Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust
Historical FunderNew York, New York · EIN 13-7298842 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2024)$55.6M
Organizations funded137
Typical grant$25,000
Total assets$655.7M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $10,000 and $400,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | FUND MANAGERS |
|---|---|
| Address | 555 MADISON AVE 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 100223300 |
| Phone | 2127575462 |
| Form and materials | DESCRIPTION OF CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION AND PURPOSE UNDER IRC SECTIONS 170(C), 2522(A) AND 2055(A). |
| Deadlines | NONE |
| Restrictions | THE TRUST MAKES CONTRIBUTIONS TO CORPORATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS, FOUNDATIONS, INSTITUTIONS OR FUNDS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, LITERARY OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, WHICH ARE THEMSELVES QUALIFYING EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS, PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 4(A) OF ITS CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION. |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
63% of grants went outside New York.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Museum of Natural History | New York, NY | Anne & bernard spitzer endowment fund | $1,650,000 |
| The Public Theater | New York, NY | Free shakespeare in the park | $1,100,000 |
| Third Way Institute | Washington, DC | Pathways to accelerating clean energyclimate and energy program | $1,000,000 |
| Educational Alliance Inc | New York, NY | General purpose | $1,000,000 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | Trusted elections fund | $970,000 |
| The Protect Democracy Project | Washington, DC | General purpose | $900,000 |
| Trustees of Columbia University in | New York, NY | Lamont-Doherty's hudson river field station cgep nuclear and carbon mgmt projectsabin center for climate change at columbia law school | $800,000 |
| The National Health Law Program Inc | Los Angeles, CA | Internship enforcement & litigation support for state-based advocates | $780,000 |
| States United Democracy Center | Washington, DC | General purpose | $700,000 |
| Project on Government Oversight | Washngton, DC | General purpose | $600,000 |
| The Hopewell Fund | Washington, DC | Article v public education campaign | $600,000 |
| Common Cause Education Fund | Washington, DC | General purpose | $600,000 |
| American Oversight | Washington, DC | General purpose | $550,000 |
| The German Marshall Fund of the US | Washington, DC | Alliance for securing democracy | $550,000 |
| Institute for Governance Sustainabl | Nw Washington, DC | General purposesupport for climate engineering technical review | $550,000 |
| Proteus Fund | Amherst, MA | Piper fund | $500,000 |
| American Constitution Society | Washington, DC | General purpose | $500,000 |
| Bipartisan Policy Center | Washington, DC | Energy program | $500,000 |
| Center for Climate and Energy Solut | Arlington, VA | Net-Zero pathways | $500,000 |
| The Breakthrough Institute | Oakland, CA | General purpose | $500,000 |
| World Resources Institute | Washington, DC | Advancing the clean energy transition | $500,000 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | Advancing a science to action strategy for solar radiation modification. | $500,000 |
| Nuclear Innovation Alliance | Brewsyter, MA | General purpose | $500,000 |
| Center for Technology and Civic | Chicago, IL | General purpose | $500,000 |
| Democracy Forward Foundation | Washington, DC | General purpose | $500,000 |
| Project Innerspace | Boston, MA | General purpose | $500,000 |
| Carbon Containment Lab Inc | New Haven, CT | General purpose | $500,000 |
| The Kellermann Foundation | Richardson, TX | Kishnda schoolbwindi community hospital | $452,000 |
| League of Women Voters Education Fu | Washington, DC | General purpose | $450,000 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | Institute for constitutional advocacy and protection georgetown law school | $425,000 |
| Washington Legal Clinic for the Hom | Washington, DC | General purpose | $400,000 |
| Southern Coalition for Social Justi | Durham, NC | Scsj voting rights program | $400,000 |
| Silverlining Inc | Washington, DC | General purpose | $400,000 |
| Sd Foundation | San Diego, CA | General purpose | $400,000 |
| North Main Street Fund | Sayville, NY | State democracy defenders fund | $400,000 |
| National Security Archive Fund | Washington, DC | General purpose | $350,000 |
| New York University | New York, NY | Institute for policy integrity at nyu school of law the state and local enforcement project | $350,000 |
| The Board of Regents of Univ of Wis | Madison, WI | State democracy research initiative | $350,000 |
| The Arc Foundation of Rockland Coun | Congers, NY | General purpose | $300,000 |
| Campaign Legal Center Inc | Washington, DC | General purpose | $300,000 |
| Institute for Strategic Dialogue - | Washington, DC | General purpose | $300,000 |
| Windward Fund | Washington, DC | Clean tomorrow | $300,000 |
| Chesapeake Climate Action Network | Takoma Park, MD | Building support for federal srm research | $300,000 |
| The Tides Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Center for ballot freedom | $300,000 |
| Regent of the Univ of Cal at San Di | LA Jolla, CA | Spinal cord injury research program | $275,000 |
| Michael J Fox Fdn for Parkinson's R | New York, NY | General purpose | $250,000 |
| Activate Global Inc | Berkeley, CA | General purpose | $250,000 |
| Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Community forward dac implemenation in california | $250,000 |
| Public Rights Project | Oakland, CA | Election protection hub | $250,000 |
| United Nations Foundation | Washington, DC | US climate alliance | $250,000 |
| Digital Harbor Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | Renaissance philanthropy (arc initiative) | $250,000 |
| Alliance for Justice | Washington, DC | Justice program | $200,000 |
| The Stissing Center | Pine Plains, NY | General purpose | $200,000 |
| Center for Civic Design Inc | Cambridge, MD | General purpose | $200,000 |
| Hospital for Special Surgery | New York, NY | Total ankle replacement research accelerator program | $200,000 |
| Center for Election Innovation Rese | Washington, DC | General purpose | $150,000 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | Center for law, brain & behavior | $100,000 |
| Riverdale Friends of Hatzalah Inc | Bronx, NY | Community service hub capital campaign | $100,000 |
| Rural Migrant Ministry Inc | Cornwall on Hudson, NY | General purpose | $100,000 |
| Legal Aid Society of DC | Washington, DC | General purpose | $85,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 137 grants to organizations.
The return also lists 76 grants to individuals ($26,803,497). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $55,583,747 | 213 |
| 2023 | $39,802,900 | 172 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 7, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202513119349100441
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 13-7298842
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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