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The Robert M Schiffman Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$344k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
55
Grants FY2025
46
Organizations funded FY2024
4%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$3,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$50,000
Organizations funded a year
38 to 46
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
14
Total assets, FY2025
$3.7M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 4% of the organizations The Robert M Schiffman Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 7% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $17k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
InternationalCivil RightsCrime & LegalArts & CulturePhilanthropyAnimalsOther
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
FY2025still arriving53$294k17%
FY202446$229k4%
FY202346$246k13%
FY202243$229k9%
FY202138$168k13%
FY202039$179k5%
FY201938$177k8%
FY201844$185k23%
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

International$809kEducation$320kEnvironment$255kCivil Rights$144kCrime & Legal$86kAnimals$78kHuman Services$57kPublic Safety & Disaster$55kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
VT
NH
WA
MN
IL
NY
MA
OR
PA
NJ
CT
CA
UT
KY
VA
MD
AR
DC
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of The Robert M Schiffman Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Seeds of Peace Inc$194,00091%
Seva Foundation$191,00090%
Mercy Learning Center of Bridgeport Inc$191,00091%
The Student Conservation Association Inc$169,00090%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$101,00050%
Brooklyn Public Library$78,00090%
International Rescue Committee INC$68,20080%
National Immigration Law Center$52,50090%
Trickle Up Program Inc$48,00090%
Oxfam-America Inc$41,20080%
The Young Center for Immigrant Childrens Rights$38,50090%
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc$35,00020%
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$34,00090%
Community Resources for Justice Inc$24,00050%
World Central Kitchen Inc$24,00070%
Palestine Children's Relief Fund$23,50030%
Urban Justice Center$21,50090%
Citymeals-On-Wheels$21,00090%
Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund Inc$20,00090%
Center for Disaster Philanthropy Inc$19,50050%
Bridgeport Public Education Fund Inc$18,00081%
Adopt-A-Dog Inc$18,00090%
Family Reentry Inc$17,50041%
The Arab-American Family Support Center Inc$16,50090%
Mohonk Preserve Inc$16,00090%
Pro Publica Inc$13,70030%
Guiding Eyes for the Blind Inc$13,50090%
826NYC Inc$11,50090%
United We Dream Network Inc$11,50080%
Safe Passage Project Corporation$11,50070%
We Need Diverse Books$11,50090%
Connecticut Humane Society$11,00090%
Make the Road New York$10,50080%
Friends of the World Food Program Inc$10,00020%
Donorschooseorg$10,00010%
Dog Star Rescue Inc$8,75050%
Committee to Protect Journalists Inc$8,00030%
World Wildlife Fund Inc$7,75090%
Best Friends Animal Society$7,75090%
Planet Bee Foundation$7,70091%
Fund for the City of New York Inc$7,50020%
Heifer Project International$7,25080%
NYC Books Through Bars Inc$7,00082%
The Laundromat Project Inc$6,75050%
Bee Girl$6,55091%
Newhouse Wildlife Rescue Corporation$6,50030%
Globalgiving Foundation Inc$5,0001n/a
Gavi Alliance$5,00010%
Protectors of Animals Inc$5,00060%
Hartford Food System Inc$5,00011%
Unrwa USA National Committee Inc$5,0001n/a
New York Common Pantry$5,00010%
National Audubon Society Inc$4,70030%
City Harvest Inc$4,00010%
Connecticut Foodshare Inc$4,00010%
Grist Magazine Inc$3,50020%
Craft Emergency Relief Fund Inc$3,50020%
National Day Laborer Organizing Network$3,00010%
The Bronx Freedom Fund Inc$3,00030%
Alliance for Justice$2,60010%
Hispanic Federation Inc$2,50010%
Waterkeeper Alliance Inc$2,5001n/a
Coastal Marine Resource Center of New York Inc$2,5001n/a
Direct Relief$2,5001n/a
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc$2,00010%
Partnership With Native Americans$2,00020%
The Coalition for the Homeless Inc$2,00040%
California Fire Foundation$1,00010%
Brooklyn Community Bail Fund Inc$1,00010%
Leveling the Playing Field Inc$1,0001n/a
National Association of Latino Arts and Culture$1,00010%
American Friends Service Committee$1,0001n/a
Horns for Kids Inc$1,00014%
No Animal Left Unfed Inc$7501n/a
Addicus Legacy Dog Rescue$7501n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 7 recipients with no EIN on record ($98k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Robert M Schiffman Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSeeds of Peace Inc: $194,000 over 9y, 0.5% of budgetSeva Foundation: $191,000 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetMercy Learning Center of Bridgeport Inc: $191,000 over 9y, 0.9% of budgetThe Student Conservation Association Inc: $169,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $101,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBrooklyn Public Library: $78,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $68,200 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetNational Immigration Law Center: $52,500 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetTrickle Up Program Inc: $48,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetOxfam-America Inc: $41,200 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThe Young Center for Immigrant Childrens Rights: $38,500 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNatural Resources Defense Council Inc: $34,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Resources for Justice Inc: $24,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $24,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetPalestine Children's Relief Fund: $23,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUrban Justice Center: $21,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetCitymeals-On-Wheels: $21,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetLambda Legal Defense & Education Fund Inc: $20,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetCenter for Disaster Philanthropy Inc: $19,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBridgeport Public Education Fund Inc: $18,000 over 8y, 0.9% of budgetAdopt-A-Dog Inc: $18,000 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetFamily Reentry Inc: $17,500 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetThe Arab-American Family Support Center Inc: $16,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetMohonk Preserve Inc: $16,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetPro Publica Inc: $13,700 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGuiding Eyes for the Blind Inc: $13,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budget826NYC Inc: $11,500 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetUnited We Dream Network Inc: $11,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSafe Passage Project Corporation: $11,500 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetWe Need Diverse Books: $11,500 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetConnecticut Humane Society: $11,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetMake the Road New York: $10,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the World Food Program Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDonorschooseorg: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDog Star Rescue Inc: $8,750 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetCommittee to Protect Journalists Inc: $8,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Wildlife Fund Inc: $7,750 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetBest Friends Animal Society: $7,750 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetPlanet Bee Foundation: $7,700 over 9y, 0.5% of budgetFund for the City of New York Inc: $7,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHeifer Project International: $7,250 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetNYC Books Through Bars Inc: $7,000 over 8y, 2.2% of budgetThe Laundromat Project Inc: $6,750 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetBee Girl: $6,550 over 9y, 0.7% of budgetNewhouse Wildlife Rescue Corporation: $6,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetGavi Alliance: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetProtectors of Animals Inc: $5,000 over 6y, 0.1% 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 66.

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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 New York Community TrustNY16.1× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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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 The Robert M Schiffman Foundation Inc

How much does The Robert M Schiffman Foundation Inc give?
The Robert M Schiffman Foundation Inc reported 55 grants totaling $343,500 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 38 and 46 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Robert M Schiffman Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are International (42%), Education (17%), Environment (13%).
Who are The Robert M Schiffman Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Seeds of Peace Inc ($194k), Seva Foundation ($191k), Mercy Learning Center of Bridgeport Inc ($191k).
Does The Robert M Schiffman Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 4% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Robert M Schiffman 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 The Robert M Schiffman Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The New York Community Trust, Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc, The Pfizer Foundation Inc.
Where is The Robert M Schiffman Foundation Inc based?
The Robert M Schiffman Foundation Inc is based in DE.

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 87 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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