The Leonard and Judith Schwartzbaum Family Foundation focuses its giving locally in Sarasota, concentrating on recreational/green-space development and child safety services. The foundation makes a small number of relatively large awards, with the vast majority of funds directed to a single park/conservatory project and occasional support for youth protection organizations. Their grants appear aimed at creating lasting community assets and supporting vulnerable children in the Sarasota area.
Concentrated local giving: few, large grants with repeated funding to a single flagship grantee (The Bay Park Conservatory), plus occasional one-off support for local child-protection organizations.
A single Sarasota park and conservatory project anchors Leonard and Judith Schwartzbaum Family Foundation Inc’s recent grantmaking. The foundation has directed three of its largest awards to The Bay Park Conservatory in 2023, 2024, and 2025, including a $177,000 grant in 2024 and a $130,000 grant in 2025, all unrestricted. That pattern places urban greenspace development at the center of the foundation’s giving, while smaller grants extend to child-safety and community-support organizations. In Sarasota, the foundation also funded Safe Children Coalition with $50,000 in 2025 and supported local groups such as Boys Girls Club Sarasota, Community Foundation, and All Faiths Food Bank. Outside Florida, it has made smaller unrestricted grants to organizations in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and California, showing a regional footprint rather than a single-cause or single-site program. The recurring support for Bay Park Conservatory suggests a sustained commitment to a long-term community asset, alongside targeted help for youth protection and basic-needs services.
Urban greenspace and park redevelopment are the clearest themes in the foundation’s recent giving. It awarded $177,000 in 2024 to The Bay Park Conservatory and another $130,000 in 2025 to the same recipient, both unrestricted. Child protection is another recurring area: the foundation gave $50,000 in 2025 to Safe Children Coalition for unrestricted support. Its community support also reaches youth-serving and food-security organizations. In 2025, it provided $7,000 to Boys Girls Club Sarasota and $3,500 to All Faiths Food Bank, both unrestricted, indicating attention to local youth programming and hunger relief. The foundation also made unrestricted gifts to Community Foundation in Sarasota, showing use of intermediary institutions alongside direct operating support to service providers.
Typical grants sit in a modest-to-midrange band, with a p25 of $2,000, a median of $5,000, and a p75 of $6,822. The distribution is shaped by a few much larger awards and many smaller unrestricted gifts. Recent records show repeated support across multiple years for several recipients, including The Bay Park Conservatory, Boys Girls Club Sarasota, Community Foundation, Healthcare For The Homeless, San Francisco Marin Food Bank, Aviva Senior Living Endowment, Turning Point York PA, Creative York, and YCC Cares. The foundation is a family foundation, gives no program-related investments, and does not fund individuals. Grants in the recent file are largely unrestricted.
$233K
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$245K
Most grants fall between $2K and $7K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$7K
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Notable grantees: The Bay Park Conservatory, Safe Children Coalition
Giving is heavily centered in Florida, with 50% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Sarasota is the main city in the recent record, including The Bay Park Conservatory, Safe Children Coalition, Boys Girls Club Sarasota, Community Foundation, and All Faiths Food Bank. Pennsylvania is the top state by grant count, with multiple gifts to York-based organizations such as Turning Point York PA, Creative York, and YCC Cares, plus Bridge of Hope in Harrisburg. The foundation also made repeated grants to Baltimore’s Healthcare For The Homeless and San Francisco’s San Francisco Marin Food Bank.
Its recent grants concentrate on Sarasota community assets, especially The Bay Park Conservatory, along with child safety and youth-serving organizations such as Safe Children Coalition and Boys Girls Club Sarasota. It also supports basic-needs groups like All Faiths Food Bank and Healthcare For The Homeless.
The recent grant distribution centers on smaller awards: the 25th percentile is $2,000, the median is $5,000, and the 75th percentile is $6,822. The pattern includes a few much larger grants alongside many grants in the $1,000 to $7,000 range.
Yes. The Bay Park Conservatory received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Other repeated recipients include Boys Girls Club Sarasota, Community Foundation, Healthcare For The Homeless, San Francisco Marin Food Bank, Aviva Senior Living Endowment, Turning Point York PA, Creative York, and YCC Cares.
