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Michael And Helen Schaffer Foundation

Boston, MA  ·  EIN 020534424  ·  Website (ProPublica) ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$5.0M

Total Giving

$824K

Grants on File

51

Average Grant

$16K

Giving Radius

Where Michael And Helen Schaffer Foundation Has Given

AK — no grants on file AL — no grants on file AR — no grants on file AZ — no grants on file CA — $10K across 1 grant CO — $15K across 1 grant CT — no grants on file DC — no grants on file DE — no grants on file FL — $335K across 19 grants GA — no grants on file HI — no grants on file IA — no grants on file ID — no grants on file IL — $5K across 1 grant IN — no grants on file KS — no grants on file KY — no grants on file LA — no grants on file MA — $340K across 16 grants MD — no grants on file ME — no grants on file MI — no grants on file MN — no grants on file MO — no grants on file MS — no grants on file MT — no grants on file NC — no grants on file ND — no grants on file NE — no grants on file NH — no grants on file NJ — no grants on file NM — no grants on file NV — no grants on file NY — $78K across 8 grants OH — no grants on file OK — no grants on file OR — no grants on file PA — $30K across 4 grants RI — no grants on file SC — no grants on file SD — no grants on file TN — no grants on file TX — no grants on file UT — $10K across 1 grant VA — no grants on file VT — no grants on file WA — no grants on file WI — no grants on file WV — no grants on file WY — no grants on file
Historical grants to 32 recipients across 8 states. Top concentrations: BOSTON ($218K, 10 grants), MIAMI BEACH ($150K, 9 grants), CAMBRIDGE ($100K, 2 grants), COCONUT GROVE ($75K, 2 grants), MIAMI ($70K, 4 grants).

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How to Apply

No application guidelines on file — check the foundation's website directly.

On Unsolicited Proposals no

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Recent Grants

Recipient Amount Year
Mass Eye and Ear-Dr Jung Research $10K 2021
Fidelity Charitable Gift $50K 2021
White Plains Hospital Foundation $10K 2021
Lyric Foundation $5K 2021
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation $10K 2021
The Sobe Room $10K 2021
Techo $8K 2021
Wgbh Education Foundation $25K 2021
Plum Island Arts Association $5K 2021
St Francis House- Womens Days of Renewal $5K 2021
Harmony Foundation $15K 2021
Lehrman Community Day School $5K 2021
Museum of Science $37K 2021
Mass Eye and Ear Fewkes Fund of Dermatology Research $20K 2021
Esplanade Association $1K 2021
Pan Mass Challenge $3K 2021
St Francis House- Womens Days of Renewal $10K 2022
The Sobe Room $15K 2022
Childrens Tumor Foundation $10K 2022
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation $10K 2022
Phoenix Life Project $10K 2022
Caron Foundation $10K 2022
Caron Foundation- Neil Lasher Music Fund $5K 2022
White Plains Hospital Foundation $10K 2022
Lehrman Community Day School $25K 2022

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Filing History

Year-by-year financial summary from IRS 990-PF filings. Total assets and qualifying distributions show the foundation's growth and giving trajectory.

Year Total Assets Qualifying Distributions Total Revenue Total Expenses
2024 $4.6M $342K $238K $420K
2023 $4.8M $332K $222K $391K
2022 $5.0M $381K $151K $412K
2021 $5.2M $352K $491K $423K
2020 $5.2M $324K $177K $387K
2016 $6.4M $391K $121K $792K
2015 $7.1M $4.5M $251K $1.2M
2014 $8.0M $472K $132K $990K
2013 $8.9M $486K $339K $761K
2012 $9.3M $502K $392K $1.0M

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