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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 94-2670122

Schwartz Foundation

A private foundation in Sacramento, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $1.6 million paid in grants.

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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. It still lists the details below.

Contact
Margot Schwartz
14665 Washington Ave 26
San Leandro, CA 94578
(510) 638-9100
Form and materials
Written program description
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,555,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $6,084,635

  • Tax year 2024

    $650,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $7,416,767

  • Tax year 2023

    $250,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $7,578,273

  • Tax year 2022

    $230,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $7,927,232

  • Tax year 2021

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $8,376,946

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $8,739,218

  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $362,955

  • Tax year 2018

    $500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $423,131

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. St John's College Santa FeSanta Fee, NM

    Charitable

    $1,000,000
  2. Community InitiativesOakland, CA

    Charitable

    $300,000
  3. East Bay Community FoundationOakland, CA

    Charitable

    $125,000
  4. Milwaukee Symphony OrchestraMilwaukee, WI

    Charitable

    $50,000
  5. Oakland SymphonyOakland, CA

    Charitable

    $50,000
  6. Wisconsin Conservatory of MusicMilwaukee, WI

    Charitable

    $30,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $425,00084% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $80,00016% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Mexico1 grant $1,000,000
  2. California3 grants $475,000
  3. Wisconsin2 grants $80,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Noah SchwartzTREASURER/SECRE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Margot SchwartzPresident Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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