Private foundation · EIN 05-6132358 · Rye Beach, New Hampshire · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Schleyer Foundation Under Declaration of Tr 12022002

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you're in New Hampshire. The foundation accepts applications (No deadlines at this time.) and its median grant is $5,000.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 45 grants paid, $964K total, median $5,000. 60% of grants stayed in New Hampshire. Stated restrictions: The foundation may not acknowledge or make awards to unsolicited grant requests.

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
45
$964K
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in NH
60%
of grants
Deadline
See below
No deadlines at this time.
Assets
$20M

How to apply

All grant recipients must provide documentation of 501(c)(3) status. Contact: William T Schleyer, Po Box 222, Rye Beach, Nh, 7322951000 Deadlines: No deadlines at this time. Restrictions: The foundation may not acknowledge or make awards to unsolicited grant requests.

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2024

45 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PAGeneral$300K
GoodworkPortsmouth, NHGeneral$147K
Berwick AcademySouth Berwick, MEGeneral$100K
Lydia's House of HopeSomersworth, NHGeneral$50K
Wheaton CollegeWheaton, ILGeneral$50K
Music HallPortsmouth, NHGeneral$30K
Exeter HospitalExeter, NHGeneral$25K
Amherst CollegeAmherst, MAGeneral$20K
Blue Ocean SocietyPortsmouth, NHGeneral$20K
Phillips Exeter AcademyExeter, NHGeneral$20K
Vanderbilt UnivNashville, TNGeneral$20K
Mgh - Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MAGeneral$15K
Seacoast Science CenterSeabrook, NHGeneral$15K
Proctor AcademyAndover, NHGeneral$12K
McDonough Scholarship FoundationManchester, NHGeneral$10K
Monterey Bay AquariumMonterey, CAGeneral$10K
Society for Protection of Nh ForestsConcord, NHGeneral$10K
St John's Episcopal ChurchPortsmouth, NHGeneral$10K
University of ConnecticutStorrs Mansfield, CTGeneral$7,500
Arts in ReachPortsmouth, NHGeneral$5,000
Cross Roads HousePortsmouth, NHGeneral$5,000
Direct Relief Int'lSanta Barbara, CAGeneral$5,000
Friends Forever InternationalDurham, NHGeneral$5,000
GatherChesapeake, VAGeneral$5,000
Gundalow CompanyPortsmouth, NHGeneral$5,000
Knights TrustNew Haven, CTGeneral$5,000
Morse FoundationMonterey, CAGeneral$5,000
Ogunguit PlayhouseOgunquit, MEGeneral$5,000
Portsmouth Historical SocietyPortsmouth, NHGeneral$5,000
Prescott Park Arts FestivalPortsmouth, NHGeneral$5,000
Seacoast Mental HealthExeter, NHGeneral$5,000
Seacoast PathwaysPortsmouth, NHGeneral$5,000
Seacoast Repertory TheaterPortsmouth, NHGeneral$5,000
Social Good FundRichmond, CAGeneral$5,000
The Chase HomePortsmouth, NHGeneral$5,000
First Tee Monterey CountySalinas, CAGeneral$3,000
Education for All Children (efac)Rye, NHGeneral$2,000
St Andrew's-By-The-SeaRye Beach, NHGeneral$2,000
Friends in ActionPortsmouth, NHGeneral$1,000
Friends of the Rye LibraryRye, NHGeneral$1,000
Youlou Arts FdnCambridge, MAGeneral$1,000
Fuller GardensNorth Hampton, NHGeneral$500
My Breast Cancer SupportPortsmouth, NHGeneral$500
Pan-Mass ChallengeNeedham, MAGeneral$500
Phi Bata KappaWashington, DCGeneral$500

By state: New Hampshire 27 · Pennsylvania 1 · Maine 2 · Illinois 1 · Massachusetts 4 · California 5

About this foundation

Schleyer Foundation Under Declaration of Tr 12022002 is a private grantmaking foundation in Rye Beach, New Hampshire, tax-exempt since 2004. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does Schleyer Foundation Under Declaration of Tr 12022002 accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. All grant recipients must provide documentation of 501(c)(3) status. Deadlines: No deadlines at this time..

How much does Schleyer Foundation Under Declaration of Tr 12022002 give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $964K across 45 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does Schleyer Foundation Under Declaration of Tr 12022002 give?

New Hampshire (27 grants), Pennsylvania (1 grants), Maine (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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