The Sarfaty Siegel Foundation for the Future concentrates its philanthropy exclusively on higher education, providing multi-year general support to George Mason University Foundation. Grants are described as broad charitable or program support rather than targeted project funding, suggesting a preference for strengthening institutional capacity at a single university. The foundation appears regionally focused (Chevy Chase, MD) and strategically concentrated rather than broadly distributed across sectors or organizations.
Highly concentrated: all funding goes to a single grantee (George Mason University Foundation) across multiple grants, indicating repeat, mid-sized commitments to institutional/general support rather than many small or diverse grants.
Sarfaty Siegel Foundation for the Future has made higher education the center of its giving, with a multi-year stream of support to George Mason University Foundation in Fairfax, Virginia. The largest recent award in the record is $200,000 in 2023, followed by $125,000 in 2024 and $120,000 in 2025, showing sustained backing rather than a single one-time gift. Beyond that anchor relationship, the foundation has also funded a small set of related nonprofit and advocacy organizations tied to climate and health, food security, humanitarian relief, and public-interest causes. Recent grants include $25,000 to Mt Health Prof Healthy Climate in Red Lodge, Montana, and $10,000 to Virginians Organizing for Climate Action in Charlottesville, Virginia. Smaller grants extend to groups such as Doctors Without Borders USA, Planned Parenthood Foundation of America Inc, World Food Program USA, and The Nature Conservancy. The pattern suggests a funder that concentrates a limited grant budget across a few recurring priorities while maintaining a strong institutional commitment to one university-based recipient.
Within climate and health, the foundation gave $120,000 in 2025 to George Mason University Foundation for the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health, and $6,000 in 2025 to Virginia Organizing for Virginia Clinicians for Climate Action. It also supported Mt Health Prof Healthy Climate with $25,000 in 2023 and the Sierra Club Foundation with $4,000 in 2025. In humanitarian and global relief work, it awarded $7,000 in 2024 and $7,000 in 2025 to International Rescue Committee, plus $5,000 in 2025 to World Food Program USA. The foundation also made general-support grants to Planned Parenthood Foundation of America Inc and Doctors Without Borders USA, indicating a mix of health, advocacy, and relief priorities.
Typical grant size is small: the 25th percentile is $1,000, the median is $2,000, and the 75th percentile is $3,000. That distribution sits alongside a few much larger institutional awards, including six-figure support to a single university foundation. Recipients do reappear across years: George Mason University Foundation, International Rescue Committee, Creative Force Foundation, Wolf Trap Foundation, and Children’s Environmental Health Network each show multiple grants. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
$177K
$4.6M
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$203K
Most grants fall between $1K and $3K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$3K
About 18% of grants go to recipients in DC.
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Notable grantees: George Mason University Foundation
Grant recipients are entirely in the United States. Fairfax, Virginia is the clearest center of activity because George Mason University Foundation appears repeatedly there, while Charlottesville, Virginia also shows up more than once through Virginia Organizing and Virginians Organizing for Climate Action. New York is the top state by grant count, and Maryland recipients include Hagerstown and Bethesda Chevy Chase. Other recipient cities in the recent-grants record include Washington, DC, Vienna, Arlington, New York, Oakland, and Albert Lea.
The foundation’s recent grants show a mix of higher education, climate and health, humanitarian relief, and public-interest advocacy. Examples include support for George Mason University Foundation, Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health, International Rescue Committee, World Food Program USA, Planned Parenthood Foundation of America Inc, and The Nature Conservancy.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including George Mason University Foundation in 2023, 2024, and 2025; International Rescue Committee in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Creative Force Foundation in 2023 and 2025; and Wolf Trap Foundation in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is small and clustered: the 25th percentile is $1,000, the median is $2,000, and the 75th percentile is $3,000. Larger awards do occur, but most grants fall in that low-thousands range.
New York is the top state by grant count, even though the foundation’s headquarters are in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Recent recipient locations also include Virginia cities such as Fairfax, Charlottesville, Vienna, and Arlington, plus Washington, DC and several other U.S. locations.
