Sudler Foundation

OVERVIEW: The Sudler Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to education, youth, health, human services, and Jewish causes.

IP TAKE: The foundation does not maintain a website, which restricts transparency about grantmaking strategies and guidelines.

PROFILE: Established in 1986, the Sudler Foundation is steered by real estate mogul Peter Sudler and family. Peter is chairman and CEO of Sudler Companies. The foundation does not maintain a website, which makes it difficult to locate further information on its priority areas and grantmaking strategies. Tax filings suggest that the Sudler Foundation funds grantmaking related to education, youth, health, human services, and Jewish causes.

The Sudler Foundation’s tax filings suggest that it primarily invests in higher education; however, rather than making broader education grantmaking to higher education, the family predominately supports institutions with which they have a personal connection, such as NYU, which Peter and his son Daniel attended, as well as Fordham University and Far Hills Country Day School.

Grants range broadly across focus areas from $250 to $98,869. In a recent year, the foundation gave away around $290,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking prioritizes New Jersey and New York. Past local grantees include Overlook Foundation, Community Soup Kitchen, Women's Association for Morristown Medical Center, and Daughters of Israel.

The foundation does not accept unsolicited applications. An initial approach should be by letter. Applicants should submit a brief history of organization and description of its mission, and a detailed description of project and amount of funding requested. There are no deadlines.

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CONTACT:

Peter D. Sudler, c/o Sudler Management
245 Green Village Road, P.O. Box 39
Chatham, NJ 07928
(973) 257-0700