Sol & Hermina Cantor Foundation
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to charitable giving across various sectors. Its mission reflects a commitment to supporting health-related initiatives, Jewish organizations, civil rights causes, and the arts and culture. The foundation provides funding to a diverse range of recipients, including hospitals, educational institutions, and community service organizations. Its grantmaking demonstrates a focus on enhancing community well-being and supporting vulnerable populations through targeted charitable contributions.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Organizations that are already known to the foundation or to its donors—particularly health institutions, Jewish community organizations, universities, arts groups, or national charities that can be recommended via a donor or intermediary.
Good Fit
- • Has an existing relationship or introduction to the foundation's officers or donors.
- • Is recommended through a donor-advised fund or intermediary (e.g., Fidelity Charitable appeared as a payment vehicle).
- • Works in areas the foundation has historically funded (health, Jewish organizations, higher education, arts).
- • Can make the case for one-off or restricted gifts rather than multi-year general operating grants.
Geography
Grants are spread across multiple states (six observed in the latest year), but dollars in 2024 were heavily concentrated in one state (73%), so the footprint is multi-state but regionally concentrated.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded many distinct recipients in each observed year (20 in 2022, 11 in 2023, 13 in 2024) and added numerous new recipients in 2024 (9 new), indicating a broadly diverse recipient set even though a few large payments dominate dollar totals.
New Applicants
The filings explicitly state the foundation funds only preselected recipients and the profile lists no public application route; although many new recipients appear in the data, those additions appear to come via internal selection or donor direction rather than an open application process, so an unfamiliar applicant is unlikely to gain entry without a direct introduction.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
