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David Katz Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Concord, Massachusetts · EIN 222783266

David Katz Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Concord, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $24,900 in 15 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $5,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was the same as $24,900 the year before.

7% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$24,90015$444,251
2024$24,90015$511,394

How to apply

ContactSigmund Roos President
The David Katz Foundation C/o Block, Boston, MA 02109
Phone or email(617) 223-1900
What to submitApplication Form, IRS Determination Letter, Budgetary Information & Project/Purpose for which funding sought.
DeadlinesJune 30
RestrictionsApplication Form, Instructions, Guidelines and Procedures available upon request.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What David Katz Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania11$14,600
District of Columbia1$5,000
Maryland1$4,000
Massachusetts2$1,300

Grants paid in 2024

All 15 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Beyond Pesticides
Washington, DC
Support of Pesticidemisuse prevention$5,000
Congregation Beth Israel
Honesdale, PA
Support ofreligious activities$4,000
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
Silver Spring, MD
Cancer survivorshipsupport activities$4,000
Wayne Memorial Health Foundation
Honesdale, PA
Local hospitalsupport$4,000
Jewish Senior Life of Eastern PA
Scranton, PA
Support of religiousretirement facility$1,000
Joslin Clinic
Boston, MA
Support ofDiabetes Research$1,000
Maternal & Family Health Services Inc
WilkesBarre, PA
Support of NaturalHealth activities$1,000
Northeast Region Cancer Institute
Scranton, PA
Cancer prevention &treatment concerns$1,000
Victims' Intervention Program
Honesdale, PA
Support of VIPsintervention activities$1,000
Wayne County Historical Society
Honesdale, PA
Support for preservationof historical records$1,000
Wayne County Public Library Inc
Honesdale, PA
Support of publiclibrary activities$500
Wayne County YMCA
Honesdale, PA
Support of youthdevelopment activities$400
Wayne Pike Adult Literacy Program
Honesdale, PA
Support of adult reading/literacy activities$400
Reader to Reader
Amherst, MA
Providing books toschool/public libraries$300
United Jewish Appeal Wayne County
Honesdale, PA
Support ofreligious activities$300

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does David Katz Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: June 30.

How much does David Katz Foundation Inc give?

$24,900 in tax year 2024, across 15 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs David Katz Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Sigmund J Roos (Dir - Pres/Treas) and Paula S Roos Deceased (Dir - VP/Secy).

What does David Katz Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, faith communities and education.

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