Don and Maggie Buchwald Foundation

OVERVIEW: The Don and Maggie Buchwald Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to the arts, education, health and human services.

IP TAKE: The foundation lacks transparency, which limits information available on its grantmaking priorities and activities. This funder is not very approachable and does not provide a clear way to get in touch, leaving new grantseekers with the need to network here.

PROFILE: The Don and Maggie Buchwald Foundation was founded in 2012 by veteran talent manager Don Buchwald and his wife, Maggie. Don Buchwald and his business partners founded Don Buchwald & Associates in 1977. The agency is perhaps best known for repping radio phenom Howard Stern. The foundation does not maintain a website, which restricts further information on its priority areas and grantmaking strategies.

Grants for Arts and Culture, Education, Public Health and Access, and Community Development

Tax filings suggest that the Don and Maggie Buchwald Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to the arts, education, health and human services.

The Buchwalds steadily support Don’s alma mater Brooklyn College. Don has been a member of trustees of the foundation at Brooklyn College for some two decades. Maggie, meanwhile, has held senior positions at some of New York's major cultural and educational institutions, including American Ballet Theatre, Thirteen/WNET, and the New York University Medical Center.

Past grantees include Atlantic Theatre, Berkshire International Film Festival, Broadway Cares, Classic Stage Company, Gingold Theatrical Group, Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center (Maggie chairs the board), Citymeals-on-Wheels, Gay Men’s Health Crisis and Memorial Sloan Kettering.

Important Grant Details

Grants range from $350 to $200,000. In a recent fiscal year, the foundation gave away around $381,000. The foundation keeps a low profile and does not accept unsolicited proposals.

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CONTACT:

Don and Maggie Buchwald Foundation
10 East 44th St
New York, NY 10017