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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
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Tax year 2024
$915,000
- Grants listed
- 17
- Assets, end of year
- $11,527,308
-
Tax year 2023
$1,457,000
- Grants listed
- 17
- Assets, end of year
- $11,278,449
-
Tax year 2022
$720,000
- Grants listed
- 16
- Assets, end of year
- $11,573,356
-
Tax year 2021
$775,000
- Grants listed
- 19
- Assets, end of year
- $11,137,682
-
Tax year 2020
$620,000
- Grants listed
- 17
- Assets, end of year
- $7,812,733
-
Tax year 2019
$580,000
- Grants listed
- 17
- Assets, end of year
- $7,557,894
-
Tax year 2018
$550,050
- Grants listed
- 18
- Assets, end of year
- $7,376,603
Grants paid in 2024
As listed on the return.
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Green Forests WorkLexington, KY
Environmental conservation
$100,000 -
Population Action InternationalWashington, DC
Medical awarness
$100,000 -
Frankfurt Zoological SocietyWashington, DC
Environmental conservation
$95,000 -
Population ConnectionWashington, DC
Medical awarness
$95,000 -
Homeless Prenatal ProgramSan Francisco, CA
Operating
$90,000 -
Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, AL
Operating
$90,000 -
Amazon Conservation AssociationWashington, DC
Environmental conservation
$50,000 -
Chesapeake Bay FoundationAnnapolis, MD
Environmental conservation
$50,000 -
Behavioral Ideas Lab IncWashington, DC
Support of voter cast initiative
$50,000 -
DC Central KitchenWashington, DC
Feeding the hungry
$40,000 -
The Phillips CollectionWashington, DC
Unrestricted gift
$35,000 -
Michael J Fox FoundationNew York, NY
Medical research
$30,000 -
Turquoise Mountain FoundationWashington, DC
Unrestricted gift
$25,000 -
Maryland Biodiversity ProjectCambridge, MD
Environmental conservation
$20,000 -
The Yale School of ArchitectureNew Haven, CT
Support of the center for ecosystems in architecture
$20,000 -
Round House Theatre IncBethesda, MD
Operating
$15,000 -
Friends of Bookside GardensWheaton, MD
Environmental conservation
$10,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Environment3 grants $200,00027% of the total
- Health2 grants $190,00025% of the total
- Social science2 grants $145,00019% of the total
- Crime and legal aid1 grant $90,00012% of the total
- Arts and culture2 grants $50,0007% of the total
- Medical research1 grant $30,0004% of the total
- 2 other causes2 grants $45,0006% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- District of Columbia7 grants $440,000
- Kentucky1 grant $100,000
- Maryland4 grants $95,000
- Alabama1 grant $90,000
- California1 grant $90,000
- New York2 grants $80,000
- Connecticut1 grant $20,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Sheldon T KatzPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
- Meryl KatzSECRETARY Hours 5Pay $0
- Russell KatzVICE PRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
- Meryl KatzVICE PRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
The return
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