Florida · Private foundation
Selma Schechter Foundation Inc
Its FY2019 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $35k
- Granted FY2019
- 13
- Grants FY2019
- 13
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 46%
- First-time grantees FY2019
- Median grant, FY2019
- $1,000
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $13,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 13 to 27
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2019
- 3
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 46% of the organizations Selma Schechter Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 64% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 36% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $22k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 13 | $35k | 46% |
| FY2018 | 27 | $101k | 85% |
| FY2017 | 21 | $108k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2019, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish Leadership Institute Inc | $18,200 | 3 | 8% |
| Yehudi Inc | $14,800 | 2 | 1% |
| Congregation Beth Israel Inc | $13,596 | 3 | n/a |
| Friends of United Hatzalah Inc | $13,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Jewish Community Services of South Florida Inc | $10,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Charge Syndrome Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Miami Beach Community Kollel Inc | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Emunah of America Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Lubavitch Educational Center | $5,720 | 1 | n/a |
| American Friends of Yeshivat Lev Hatorah | $2,500 | 1 | 1% |
Show all 17 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish Leadership Institute Inc | $18,200 | 3 | 8% |
| Yehudi Inc | $14,800 | 2 | 1% |
| Congregation Beth Israel Inc | $13,596 | 3 | n/a |
| Friends of United Hatzalah Inc | $13,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Jewish Community Services of South Florida Inc | $10,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Charge Syndrome Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Miami Beach Community Kollel Inc | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Emunah of America Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Lubavitch Educational Center | $5,720 | 1 | n/a |
| American Friends of Yeshivat Lev Hatorah | $2,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Bikur Cholim of Miami Beach Inc | $1,800 | 1 | 1% |
| Yeshiva of Miami Inc | $1,500 | 1 | n/a |
| American Friends of Kindness & Char | $1,350 | 2 | 0% |
| Yeshiva of Greater Washington Inc | $1,200 | 1 | 0% |
| Mesifta of Greater Miami-Louis | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Debbie's Dream Foundation | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Yad Ezra | $360 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 33 recipients with no EIN on record ($132k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Selma Schechter 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: Jewish Communal Fund · Alice G Hanson Family Foundation · The Russell & Ronalee Galbut Family Foundation Inc · Greater Miami Jewish Federation Inc · The Ojc Fund · The Dennis Berman Family Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Endowment Foundation
How this is measured
About Selma Schechter Foundation Inc
- How much does Selma Schechter Foundation Inc give?
- Selma Schechter Foundation Inc reported 13 grants totaling $34,556 in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 13 and 27 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does Selma Schechter Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2019, its largest causes are Religion (36%), International (22%), Arts & Culture (6%).
- Who are Selma Schechter Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2019: Jewish Leadership Institute Inc ($18k), Yehudi Inc ($15k), Congregation Beth Israel Inc ($14k).
- Does Selma Schechter Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 46% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Selma Schechter Foundation Inc 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 Selma Schechter Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jewish Communal Fund, Alice G Hanson Family Foundation, The Russell & Ronalee Galbut Family Foundation Inc.
- Where is Selma Schechter Foundation Inc based?
- Selma Schechter Foundation Inc is based in FL.
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