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Chaim Schwartz Foundation

Accepts applications Mountain View, California · EIN 206133719

Chaim Schwartz Foundation is a private foundation in Mountain View, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $30,000 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $10,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $27,000 the year before.

40% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$27,0003$583,209
2024$27,0006$679,535
2025$30,0005$749,731

How to apply

ContactNeil Tangri
816 Runningwood Circle, Mountain View, CA 94040
Phone or email(510) 684-5476
What to submitSubmission of brief letter of interest to email address.
RestrictionsGrants to 501c3 organizations.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Chaim Schwartz Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York4$20,000
Massachusetts1$10,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Boston Workers Circle
Brookline, MA
grant to support their range of Yiddish programming including a choir language lessons and arts incubator.$10,000
New York Workers Circle
New York, NY
Grant to provide support for their full range of Yiddish programming including language classes literary salons and immersive trips.$5,000
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
New York, NY
Support for their archives lecture series and other cultural events.$5,000
Great Small Works
New York, NY
Support for their innovative socially engaged theater.$5,000
Center for Traditional Music and Dance
New York, NY
General Support for cultural preservation and exchange.$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Chaim Schwartz Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Chaim Schwartz Foundation give?

$30,000 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Chaim Schwartz Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Neil Tangri (Trustee).

What does Chaim Schwartz Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture.

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