Funding search · EIN 853102435 · Mill Valley, CA

Gil Schwartz 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.

41
grants reported
$192,625
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.

What they fund

artsaccesscreateopportunitiesartistscommunityhungerpeople

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Top recipients

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  • National Poetry Series4 grants · $40,000
  • Henry Street Settlement4 grants · $20,000
  • The Tank Center for Sonic Arts4 grants · $20,000
  • San Francisco-Marin Food Bank4 grants · $20,000
  • Fdn for Independent Artists4 grants · $17,500
  • Music in Place4 grants · $11,325
  • National Children'S Theatre1 grant · $9,000
  • Prader-Willi Homes of California3 grants · $7,500
  • The Fdn for the Public Schools of Tarry2 grants · $7,500
  • Geffen Playhouse1 grant · $5,000

Giving over time

$62,500
2022
$49,500
2023
$36,800
2024
$43,825
2025

Grant history

All 41 reported grants, largest first.

  • $10,000

    National Poetry Series · Princeton, NJ · 2025

    Literary awards program that sponsors the publication of five books of poetry each year.

  • $10,000

    National Poetry Series · Princeton, NJ · 2024

    Literary awards program that sponsors the publication of five books of poetry each year.

  • $10,000

    National Poetry Series · Princeton, NJ · 2023

    Literary awards program that sponsors the publication of five books of poetry each year.

  • $10,000

    National Poetry Series · Princeton, NJ · 2022

    Literary awards program that sponsors the publication of five books of poetry each year.

  • $9,000

    National Children'S Theatre · New York, NY · 2023

    To transform young lives and grow societies' next generation of leaders through the kaleidoscope of vivid and engaging performance arts, original and instructive musicals, and immersive after-school programs.

  • $5,000

    Henry Street Settlement · New York, NY · 2025

    To provide social services, arts programs and health care services to New Yorkers of all ages.

  • $5,000

    Literature To Life · New York, NY · 2025

    Provide books to inspire young people to read and become authors of their own lives.

  • $5,000

    San Francisco-Marin Food Bank · San Francisco, CA · 2025

    Distribution of food to address hunger and empower people in need.

  • $5,000

    The Tank Center for Sonic Arts · Rangely, CO · 2025

    Support of the Rangely community.

  • $5,000

    World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2025

    To provide meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises as the first to the frontlines.

  • $5,000

    Fdn for Independent Artists · New York, NY · 2024

    To provide an immediate corporate structure to unincorporated/independent artists, putting them in compliance with employment laws and providing access to new funding opportunities, member artists receive comprehensive read all
  • $5,000

    Henry Street Settlement · New York, NY · 2024

    To provide social services, arts programs and health care services to New Yorkers of all ages.

  • $5,000

    San Francisco-Marin Food Bank · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Distribution of food to address hunger and empower people in need.

  • $5,000

    The Tank Center for Sonic Arts · Rangely, CO · 2024

    Support of the Rangely community.

  • $5,000

    Fdn for Independent Artists · New York, NY · 2023

    To provide an immediate corporate structure to unincorporated/independent artists, putting them in compliance with employment laws and providing access to new funding opportunities, member artists receive comprehensive read all
  • $5,000

    Henry Street Settlement · New York, NY · 2023

    To provide social services, arts programs and health care services to New Yorkers of all ages.

  • $5,000

    San Francisco-Marin Food Bank · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Distribution of food to address hunger and empower people in need.

  • $5,000

    The Tank Center for Sonic Arts · Rangely, CO · 2023

    Support of the Rangely community.

  • $5,000

    Fdn for Independent Artists · New York, NY · 2022

    To provide an immediate corporate structure to unincorporated/independent artists, putting them in compliance with employment laws and providing access to new funding opportunities, member artists receive comprehensive read all
  • $5,000

    Geffen Playhouse · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    To enrich the cultural life of Los Angeles through plays andeducational programs that inform, entertain, and inspire.

  • $5,000

    Gods Love We Deliver · New York, NY · 2022

    To improve the health and well-being of people livingwith HIV/AIDS, cancer and other serious illnesses by alleviating hunger and malnutrition.

  • $5,000

    Henry Street Settlement · New York, NY · 2022

    To provide social services, arts programs and health care services to New Yorkers of all ages.

  • $5,000

    Los Angeles Regional Food Bank · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    To mobilize resources to fight hunger.

  • $5,000

    San Francisco-Marin Food Bank · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Distribution of food to address hunger and empower people in need.

  • $5,000

    The Fdn for the Public Schools of Tarry · Sleepy Hollow, NY · 2022

    to enhance educational experiences throughout the Tarrytown Union Free School District, addressing the diverse strengths and needs of all our students.

  • $5,000

    The Tank Center for Sonic Arts · Rangely, CO · 2022

    Support of the Rangely community.

  • $5,000

    Yaddo · New York, NY · 2022

    To provide time and studio space to individual artists in a supportive communal setting.

  • $3,825

    Music in Place · Santa Rosa, CA · 2025

    To create opportunities for musical performances to occur in nontraditional venues and for the public to access such performances, whether in place or remotely, thereby educating the public about, and expanding access t read all
  • $2,500

    Fdn for Independent Artists · New York, NY · 2025

    To provide an immediate corporate structure to unincorporated/independent artists, putting them in compliance with employment laws and providing access to new funding opportunities, member artists receive comprehensive read all
  • $2,500

    Prader-Willi Homes of California · Mill Valley, CA · 2025

    To provide a state of the art residential group home setting.

  • $2,500

    Music in Place · Santa Rosa, CA · 2024

    To create opportunities for musical performances to occur in nontraditional venues and for the public to access such performances, whether in place or remotely, thereby educating the public about, and expanding access t read all
  • $2,500

    Prader-Willi Homes of California · Mill Valley, CA · 2024

    To provide a state of the art residential group home setting.

  • $2,500

    Music in Place · Santa Rosa, CA · 2023

    To create opportunities for musical performances to occur in nontraditional venues and for the public to access such performances, whether in place or remotely, thereby educating the public about, and expanding access t read all
  • $2,500

    Tarrytown Music Hall · Tarrytown, NY · 2023

    To provide classes, lessons, school residencies, masterclasses,youth theater and vacation camps in music, theater and circus arts to children in grades Pre-K through college on a year-round basis.

  • $2,500

    The Fdn for the Public Schools of Tarry · Sleepy Hollow, NY · 2023

    to enhance educational experiences throughout the Tarrytown Union Free School District, addressing the diverse strengths and needs of all our students.

  • $2,500

    The University of Southern Mississi · Hattiesburg, MS · 2023

    Support for the Pops in the Park outdoor concert for performers and guests in attendance.

  • $2,500

    McSweeney'S · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    To reach every corner of the globe through an online literary journal focused on providing humor and comfort through literature.

  • $2,500

    Music in Place · Santa Rosa, CA · 2022

    To create opportunities for musical performances to occur in nontraditional venues and for the public to access such performances, whether in place or remotely, thereby educating the public about, and expanding access t read all
  • $2,500

    Prader-Willi Homes of California · Mill Valley, CA · 2022

    To provide a state of the art residential group home setting.

  • $1,800

    Central Park Conservancy · New York, NY · 2024

    To oversees all aspects of the care, maintenance and restoration of New York's most iconic public space, Central park

  • $500

    O'Hanlon Center for the Arts · Mill Valley, CA · 2023

    To support artists and performers, and to provide an environment and spaces where creativity and community can develop, expand and flourish.

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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.