The Irving and Geraldine Schaffer
Scarsdale, NY · EIN 13-2626706. Reported 245 grants totalling $1,809,183 to 120 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. The Irving and Geraldine Schaffer 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 $4,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $69 and the largest $56,500. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Israel Fund | New York, NY | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Trickle Up | New York, NY | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Reap | Portland, OR | $136,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pleasantville Community Synagogue | Pleasantville, NY | $128,780 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fidelity Charitable | Boston, MA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| J Street Education Foundation | Washington, DC | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bank Street School of Education | New York, NY | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Citizens Union | New York, NY | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| White Plains Hospital Foundation Office | White Plains, NY | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New York Public Radio | New York, NY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Individual Rights in Education | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nrdc | New York, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood | New York, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way Fox Cities | Menasha, WI | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Vera Institute of Justice | Brooklyn, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Georgia Project | Atlanta, GA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hias | Washington, DC | $31,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Brennan Center for Justice | New York, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fidelity Charitable | Boston, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ny Historical Society | New York, NY | $24,100 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Constitution Society | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hand in Hand | Everett, WA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Harmony Program | New York, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jacob Burns Film Center | Pleasantville, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tomorrow We Vote | Phoenix, AZ | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Advocacy Institute-Tides Center | Brooklyn, NY | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Compassion & Choices | Portland, OR | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rock the Vote | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Legal Aid Society | Bronx, NY | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pennsylvania Voice | Philadelphia, PA | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House | Chicago, IL | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Learning Center | Kendallville, IN | $10,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mandell Jcc | West Hartford, CT | $10,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bank Hapoalim | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Broadway Cares | New York, NY | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Brown University | Providence, RI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chips | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Convoy of Hope | Springfield, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mishkan Hakavanah | Even Yeduda, Even Yehuda | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Practising Law Institute | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Arnold Gold Foundation | Englewood Cliffs, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Allied Printing Services Charitable Foundation | Manchester, CT | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Olana Partnership | Hudson, NY | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Thirteen | New York, NY | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Institute for Nonprofit News | Beverly Hills, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jcc Association of North America | New York, NY | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jews for Racial & Economic Justice | Brooklyn, NY | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| La Guagua 47 Community Film and Arts Project | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Omega | Scarsdale, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Parkinson's Foundation | Miami, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Simone Paper Industry Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Center for Great Expectations | Somerset, NJ | $4,750 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Friends of the British Museum | New York, NY | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Espressivo | West Palm Beach, FL | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Green & Blue Foundation | Chicago, IL | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bill of Rights Institute | Arlington, VA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Child Care Council of Westchester | Scarsdale, NY | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Edgemont School Foundation | Scarsdale, NY | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Live to Serve | Grand Rapids, MI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mianus River Gorge Preserve | Bedford, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Jewish Federations of North America | New York, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | Cambridge, MA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lighthouse | Pontiac, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pink Heals | Horseheads, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rich Cohen Memorial Fund | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Friends of Combatants for Peace | Pasadena, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Legal Services Hudson Valley | Yonkers, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Music Conservatory of Westchester | White Plains, NY | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| No Person Left Behind Outdoors | Mount Airy, MD | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pink Ribbon Softball Inc | Mercerville, NJ | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Fresh Air Fund | New York, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| V & a Americas Foundation | Berkeley Heights, NJ | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Vcu Backpack Supply | Richmond, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| K9S for Warriors | Ponte Vedra, FL | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $1,300 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Associates of the National Theatre | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dearborn County Veteran Services | Lawrenceburg, IN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Disabled Veterans Outdoors | Las Vegas, NV | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Edgemont Scholarship Council | Scarsdale, NY | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Harvard Magazine | Cambridge, MA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hero's Warehouse | Fontana, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hope 4 Youth | Anoka, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hopeful Tails | Joliet, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ifcj | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Milan Youth Soccer | Milan, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Renewal | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Turnout Activism Inc | Cambridge, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Victoria & Albert Museum | Scarsdale, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Virginia Coomonwealth University | Richmond, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vmc Center | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Feeding Tampa Bay | Tampa, FL | $769 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Howard University Magazine | Washington, DC | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Breathing Room Foundation | Elkins Park, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fordham University | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greenville Fire Co 1 | Greenville, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greenwoods Counseling & Referral | Litchfield, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Judy Nicholson Kidney Cancer Foundation | Middleburg, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Multiple Sclerosis Foundation | Cherry Hill, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ndr Therapeutic Riding | Norco, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Reachout Foundation Inc | Cerritos, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Second Chance Ranch | High Ridge, MO | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Svac | Stonington, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Marfan Foundation | Port Washington, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Third Horse Coffee | Brookhaven, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wcla - Choice Matters | White Plains, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tate Britain | Millbank, London | $456 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Shooting Touch | Boston, MA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Natural History Museum | London, London | $278 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pennsylvania SPCA | Philadelphia, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ruiers Baseball Association | Pittsburgh, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Animal Care Centers of Nyc | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wikimedia Foundation Inc | San Francisco, CA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
62 of 120 (52%) 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 65%, 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.
- Pennsylvania Voice
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What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 128 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 51 | $352,119 | $2,500 |
| 2022 | 59 | $445,728 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 62 | $518,580 | $4,500 |
| 2024 | 73 | $492,756 | $3,000 |
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. 60% of this one's giving went to organizations in New York. 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 $4,000. 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 New York.
- 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 The Irving and Geraldine Schaffer'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: 165 Underhill Road, Scarsdale, NY, 10583. 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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