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THE KLINGENSTEIN-MARTELL FOUNDATION FKA THE SARAH D KLINGENSTEIN FOUNDATION
NEW YORK, NY · EIN 134078024 · Form 990PF · FY2025 · NTEE T12 · Philanthropy & Grantmaking · Medium ($1M-$10M)
revenue
$1.6M
expenses
$579K
net assets
$77.2M
employees
—
profile · synthesized from sources

The Klingenstein-Martell Foundation, formerly the Sarah D Klingenstein Foundation, is a private foundation based in New York that supports nonprofit organizations through general-purpose and project-specific grants. The foundation funds a range of recipients, with a focus on cultural, educational, and media-related institutions, primarily in the United States. In 2025, it distributed multi-year grants totaling over $3.8 million to organizations including Emerson College, the New York Historical Society, and City Lore Inc.

named programs · 2 · from sources

What they call their work

General Purpose Grants
Provides unrestricted funding to educational, cultural, and nonprofit organizations to support institutional stability and operations
Project-Specific Grants
Supports defined initiatives such as archive preservation, film production, and construction, including the Cunningham Archive and Toronto Godspell Film
activities · 3 groups

What they do

  • General Operating Support Grants 2 activities
    • Funding advocacy and social justice organizations
      Awards grants to organizations focused on media analysis and environmental defense, including Media Matters for America and Amazon Frontlines, both supported for general purposes.
    • Funding general operations of cultural and educational institutions
      Provides financial support to a range of cultural and educational organizations for general purposes, including operational sustainability and institutional advancement. Recipients include the New York Historical Society, Emerson College, the Emma Willard School, Stony Brook Foundation Inc., and Upper West Side Cinema Center.
  • Public Media Funding 1 activity
    • Funding community-based arts and media centers
      Provides general-purpose funding to local arts and media organizations such as the Downtown Community Television Center Inc. and the Bay Street Theatre Festival.
  • Film Production Funding and Fiscal Sponsorship 1 activity
    • Funding media and film-related projects
      Supports nonprofit organizations engaged in media production, film preservation, and documentary arts through general-purpose and project-specific grants. Includes funding for the Toronto Godspell film project (City Lore Inc.), The Film Collaborative Inc. – Time Warp, and noncash support to The Town School for general purposes.
financials · form 990PF · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$1.60M
Contributions & grants$43K3%
Program service revenue——
Investment income$838K53%
Other revenue$709K
expenses
Total expenses$579K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$4.37M
balance sheet
Total assets$77.19M
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$77.19M
6 years on record · 2020–2025 · YoY revenue -98.3%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2025

Who runs it

board members · 1
  • SARAH K MARTELL — PRESIDENT, TRUSTEE
relationships · 12

Who they work with

  • AMAZON FRONTLINES Partner — Receives grant funding for general purposes.
  • BAY STREET THEATRE FESTIVAL Partner — Receives grant funding for general purposes.
  • CITY LORE INC Partner — Receives grant funding for the Toronto Godspell film project.
  • DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY TELEVISION CENTER INC Partner — Receives grant funding for general purposes.
  • EMERSON COLLEGE Partner — Receives grant funding for a concentration account and institutional advancement.
  • EMMA WILLARD SCHOOL Partner — Receives grant funding for general purposes.
  • MEDIA MATTERS FOR AMERICA Partner — Receives grant funding for general purposes.
  • NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY Partner — Receives grant funding for general purposes, including annex construction and archive support.
  • STONY BROOK FOUNDATION INC Partner — Receives grant funding for general purposes.
  • THE FILM COLLABORATIVE INC - TIME WARP Partner — Receives grant funding for general purposes.
  • THE TOWN SCHOOL Partner — Receives noncash grant support for general purposes.
  • UPPER WEST SIDE CINEMA CENTER Partner — Receives grant funding for general purposes.