The Lawrence and Carol Saper Foundation channels its entire documented giving through a Jewish community donor-advised/intermediary vehicle, indicating a preference for supporting Jewish communal philanthropy and using an intermediary to deploy funds. All recorded grants are unrestricted/general fund gifts to the Jewish Communal Fund, suggesting the foundation favors flexible, advised charitable giving rather than direct program-level grants.
Highly concentrated: all recorded funding is to a single intermediary (Jewish Communal Fund) across repeated grants, favoring large, flexible general-fund contributions rather than direct program grants.
The Lawrence and Carol Saper Foundation’s giving is centered on the Jewish Communal Fund, with three large unrestricted grants recorded from 2023 through 2025: $412,000, $335,000, and $250,000. That pattern shows a foundation that uses an intermediary vehicle for most of its documented grantmaking and keeps its support flexible rather than project-specific. Alongside those larger grants, the foundation also makes a steady stream of general fund gifts to museums, schools, hospitals, and Jewish institutions, often in New York. Recent recipients include The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Grace Church School - Annual Fund, and New York Presbyterian Hospital Fund. The recurring grant to the Jewish Communal Fund is the clearest marker of how the foundation operates: it appears to favor advised, unrestricted charitable giving over direct program awards. Its documented grants are typically modest in size compared with the flagship intermediary gifts, which points to a mix of anchor support and smaller annual contributions across cultural, educational, medical, and communal institutions. The overall profile is broad in beneficiary type but narrow in structure, with nearly all recorded giving routed through general fund support.
A major part of the foundation’s giving supports Jewish communal philanthropy through the Jewish Communal Fund, which received the largest recent grants. Beyond that intermediary, the foundation backs education through general fund gifts to Grace Church School and The Windward School. It also supports health care institutions, including Icahn School of Medicine of Mount Sinai, New York Presbyterian Hospital Fund, and Weill Cornell Medical College, all through unrestricted gifts. Cultural and preservation interests are visible as well: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Solomon R Guggenheim Museum, Whitney Museum of American Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, World Monuments Fund, and Venetian Heritage each appear in the recent-grants list with general fund support. The pattern is not tied to one issue area so much as to flexible support for institutions the foundation already knows.
Typical grant size is small relative to the foundation’s largest awards: p25 is $1,000, median is $5,000, and p75 is $6,500. The grant list also shows a few much larger gifts, especially to the Jewish Communal Fund, which anchors the top end of the distribution. The same recipients recur across multiple years, including the Jewish Communal Fund, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Grace Church School - Annual Fund, Museum of Modern Art - in Honor of Sarah Suzuki, New York Presbyterian Hospital Fund, Icahn School of Medicine of Mount Sinai, Park Avenue Synagogue - Kol Nidrei, and Solomon R Guggenheim Museum. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The record points to general fund giving through a donor-advised or intermediary structure rather than an open application process.
$698K
$14.2M
$2.3M
$846K
Most grants fall between $1K and $7K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$7K
About 91% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Lawrence and Carol Saper Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 205 | $2.2M | 99.5% |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 1 | $2K |
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Notable grantees: The Jewish Communal Fund (recipient of all recorded grants)
The foundation’s giving is heavily concentrated in New York, with 91% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state and New York as the top state by grant count. New York City dominates the map of recipients, including New York, NY grantees such as the Jewish Communal Fund, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, and Icahn School of Medicine of Mount Sinai. Outside New York, the recent grants list includes San Francisco, CA through San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and White Plains, NY through The Windward School. The recipient country distribution is overwhelmingly U.S.-based, with one grant to the UK.
The foundation gives mostly general fund support to Jewish communal, educational, medical, and cultural institutions. Recent recipients include the Jewish Communal Fund, Grace Church School, Icahn School of Medicine of Mount Sinai, and several museums and preservation groups, all through unrestricted gifts.
The distribution is small at the center: p25 is $1,000, median grant size is $5,000, and p75 is $6,500. The record also includes larger awards, especially to the Jewish Communal Fund, which sits well above the typical range.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including the Jewish Communal Fund, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Grace Church School - Annual Fund, Museum of Modern Art - in Honor of Sarah Suzuki, and New York Presbyterian Hospital Fund. That suggests recurring support rather than one-time gifts only.
