A & J Saks Foundation Inc

Invitation Only

New York, New York · EIN 13-3933281 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2025)$224K

Organizations funded52

Typical grant$2,500

Total assets$28K

Half of its grants to organizations were between $2,000 and $5,000.

From the return

How to apply

On its return for tax year 2025 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Environment5
Arts & Culture4
Animal Welfare3
Education2
Community Development1
Food Assistance1

Where it gives

23% of grants went outside New York.

Grants paid in tax year 2025

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Aclu Foundation Inc	New York, NY	Further the exempt purpose of the recipient	$10,000
Central Park Conservancy	New York, NY	Further the exempt purpose of the recipient	$10,000
Doctors Without Borders	New York, NY	Further the exempt purpose of the recipient	$10,000
Npr Foundation	Washington, NE	Further the exempt purpose of the recipient	$10,000
Planned Parenthood Federation	Washington, DC	Further the exempt purpose of the recipient	$10,000
Pro Publica	New York, NY	Further the exempt purpose of the recipient	$10,000
The Green-Wood Historical Fund	Brooklyn, NY	Further the exempt purpose of the recipient	$10,000
Wqxr Radio	New York, NY	Further the exempt purpose of the recipient	$10,000
Yale School of Art	New Haven, CT	Further the exempt purpose of the recipient	$10,000
Citymeals on Wheels	New York, NY	Further the exempt purpose of the recipient	$5,000
Feeding America	Washington, DC	Further the exempt purpose of the recipient	$5,000
Food Bank for NYC	New York, NY	Further the exempt purpose of the recipient	$5,000
Legal Aid Society	New York, NY	Further the exempt purpose of the recipient	$5,000
Metropolitan Museum of Art	New York, NY	Further the exempt purpose of the recipient	$5,000
Museum of Modern Art	New York, NY	Further the exempt purpose of the recipient	$5,000
Roundout Valley Food Pantry	Stone Ridge, NY	Further the exempt purpose of the recipient	$5,000
Sierra Club Foundation	New York, NY	Further the exempt purpose of the recipient	$5,000
The Brennan Center for Justice	New York, NY	Further the exempt purpose of the recipient	$5,000
The Climate Museum	New York, NY	Further the exempt purpose of the recipient	$5,000
The Salvation Army	Alexandria, VA	Further the exempt purpose of the recipient	$5,000
The Wildlife Conservation Society	Bronx, NY	Further the exempt purpose of the recipient	$5,000
Thirteen Wnet	New York, NY	Further the exempt purpose of the recipient	$5,000
Wikimedia Foundation	Washington, DC	Further the exempt purpose of the recipient	$5,000
World Central Kitchen Inc	Washington, DC	Further the exempt purpose of the recipient	$5,000
Aspca	New York, NY	Further the exempt purpose of the recipient	$2,500
Center for Constitutional Rights	New York, NY	Further the exempt purpose of the recipientfurther the exempt purpose of the recipient	$2,500
Center for Reproductive Rights	New York, NY	Further the exempt purpose of the recipient	$2,500
Century Association Archives	New York, NY	Further the exempt purpose of the recipient	$2,500
Common Cause Education Fund	Washington, DC	Further the exempt purpose of the recipientfurther the exempt purpose of the recipientfurther the exempt purpose of the recipientfurther…	$2,500
Environmental Defense Fund	New York, NY	Further the exempt purpose of the recipient	$2,500
Fund for Sarah Lawrence College	Bronxville, NY	Further the exempt purpose of the recipient	$2,500
High Meadow School	Stone Ridge, NY	Further the exempt purpose of the recipient	$2,500
Naral - Pro Choice America	Washington, DC	Further the exempt purpose of the recipient	$2,500
Natural Resources Defense Council	New York, NY	Further the exempt purpose of the recipient	$2,500
New York Public Library	New York, NY	Further the exempt purpose of the recipient	$2,500
New York Society Library	New York, NY	Further the exempt purpose of the recipient	$2,500
New York Times Community Fund	New York, NY	Further the exempt purpose of the recipient	$2,500
Spirit of America Foundation	Arlington, VA	Further the exempt purpose of the recipient	$2,500
The Nature Conservancy	Alexandria, VA	Further the exempt purpose of the recipient	$2,500
Flatbush Cats Inc	Brooklyn, NY	Further the exempt purpose of the recepient	$2,000
Friends of the Shawangunks	Accord, NY	Further the exempt purpose of the recipient	$2,000
National Audobon Society	New York, NY	Further the exempt purpose of the recipient	$2,000
Open Space Institute	New York, NY	Further the exempt purpose of the recipient	$2,000
Roundout-Esopus Land Conservancy	Stone Ridge, NY	Further the exempt purpose of the recipient	$2,000
Stone Ridge Library Foundation	Stone Ridge, NY	Further the exempt purpose of the recipient	$2,000
Ulster County SPCA	Kingston, NY	Further the exempt purpose of the recipient	$2,000
Wmht	Troy, NY	Further the exempt purpose of the recipient	$2,000
Friends of St Catherine's Park	New York, NY	Further the exempt purpose of the recipient	$1,000
Maui Humane Society	Puunene, HI	Further the exempt purpose of the recepient	$1,000
Mohonk Preserve	New Paltz, NY	Further the exempt purpose of the recipient	$1,000
The Doe Fund	New York, NY	Further the exempt purpose of the recipient	$1,000
East 69Th Street Association	New York, NY	Further the exempt purpose of the organization	$1,000

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2025	$223,500	52
2024	$1,322,000	52
2023	$295,500	50

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed May 7, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202631279349101518
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 13-3933281
Profile updated Nov 6, 2026

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