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S & A Agate Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only New York, New York · EIN 136109670

S & A Agate Foundation Inc is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $326,218 in 30 grants; the typical grant was $528 and the largest $280,379. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $325,214 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$324,14625$6.4 million
2024$325,21434$7.7 million
2025$326,21830$9.1 million

How to apply

S & A Agate Foundation Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What S & A Agate Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 11 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California11$303,045
New York9$17,045
Connecticut1$2,500
North Carolina1$1,010
Pennsylvania1$1,000
Tennessee1$500
District of Columbia2$450
Florida1$250
New Hampshire1$250
Oklahoma1$100

Grants paid in 2025

All 30 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
General fund$280,379
Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
General fund$10,000
Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center
New York, NY
General fund$6,630
Wilshire Boulevard Temple
Los Angeles, CA
General fund$5,170
New York University
New York, NY
General fund$5,000
Rett Syndrome Research Trust
Trumbull, CT
General fund$2,500
Tower Cancer Research Foundation
Beverly Hills, CA
General fund$2,500
Ei Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
General fund$2,500
The Lustgarten Foundation
Uniondale, NY
General fund$2,500
BABY2BABY
Los Angeles, CA
General fund$1,036
Advocate for Child
Greenville, NC
General fund$1,010
Project Healthy Minds
New York, NY
General fund$1,000
The Geffen Playhouse
Los Angeles, CA
General fund$1,000
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
General fund$1,000
UNICEF
New York, NY
General fund$555
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
New York, NY
General fund$500
St Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
General fund$500
The Dalton School
New York, NY
General fund$500
Blood Cancer United Inc
Washington, DC
General fund$350
Opportunity Network Inc
Amherrst, NH
General fund$250
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
General fund$250
Caa Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
General fund$212
Belevechad Nyc(idf Wounded Soldiers)
New York, NY
General fund$180
Birthright Israel Foundation
New York, NY
General fund$180
Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters Association of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
General fund$112
Lupus Foundation
Washington, DC
General fund$100
Friends of Saban Community Clinic
Los Angeles, CA
General fund$100
Tulsa Community Foundation
Tulsa, OK
General fund$100
The 19th News Org
Austin, TX
General fund$68
The Braidorg
Santa Monica, CA
General fund$36

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does S & A Agate Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does S & A Agate Foundation Inc give?

$326,218 in tax year 2025, across 30 grants, with a typical grant of $528.

Who runs S & A Agate Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Anita Dann Friedman (President/Treasurer), Adam B Friedman (Secretary) and Jonathan S Friedman (Director).

What does S & A Agate Foundation Inc fund?

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

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