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The Martin and Nora Salzman Foundation

Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$51k
Granted FY2026(still arriving)
32
Grants FY2026
28
Organizations funded FY2025
21%
First-time grantees FY2025
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Median grant, FY2026
$500
Largest grant, FY2026
$11,000
Organizations funded a year
23 to 31
FY2019 to FY2025
States reached, FY2026
7
Total assets, FY2026
$328k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2025, 21% of the organizations The Martin and Nora Salzman Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 16% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 84% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $8k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthArts & CultureInternationalEducationPhilanthropyHuman ServicesOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2026still arriving32$51k16%
FY202528$50k21%
FY202424$53k21%
FY202327$59k11%
FY202231$62k29%
FY202126$47k23%
FY202031$55k48%
FY201923$71kn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Philanthropy$156kHealth$135kEducation$51kReligion$23kInternational$14kArts & Culture$6kFood & Nutrition$5kHuman Services$5kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
NY
SD
PA
NJ
CT
VA
TN
NC
DC
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 45 grantees
All grantees of The Martin and Nora Salzman Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Cooper Foundation Inc$100,00080%
New York University$14,25080%
International Rescue Committee INC$8,00050%
World Central Kitchen Inc$7,5002n/a
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia$7,50040%
Robin Hood Foundation$4,10020%
The Brooklyn College Foundation Inc$3,50030%
Philabundance$2,90080%
Food Bank of South Jersey Inc$2,70080%
University of Rochester$2,50080%
Carnegie Mellon University$2,50080%
Grounds for Sculpture Inc$2,26060%
Americares Foundation Inc$2,00020%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$1,95080%
Curtis Institute of Music$1,75070%
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research$1,50020%
Habitat for Humanity Inc$1,35050%
J R Masterman Home & School Association$1,00021%
Temple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education$1,00010%
City of Refuge Inc$1,00010%
Whyy Inc$90030%
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc$85040%
Project Open Inc$85040%
The Shriners' Hospital for Children$75020%
The Wilma Theater$60020%
Mdrc$50010%
J Street Education Fund Inc$5001n/a
The Houston Food Bank$50010%
Shalom Austin$50010%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$50020%
Sesame Workshop$50040%
Erhs PTA Inc$5001n/a
Friends of Arava the Institute Ltd$5001n/a
Newroot Learning Institute F/K/A Umoja Student Development Corp$50010%
Smithsonian Institution$37520%
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life$35020%
Central Park Conservancy Inc$32540%
The Brain Aneurysm Foundation Inc$2501n/a
S P a R C Inc$2501n/a
Breakthrough T1d$2501n/a
The V Foundation$25010%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$16010%
Academy in Manayunk$15010%
Lv Public Telecommunications Corp Wlvt-Tv Channel 39$14410%
Shriners Hospitals for Children$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 27 recipients with no EIN on record ($266k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Martin and Nora Salzman Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Cooper Foundation Inc: $100,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetNew York University: $14,250 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $8,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: $7,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetRobin Hood Foundation: $4,100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Brooklyn College Foundation Inc: $3,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPhilabundance: $2,900 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetFood Bank of South Jersey Inc: $2,700 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Rochester: $2,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetCarnegie Mellon University: $2,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetGrounds for Sculpture Inc: $2,260 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAmericares Foundation Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $1,950 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetCurtis Institute of Music: $1,750 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetThe Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHabitat for Humanity Inc: $1,350 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetJ R Masterman Home & School Association: $1,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetTemple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCity of Refuge Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetWhyy Inc: $900 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCrohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc: $850 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetProject Open Inc: $850 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetThe Shriners' Hospital for Children: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Wilma Theater: $600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMdrc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Houston Food Bank: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetShalom Austin: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSesame Workshop: $500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNewroot Learning Institute F/K/A Umoja Student Development Corp: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSmithsonian Institution: $375 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life: $350 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCentral Park Conservancy Inc: $325 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe V Foundation: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $160 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAcademy in Manayunk: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLv Public Telecommunications Corp Wlvt-Tv Channel 39: $144 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetShriners Hospitals for Children: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 38.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationNJ12.7× affinity4 shared granteesties to 8 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About The Martin and Nora Salzman Foundation

How much does The Martin and Nora Salzman Foundation give?
The Martin and Nora Salzman Foundation reported 32 grants totaling $50,700 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 23 and 31 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2025.
What does The Martin and Nora Salzman Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2026, its largest causes are Philanthropy (39%), Health (33%), Education (13%).
Who are The Martin and Nora Salzman Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2026: The Cooper Foundation Inc ($100k), New York University ($14k), International Rescue Committee INC ($8k).
Does The Martin and Nora Salzman Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2025, 21% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Martin and Nora Salzman Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Martin and Nora Salzman Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, The Pfizer Foundation Inc, The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc.
Where is The Martin and Nora Salzman Foundation based?
The Martin and Nora Salzman Foundation is based in NJ.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 76 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2026, released 2026. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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