Janet Traeger Salz Charitable Trust
The Janet Traeger Salz Charitable Trust is a private foundation based in New York, NY. It made $850,000 in grants to 12 organizations in 2025, including organizations working in animal welfare, health, the arts, education, and cultural preservation.
Janet Traeger Salz Charitable Trust at a glance
In short: Janet Traeger Salz Charitable Trust gave $850K across 12 grants in 2025 (avg $71K), mostly in New York. 8% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $850,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 12
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $70,833
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $50,000
- Total assets
- $13,417,453
- +1.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 8% first-time grantees (1 of 12, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New York (59% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Janet Traeger Salz Charitable Trust
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The Trust states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: C/O Mcdermott Will Emery Llp 1 Vand, New York, NY 10017
Phone: (212) 547-5371
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Janet Traeger Salz Charitable Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Save Our Strays Inc ($100K). Together the top 10 received $750K.
Grant Size Distribution
48 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 24 grants of 48 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 59% of grant dollars went to recipients in New York and 41% to recipients in Florida.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 12 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Janet Traeger Salz Charitable Trust open to new grantees?
8%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 12 grantees (8%) were first-time recipients. With only 12 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $50K; repeat grants $73K. How we count
Medians: $50K first-time, $50K repeat.
- 92% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+13%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 151% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $600K (2021) to $1.1M (2020). In 2025 it made 12 grants totaling $850K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Save Our Strays Inc Brooklyn, NY | Medical care &adoption ofuncared for animals | $100,000 |
| The New York Botanical Garden Bronx, NY | General purposes | $100,000 |
| Vizcaya Museum and Gardens Trust Inc Miami, FL | General purposes | $100,000 |
| New York-Presbyterian Fund Inc New York, NY | General purposes | $100,000 |
| The Raymond F Kravis Center for the Performing Arts Inc West Palm Beach, FL | Sponsorship ofS*T*A*R EducationalSeries | $100,000 |
| Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind Inc Smithtown, NY | Guide dogtraining | $50,000 |
| The Animal Medical Center New York, NY | General purposes | $50,000 |
| Children's Rights Inc New York, NY | General purposes | $50,000 |
| Florida Grand Opera Miami, FL | General purposes | $50,000 |
| Palm Beach Cultural Innovation Center dba Glazer Hall Palm Beach, FL | CommunityEngagementProgram | $50,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $13,417,453 | $2,201,290 | $940,665 | $850,000 | 12 | $893,907 | $2,161,590 | $593,570 |
| 2024 | $13,177,724 | $-151,860 | $953,937 | $850,000 | 12 | $903,438 | $312,025 | $600,575 |
| 2023 | $14,246,168 | $2,100,143 | $866,887 | $750,000 | 10 | $802,247 | $304,075 | $662,468 |
| 2022 | $13,012,912 | $757,154 | $810,005 | $750,000 | 8 | $780,190 | $614,627 | $566,196 |
| 2021 | $10,580,775 | $13,750,154 | $618,533 | $600,000 | 6 | $609,177 | $33,453 | $111,517 |
| 2020 | $27,058 | $1,226,257 | $1,203,522 | $1,100,000 | 4 | — | — | $5,211 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Janet Traeger Salz Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $594K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the Trust is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations including Save Our Strays, which says it supports animal welfare organizations focused on stray cats and occasionally dogs, and the Animal Medical Center, which describes its work as animal care and advancing veterinary medicine through research and education. The Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind says it provides guide and service dogs free of charge to people with disabilities.
Other 2025 recipients include cultural and arts organizations. Vizcaya Museum and Gardens Trust describes its mission as preserving Vizcaya’s cultural and environmental resources, while Florida Grand Opera says it seeks to enrich people’s lives through opera and reach diverse communities. New York-Presbyterian Fund says it administers funds for charitable, educational, and scientific purposes related to New York and Presbyterian Hospital and other approved health-care organizations.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the Trust reported 12 grants totaling $850,000. Grants ranged from $50,000 to $100,000, with a median of $50,000.
Recipients of $100,000 grants included Save Our Strays Inc, The New York Botanical Garden, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens Trust Inc, and New York-Presbyterian Fund Inc. Other grants included $50,000 to the Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind Inc, The Animal Medical Center, Florida Grand Opera, and Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Carlyn S McCaffrey and William Robbins as trustees.
Janet Traeger Salz Charitable Trust's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; all 2 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Carlyn S McCaffrey
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
$25 (2020) → $22K (2025)
William Robbins
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
$25 (2020) → $22K (2025)
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $22K, to Carlyn S McCaffrey (Trustee). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Janet Traeger Salz Charitable Trust
How much does Janet Traeger Salz Charitable Trust give each year?
Janet Traeger Salz Charitable Trust gave $850K across 12 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $850K across 12 grants.
What is Janet Traeger Salz Charitable Trust's typical grant size?
Janet Traeger Salz Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $50,000, and its average grant was $70,833, across 12 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Janet Traeger Salz Charitable Trust that year got $50K on average.
Where does Janet Traeger Salz Charitable Trust give grants?
Janet Traeger Salz Charitable Trust gives mostly in New York: 59% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Florida (41%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (4 grants), Miami, FL (2 grants) and West Palm Beach, FL (2 grants).
Does Janet Traeger Salz Charitable Trust give general operating support?
Yes: 67% of Janet Traeger Salz Charitable Trust's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (8 of 12) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Janet Traeger Salz Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
Janet Traeger Salz Charitable Trust's largest 2025 grantees include Save Our Strays Inc ($100,000), The New York Botanical Garden ($100,000) and Vizcaya Museum and Gardens Trust Inc ($100,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 35% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Janet Traeger Salz Charitable Trust?
Janet Traeger Salz Charitable Trust reported $13.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $894K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $594K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Janet Traeger Salz Charitable Trust fund?
No mission statement for the Trust is provided. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Janet Traeger Salz Charitable Trust?
The Trust states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Janet Traeger Salz Charitable Trust's EIN?
Janet Traeger Salz Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-7144794. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Janet Traeger Salz Charitable Trust accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 27, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 20, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 16, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 24, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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