Florida receives half of the grants in the recent record, but Pennsylvania is the top state by grant count. Sarasota is the most visible city in Florida, while York appears repeatedly in Pennsylvania through Turning Point York PA, Creative York, and YCC Cares.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safe Children Coalition | Sarasota, FL | $205,000 | 2026 | Unrestricted |
| Louis and Gloria Flanzer Philanthro | Sarasota, FL | $11,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| San Francisco Marin Food Bank | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | Unrestricted |
| Healthcare For The Homeless | BALTIMORE, MD | $5,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| Boys Girls Club Sarasota | Sarasota, FL | $2,000 | 2026 | Unrestricted |
| Turning Point York PA | YORK, PA | $1,500 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CC Of York Foundation | York, PA | $1,000 | 2026 | Unrestricted |
| York County Libraries | York, PA | $1,000 | 2026 | Unrestricted |
| Creative York | York, PA | $1,000 | 2026 | Unrestricted |
| Shadow Fox | York, PA | $500 | 2026 | Unrestricted |
| The Bay Park Conservatory | Sarasota, FL | $130,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Safe Children Coalition | Sarasota, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Community Foundation | Sarasota, FL | $12,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Louis and Gloria Flanzer Philanthro | Sarasota, FL | $9,500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| Boys Girls Club Sarasota | Sarasota, FL | $7,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| San Francisco Marin Food Bank | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Healthcare For The Homeless | BALTIMORE, MD | $5,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| All Faiths Food Bank | Sarasota, FL | $3,500 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Aviva Senior Living Endowment | Sarasota, FL | $2,000 | 2025 | Unrestrictred |
| Turning Point York PA | YORK, PA | $2,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| Creative York | York, PA | $1,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| YCC Cares | York, PA | $1,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| The Bay Park Conservatory | Sarasota, FL | $177,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted |
| Louis and Gloria Flanzer Philanthro | Sarasota, FL | $6,763 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| Boys Girls Club Sarasota | Sarasota, FL | $6,500 | 2024 | Unrestricted |
| Healthcare For The Homeless | BALTIMORE, MD | $5,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| San Francisco Marin Food Bank | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted |
| Aviva Senior Living Endowment | Sarasota, FL | $2,000 | 2024 | Unrestrictred |
| Turning Point York PA | YORK, PA | $2,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| YCC Cares | York, PA | $1,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted |
| Creative York | York, PA | $1,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted |
| Bridge of Hope | Harrisburg, PA | $1,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted |
| the Bay Park Conservatory | Sarasota, FL | $175,000 | 2023 | Unrestricted |
| Boys Girls Club Sarasota | Sarasota, FL | $7,000 | 2023 | Unrestricted |
| San Francisco Marin Food Bank | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | Unrestricted |
| HEALTHCARE FOR THE HOMELESS | BALTIMORE, MD | $5,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| Community Foundation | Sarasota, FL | $5,000 | 2023 | Unrestricted |
| Aviva Senior Living Endowment | Sarasota, FL | $5,000 | 2023 | Unrestrictred |
| FLANZER BOYS GIRLS CLUB | SARASOTA, FL | $3,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| Bridge of Hope | Harrisburg, PA | $2,000 | 2023 | Unrestricted |
| TURNING POINT YORK PA | YORK, PA | $2,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| York County Day School | York, PA | $1,000 | 2023 | Unrestricted |
Louis and Gloria Flanzer Philanthro
$11,000UNRESTRICTED
San Francisco Marin Food Bank
$5,000Unrestricted
Healthcare For The Homeless
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
Boys Girls Club Sarasota
$2,000Unrestricted
Turning Point York PA
$1,500UNRESTRICTED
CC Of York Foundation
$1,000Unrestricted
York County Libraries
$1,000Unrestricted
Creative York
$1,000Unrestricted
Shadow Fox
$500Unrestricted
Community Foundation
$12,000Unrestricted
Louis and Gloria Flanzer Philanthro
$9,500UNRESTRICTED
Boys Girls Club Sarasota
$7,000Unrestricted
San Francisco Marin Food Bank
$5,000Unrestricted
Aviva Senior Living Endowment
$2,000Unrestrictred
Turning Point York PA
$2,000UNRESTRICTED
Creative York
$1,000Unrestricted
YCC Cares
$1,000Unrestricted
The Bay Park Conservatory
$177,000Unrestricted
Louis and Gloria Flanzer Philanthro
$6,763UNRESTRICTED
Boys Girls Club Sarasota
$6,500Unrestricted
Aviva Senior Living Endowment
$2,000Unrestrictred
Turning Point York PA
$2,000UNRESTRICTED
YCC Cares
$1,000Unrestricted
Creative York
$1,000Unrestricted
Bridge of Hope
$1,000Unrestricted
Boys Girls Club Sarasota
$7,000Unrestricted
Community Foundation
$5,000Unrestricted
Aviva Senior Living Endowment
$5,000Unrestrictred
FLANZER BOYS GIRLS CLUB
$3,000UNRESTRICTED
Bridge of Hope
$2,000Unrestricted
TURNING POINT YORK PA
$2,000UNRESTRICTED
York County Day School
$1,000Unrestricted