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Rosalind and Franklyn Schaefer Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$261k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
20
Grants FY2024
11
Organizations funded FY2023
0%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$80,000
Organizations funded a year
11 to 32
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
5
Total assets, FY2024
$9.1M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 0% of the organizations Rosalind and Franklyn Schaefer Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23
HealthAnimalsHuman ServicesInternationalEducationCrime & LegalOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving20$261k50%
FY202311$80k0%
FY202221$169k19%
FY202130$191k27%
FY202023$151k22%
FY201927$160k22%
FY201832$156k50%
FY201727$125kn/a
95% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$399kEducation$298kAnimals$248kReligion$73kRecreation & Sports$58kPhilanthropy$55kFood & Nutrition$36kInternational$32kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
NY
MA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
CO
VA
MD
KS
NC
DC
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 50 grantees
All grantees of Rosalind and Franklyn Schaefer Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$233,08380%
Long Island University$206,25050%
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research$120,00080%
St Francis Hospital$85,53530%
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc$52,40050%
St Francis Hospital Foundation Inc$50,00020%
Duke University$49,00050%
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc$45,10070%
Pink Aid Inc$39,50080%
City Harvest Inc$24,00010%
Jewish Agency for Israel - North American Council$20,00020%
The Conservative Synagogue Inc$19,6103n/a
Westport Country Playhouse Inc$15,80020%
Temple Emanuel of Great Neck$14,4753n/a
New York City Police Foundation Inc$14,00030%
Anti-Defamation League$13,50060%
Palm Beach Masters Horse Show Inc$11,25010%
Old Salem Farm Foundation Inc$11,00024%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$8,45050%
Equus Foundation Inc$8,00061%
Jewish Home for the Elderly of Fairfield County Inc$8,00030%
United States Equestrian Team Foundation Inc$5,90020%
American Indian College Fund$5,50040%
Old Field Farm Ltd$5,20042%
Scleroderma Research Foundation$5,00030%
Bradley University$5,00010%
Port Washington Fire Department Inc$5,00050%
Kevin Babington Foundation$5,0001n/a
Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind Inc$5,00030%
The Animal Medical Center$4,00020%
Blood Cancer United Inc$3,20030%
Jewish Senior Life Community Services$3,00021%
Delivering Good Inc$3,00020%
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc$2,35020%
National Breast Cancer Foundation Inc$2,20020%
Syracuse University$2,00010%
The Ltp Foundation Inc$2,00020%
The Open Door Shelter Inc$1,50010%
United States Fund for Unicef$1,50010%
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces$1,00010%
Panther Ridge Conservation Center Inc$1,00010%
Cancer Support Community$1,00010%
Nonhuman Rights Project Inc$1,00010%
Queens College Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Endeavor Global Inc (F/K/A the Endeavor Initiative Inc)$1,00010%
Wildlife Center of Long Island Inc$1,0001n/a
The Carl Safina Center Inc the Safina Center$60010%
Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center$50010%
Feeding America$50010%
Medical Debt Resolution Inc$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 26 recipients with no EIN on record ($169k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Rosalind and Franklyn Schaefer Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: $233,083 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetLong Island University: $206,250 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research: $120,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSt Francis Hospital: $85,535 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc: $52,400 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSt Francis Hospital Foundation Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetDuke University: $49,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCrohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc: $45,100 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetPink Aid Inc: $39,500 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetCity Harvest Inc: $24,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Agency for Israel - North American Council: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWestport Country Playhouse Inc: $15,800 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetNew York City Police Foundation Inc: $14,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAnti-Defamation League: $13,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetPalm Beach Masters Horse Show Inc: $11,250 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetOld Salem Farm Foundation Inc: $11,000 over 2y, 4.3% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $8,450 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetEquus Foundation Inc: $8,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetJewish Home for the Elderly of Fairfield County Inc: $8,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUnited States Equestrian Team Foundation Inc: $5,900 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Indian College Fund: $5,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetOld Field Farm Ltd: $5,200 over 4y, 2.4% of budgetScleroderma Research Foundation: $5,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBradley University: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPort Washington Fire Department Inc: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGuide Dog Foundation for the Blind Inc: $5,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Animal Medical Center: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $3,200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Senior Life Community Services: $3,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetDelivering Good Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc: $2,350 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNational Breast Cancer Foundation Inc: $2,200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSyracuse University: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Ltp Foundation Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetThe Open Door Shelter Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnited States Fund for Unicef: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the Israel Defense Forces: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPanther Ridge Conservation Center Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCancer Support Community: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNonhuman Rights Project Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetQueens College Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEndeavor Global Inc (F/K/A the Endeavor Initiative Inc): $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Carl Safina Center Inc the Safina Center: $600 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSid Jacobson Jewish Community Center: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMedical Debt Resolution Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 46.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Bessemer Giving FundNJ14× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Bessemer Giving Fund · The Broder Family Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Jewish Communal Fund · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Endowment Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Rosalind and Franklyn Schaefer Family Foundation

How much does Rosalind and Franklyn Schaefer Family Foundation give?
Rosalind and Franklyn Schaefer Family Foundation reported 20 grants totaling $261,400 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 11 and 32 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Rosalind and Franklyn Schaefer Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (31%), Education (23%), Animals (19%).
Who are Rosalind and Franklyn Schaefer Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ($233k), Long Island University ($206k), The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research ($120k).
Does Rosalind and Franklyn Schaefer Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Rosalind and Franklyn Schaefer Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Rosalind and Franklyn Schaefer Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Bessemer Giving Fund, The Broder Family Foundation Inc, National Philanthropic Trust.
Where is Rosalind and Franklyn Schaefer Family Foundation based?
Rosalind and Franklyn Schaefer Family Foundation is based in CT.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 78 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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