Open Foundations · New York

Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Tr

New York, New York · EIN 137298842. It paid $55.6M across 213 grants in 2024, a median of $25K each. Its Form 990-PF says it accepts unsolicited grant requests.

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$55.6M
paid in 2024
213
grants paid
$25K
median grant
30%
to first-time recipients
$326.7M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

These application terms come from Part XV of the foundation's Form 990-PF.

Send requests to
FUND MANAGERS
Address
555 MADISON AVE 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY, 100223300
Phone
2127575462
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
DESCRIPTION OF CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION AND PURPOSE UNDER IRC SECTIONS 170(C), 2522(A) AND 2055(A).
Submission deadline
NONE
Restrictions on awards
THE TRUST MAKES CONTRIBUTIONS TO CORPORATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS, FOUNDATIONS, INSTITUTIONS OR FUNDS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, LITERARY OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, WHICH ARE THEMSELVES QUALIFYING EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS, PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 4(A) OF ITS CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION.

From the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202513119349100441. Entries appear as filed.

What it funds, in its own words

The filing states only a general purpose, with nothing specific enough to pull out as recurring language.

Biggest grants in 2024

These are the 15 largest of the 213 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Jeremy Hannelore Grantham Envir TruMA$10,000,000ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
2Clean Air Task ForceMA$2,750,000GENERAL PURPOSECLEAN INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY CAMPAIGN STATE CLIMATE POLICY
3JdrfNY$1,700,000GENERAL PURPOSE
4American Museum of Natural HistoryNY$1,650,000ANNE & BERNARD SPITZER ENDOWMENT FUND
5MultiplierCA$1,500,000CLEAN GRID INITIATIVE
6Neo PhilanthropyNY$1,500,000STATE INFRASTRUCTURE FUND
7Rockefeller Philanthropy AdvisorsNY$1,200,000CGRE: STATE COURTS PROGRAMTHE PLATFORM FOR AGRICULTURE AND CLIMATE
8The Public TheaterNY$1,100,000FREE SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK
9Educational Alliance IncNY$1,000,000GENERAL PURPOSE
10Third Way InstituteDC$1,000,000PATHWAYS TO ACCELERATING CLEAN ENERGYCLIMATE AND ENERGY PROGRAM
11New Venture FundDC$970,000TRUSTED ELECTIONS FUND
12The Protect Democracy ProjectDC$900,000GENERAL PURPOSE
13Trustees of Columbia University inNY$800,000LAMONT-DOHERTY'S HUDSON RIVER FIELD STATION CGEP NUCLEAR AND CARBON MGMT PROJECTSABIN CENTER FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AT COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL
14The National Health Law Program IncCA$780,000INTERNSHIP ENFORCEMENT & LITIGATION SUPPORT FOR STATE-BASED ADVOCATES
15States United Democracy CenterDC$700,000GENERAL PURPOSE

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2020163$42.4M
2021181$41.7M
2022164$41.8M
2023172$39.8M
2024213$55.6M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
New York39%
District of Columbia27%
California9%
Massachusetts5%
Texas3%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees are listed as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Daniel Evan SpitzerTrustee · 2024
Eliot L SpitzerTrustee · 2024
Emily SpitzerTrustee · 2024
Maya Yael JakubowiczCOO · 2024
Sara C KayCEO · 2024

Each figure comes from the foundation's latest filed year, 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Grants and application terms come from each foundation's latest IRS 990-PF e-file return. The newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants count once and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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