Private foundation · EIN 52-2006607

Sheldon And Audrey Katz Foundation

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Silver Spring, MD

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Tax year 2024 (period ending 2024-12-31) · Filed with IRS 2025 · Data as of 2026-10-24 · View filing on ProPublica · Source: IRS e-file object 202523149349101362
Total assets (EOY)$11,527,308
Grants paid$915,000
Typical (median) grant$50,000
Grants listed17
Giving in home state (MD)10%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K0
$5K–$25K4
$25K–$100K11
$100K+2

Smallest $10,000 · Largest $100,000

Geographic focus

DC
48%
KY
11%
MD
10%
CA
10%
AL
10%
NY
9%
CT
2%

Common purposes

environmentalconservationmedicalawarnessgiftvotercastinitiativefeedinghungryresearchcenterecosystemsarchitecture

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2023$1,457,000$11,278,44917
2024$915,000$11,527,30817

Years shown are the filings ingested so far; more years are added as additional IRS batches are processed.

How to apply

This foundation checked Part XV line 2 of its 990-PF: it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Source: 990-PF Part XV line 2, tax year 2024.

Top recipients (tax year 2024)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Green Forests WorkLEXINGTON, KYENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION$100,000
Population Action InternationalWASHINGTON, DCMEDICAL AWARNESS$100,000
Frankfurt Zoological SocietyWASHINGTON, DCENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION$95,000
Population ConnectionWASHINGTON, DCMEDICAL AWARNESS$95,000
Homeless Prenatal ProgramSAN FRANCISCO, CAOPERATING$90,000
Southern Poverty Law CenterMONTGOMERY, ALOPERATING$90,000
Amazon Conservation AssociationWASHINGTON, DCENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION$50,000
Chesapeake Bay FoundationANNAPOLIS, MDENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION$50,000
Behavioral Ideas Lab IncNEW YORK, NYSUPPORT OF VOTER CAST INITIATIVE$50,000
Dc Central KitchenWASHINGTON, DCFEEDING THE HUNGRY$40,000
The Phillips CollectionWASHINGTON, DCUNRESTRICTED GIFT$35,000
Michael J Fox FoundationNEW YORK, NYMEDICAL RESEARCH$30,000
Turquoise Mountain FoundationWASHINGTON, DCUNRESTRICTED GIFT$25,000
Maryland Biodiversity ProjectCAMBRIDGE, MDENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION$20,000
The Yale School Of ArchitectureNEW HAVEN, CTSUPPORT OF THE CENTER FOR ECOSYSTEMS IN ARCHITECTURE$20,000
Round House Theatre IncBETHESDA, MDOPERATING$15,000
Friends Of Bookside GardensWHEATON, MDENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION$10,000
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