OVERVIEW: The Sara & Robert Savage Charitable Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to education, health, and the environment.
IP TAKE: The foundation lacks transparency, which limits information available on its grantmaking priorities and activities.
PROFILE: The Sara & Robert Savage Charitable Foundation was established in 2004. It is steered by financier Robert Savage and his wife Sara, a lawyer turned interior designer. Robert Savage is partner of KSH Capital Partners. The foundation does not maintain a website, which limits information available on its grantmaking priorities and activities. According to tax filings, the Sara & Robert Savage Charitable Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to education, health, and the environment.
The couple support their mutual alma mater Brown University, where Sara is an active alumna and serves on several boards. They’ve also supported Sara’s school Columbia Law School. Sara has served on the board of directors of ASAP!, a non-profit children’s arts program, another grantee. Robert is a member of the board of trustees of Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York, which the family supports.
Grants range from $100 to $232,000. In a recent fiscal year, the foundation gave away around $586,000. Past grantees include Taft School Annual Fund (the couple are Taft School parents), Noble and Greenough School, Spence School, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Roxbury Land Trust, National Parks Conservation Association, UJA Federation, and Municipal Arts Society of NY.
The Sara & Robert Savage Charitable Foundation keeps a low profile and does not accept unsolicited proposals.
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CONTACT:
Sara & Robert Savage Charitable Foundation
150 Charles Street M10
New York, NY 10014