Schwartz Foundation
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to charitable giving across various sectors. It focuses on supporting arts and culture, education, and community service initiatives, as evidenced by its grants to organizations such as the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Girls Who Code Inc, and various community foundations. The foundation aims to enhance community well-being and promote educational opportunities, particularly in the arts and technology fields. While it primarily operates in California, it also provides support to organizations in other states, reflecting a broader commitment to charitable causes.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Established nonprofits with a track record in arts, education, or community service — especially organizations operating in California or working with California-based intermediaries — seeking mid-to-large discretionary grants.
Good Fit
- • Clear program alignment with arts, community service, or education priorities.
- • Established operating history and demonstrated impact in California.
- • Existing relationships with regional intermediaries or visibility to the foundation (e.g., prior grantee or partner).
- • Capacity to accept multi-year or larger discretionary awards in the $25K–$425K range.
Geography
Giving is heavily concentrated in the foundation's home state, which received about 85% of dollars in the latest year, though a few out-of-state grantees appear; three states were served in the latest year with most dollars staying local.
Recipient Variety
Each year the foundation funds five distinct organizations across arts, education, and community intermediaries, showing a modestly diverse recipient set for a small private foundation, but the portfolio is numerically limited and includes repeated grantees.
New Applicants
The foundation states it only funds preselected applicants and the observed pattern shows high repeat funding (four recurring recipients and only one new recipient in the latest year), indicating an invitation- or relationship-driven access model rather than broad open entry.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
