Shatz Schwartz and Fentin
Springfield, MA · EIN 04-2712836. Reported 129 grants totalling $41,775 to 70 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Shatz Schwartz and Fentin did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $250. Half of everything it gave fell between $200 and $500; the smallest was $50 and the largest $3,750. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Way of Pioneer Valley | Springfield, MA | $6,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Open Pantry Community Services Inc | Springfield, MA | $2,025 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Springfield Museums Corporation | Springfield, MA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Stcc Foundation | Springfield, MA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Way Finders | Springfield, MA | $1,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Domus Inc | Westfield, MA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Home City Development Inc | Springfield, MA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jewish Family Services of Western Mass Inc | Springfield, MA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Transhealth Inc | Florence, MA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Valley Opportunity Council Inc | Chicopee, MA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Bar Foundation | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Music School of Springfield | Springfield, MA | $1,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| John H Murphy Scholarship Inc | Springfield, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| World Affairs Council | Springfield, MA | $1,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Northampton Survival Center Inc | Northampton, MA | $900 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gould Farm | Monterey, MA | $800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Healing Racism Institute of the Pioneer Valley Inc | Springfield, MA | $750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Safe Passage | Northampton, MA | $750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Spirit of Springfield Inc | Springfield, MA | $750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Call of Molo | Westfield, MA | $750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Viability Inc | Springfield, MA | $750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Western New England University Center for Social Justice | Springfield, MA | $750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Homeless | Springfield, MA | $575 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hospice of the Fisher Home | Amherst, MA | $550 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Baystate Home Health | Springfield, MA | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Legal Aid | Worcester, MA | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Natl Conference for Comm & Justice | Middletown, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Western New England University School of Law - Center for Social Justice | Springfield, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| YMCA of Greater Springfield Inc | Springfield, MA | $400 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Grow Food Northampton Inc | Florence, MA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Links to Libraries Inc | Hampden, MA | $300 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Valley Community Development | Northampton, MA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts | Hatfield, MA | $275 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habitat for Humanity Greater Springfield | West Springfield, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Family Service of W Mass Joe Dorison Memorial Bike Fund | Springfield, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lauren's Haven Inc | Springfield, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Law Reform Institute | Boston, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Springfield School Volunteers | Springfield, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Square One | Springfield, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Town of Longmeadow Council on Aging Food Pantry | Longmeadow, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Visiting Nurse Association | Springfield, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice of Western New England | Springfield, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Food Bank of Western Ma | Chicopee, MA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries | Springfield, MA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jgs Lifecare Corp | Longmeadow, MA | $150 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Shriner's Hospital for Children | Springfield, MA | $150 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Diabetes Association | Merrifield, VA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Behavioral Health Network | Springfield, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Foundation of Eastern Ct Hendel Family Scholarship Fund | New London, CT | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Congregation B'nai Israel | Northampton, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| D'amour Cancer Center | Springfield, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Foundation for Tjo Animals | Springfield, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Frederik Meijer Garden & Sculpture | Grand Rapids, MI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hilltown Land Trust | Ashfield, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Karol Anne Shaw Scholarship Fund C/O Second Baptist Church | South Hadley, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mercy Medical Center Office of Philanthropy | Hartford, CT | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| No Kid Hungryshare Our Strength | Philadelphia, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sinai Temple | Springfield, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Amedisys Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Innocence Project | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Cancer Society | Oklahoma City, OK | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Lung Association | Chicago, IL | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Csf Westfield Dollars for Scholars Malawaka Mem Athl Scholarship | Westfield, MA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dana Farber Cancer Institute | Boston, MA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Perkins School for the Blind | Watertown, MA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sidney Albert Albany Jcc | Albany, NY | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Suncoast Hospice Foundation | Clearwater, FL | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Arthritis Foundation | Washington, DC | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Hispanic American Library Inc | Springfield, MA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Westfield State University Foundation Inc | Westfield, MA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
26 of 70 (37%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 71%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- United Way of Pioneer Valley Inc
SUPPORT AREA NON PROFIT ORGS - John H Murphy Scholarship Inc
TO PROVIDE GENERAL SCHOLARSHIPS - United Way of Pioneer Valley
SUPPORT TO AREA NON PROFIT ORGS - Domus Inc
PROVIDE SUPPORT/ HOUSING TO HOMELESS - Home City Development Inc
RESTORE REPLACE SUBSTANDARD HOUSING - Jewish Family Services of Western Mass Inc
PROVIDE SOCIAL SERVICES TO IND & FAM
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 62 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31 | $11,825 | $250 |
| 2022 | 28 | $9,500 | $250 |
| 2023 | 34 | $10,400 | $250 |
| 2024 | 36 | $10,050 | $250 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 94% of this one's giving went to organizations in Massachusetts. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $250. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Massachusetts.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Shatz Schwartz and Fentin's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 1441 Main Street Suite 1100, Springfield, MA, 01103. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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