Alabama · Private foundation
Schaeffer Foundation
TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE SOUTHERN CULTURE AND HISTORY. 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.
- $19k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 5
- Grants FY2024
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2021
Read this first · the figures below need context
65% of Schaeffer Foundation’s FY2024 grant dollars went to Birmingham Jewish Federation Inc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2024 names 2 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2024
- $2,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $12,360
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 2
- FY2020 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Total assets, FY2024
- $161k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 100% of the organizations Schaeffer Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 4 | $7k | 75% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $13k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 2 | $16k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| College of Charleston Foundation | $14,500 | 2 | 0% |
| American Israel Public Affairs Committee | $10,800 | 1 | 0% |
| N E Miles Jewish Day School | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Temple Beth El Foundation | $1,667 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($3k), not named here.
About Schaeffer Foundation
- How much does Schaeffer Foundation give?
- Schaeffer Foundation reported 5 grants totaling $19,027 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 2 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2021.
- What does Schaeffer Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Philanthropy (49%), Education (29%), International (16%).
- Who are Schaeffer Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: College of Charleston Foundation ($15k), American Israel Public Affairs Committee ($11k), N E Miles Jewish Day School ($5k).
- Does Schaeffer Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Schaeffer 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.
- Where is Schaeffer Foundation based?
- Schaeffer Foundation is based in AL.
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