Saul Zaentz Charitable Foundation
EIN 471005952Total Given 2016–2024
$100.7M
260 grants · $11.2M avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$50K
typical mid grants · $31K–$250K
grant size
60%
deep partner · 64/107 multi-year
repeat
$94.3M
Assets (2024)
107
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(847) 729-0600
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $22.9M | $19.0M | $42.1M | 40 |
| 2017 | $10.3M | $47.5M | $38.7M | 27 |
| 2018 | $17.6M | $44.0M | $19.4M | 34 |
| 2019 | N/A | $42.6M | $10.4M | N/A |
| 2020 | $9.0M | $37.0M | $4.5M | 54 |
| 2021 | $9.4M | $33.8M | $9.0M | 43 |
| 2022 | $13.0M | $80.6M | $92.5M | 19 |
| 2023 | $9.1M | $102.6M | $37.8M | 21 |
| 2024 | $9.5M | $94.3M | $3.9M | 22 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 260 grants on record
Minimum
$1K
25th Pctl
$31K
Median
$50K
Average
$387K
75th Pctl
$250K
Maximum
$18.6M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
0.8% of US grants
· Rank #10 of 16 states
$6K across
2 grants
1 of 254 counties
Top 1 counties
- 1 Dallas
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (260 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard University Graduate School of Education Early Childhood Initiative | Cambridge, MA | $18,606,995 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2016 |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | $8,400,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2018 |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | $5,825,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Harvard Graduate School of Education - Howard Gardner Research Fund | Cambridge, MA | $4,700,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2017 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $3,980,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | $3,575,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2021 |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | $3,500,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2020 |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | $3,280,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2023 |
| Harvard University Graduate School of Education Early Childhood Initiative | Cambridge, MA | $2,800,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2018 |
| John Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $2,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2017 |
| The James B Hunt Jr Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy Foundat | Durham, NC | $2,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2022 |
| The James B Hunt Jr Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy Foundat | Durham, NC | $1,575,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2021 |
| The James B Hunt Jr Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy Foundat | Durham, NC | $1,275,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2020 |
| Start Early | Chicago, IL | $1,125,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $1,034,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2023 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $1,034,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Start Early | Chicago, IL | $1,001,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2021 |
| Start Early | Chicago, IL | $1,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2023 |
| The James B Hunt Jr Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy Foundat | Durham, NC | $1,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Ounce of Prevention Fund | Chicago, IL | $900,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2018 |
| Ounce of Prevention Fund | Chicago, IL | $700,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2016 |
| Arts for Learning Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $652,986 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Glide Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $650,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2018 |
| Glide Memorial Feed the Hungry | San Francisco, CA | $625,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2017 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $600,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2018 |