The Horwitz Family Fund makes modest, unrestricted annual gifts across a small number of distinct causes rather than concentrating on one issue. Recent grants show a mix of environment/climate advocacy, higher education (including liberal arts institutions), healthcare/medical organizations, and frontline social services for women. Grants are evenly sized and directed to established, place-based institutions and service providers.
Five equal-sized annual gifts ($10,000 each) across diverse sectors; distributed support with no obvious multi-year concentrated commitments or repeated large grants to the same organizations.
The Horwitz Family Fund shows a clear annual pattern: $10,000 gifts recur across multiple institutions, from Columbia University and Smith College to Spring Street Climate Fund and Maine Medical. The funder’s recent giving is spread across higher education, environmental advocacy, healthcare, and services for women in crisis, with all listed 2025 grants marked as annual gifts. That mix suggests a broad, general-support approach rather than a single-issue strategy. In the education lane, Columbia University in New York and the Trustees of the Smith College in Northampton each received $10,000. The same level also went to Spring Street Climate Fund Inc in Brooklyn and Maine Medical in Portland, showing that the fund does not limit itself to one sector or one geography within the United States. Smaller gifts appear alongside those larger awards, including support for Brooklyn Botanical Garden, CitySquash, and MidEast Childs Alliance, which points to a portfolio that combines established institutions with smaller service providers.
Higher education is one of the clearest threads in the fund’s recent giving. It gave $10,000 to Columbia University for an annual gift and another $10,000 to the Trustees of the Smith College for an annual gift. Environmental work is another visible area, with $10,000 going to Spring Street Climate Fund Inc for an annual gift and $7,500 to Brooklyn Botanical Garden for an annual gift. The fund also supports healthcare delivery through a $10,000 annual gift to Maine Medical in Portland. Social services appear as well: My Sisters Place in White Plains received $10,000 for an annual gift, and additional support went to organizations such as Hips, Partners for Justice, Drive Change Inc, and Kids in Need of Defense.
The recent grants cluster tightly around even dollar amounts. Four recipients received $10,000 each, one received $7,500, one received $6,000, and the remaining listed awards were $5,000 or $10,000, which indicates a relatively flat grantmaking pattern. The grants are annual gifts, pointing to recurring support rather than one-time awards. The fund is a private foundation and a regular funder, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The recipient list is composed entirely of organizations, not people, and the 2025 grants all carry the same annual-gift designation.
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Notable grantees: Spring Street Climate Fund Inc, Trustees of Smith College, Maine Medical, Columbia University, My Sister's Place
The grant list is entirely U.S.-based, with recipients in New York, DC, California, Massachusetts, Indiana, and Maine. New York City and nearby Brooklyn and White Plains appear repeatedly, including awards to Columbia University in New York, Brooklyn Botanical Garden, Spring Street Climate Fund Inc, Partners for Justice, Drive Change Inc, CitySquash in the Bronx, and My Sisters Place in White Plains. Washington, DC also shows up several times through Hips, World Central Kitchen, Kids in Need of Defense, and Amideast. Outside the Northeast, the fund gave to NatureBridge in Sausalito and Project Mercy Inc in Fort Wayne.
Its recent grants go to higher education, environmental advocacy, healthcare, and social services. Examples in the list include Columbia University and Smith College, Spring Street Climate Fund Inc and Brooklyn Botanical Garden, Maine Medical, and My Sisters Place.
Yes. Every listed 2025 award is labeled an annual gift, including grants of $10,000, $7,500, $6,000, and $5,000. That points to a recurring pattern rather than isolated one-time awards.
The listed awards are fairly even in size. Several grants are $10,000, with others at $7,500, $6,000, and $5,000. The distribution suggests modest support across a small number of organizations rather than a few outsized grants.
All of the listed grants are to U.S. organizations. New York locations appear often, including New York, Brooklyn, the Bronx, and White Plains, and Washington, DC also appears multiple times. Other recipients are in Massachusetts, California, Indiana, and Maine.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia University | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL GIFT |
| My Sisters Place | WHITE PLAINS, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL GIFT |
| Maine Medical | Portland, ME | $10,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL GIFT |
| Spring Street Climate Fund Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL GIFT |
| Trustees Of The Smith College | NORTHAMPTON, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL GIFT |
| Brooklyn Botanical Garden | Brooklyn, NY | $7,500 | 2025 | ANNUAL GIFT |
| MidEast Childs Alliance | Berkeley, CA | $6,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL GIFT |
| CitySquash | Bronx, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL GIFT |
| HIPS | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL GIFT |
| Partners for Justice | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL GIFT |
| Drive Change Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL GIFT |
| World Central Kitchen | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL GIFT |
| Kids in need of Defense | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL GIFT |
| NatureBridge | Sausalito, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL GIFT |
| PROJECT MERCY INC | FORT WAYNE, IN | $5,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL GIFT |
| AMIDEAST | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL GIFT |
Columbia University
$10,000ANNUAL GIFT
My Sisters Place
$10,000ANNUAL GIFT
Maine Medical
$10,000ANNUAL GIFT
Spring Street Climate Fund Inc
$10,000ANNUAL GIFT
Trustees Of The Smith College
$10,000ANNUAL GIFT
Brooklyn Botanical Garden
$7,500ANNUAL GIFT
MidEast Childs Alliance
ANNUAL GIFT
CitySquash
$5,000ANNUAL GIFT
HIPS
$5,000ANNUAL GIFT
Partners for Justice
$5,000ANNUAL GIFT
Drive Change Inc
$5,000ANNUAL GIFT
World Central Kitchen
$5,000ANNUAL GIFT
Kids in need of Defense
$5,000ANNUAL GIFT
NatureBridge
$5,000ANNUAL GIFT
PROJECT MERCY INC
$5,000ANNUAL GIFT
AMIDEAST
$5,000ANNUAL GIFT