Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation
The Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation is a New York-based private foundation established in 1959. It supports charitable organizations, principally in the an individual recipient City area, with a longstanding focus on education and health and social services for children, youth, and families in low-income neighborhoods.
Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation at a glance
In short: Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation gave $1.1M across 54 grants in 2024 (avg $20K), mostly in New York. 37% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $1,085,000
- -18.7% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 54
- -18.2% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $20,093
- -0.6% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $9,446,142
- -11.4% vs 2023
- New grantees (estimate)
- 37% first-time grantees (19 of 52, 2024)
- Primary geography
- New York (93% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation
- How to Apply
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The Foundation asks organizations to begin with a letter of inquiry of no more than two pages. If it is interested after reviewing the inquiry, it may request a proposal. The 2024 filing says to consult the Foundation’s website guidelines for deadlines. The Board meets four times a year to review proposals, with no set meeting schedule. Applicants must be qualified charitable organizations under section 501(c)(3). The Foundation’s stated policy is to direct grants to organizations providing services in an individual recipient City; grants to organizations outside the city’s five boroughs will not be considered. Grants for endowments, building funds, and capital campaigns are rarely made.
- Contact
Application contact: Suzanne Sousa - Executive Director
Mailing address: 45 Rockefeller Plaza Suite 2000, New York, NY 10111-3193
Phone: (212) 371-7082
Website: https://guttmanfoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation
Who Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Early Starters International ($75K). Together the top 10 received $626K.
Grant Size Distribution
338 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 232 grants of 338 (69%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Foundation’s stated policy is to direct grants to organizations providing services in an individual recipient City, reflecting the Guttmans’ ties to the city and local charitable giving. In 2024, 93% of grant dollars went to recipients in an individual recipient State; the remaining shares were reported for Oregon (3%), Pennsylvania (2%), Massachusetts (1%), and Missouri (1%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 54 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation open to new grantees?
37%
first-time grantees, 2024
In 2024, 19 of 52 grantees (37%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $16K; repeat grants $24K. How we count
Medians: $3K first-time, $6K repeat.
- 50% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
- Giving fell 47% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2024 it paid out 319% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2024). 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 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $1.1M (2024) to $2.1M (2021). In 2024 it made 54 grants totaling $1.1M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Early Starters International New York, NY | In support of early childhood childhood safe spaces at shelters for refugee and migrant families in queens and the bronx. | $75,000 |
| Kennedy Children's Center New York, NY | In support of the grow your own workforce development program to increase the number of certified teacher assistants and teachers with college degrees in early childhood special education in New York city. | $75,000 |
| New York Hall of Science Queens, NY | In support of the expansion of the pre-k stem (science,technology, engineering, and math) enrichment program at two early care and education centers in corona,queens. | $75,000 |
| Queens Community House Forest Hills, NY | In support of lena grow's talk-pedometer technology and practice-based coaching to increase conversational turns and boost early language development in young children being served by family childcare providers in queens. | $75,000 |
| SCO Family of Services Garden City, NY | In support of wonder with me, an infant mental health training initiative for families, community members, and the organization's staff throughtout New York city. | $75,000 |
| Brooklyn Public Library Brooklyn, NY | In support of the early childhood literacy initiative in east New York, brooklyn. | $50,000 |
| The Child Center of New York Forest Hills, NY | In support of the parentchild+ home visiting program that strengthens parent-child interactions and builds early literacy skills in young children in far rockaway, queens. | $50,000 |
| Citizens' Committee for Children of New York New York, NY | In support of the early intervention equity project to improve enrollment, evaluation, and receipt of services in early intervention for children living in the south bronx, northern manhattan, and staten island's north shore. | $50,000 |
| Commonpoint Queens, NY | In support of an integrated mental health screening, treatment, and training program for the organization's early childhood programs in queens. | $50,000 |
| The Educational Alliance New York, NY | In support of services to meet the needs of asylum-seeking families with young children, four years of age and younger, at the organization's family resource center on manhattan's lower east side. | $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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9,446,142 | $998,788 | $1,837,271 | $1,085,000 | 54 | $1,578,752 | $803,085 | $494,239 |
| 2023 | $10,662,201 | $1,296,594 | $1,833,580 | $1,334,500 | 66 | $1,876,081 | $1,096,131 | $758,527 |
| 2022 | $10,842,970 | $151,707 | $2,165,021 | $1,505,000 | 71 | $1,967,352 | — | $603,036 |
| 2021 | $14,675,177 | $1,935,651 | $2,748,439 | $2,058,500 | 71 | $2,504,709 | $1,711,922 | $773,640 |
| 2020 | $16,064,831 | $1,537,625 | $2,559,905 | $1,925,000 | 76 | — | $1,320,657 | $778,279 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation reported a distributable amount of $494K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Foundation’s stated purpose is the “improvement and benefit of mankind, and the alleviation of human suffering.” Its priorities include improving early childhood program quality and expanding services; evidence-based home visiting; infant health and mental health; and professional development for center-based teachers and home-based caregivers. It also supports place-based efforts that coordinate education, health, and social services for children and families, and programs serving children from birth through college graduation.
