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The Marc & Mattye Silverman Family

Charlotte, NC · EIN 56-1678118. Reported 238 grants totalling $447,980 to 109 organizations across tax years 2021-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$360median grant
$447,980granted, 2021-2023
109organizations funded
76%of grantees funded again the next year
$4,323,945assets, latest filing

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. The Marc & Mattye Silverman Family did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $360. Half of everything it gave fell between $180 and $1,000; the smallest was $36 and the largest $32,534. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
168 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
51 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
3 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
13 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
3 grants

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Jewish Federation of Greater CharlotteCharlotte, NC$89,720332023
Charlotte Country Day SchoolCharlotte, NC$61,000332023
Queen's University of CharlotteCharlotte, NC$56,250332023
Temple IsraelCharlotte, NC$34,580332023
Duke Brain Tumor CenterDurham, NC$31,300332023
Roof AboveCharlotte, NC$20,000332023
Planned ParenthoodCharlotte, NC$18,000332023
Temple Beth ElCharlotte, NC$10,016332023
Foundation for the CarolinasCharlotte, NC$10,000112023
Blumenthal Performing Arts CenterCharlotte, NC$7,500332023
Mint MuseumCharlotte, NC$7,250332023
Levine Jewish Community CenterCharlotte, NC$6,586222023
The Jewish Federation of Charleston ScCharleston, SC$5,400222023
Women's Impact FundCharlotte, NC$5,400332023
Jewish Family ServicesCharlotte, NC$4,400332023
Child Care Resources IncCharlotte, NC$4,000332023
WfaeCharlotte, NC$4,000332023
Loaves and FishesCharlotte, NC$3,250332023
Discovery Place & the Nature MuseumCharlotte, NC$3,100332023
Learning Society of Queens CollegeCharlotte, NC$2,625222022
Augustine Literacy ProjectCharlotte, NC$2,500332023
United Way of Central Carolinas IncCharlotte, NC$2,500332023
Crisis Assistance MinistryCharlotte, NC$2,050332023
Spoleto Festival USACharleston, SC$2,000112021
Atrium Health FoundationCharlotte, NC$1,860332023
HadassahCharlotte, NC$1,830332023
Good FriendsCharlotte, NC$1,706332023
HiasSilver Spring, MD$1,700332023
Trees Charlotte FoundationCharlotte, NC$1,614332023
Communities in SchoolsArlington, VA$1,500332023
Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY$1,500332023
International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY$1,500332023
The Center for Community TransitionCharlotte, NC$1,500222023
YWCA Central CarolinasCharlotte, NC$1,500222022
Alexander Children's CenterCharlotte, NC$1,360332023
Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina IncCharlotte, NC$1,360332023
Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, AL$1,360332023
Chabad of CharlestonMt Pleasant, SC$1,260332023
Misty Meadows Mitey Riders IncWeddington, NC$1,252332023
Nc MedassistCharlotte, NC$1,250332023
Charlotte Jewish Day SchoolCharlotte, NC$1,220332023
Jewish Educational Loan FundAtlanta, GA$1,080332023
Arts & Science CouncilCharlotte, NC$1,000112021
Brookstone Schools of Mecklenburg CountyCharlotte, NC$1,000112022
Charlotte Family HousingCharlotte, NC$1,000222023
Charmeck Family Justice Center IncCharlotte, NC$1,000112023
International HouseCharlotte, NC$1,000222023
National Multiple Sclerosis SocietyNew York, NY$1,000112022
Pat's Place Child Advocacy CenterCharlotte, NC$1,000222022
Anti-Defamation LeagueNew York, NY$970332023
Foundation for the Charlotte Jewish CommunityCharlotte, NC$900222023
Jamie Kimble Foundation for CourageCharlotte, NC$752222022
A Child's PlaceCharlotte, NC$750332023
Charlotte Bilingual PreschoolCharlotte, NC$750332023
Special Olympics North CarolinaMorrisville, NC$750332023
Unc Center for Public TelevisionResearch Triangle Park, NC$750222022
Girls on the Run InternationalCharlotte, NC$720222023
Teen Health ConnectionCharlotte, NC$720222022
Community Building InstituteArlington, VA$600112021
Hebrew Cemetery Association of Charlotte IncCharlotte, NC$574332023
Charlotte Neuroscience Association IncCharlotte, NC$550332023
Dress for SuccessNew York, NY$540332023
Joe Martin Als FoundationCharlotte, NC$540332023
Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's ResearchNew York, NY$508332023
North Carolina Hillel FoundationChapel Hill, NC$508222023
Foundation of Shalom ParkCharlotte, NC$500222022
Refugee Support Services of the CarolinasCharlotte, NC$500222022
Birthright Israel FoundationBellaire, TX$460332023
Kinder-Mourn IncCharlotte, NC$450332023
Center for Health Living IncCharlotte, NC$430222023
Cpcc Scholarship FoundationCharlotte, NC$400222022
Parkinson Association of the CarolinasCharlotte, NC$400222022
Reading Partners of ScOakland, CA$400332023
United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumWashington, DC$396332023
Freedom School PartnersCharlotte, NC$360112021
The Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyRye Brook, NY$360222023
Yours Truly NeedlepointCharlotte, NC$336222022
Charity WatchChicago, IL$316332023
Humane Society of CharlotteCharlotte, NC$300332023
Levine-Sklut Judaic LibraryCharlotte, NC$280222022
North Carolina HillelChapel Hill, NC$254112021
Israel Sport Center for the DisabledNorthfield, IL$252112021
American Friends of Magen David AdomPalm Beach Gardens, FL$250112021
Charlotte BalletCharlotte, NC$250112021
Craniofacial Children FoundationCharlotte, NC$250112021
Levine Museum of the New SouthCharlotte, NC$250112021
PBS North CarolinaResearch Triangle Park, NC$250112021
Wounded Warriors Family SupportOmaha, NE$250112021
Phi Beta KappaWashington, DC$236332023
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library FoundationCharlotte, NC$200222022
Ohio Wesleyan UniversityDelaware, OH$200222023
Friendship CircleW Bloomfield, MI$180112021
North Carolina Therapeutic Riding CenterMebane, NC$180112021
World Jewish CongressWashington, DC$162222022
Habitat for HumanityCharlotte, NC$150112023
Charlotte Jewish Film FestivalCharlotte, NC$125112021
Jewish Historical Society of ScCharleston, SC$108222023
Temple Israel SisterhoodGary, IN$108222023
American Society for Yad VashemNew York, NY$100112021
Caring BridgeEagan, MN$100112021
Hospice & Palliative Care Charlotte RegionCharlotte, NC$100112021
Memory Center CharlotteCharlotte, NC$100112021
Nc Justice CenterRaleigh, NC$100112021
Temple EmanuelGastonia, NC$54112022
March of DimesCharlotte, NC$50112021
The Carter Center IncAtlanta, GA$50112023
The Honorable Tina Brozman Foundation IncNew York, NY$50112022
Boys and Girls Club of Washington CountyHagerstown, MD$36112021
Synagogue Emanu-ElCharleston, SC$36112023

78 of 109 (72%) received money in more than one year over the 3 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 76%, across 2 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.

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.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 119 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Education
23 grants
Human Services
16 grants
Arts & Culture
14 grants
International Affairs
13 grants
Diseases & Disorders
9 grants
Crime & Legal
6 grants
Medical Research
6 grants
Health Care
5 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202188$160,714$277
202281$141,085$500
202369$146,181$360

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

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 94% of this one's giving went to organizations in North Carolina. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

North Carolina
$423K
South Carolina
$9K
New York
$7K
Virginia
$2K
Maryland
$2K
Alabama
$1K
Georgia
$1K
District of Columbia
$794

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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 the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund52 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc46 shared recipientsFoundation for the Carolinas44 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc43 shared recipientsDuke Energy Foundation41 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program38 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $360. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in North Carolina.
  3. 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.
  4. 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 The Marc & Mattye Silverman Family's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 3 returns (tax years 2021-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 6707-C Fairview Road, Charlotte, NC, 28210. 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.

EIN 56-1678118 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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