New York is the top state by grant count, and 91% of grants are given to recipients in the HQ state. The recipient list is concentrated in New York City, with a smaller number outside the state such as San Francisco, CA.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
0.5% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TO JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART | NEW YORK, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| MUSEUM OF MODERN ART - IN HONOR OF SARAH SUZUKI | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| WORLD MONUMENTS FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| SOLOMON R GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM - TO SUPPORT MEGAN FONTANELLA'S PROJECTS | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| THE WINDWARD SCHOOL | WHITE PLAINS, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| PARK AVENUE SYNOGOGUE | NEW YORK, NY | $17,585 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY - IN HONOR OF KAREN ONEL MD TO SUPPORT PEDIAT | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| ECFS FIELDSTON ORANGE FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE OF MOUNT SINAI | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| GRACE CHURCH SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $11,500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| UJA FEDERATION OF NY - ANNUAL FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| VILLAGE COMMUNITY SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| LINCOLN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| DIA CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC - IN HONOR OF NATHALIE DE GUNZBURG | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY OPHTHALMOLOGY - NEARNESS OF YOU - IN HONOR OF SIDDHARTH | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| THE PERLMAN MUSIC PROGRAM | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE - IN HONOR OF LIBBY & RICHARD COHEN MD TO SU | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| LALELA PROJECT | NEW YORK, NY | $6,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| THE MORGAN LIBRARY & MUSEUM | NEW YORK, NY | $6,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS BOSTON | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| LENOX HILL BIKUR CHOLIM - IN HONOR OF CHAVA ROSE | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE MAXXI INC | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| BROWN UNIVERSITY - ANNUAL FUND | PROVIDENCE, RI | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| NYUFACES - IN HONOR OF LEAH & MICHAEL WEISBERG | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| THE SCHRIER EDUCATION FUND MANHATTAN EYE EAR & THROAT HOSPITAL - IN HONOR | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| THE STEM ALLIANCE - IN HONOR OF JILL BOCK | LARCHMONT, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| FIDV - BEIT HALOCHEM USA | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| HIRSHHORN MUSEUM & SCULPTURE GARDEN | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| THE ROYAL ACADEMY AMERICA FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| HANDS OFFERING HOPE FOUNDATION INC | TRUMBULL, CT | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL MUSEUM | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| ARTISTS SPACE | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| GUILD HALL | NEW YORK, NY | $3,800 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| MAGEN DAVID ADOM | NEW YORK, NY | $3,600 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| SWISS INSTITUTECONTEMPORARY ART | NEW YORK, NY | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BATSHEVA DANCE CO | FOREST HILLS, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| CARINGKIND - | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| ARTADIA | BROOKLYN, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| 92ND STREET Y | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| THE CHURCH - 3-YEAR PLEDGE (3RD PAYMENT) | SAG HARBOR, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| STORM KING ART CENTER | NEW WINDSOR, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| NLI - USA | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| THE FILM COLLABORATIVE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| SOUTHAMPTON HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | SOUTHAMPTON, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| CENTER FOR ART RESEARCH AND ALLIANCE | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| THE DRAWING CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
TO JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND
$250,000GENERAL FUND
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
$30,000GENERAL FUND
SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
$25,000GENERAL FUND
MUSEUM OF MODERN ART - IN HONOR OF SARAH SUZUKI
$25,000GENERAL FUND
WORLD MONUMENTS FUND
$25,000GENERAL FUND
WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART
$20,000GENERAL FUND
SOLOMON R GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM - TO SUPPORT MEGAN FONTANELLA'S PROJECTS
$20,000GENERAL FUND
THE WINDWARD SCHOOL
$20,000GENERAL FUND
PARK AVENUE SYNOGOGUE
$17,585GENERAL FUND
HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY - IN HONOR OF KAREN ONEL MD TO SUPPORT PEDIAT
$15,000GENERAL FUND
ECFS FIELDSTON ORANGE FUND
$15,000GENERAL FUND
ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE OF MOUNT SINAI
$15,000GENERAL FUND
GRACE CHURCH SCHOOL
$11,500GENERAL FUND
UJA FEDERATION OF NY - ANNUAL FUND
$10,000GENERAL FUND
VILLAGE COMMUNITY SCHOOL
$10,000GENERAL FUND
LINCOLN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
$10,000GENERAL FUND
DIA CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC - IN HONOR OF NATHALIE DE GUNZBURG
$10,000GENERAL FUND
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY OPHTHALMOLOGY - NEARNESS OF YOU - IN HONOR OF SIDDHARTH
$10,000GENERAL FUND
THE PERLMAN MUSIC PROGRAM
$10,000GENERAL FUND
WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE - IN HONOR OF LIBBY & RICHARD COHEN MD TO SU
$10,000GENERAL FUND
LALELA PROJECT
$6,000GENERAL FUND
THE MORGAN LIBRARY & MUSEUM
$6,000GENERAL FUND
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS BOSTON
$5,000GENERAL FUND
LENOX HILL BIKUR CHOLIM - IN HONOR OF CHAVA ROSE
$5,000GENERAL FUND
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE MAXXI INC
$5,000GENERAL FUND
BROWN UNIVERSITY - ANNUAL FUND
$5,000GENERAL FUND
NYUFACES - IN HONOR OF LEAH & MICHAEL WEISBERG
$5,000GENERAL FUND
NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL FUND
$5,000GENERAL FUND
THE SCHRIER EDUCATION FUND MANHATTAN EYE EAR & THROAT HOSPITAL - IN HONOR
$5,000GENERAL FUND
THE STEM ALLIANCE - IN HONOR OF JILL BOCK
$5,000GENERAL FUND
FIDV - BEIT HALOCHEM USA
$5,000GENERAL FUND
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM & SCULPTURE GARDEN
$5,000GENERAL FUND
THE ROYAL ACADEMY AMERICA FUND
$5,000GENERAL FUND
HANDS OFFERING HOPE FOUNDATION INC
$5,000GENERAL FUND
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL MUSEUM
$5,000GENERAL FUND
ARTISTS SPACE
$5,000GENERAL FUND
GUILD HALL
$3,800GENERAL FUND
MAGEN DAVID ADOM
$3,600GENERAL FUND
SWISS INSTITUTECONTEMPORARY ART
$3,000GENERAL FUND
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BATSHEVA DANCE CO
$2,500GENERAL FUND
CARINGKIND -
$2,500GENERAL FUND
ARTADIA
$2,500GENERAL FUND
92ND STREET Y
$2,500GENERAL FUND
THE CHURCH - 3-YEAR PLEDGE (3RD PAYMENT)
$2,500GENERAL FUND
STORM KING ART CENTER
$2,500GENERAL FUND
NLI - USA
$2,500GENERAL FUND
THE FILM COLLABORATIVE
$2,500GENERAL FUND
SOUTHAMPTON HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$2,500GENERAL FUND
CENTER FOR ART RESEARCH AND ALLIANCE
$2,000GENERAL FUND
THE DRAWING CENTER
$2,000GENERAL FUND