The foundation does not fund individuals. Its giving is directed to organizations, with recurring support visible in grants to institutions such as George Mason University Foundation, International Rescue Committee, and Wolf Trap Foundation.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | FAIRFAX, VA | $150,000 | 2026 | FOR MEDICAL SOCIETY CONSORTIUM ON CLIMATE AND HEALTH |
| WOLF TRAP FOUNDATION | VIENNA, VA | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NW GA | DALTON, GA | $3,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE CREATIVE FORCE FOUNDATION | BALLSTON SPA, NY | $3,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FEEDING AMERICA | CHICAGO, IL | $2,650 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ROUND HOUSE THEATER RESILIENCE FUND | BETHESDA, MD | $1,200 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | BALTIMORE, MD | $1,200 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MY GREEN DOCTOR | JACKSONVILLE BEACH, FL | $600 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NEW VIRGINIA MAJORITY EDUCATION FUND | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $330 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WOMENS CANCER RESOURCE CENTER | BERKELEY, CA | $259 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UC BERKELEY FOUNDATION | BERKELEY, CA | $250 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AVALON THEATRE | WASHINGTON, DC | $250 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE | ALBERT LEA, MN | $250 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ACLU FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $250 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WETA (PBS) | ARLINGTON, VA | $200 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| STRATHMORE | N BETHESDA, MD | $200 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD FOUNDATION OF AMERICA INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $150 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WORLD FOOD PROGRAM USA | WASHINGTON, DC | $150 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER | MONTGOMERY, AL | $100 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION | ANNAPOLIS, MD | $100 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ECO AMERICA | WASHINGTON, DC | $100 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| YMCA - YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES | SILVER SPRING, MD | $100 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE MARYLAND PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION | BOWIE, MD | $100 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WAMU 885 FM | WASHINGTON, DC | $100 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MATERNITY CARE COALITION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $100 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS USA | HAGERSTOWN, MD | $100 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS EDUCATION FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $100 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHILDREN'S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH NETWORK | WASHINGTON, DC | $100 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION | OAKLAND, CA | $100 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| YOU CAN VOTE | DURHAM, NC | $100 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PRIMARY CARE COALITION | SILVER SPRING, MD | $100 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WORLD WILDLIFE FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $100 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT | TOPEKA, KS | $100 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY | WASHINGTON, DC | $100 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE | NEW YORK, NY | $100 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL | NEW YORK, NY | $100 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| VIRGINIA CLINICIANS FOR CLIMATE ACTION | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $100 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE NATURE CONSERVANCY | ARLINGTON, VA | $100 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MPT FOUNDATION INC | OWINGS MILLS, MD | $60 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $50 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EMK INSTITUTE FOR THE UNITED STATES SENATE | BOSTON, ME | $50 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | FAIRFAX, VA | $120,000 | 2025 | FOR MEDICAL SOCIETY CONSORTIUM ON CLIMATE AND HEALTH |
| WOLF TRAP FOUNDATION | VIENNA, VA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE | ALBERT LEA, MN | $7,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD FOUNDATION OF AMERICA INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $6,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| VIRGINIA ORGANIZING | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | $6,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND SUPPORT OF VIRGINIA CLINICIANS FOR CLIMATE ACTION |
| NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WORLD FOOD PROGRAM USA | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CREATIVE FORCE FOUNDATION | BALLSTON SPA, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
FOR MEDICAL SOCIETY CONSORTIUM ON CLIMATE AND HEALTH
THE CREATIVE FORCE FOUNDATION
$3,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
$1,200GENERAL SUPPORT
MY GREEN DOCTOR
$600GENERAL SUPPORT
NEW VIRGINIA MAJORITY EDUCATION FUND
$330GENERAL SUPPORT
UC BERKELEY FOUNDATION
$250GENERAL SUPPORT
AVALON THEATRE
$250GENERAL SUPPORT
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE
$250GENERAL SUPPORT
ACLU FOUNDATION
$250GENERAL SUPPORT
WETA (PBS)
$200GENERAL SUPPORT
YMCA - YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES
$100GENERAL SUPPORT
THE MARYLAND PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION
$100GENERAL SUPPORT
WAMU 885 FM
$100GENERAL SUPPORT
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS USA
$100GENERAL SUPPORT
PRIMARY CARE COALITION
$100GENERAL SUPPORT
PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
$100GENERAL SUPPORT
VIRGINIA CLINICIANS FOR CLIMATE ACTION
$100GENERAL SUPPORT
EMK INSTITUTE FOR THE UNITED STATES SENATE
$50GENERAL SUPPORT
FOR MEDICAL SOCIETY CONSORTIUM ON CLIMATE AND HEALTH
WOLF TRAP FOUNDATION
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE
$7,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GENERAL SUPPORT AND SUPPORT OF VIRGINIA CLINICIANS FOR CLIMATE ACTION
CREATIVE FORCE FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT