Maryland · Private foundation
Scharf Foundation Inc
Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
- $84k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 14
- Grants FY2024
- 8
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 63%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $2,250
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $28,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 8
- FY2020 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 8
- Total assets, FY2024
- $1.6M
- Applications
- Takes unsolicited applications
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 63% of the organizations Scharf Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 44% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 56% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $25k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 14 | $84k | 64% |
| FY2023 | 8 | $56k | 63% |
| FY2022 | 7 | $54k | 86% |
| FY2021 | 6 | $64k | 67% |
| FY2020 | 2 | $20k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danny & Rons Rescue | $79,500 | 5 | 1% |
| Washington International Horse Show | $45,000 | 3 | 1% |
| The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | $39,600 | 3 | 0% |
| United States Equestrian Team Foundation Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Parkinson's Foundation Inc | $7,100 | 1 | 0% |
| Kevin Babington Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Temple Israel of Lawrence | $5,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Southeastern Guide Dogs Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Taylor Anne Foundation | $5,000 | 2 | 7% |
Show all 18 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danny & Rons Rescue | $79,500 | 5 | 1% |
| Washington International Horse Show | $45,000 | 3 | 1% |
| The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | $39,600 | 3 | 0% |
| United States Equestrian Team Foundation Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Parkinson's Foundation Inc | $7,100 | 1 | 0% |
| Kevin Babington Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Temple Israel of Lawrence | $5,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Southeastern Guide Dogs Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Taylor Anne Foundation | $5,000 | 2 | 7% |
| Alley Cat Rescue Inc | $4,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Capo Beach Church | $3,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Camp Cocker Rescue Inc | $2,250 | 1 | 0% |
| Raymond F Kravis Center for the Performing Arts Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Panther Ridge Conservation Center Inc | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Lionel S Legacy Inc | $750 | 1 | 0% |
| Frosted Faces Foundation Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation of the United States Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 8 recipients with no EIN on record ($47k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Scharf Foundation Inc supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Network for Good · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Scharf Foundation Inc
- How much does Scharf Foundation Inc give?
- Scharf Foundation Inc reported 14 grants totaling $84,322 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 8 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
- What does Scharf Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Animals (36%), Recreation & Sports (23%), Health (22%).
- Who are Scharf Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Danny & Rons Rescue ($80k), Washington International Horse Show ($45k), The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research ($40k).
- Does Scharf Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 63% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Scharf Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Scharf Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Network for Good, National Philanthropic Trust, Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc.
- Where is Scharf Foundation Inc based?
- Scharf Foundation Inc is based in MD.
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