Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation Inc
Accepts applications
Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation Inc is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.1 million in 54 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $75,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.
From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.
- Grants paid, 2024$1.1 million
- Number of grants54
- Typical grant$5,000
- Largest grant$75,000
- Assets$9.4 million
- New grantees50%
Giving in 2024 was up from $1.1 million the year before.
50% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Number of grants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $1.1 million | 66 | $10.7 million |
| 2024 | $1.1 million | 54 | $9.4 million |
How to apply
| Contact | Suzanne Sousa - Executive Director 45 Rockefeller Plaza Suite 2000, New York, NY 10111-3193 |
|---|---|
| Phone or email | (212) 371-7082 |
| What to submit | Letter of inquiry (1-2 pages) |
| Deadlines | See guidelines at foundation's website |
| Restrictions | Because the guttman's spent their lives in New York city, and directed the majority of their giving to charitable organizations for local projects, it is the policy of the foundation to direct its grants to organizations providing services in New York city. |
Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica
What Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation Inc funds
Where it gives
Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to New York.
| State | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 45 | $1.0 million |
| Oregon | 1 | $30,000 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | $25,000 |
| Massachusetts | 3 | $12,500 |
| Missouri | 1 | $7,500 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | $2,500 |
| California | 1 | $1,000 |
| Connecticut | 1 | $1,000 |
Grants paid in 2024
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Early Starters International | In support of early childhood childhood safe spaces at shelters for refugee and migrant families in queens and the bronx. | $75,000 |
| Kennedy Children's Center | In support of the grow your own workforce development program to increase the number of certified teacher assistants and teachers with college degrees in early childhood special education in new york city. | $75,000 |
| New York Hall of Science | In support of the expansion of the pre-k STEM (science,technology, engineering, and math) enrichment program at two early care and education centers in corona,queens. | $75,000 |
| Queens Community House | In support of lena grow's talk-pedometer technology and practice-based coaching to increase conversational turns and boost early language development in young children being served by family childcare providers in queens. | $75,000 |
| Sco Family of Services | In support of wonder with me, an infant mental health training initiative for families, community members, and the organization's staff throughtout new york city. | $75,000 |
| Brooklyn Public Library | In support of the early childhood literacy initiative in east new york, brooklyn. | $50,000 |
| The Child Center of New York | In support of the parentchild+ home visiting program that strengthens parent-child interactions and builds early literacy skills in young children in far rockaway, queens. | $50,000 |
| Citizens' Committee for Children of New York | In support of the early intervention equity project to improve enrollment, evaluation, and receipt of services in early intervention for children living in the south bronx, northern manhattan, and staten island's north shore. | $50,000 |
| Commonpoint | In support of an integrated mental health screening, treatment, and training program for the organization's early childhood programs in queens. | $50,000 |
| The Educational Alliance | In support of services to meet the needs of asylum-seeking families with young children, four years of age and younger, at the organization's family resource center on manhattan's lower east side. | $50,000 |
| Literacy Inc | In support of the community early literacy initiative in eight neighborhoods throughout new york city. | $50,000 |
| New Alternatives for Children | In support of building blocks, a therapeutic program that concentrates on fostering attachment, attunement, and bonding between mothers and young children with special needs, who are involved with or at potential risk of entering the child welfare system in new york city. | $50,000 |
| Nido de Esperanza (Nest of Hope) | In support of the prenatal and postpartum wellness center in the washington heights and inwood neighborhoods of upper manahattan. | $50,000 |
| Trust of Programs for Early Childhood Family and Community Education | C/o new israel fundin support of the mother-to-mother program, a parenting support initiative focused on young children living in four arab-israeli communities. | $50,000 |
| Under 21 DBA Covenant House New York | In support of the enhancement of early childhood development supports for infants and toddlers and their mothers at the organization's homeless shelters and transitional housing sites in new york city. | $50,000 |
| University Settlement of New York | In support of a community clinician for the butterflies early childhood mental health program in east new york, brooklyn. | $50,000 |
| Hand in Hand American Friends of the Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Is | In support of dialogue sessions and national gatherings bringing jewish and arab adults together in israel. | $30,000 |
| Home Grown Co Health Federation of Philadelphia | In support of the home-based child care emergency fund for early care and education providers in north carolina impacted by hurricane helene. | $25,000 |
| Cape Ann Museum | In support of and to encourage expansion of the museum's outreach programs for children. | $10,000 |
| Center for Food As Medicine | In support of the center's programs at manhattan hunter science high school. | $10,000 |
| Good Shepherd Mission Development | In support of the good shepherd international foundation. | $7,500 |
| United Neighborhood Houses of New York | In support of the neighborhood family services coalition. | $7,500 |
| Footsteps | For general support. | $5,500 |
| Yaffed | For general support. | $5,500 |
| Children's Tumor Foundation | For general support. | $5,000 |
| Matriculate Co Teach for America | For general support. | $5,000 |
| New York Center for Child Development | For general support. | $5,000 |
| New York University Grossman School of Medicine | In support of research studies conducted by dr. Bruce g. Raphael, in the department of hematology. | $5,000 |
| Pen America | For general support. | $4,000 |
| Community Impact at Columbia | For general support. | $3,000 |
| Akron Symphony Orchestra | In support of the engraving and recording of previously unpublished works by the black composer, julia a. Perry, in honor of her 100th birthday. | $2,500 |
| Hampton Bays Public Library | For general support. | $2,500 |
| The New York Zero-To-Three Network | For general support. | $2,500 |
| The American Friends of the Ludwig Foundation of Cuba | For general support. | $2,000 |
| The Retreat | For general support. | $2,000 |
| Riverside Church of the City of New York | In support of elementary school scholarships. | $2,000 |
| St Rosalie's RC Church Parish Social Ministry | In support of the community food pantry. | $2,000 |
| East End Hospice | In support of camp good grief. | $1,500 |
| New York State Association for Infant Mental Health | For general support. | $1,500 |
| Pathways for Children | For general support. | $1,500 |
Officers and trustees
- Susan Butler Plum
- Peter Herbert
- Robert S Gassman
- Patricia L Francy
- Evelyn J Blanck
- Sister Paulette Lo Monaco
- Suzanne Sousa
- Elizabeth Leiman Kraiem
Questions people ask
Does Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation Inc accept grant applications?
Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: See guidelines at foundation's website.
How much does Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation Inc give?
$1.1 million in tax year 2024, across 54 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.
Who runs Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation Inc?
Its 2024 filing lists Susan Butler Plum (Secretary (From 07/2024)), Peter Herbert (Vice-President), Robert S Gassman (Treasurer) and Patricia L Francy (Assistant Treasurer) among 8 officers and trustees.
What does Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation Inc fund?
Based on its grants, mainly education, youth programs and human services.