The Richard Salomon Family Foundation
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to charitable giving across various sectors. Its mission focuses on supporting education, arts and culture, cancer research, and youth development initiatives. The foundation provides funding to a diverse range of recipients, including educational institutions, cultural organizations, and health-related charities. Notable recipients include universities and cancer research foundations, indicating a strong commitment to advancing education and health. While it primarily operates in New York, its funding extends to organizations across multiple states.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Established universities, research centers, museums, and other well‑credentialed nonprofits with a track record in areas the foundation has funded (higher education, cancer research, arts/culture).
Good Fit
- • An established institutional reputation (university, major research center, or museum).
- • Existing relationship, prior contact, or referral into the foundation’s network.
- • Work focused in cancer research, higher education, arts/culture, or similar areas the foundation has previously funded.
- • Capacity to manage and report on mid‑to‑large grants.
- • Geographic presence or ties in states commonly funded by the foundation (e.g., NY, RI, CA).
Geography
The foundation funded organizations across roughly a dozen states in the latest year, showing a multi‑state footprint even though one recipient in Rhode Island captured a large share of dollars.
Recipient Variety
Across three years the foundation consistently funded about 32–34 distinct, mostly independent recipients annually (universities, research centers, museums, arts groups), indicating a broad institutional spread despite financial concentration in a few large grants.
New Applicants
Direct evidence shows occasional new entrants (10 new recipients in 2023, 4 in 2024) but most grantees are repeat recipients and the foundation declares an invitation/preselected policy; this suggests new applicants can gain access but typically via relationships rather than an open application process.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
