The Sancti Foundation primarily funds higher-education institutions and educational initiatives that center research, public policy, and civic memory. Its giving emphasizes Holocaust/genocide remembrance and documentary/storytelling projects alongside support for selective independent schools and cultural-education institutions. Grants are often designated for programmatic support, research, and development rather than capital campaigns.
The Sancti Foundation Inc makes its largest recent commitment to higher-education research at Harvard University Kennedy School of Government, where it gave $2,175,000 in 2023 for educational, research, and development efforts. That scale sets the tone for a funder that consistently backs universities and education-centered institutions rather than individuals or capital projects. Across its recent grants, the foundation supports public policy research, Holocaust and genocide education and memorialization, and documentary or storytelling work tied to social and historical questions. Its portfolio also shows repeated support for institutions with a civic-education mission. New York University received multiple grants, including $500,000 in 2023 and additional support in 2024 and 2025, while USC Shoah Foundation received funding in 2025 and 2024 for educational, research, and development efforts. The foundation’s giving reaches selective schools and colleges as well, with grants to Barnard College, Hopkins School, Fordham University, Boston Latin School, and Georgetown Prep. Program and research support is the common thread across these grants.
A central cause area for The Sancti Foundation Inc is Holocaust and genocide remembrance. In 2025, it gave $450,000 to USC Shoah Foundation and $20,000 to Simon Wiesenthal Center, both for educational, research, and development efforts. It also supported Facing History with $100,000 in 2024 and $20,000 in 2025. The foundation also funds documentary storytelling and related media projects. It gave $100,000 in 2023 to The Collaborative-storyfile Ukraine Project and $99,025 in 2023 to The Collaborative-the Londorf House, both for educational, research, and development efforts. Another media-related grant went to The Film Collaborative for $45,000 in 2025. Higher education and policy research form a second core lane. Harvard University and Harvard University Kennedy School of Government received large grants, and New York University received multiple awards across 2023, 2024, and 2025. These grants show a consistent preference for research and development in educational settings.
Typical grants cluster at a median of $20,000, with a lower quartile of $10,000 and an upper quartile of $79,881. The recent record includes a much larger outlier at $2,175,000, alongside several six-figure awards. The pattern suggests a mix of major institutional grants and smaller program-support awards. Recipients appear across multiple years, including New York University, USC Shoah Foundation, Barnard College, Hopkins School, Facing History, Fordham University, Simon Wiesenthal Center, and Harvard University. The foundation is classified as a regular funder, not a DAF or PRI vehicle, and it does not fund individuals.
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$1.9M
Most grants fall between $10K and $80K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$80K
About 29% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a small set of recurring institutional grantees (major universities and established cultural/education organizations), supplemented by mid-sized gifts to documentary and memory-focused projects. Several repeat grantees and large single grants indicate preference for sustained, programmatic support rather than many small one-off donations.
Notable grantees: Harvard University Kennedy School of Government, New York University, USC Shoah Foundation, Facing History and Ourselves, Simon Weisenthal Center
The Sancti Foundation Inc gives nationally, with all recent grants going to U.S. recipients. New York is the most common recipient state, accounting for 32% of grants, and recent New York City grantees include New York University, Barnard College, and Fordham University. Los Angeles also appears repeatedly through USC Shoah Foundation, Gordon Philanthropies, The Film Collaborative, Asia Society Southern California, and Women in Film. Other recipient cities include Cambridge, Boston, New Haven, Chautauqua, Salt Lake City, and North Bethesda.
It mainly supports higher-education institutions and education-focused organizations tied to research, public policy, civic memory, Holocaust and genocide education, and documentary storytelling. Recent grantees include Harvard University Kennedy School of Government, New York University, USC Shoah Foundation, Facing History, and The Film Collaborative.
Typical grants center on a median of $20,000, with p25 at $10,000 and p75 at $79,881. The recent record also includes larger awards such as $2,175,000 to Harvard University Kennedy School of Government and $500,000 to New York University.
Yes. New York University appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; USC Shoah Foundation appears in 2024 and 2025; Barnard College, Hopkins School, Facing History, Fordham University, and Simon Wiesenthal Center also show up in more than one year.
