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Saul Zaentz Charitable Foundation

$41.0M
in grants paid: 106
grants: 65
recipients: 2021–2024
filing years

Recent grants

The 100 largest recent grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.

$4.0M
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2024
General support
$1.0M
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General support
$1.0M
The James B Hunt Jr Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy Foundat · Durham, NC · 2024
General support
$652,986
Arts for Learning Maryland · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General support
$500,000
Berkeley Film Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2024
General support
$465,000
Tmw Center for Early Learning Public Health · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$350,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College for Public Service Impact Fund · Cambridge, MA · 2024
General support
$333,333
Glide Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General support
$250,000
American Writers Museum · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$250,000
Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General support
$200,000
Start Early · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$100,000
Jerry Weiss Memorial Scholarship Fund (Uic) · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$100,000
Center On Child and Family Policy · Towson, MO · 2024
General support
$100,000
Grateful Gatherings · Berkeley, CA · 2024
General support
$50,000
Friends of the Children-Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$50,000
Families and Work Institute · Palisades, NY · 2024
General support
$25,000
Working in the Schools Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$25,000
Link Unlimited Scholars · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$10,000
Mickey Hammerman Legacy Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$10,000
Digestive Disease Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$1,000
Oasis Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2024
General support
$1,000
Three Oaks Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2024
General support
$3.3M
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford, CA · 2023
General support
$1.0M
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
$1.0M
Start Early · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
$568,372
Arts for Learning Maryland · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
$550,000
Telluride Foundation · Telluride, CO · 2023
General support
$500,000
Berkeley Film Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2023
General support
$465,000
Tmw Center for Early Learning Public Health · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
$350,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College for Public Service Impact Fund · Cambridge, MA · 2023
General support
$300,000
Glide Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General support
$250,000
First Five Years Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
$250,000
American Writers Museum · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
$125,000
Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
$100,000
Jerry Weiss Memorial Scholarship Fund (Uic) · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
$100,000
Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
$60,000
Working in the Schools Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
$50,000
Maryland Film Festival · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
$40,244
Pass Through From Sz Company · Various, CA · 2023
General support
$35,000
Tru Rescue · Jacksonville, MD · 2023
General support
$20,000
Grateful Gatherings · Berkeley, CA · 2023
General support
$20,000
Berkeley Community Scholars · Berkeley, CA · 2023
General support
$6,000
St Coletta of Wisconsin · Jefferson, WI · 2023
General support
$5.8M
Harvard University · Cambridge, MA · 2022
General support
$2.0M
The James B Hunt Jr Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy Foundat · Durham, NC · 2022
General support
$1.1M
Start Early · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
$595,000
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General support
$536,691
Arts for Learning Maryland · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General support
$500,000
Mercy Health Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General support
$465,927
Tmw Center for Early Learning Public Health · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
$450,000
Telluride Foundation · Telluride, CO · 2022
General support
$350,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College for Public Service Impact Fund · Cambridge, MA · 2022
General support
$250,000
American Writers Museum · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$150,000
Harvard Club of Chicago · Kenilworth, IL · 2022
General support
$125,000
Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General support
$125,000
Teach for America · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$100,000
Jerry Weiss Memorial Scholarship Fund (Uic) · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
$100,000
Center On Child and Family Policy · Towson, MO · 2022
General support
$100,000
Glide Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General support
$100,000
Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
$50,000
Maryland Spca · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General support - humane education initiative
$31,495
Pass Through From Sz Company · Various, CA · 2022
General support
$-10,000
Baltimore Community Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General support
$3.6M
Harvard University · Cambridge, MA · 2021
General support
$1.6M
The James B Hunt Jr Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy Foundat · Durham, NC · 2021
General support
$1.0M
Start Early · Chicago, IL · 2021
General support
$595,000
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2021
General support
$476,700
Young Audiences of Maryland · Baltimore, MD · 2021
General support
$250,000
Teach for America · Washington, DC · 2021
General support
$200,000
Harvard Graduate School of Education - Howard Gardner Research Fund · Cambridge, MA · 2021
General support
$150,000
Glide Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2021
General support
$150,000
Telluride Mountain Film Festival · Telluride, CO · 2021
General support
$125,000
First Five Years Fund · Washington, DC · 2021
General support
$113,799
Telluride Foundation · Telluride, CO · 2021
General support
$65,000
St Vincent De Paul Society of Marin · San Rafael, CA · 2021
General support
$60,000
Harvard Club of Chicago · Kenilworth, IL · 2021
General support
$60,000
Working in the Schools Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2021
General support
$55,000
University of Baltimore Foundation School of Law Homeless Veterans Advocac · Baltimore, MD · 2021
General support
$50,000
Lasallian Christian Brothers Foundation · Napa, CA · 2021
General support
$50,000
Enoch Pratt Free Library of Baltimore City · Baltimore, MD · 2021
General support
$50,000
Dominican University · River Forest, IL · 2021
General support
$50,000
Demarillac Academy · San Francisco, CA · 2021
General support
$50,000
Levindale Hebrew Home & Infirmary · Baltimore, MD · 2021
General support
$50,000
Marin Catholic High School · Kentfield, CA · 2021
General support
$50,000
Whistlestop · San Rafael, CA · 2021
General support
$50,000
Maryland Spca · Baltimore, MD · 2021
General support
$50,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College for Public Service Impact Fund · Cambridge, MA · 2021
General support
$50,000
Sacred Heart Cathedral High School · San Francisco, CA · 2021
General support
$50,000
University of Maryland · College Park, MD · 2021
General support
$50,000
St Mary'S College · Notre Dame, IN · 2021
General support
$40,244
Pass Through From Sz Company · Various, CA · 2021
General support
$40,000
Family Rescue · San Francisco, CA · 2021
General support
$40,000
Trust for Public Land · San Francisco, CA · 2021
General support
$35,000
Homeless Persons Representation Project · Baltimore, MD · 2021
General support
$25,000
Everyman Theater · Baltimore, MD · 2021
General supportgeneral support
$25,000
Hanna Boys Center · Sonoma, CA · 2021
General support
$25,000
Immaculate Conception Academy · San Francisco, CA · 2021
General support
$25,000
Internation Resque Committee · Albert Lea, MN · 2021
General support
$20,000
Tru Rescue · Jacksonville, MD · 2021
General support
$20,000
Marin Center for Ind Living · San Rafael, CA · 2021
General support

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call. Most private foundations do not accept unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.