Funding search · EIN 133933281 · New York, NY

A & J Saks Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

203
grants reported
$2.2M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Top recipients

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  • Central Park Conservancy4 grants · $1.0M
  • Doctors Without Borders4 grants · $70,000
  • Yale School of Art4 grants · $70,000
  • Pro Publica4 grants · $50,000
  • Aclu Foundation2 grants · $50,000
  • Sierra Club Foundation4 grants · $45,000
  • The Brennan Center for Justice4 grants · $45,000
  • The Green-Wood Historical Fund4 grants · $40,000
  • Planned Parenthood Federation4 grants · $40,000
  • Npr Foundation4 grants · $40,000

Giving over time

$345,500
2022
$295,500
2023
$1.3M
2024
$223,500
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 203 grants.

  • $1.0M

    Central Park Conservancy · New York, NY · 2024

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $40,000

    Aclu Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $20,000

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $20,000

    Yale School of Art · New Haven, CT · 2024

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $20,000

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $20,000

    Yale School of Art · New Haven, CT · 2023

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $20,000

    Aclu Foundation · New York, NY · 2022

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $20,000

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $20,000

    Pro Publica · New York, NY · 2022

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $20,000

    Sierra Club Foundation · New York, NY · 2022

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $20,000

    The Brennan Center for Justice · New York, NY · 2022

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $20,000

    Yale School of Art · New Haven, CT · 2022

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $10,000

    Aclu Foundation · New York, NY · 2025

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $10,000

    Central Park Conservancy · New York, NY · 2025

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $10,000

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2025

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $10,000

    Npr Foundation · Washington, NE · 2025

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $10,000

    Planned Parenthood Federation · Washington, DC · 2025

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $10,000

    Pro Publica · New York, NY · 2025

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $10,000

    The Green-Wood Historical Fund · Brooklyn, NY · 2025

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $10,000

    Wqxr Radio · New York, NY · 2025

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $10,000

    Yale School of Art · New Haven, CT · 2025

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $10,000

    Npr Foundation · Washington, NE · 2024

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $10,000

    Planned Parenthood Federation · Washington, DC · 2024

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $10,000

    Pro Publica · New York, NY · 2024

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $10,000

    Sierra Club Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $10,000

    The Brennan Center for Justice · New York, NY · 2024

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $10,000

    The Green-Wood Historical Fund · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $10,000

    Wqxr Radio · New York, NY · 2024

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $10,000

    Central Park Conservancy · New York, NY · 2023

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $10,000

    Npr Foundation · Washington, NE · 2023

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $10,000

    Planned Parenthood Federation · Washington, DC · 2023

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $10,000

    Pro Publica · New York, NY · 2023

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $10,000

    Sierra Club Foundation · New York, NY · 2023

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $10,000

    The Brennan Center for Justice · New York, NY · 2023

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $10,000

    The Green-Wood Historical Fund · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $10,000

    Wqxr Radio · New York, NY · 2023

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $10,000

    Central Park Conservancy · New York, NY · 2022

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $10,000

    Npr Foundation · Washington, NE · 2022

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $10,000

    Planned Parenthood Federation · Washington, DC · 2022

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $10,000

    Spirit of America Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2022

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $10,000

    The Green-Wood Historical Fund · Brooklyn, NY · 2022

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $10,000

    Wqxr Radio · New York, NY · 2022

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $7,500

    Thirteen Wnet · New York, NY · 2024

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $7,500

    World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2024

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $7,500

    City Harvest · New York, NY · 2023

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $7,500

    Citymeals On Wheels · New York, NY · 2023

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $7,500

    Feeding America · Washington, DC · 2023

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $7,500

    Food Bank for Nyc · New York, NY · 2023

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $7,500

    Thirteen Wnet · New York, NY · 2023

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $7,500

    City Harvest · New York, NY · 2022

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $7,500

    Citymeals On Wheels · New York, NY · 2022

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $7,500

    Feeding America · Washington, DC · 2022

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $7,500

    Food Bank for Nyc · New York, NY · 2022

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $7,500

    Thirteen Wnet · New York, NY · 2022

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $5,000

    Citymeals On Wheels · New York, NY · 2025

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $5,000

    Feeding America · Washington, DC · 2025

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $5,000

    Food Bank for Nyc · New York, NY · 2025

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $5,000

    Legal Aid Society · New York, NY · 2025

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $5,000

    Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2025

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $5,000

    Museum of Modern Art · New York, NY · 2025

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $5,000

    Roundout Valley Food Pantry · Stone Ridge, NY · 2025

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $5,000

    Sierra Club Foundation · New York, NY · 2025

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $5,000

    The Brennan Center for Justice · New York, NY · 2025

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $5,000

    The Climate Museum · New York, NY · 2025

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $5,000

    The Salvation Army · Alexandria, VA · 2025

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $5,000

    The Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2025

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $5,000

    Thirteen Wnet · New York, NY · 2025

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $5,000

    Wikimedia Foundation · Washington, DC · 2025

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $5,000

    World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2025

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $5,000

    Aspca · New York, NY · 2024

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $5,000

    Center for Constitutional Rights · New York, NY · 2024

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipientfurther the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $5,000

    Center for Reproductive Rights · New York, NY · 2024

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $5,000

    City Harvest · New York, NY · 2024

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $5,000

    Citymeals On Wheels · New York, NY · 2024

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $5,000

    Common Cause Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipientfurther the exempt purpose of the recipientfurther the exempt purpose of the recipientfurther the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $5,000

    Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2024

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $5,000

    Feeding America · Washington, DC · 2024

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $5,000

    Food Bank for Nyc · New York, NY · 2024

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $5,000

    Fund for Sarah Lawrence College · Bronxville, NY · 2024

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $5,000

    Legal Aid Society · New York, NY · 2024

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $5,000

    Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2024

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $5,000

    Museum of Modern Art · New York, NY · 2024

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $5,000

    Naral - Pro Choice America · Washington, DC · 2024

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $5,000

    Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2024

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $5,000

    New York Public Library · New York, NY · 2024

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $5,000

    New York Society Library · New York, NY · 2024

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $5,000

    Roundout Valley Food Pantry · Stone Ridge, NY · 2024

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $5,000

    Spirit of America Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2024

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $5,000

    The Climate Museum · New York, NY · 2024

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $5,000

    The Nature Conservancy · Alexandria, VA · 2024

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $5,000

    The Salvation Army · Alexandria, VA · 2024

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $5,000

    The Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2024

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $5,000

    Wikimedia Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $5,000

    Aspca · New York, NY · 2023

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $5,000

    Center for Constitutional Rights · New York, NY · 2023

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipientfurther the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $5,000

    Center for Reproductive Rights · New York, NY · 2023

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $5,000

    Common Cause Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2023

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipientfurther the exempt purpose of the recipientfurther the exempt purpose of the recipientfurther the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $5,000

    Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2023

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $5,000

    Fund for Sarah Lawrence College · Bronxville, NY · 2023

    Further the exempt purpose of the recipient

  • $5,000

    Legal Aid Society · New York, NY · 2023

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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.