZlotowskiVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $20,000
  • Debra Seltzer LewinterTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $20,000

The return

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