Silver Mountain Foundation for the Arts
Morristown, NJ · EIN 13-3157286. Reported 312 grants totalling $6,718,640 to 97 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Silver Mountain Foundation for the Arts did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $1,000,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sag Aftra Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vassar College | Poughkeepsie, NY | $881,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Women's History Museum | Alexandria, VA | $355,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gofundmeorg - Fbo Times Up | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Capital & Main | Los Angeles, CA | $190,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | New York, NY | $175,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| International Rescue Committee | New York, NY | $170,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Committee to Protect Journalists | New York, NY | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Partners in Health | Boston, MA | $150,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Climate Reality Project | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Oceana | Washington, DC | $125,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Donor Direct Action | New York, NY | $106,000 | 5 | 2 | 2022 |
| New York Women in Film & Television | New York, NY | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lakeville Journal Foundation | Lakeville, CT | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Columbia Graduate School of Journalism | New York, NY | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| NPR | Baltimore, MD | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Massachusetts | Springfield, MA | $71,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New York Women's Foundation | New York, NY | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Salisbury Association | Salisbury, CT | $70,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Women's Refugee Commission | New York, NY | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Artist Book Foundation | North Adams, MA | $55,140 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Red Cross | Boone, IA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Climate Emergency Fund | Beverly Hills, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Color of Change Education Fund | Oakland, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Day One Early Learning | Poughkeepsie, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fredonia College Foundation | Fredonia, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| International Consortium Investigative Journalists | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Salisbury Housing Committee | Salisbury, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Theater Development Fund | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| City Meals on Wheels | New York, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Equality Now Inc | New York, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Eugene O'neill Theater Center | Waterford, CT | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kageno Worldwide | New York, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Domestic Workers Alliance | New York, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New York Stage and Film | New York, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Innocence Project | New York, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of Greater Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wnyc-New York Public Radio | New York, NY | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Library of America | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mind Up | Santa Monica, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Trustees of Columbia University | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yale University School of Drama | New Haven, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation | Great Barrington, MA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Coalition for the Homeless | New York, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hearts of the Father Outreach | Sheffield, MA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Juvenile Diabetes Foundation Internationa | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Opus 118 Harlem School of Music | New York, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Salisbury Family Service | Salisbury, CT | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Salisbury Volunteer Ambulance Service | Salisbury, CT | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Corner Pantry | Lakeville, CT | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| NAACP | Baltimore, MD | $18,000 | 10 | 2 | 2022 |
| New Dramatists Inc | New York, NY | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Breakthrough T1D | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Farmland Trust | Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kpcc | Pasadena, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| NAMI Inc | Arlington, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Kaufman Center | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Weill Cornell Brain and Spine Center | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc | New York, NY | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Christopher Reeve Foundation | Springfield, NJ | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Plan International USA Inc | Warwick, RI | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Vital Voices Global Partnership | Washington, DC | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Women in Need | New York, NY | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Women for Women International | Washington, DC | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Southern California Public Radio | Pasadena, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Congregational Church of Salisbury | Salisbury, CT | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Conservation Law Foundation | Boston, MA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Frontline Women's Fund | New York, NY | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hole in the Wall Gang Fund Inc | New Haven, CT | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Housatonic Child Care Center | Salisabury, CT | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Housatonic Valley Association | Cornwall Bridge, CT | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Housatonic Youth Service Bureau | Falls Village, CT | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lake Wononscopomuc Association | Salisabury, CT | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Noon Day Farm Inc | Winchendon, MA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rainforest Foundation | New York, NY | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Research to Prevent Blindness | New York, NY | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Salisbury Visiting Nurse Association | Salisbury, CT | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Salisburylakeville Fire Department | Lakeville, CT | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Scoville Memorial Library Association | Salisbury, CT | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Screen Actors Guild Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Second Stage | Los Angeles, CA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Hunger Project | New York, NY | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | Cambridge, MA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cary Institute of Eco-System Studies | Millbrook, NY | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center | Mystic, CT | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Extras | Salisbury, CT | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Project Sage | Lakeville, CT | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Stuttering Association for the Young | New York, NY | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wamc-North East Public Radio | Albany, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Women's Support Services | Sharon, CT | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Row New York | New York, NY | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Streetsquash Inc | New York, NY | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
78 of 97 (80%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 90%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Save the Children
GENERAL PURPOSES - Social Welfare - Vassar College
GENERAL PURPOSES - Education - The Climate Reality Project
GENERAL PURPOSES - Environmental - NPR
GENERAL PURPOSES - ARTS & CULTURE - Planned Parenthood Federation of America
GENERAL PURPOSES - Healthcare - The Innocence Project
GENERAL PURPOSES - Civil Rights
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 161 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 92 | $1,857,140 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 82 | $1,462,000 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 69 | $1,736,000 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 69 | $1,663,500 | $5,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
37% of its giving went to organizations in New York. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New York.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Silver Mountain Foundation for the Arts's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 360 Mount Kemble Ave Suite 5, Morristown, NJ, 07960. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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