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The Susan Schwartz Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Dallas, Texas · EIN 453550229

The Susan Schwartz Family Foundation is a private foundation in Dallas, Texas. In tax year 2025 it gave $163,000 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $93,000. 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 $88,489 the year before.

73% 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$101,27511$2.6 million
2024$88,48910$2.8 million
2025$163,00011$2.9 million

How to apply

The Susan Schwartz Family Foundation 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 The Susan Schwartz Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas6$125,500
Oklahoma1$20,000
California1$5,000
Illinois1$5,000
Massachusetts1$5,000
New York1$2,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Equest Therapeutic Horsemanship
Wylie, TX
General purpose$93,000
World Literature Today
Norman, OK
General purpose$20,000
Center for Spiritual Living
Dallas, TX
General purpose$16,500
Temple Emanuel
Cleburne, TX
General purpose$6,000
Fonterra Farmers Foundation
Chicago, IL
General purpose$5,000
Grassroots International
Boston, MA
General purpose$5,000
Jewish Voice for Peace
Berkeley, CA
General purpose$5,000
Red Cross Hill Country
Kerriville, TX
General purpose$5,000
Center for Constitutional
New York, NY
General purpose$2,500
National Council of Jewish Women
Carrollton, TX
General purpose$2,500
Texas Civil Rights Project
Austin, TX
General purpose$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Susan Schwartz Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Susan Schwartz Family Foundation give?

$163,000 in tax year 2025, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs The Susan Schwartz Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Susan Schwartz (President) and Elizabeth Schwartz (Secretary).

What does The Susan Schwartz Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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