Silverberg Family Foundation Inc
Silverberg Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Ardsley, New York. Its 2025 grants supported organizations working in areas including humanitarian aid, social services, film preservation, mental health treatment, education, and religious causes.
Silverberg Family Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Silverberg Family Foundation Inc gave $123K across 42 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in New York. 28% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $123,000
- +5.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 42
- -10.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,929
- +17.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $2,107,919
- +5.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 28% first-time grantees (11 of 40, 2025)
- Primary geography
- New York (72% 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 Silverberg Family Foundation Inc
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it contributes only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 1017 Saw Mill River Road 1438, Ardsley, NY 10502
Phone: (914) 231-5423
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Silverberg Family Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Friends of Israel Defense Forces ($15K). Together the top 10 received $90K.
Organizations only. It also paid 3 grants to individuals ($7,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
193 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 193 grants of 193 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, New York recipients received 72% of grant dollars, followed by recipients in New Jersey (10%), Pennsylvania (5%), Washington, DC (4%), and California (4%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 42 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Silverberg Family Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
28%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 11 of 40 grantees (28%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $1K; repeat grants $4K. How we count
Medians: $500 first-time, $1K repeat.
- 70% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 23% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 114% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $108K (2021) to $160K (2022). In 2025 it made 42 grants totaling $123K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of Israel Defense Forces New York, NY | Support for the Protection of Israel | $15,000 |
| Razom for Ukraine New York, NY | Humanitarian Aid | $15,000 |
| Sparc Inc Yorktown Heights, NY | Social Services Organization | $15,000 |
| Anthology Film Archives New York, NY | Preservation of Culturally Important Films and Motion Pictures | $10,000 |
| Headstrong Project New York, NY | Mental Health Treatment | $10,000 |
| ADL New York, NY | Anti-Hate Advocacy | $5,000 |
| American Jewish Committee Philadelphia, PA | Religious Causes and Education | $5,000 |
| Israel Emergency Fund San Francisco, CA | Religious Causes and Education | $5,000 |
| 3 grants to individuals Recipients not named | — | $7,000 |
| Princeton University Princeton, NJ | Higher Education | $5,000 |
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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 | $2,107,919 | $136,706 | $136,122 | $123,000 | 42 | $126,500 | $127,084 | $110,841 |
| 2024 | $2,006,002 | $33,754 | $129,564 | $117,085 | 47 | $120,585 | $39,224 | $120,828 |
| 2023 | $2,094,261 | $-8,642 | $125,251 | $118,225 | 41 | $121,975 | $40,070 | $121,408 |
| 2022 | $2,267,463 | $73,282 | $169,299 | $159,650 | 36 | $163,400 | $67,383 | $123,194 |
| 2021 | $2,239,268 | $394,488 | $113,523 | $108,200 | 27 | $111,976 | $392,941 | $166,425 |
| 2020 | $2,059,458 | $96,984 | $119,949 | $115,250 | 26 | — | $96,035 | $107,631 |
| 2019 | $2,059,552 | $87,466 | $115,074 | $108,800 | 23 | — | $87,437 | $115,629 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Silverberg Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $111K 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 foundation is provided. Its grants show support for a range of organizations. For example, SPARC describes its work as providing social, recreational, and therapeutic services for people with developmental disabilities. Anthology Film Archives describes itself as a center for independent, noncommercial, and avant-garde cinema, including film preservation, exhibition, and study. EL Education describes its work as helping build K–12 schools in diverse communities.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation awarded 42 grants totaling $123,000. Grant amounts ranged from $500 to $15,000, with a median of $1,000. Its largest grants were $15,000 each to Friends of Israel Defense Forces for support for the protection of Israel, Razom for Ukraine for humanitarian aid, and SPARC Inc for social services. Other grants included $10,000 to Anthology Film Archives for film preservation and $10,000 to Headstrong Project for mental health treatment.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Irwin Silverberg as director and president; Ronnie L. Silverberg as director, secretary, and vice president; Suzanne Silverberg Chase as director and treasurer; and Allen Greenberg as assistant secretary.
Silverberg Family Foundation Inc is led by Irwin Silverberg, Director & President on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Irwin Silverberg
Director & President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Ronnie L. Silverberg
Director, Secretary & Vice President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Suzanne Silverberg Chase
Director & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Allen Greenberg
Assistant Secretary
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Silverberg Family Foundation Inc
How much does Silverberg Family Foundation Inc give each year?
Silverberg Family Foundation Inc gave $123K across 42 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $117K across 47 grants.
What is Silverberg Family Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Silverberg Family Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $2,929, across 42 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Silverberg Family Foundation Inc that year got $1K on average.
Where does Silverberg Family Foundation Inc give grants?
Silverberg Family Foundation Inc gives mostly in New York: 72% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was New Jersey (10%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (12 grants), Washington, DC (7 grants), Princeton, NJ (2 grants) and Tarrytown, NY (2 grants).
Does Silverberg Family Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 42 grants with a stated purpose on Silverberg Family Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Religious Causes and Education" (3 grants).
Who are Silverberg Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Silverberg Family Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Friends of Israel Defense Forces ($15,000), Razom for Ukraine ($15,000) and Sparc Inc ($15,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 3 grants to individuals ($7,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 37% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Silverberg Family Foundation Inc?
Silverberg Family Foundation Inc reported $2.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $127K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $111K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Silverberg Family Foundation Inc fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its grants show support for a range of organizations. For example, SPARC describes its work as providing social, recreational, and therapeutic services for people with developmental disabilities. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Silverberg Family Foundation Inc?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it contributes only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Silverberg Family Foundation Inc's EIN?
Silverberg Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 11-3228373. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Silverberg Family Foundation Inc 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 22, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Silverberg Family Foundation Inc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 6, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/silverberg-family-foundation-inc-morg_316dac53c1534007a26890c645b14692
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