Recent grantees illustrate the range of work supported. For example, Queens Community House describes its mission as providing individuals and families with tools to enrich their lives and build healthy, inclusive communities. Kennedy Children’s Center says it provides educational and therapeutic services to children with developmental disabilities. Literacy Inc. describes its work as building children’s foundational literacy skills by empowering families and mobilizing communities.
Grantmaking
In 2024, the Foundation reported 54 grants totaling $1,085,000. Grant amounts ranged from $500 to $75,000, with a median grant of $5,000. Five organizations received the largest listed grants of $75,000 each: Early Starters International, Kennedy Children’s Center, an individual recipient Hall of Science, Queens Community House, and SCO Family of Services. Their grants supported, respectively, early childhood safe spaces at shelters for refugee and migrant families; workforce development in early childhood special education; pre-K STEM enrichment; early language development through family childcare providers; and infant mental health training.
Other notable 2024 grants included $50,000 each to Brooklyn Public Library for an early childhood literacy initiative, the Child Center of an individual recipient for a home-visiting program, Citizens’ Committee for Children of an individual recipient for an early intervention equity project, Commonpoint for mental health services and training, and Literacy Inc. for community early literacy work.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists Evelyn J. Blanck as president, Peter Herbert as vice-president, Robert S. Gassman as treasurer, and Suzanne Sousa as executive director. It lists Susan Butler Plum as secretary from July 2024 and Elizabeth Leiman Kraiem as secretary through July 2024. Other directors listed were Patricia L. Francy, assistant treasurer, and Sister Paulette Lo Monaco.
Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation is led by Suzanne Sousa, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 1 of 8 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Suzanne Sousa
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$185K (2020) → $230K (2024)
Evelyn J. Blanck
President
Director → President, 2021
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sister Paulette Lo Monaco
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Leiman Kraiem
Secretary
Assistant Secretary → Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patricia L. Francy
Assistant Treasurer
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter Herbert
Vice President
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert S. Gassman
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Butler Plum
Secretary
President → Assistant Secretary, 2021
Assistant Secretary → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (2)
- Former: Ernest Rubenstein (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Benjamin Herbert (2020–2021) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $230K, to Suzanne Sousa (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation
How much does Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation give each year?
Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation gave $1.1M across 54 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $1.3M across 66 grants.
What is Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation's typical grant size?
Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $5,000, and its average grant was $20,093, across 54 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation that year got $16K on average.
Where does Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation give grants?
Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation gives mostly in New York: 93% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (27 grants), Gloucester, MA (3 grants), Hampton Bays, NY (3 grants) and Forest Hills, NY (2 grants).
Does Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 48% of Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (26 of 54) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation's largest grantees?
Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation's largest 2024 grantees include Early Starters International ($75,000), Kennedy Children's Center ($75,000) and New York Hall of Science ($75,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 21% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation?
Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation reported $9.4M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.6M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $494K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation fund?
The Foundation’s stated purpose is the “improvement and benefit of mankind, and the alleviation of human suffering.” See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation?
The Foundation asks organizations to begin with a letter of inquiry of no more than two pages. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation's EIN?
Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-6103039. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
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