OVERVIEW: The Holtzman Family Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to human and civil rights, as well as human services organizations.
IP TAKE: The foundation lacks transparency, which limits information available on its grantmaking priorities and activities. Grantees tend to be well-established, larger organizations, which means that smaller, local grantseekers will find securing support from this funder particularly difficult. This funder is not accessible as it does not accept unsolicited applications. It will be difficult to get on this funder’s radar.
PROFILE: The Holtzman Family Foundation was established in 1954 and is currently overseen by Carl Skoggard, a writer and editor. Carl Skoggard was born in Virginia and attended Haverford College. He is a writer and lives with artist Joe Holtzman outside Hudson, New York. Holtzman’s late father, Samuel, was also an artist. Skoggard is a celebrated German translator and former editor and contributor to Nest: A Quarterly of Interiors, an influential magazine of design and style.
The foundation does not maintain a website, which restricts further information on its priority areas and grantmaking strategies.
Grants for Racial Equity, Human Rights and Community Development
According to tax filings, the Holtzman Family Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to human and civil rights, as well as human services organizations. Past grantees have included ACLU, Human Rights Watch, Innocence Project, and Regional Food Bank of NE and NY.
Important Grant Details
Grants range from $3,500 to around $60,000. In a recent fiscal year, the foundation gave away around $250,000. The Holtzman Family Foundation keeps a low-profile and does not accept unsolicited proposals.
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CONTACT:
The Holtzman Family Foundation
28 East 73rd Street, 12B
New York, NY 10021
