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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 81-3360510

David Schwartz Foundation Inc

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 35 grants and $841,182 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending May 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

    $841,182

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $15,812,219

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,066,907

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $15,360,380

  • Tax year 2022

    $785,813

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $15,980,407

  • Tax year 2021

    $680,826

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $16,677,582

  • Tax year 2020

    $548,303

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $16,338,942

  • Tax year 2019

    $486,178

    Grants listed
    52
    Assets, end of year
    $16,415,333

  • Tax year 2018

    $827,247

    Grants listed
    59
    Assets, end of year
    $16,629,488

Grants paid in 2024

35 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Central Park ConservancyNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $227,000
  2. Natural Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $150,000
  3. Weill Cornell Medical CollegeNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $142,857
  4. National Psoriasis FoundationAlexandria, VA

    General purposes

    $102,500
  5. Dia Art FoundationNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $49,000
  6. AantNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $25,000
  7. American Friends of the LouvreNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $10,145
  8. Boys and Girls Club of Laguna BeachLaguna Beach, France

    General purposes

    $10,000
  9. Friends of Runyon CanyonLos Angeles, CA

    General purposes

    $10,000
  10. Los Angeles County Museum of ArtLos Angeles, CA

    General purposes

    $10,000
  11. Montefiore Nyack Hospital FoundationNyack, NY

    General purposes

    $10,000
  12. Powerhouse Arts IncBrooklyn, NY

    General purposes

    $10,000
  13. Film at Lincoln CenterNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $9,150
  14. Metropolitan Opera HouseNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $7,750
  15. World Monuments FundNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $7,500
  16. Fund for Park AveNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $6,000
  17. New York Live ArtsNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $6,000
  18. Bellport Brookhaven Historical Society and MuseumBellport, NY

    General purposes

    $5,000
  19. Edward Hopper HouseNyack, NY

    General purposes

    $5,000
  20. Hotchkiss SchoolLakeville, CT

    General purposes

    $5,000
  21. Shaw Festival FoundationNiagara on the Lake, Canada

    General purposes

    $5,000
  22. French Heritage SocietyNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $3,750
  23. Gerard & Kelly FoundationNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $3,000
  24. New York PhilharmonicNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $3,000
  25. Ali Forney CenterNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $2,500
  26. Cornell Star and Crescent FoundationIthaca, NY

    General purposes

    $2,500
  27. Lyford Cay FoundationGreenwich, CT

    General purposes

    $2,500
  28. Surfrider FoundationSan Clemente, CA

    General purposes

    $2,500
  29. St Bernard's SchoolRochester, NY

    General purposes

    $2,000
  30. Antaeus TheatreGlendale, CA

    General purposes

    $1,500
  31. Scope USAAstoria, NY

    General purposes

    $1,500
  32. Los Angeles ConservanceLos Angeles, CA

    General purposes

    $1,030
  33. American Hospital of ParisParis, Canada

    General purposes

    $1,000
  34. World Wildlife FundWashington, DC

    General purposes

    $1,000
  35. Bedford PlayhouseBedford, NY

    General purposes

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Sports and recreation1 grant $227,00037% of the total
  2. Environment3 grants $153,50025% of the total
  3. Health2 grants $112,50018% of the total
  4. Arts and culture9 grants $105,29517% of the total
  5. Education2 grants $7,5001% of the total
  6. International aid1 grant $3,750<1% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $5,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York24 grants $691,652
  2. Oregon1 grant $102,500
  3. California5 grants $25,030
  4. Connecticut1 grant $5,000
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • John SchwartzPRESIDENT Hours 6Pay $0
  • Sheila SchwartzVICE PRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Stephen D GardnerSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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