Its giving is national, with all recent grants going to U.S. recipients. New York is the top recipient state by grant count at 32%, and Los Angeles, Cambridge, and Boston also appear frequently in the recent grants list.
Three areas stand out in the recent grants: Holocaust and genocide education and memorialization, public policy and university-based research, and documentary or storytelling projects. Examples include USC Shoah Foundation, Harvard University Kennedy School of Government, and The Collaborative-storyfile Ukraine Project.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USC SHOAH FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $450,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS |
| HARVARD UNIVERSITY | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $270,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS |
| GORDON PHILANTROPIES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $250,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS |
| NEW YORK UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS |
| CHAUTAUQUA INSTITUTION | CHAUTAUQUA, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS |
| BARNARD COLLEGE | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS |
| HOPKINS SCHOOL | NEW HAVEN, CT | $50,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS |
| THE FILM COLLABORATIVE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $45,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS |
| ASIA SOCIETY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $22,500 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS |
| SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS |
| FACING HISTORY | BOSTON, MA | $20,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS |
| WOMEN IN FILM | LOS ANGELES, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS |
| ST CECELIA'S PARISH | BOSTON, MA | $1,800 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS |
| NEW YORK UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. |
| FACING HISTORY | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. |
| HOPKINS SCHOOL | NEW HAVEN, CT | $50,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. |
| FORDHAM UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. |
| USC SHOAH FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $18,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. |
| WOMEN IN FILM | LOS ANGELES, CA | $15,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. |
| ASIA SOCIETY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. |
| EDEN II AND GENESIS FOUNDATION | STATEN ISLAND, NY | $7,500 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. |
| RENEW AMERICA TOGETHER | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $5,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. |
| OUR LADY OF THE SEA | STATEN ISLAND, NY | $2,500 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. |
| HARVARD UNIVERSITY KENNEDY SCHOOL OF GOVERMENT | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $2,175,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. |
| NEW YORK UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $500,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. |
| BARNARD COLLEGE | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. |
| THE COLLABORATIVE-STORYFILE UKRAINE PROJECT | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. |
| THE COLLABORATIVE-THE LONDORF HOUSE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $99,025 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. |
| SIMON WEISENTHAL CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $73,500 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. |
| FORDHAM UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. |
| USC SHOAH FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. |
| WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. |
| BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL | BOSTON, MA | $30,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. |
| UTAH FILM CENTER | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $20,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. |
| NATIONAL TAY-SACHS ALLIED DIEASES ASSOCIATION | BOSTON, MA | $18,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. |
| ASIA SOCIETY SOUTHERN NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. |
| IBUKA USA CORP | CHESTERFIELD, VA | $10,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. |
| GEORGETOWN PREP | NORTH BETHESDA, MD | $10,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. |
| ASIA SOCIETY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. |
| HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $10,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. |
| STEVEN I KASSAN FOUNDATION | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $6,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. |
USC SHOAH FOUNDATION
$450,000TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
$270,000TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS
GORDON PHILANTROPIES
$250,000TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS
CHAUTAUQUA INSTITUTION
$50,000TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS
TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS
HOPKINS SCHOOL
$50,000TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS
TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS
ASIA SOCIETY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
$22,500TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS
SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER
$20,000TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS
FACING HISTORY
$20,000TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS
ST CECELIA'S PARISH
$1,800TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS
TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS.
FACING HISTORY
$100,000TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS.
HOPKINS SCHOOL
$50,000TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS.
TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS.
ASIA SOCIETY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
$10,000TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS.
EDEN II AND GENESIS FOUNDATION
$7,500TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS.
RENEW AMERICA TOGETHER
$5,000TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS.
OUR LADY OF THE SEA
$2,500TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS.
TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS.
TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS.
TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS.
THE COLLABORATIVE-THE LONDORF HOUSE
$99,025TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS.
SIMON WEISENTHAL CENTER
$73,500TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS.
TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS.
WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL
$50,000TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS.
BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL
$30,000TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS.
TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS.
NATIONAL TAY-SACHS ALLIED DIEASES ASSOCIATION
$18,000TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS.
TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS.
IBUKA USA CORP
$10,000TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS.
GEORGETOWN PREP
$10,000TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS.
ASIA SOCIETY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
$10,000TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS.
TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS.
STEVEN I KASSAN FOUNDATION
$6,000TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS.