Private foundation · EIN 13-3935646 · New Canaan, Connecticut · Arts, culture & humanities

Schloss Family Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 15 grants paid, $336K total, median $15K. 13% of grants stayed in Connecticut.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
15
$336K
Median grant
$15K
Stays in CT
13%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$3.5M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Freedom House IncWashington, DCGeneral support$50K
New York Public Library for the Performing ArtsNew York, NYGeneral support$50K
Wnet ThirteenNew York, NYGeneral support$50K
Uncsa FoundationWinston Salem, NCGeneral support$40K
Daedalus Productions IncNew York, NYGeneral support$35K
Stamford Hospital FoundationStamford, CTGeneral support$25K
Shu Community TheaterFairfield, CTGeneral support$20K
Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NYGeneral support$15K
Al Hirschfeld FoundationNew York, NYGeneral support$10K
Ballet Theatre FoundationNew York, NYGeneral support$10K
Entertainment Community FundNew York, NYGeneral support$10K
International Rescue Committee IncNew York, NYGeneral support$10K
Catticus CorporationBerkeley, CAGeneral support$5,000
St Mary Star of the SeaOcean City, MDGeneral support$5,000
American Youth Football Inc Aka Brooklyn DymondzHoward Beach, NYGeneral support$1,000

By state: New York 9 · District of Columbia 1 · Connecticut 2 · North Carolina 1 · California 1 · Maryland 1

About this foundation

Schloss Family Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in New Canaan, Connecticut, administered in care of Walter J Schloss, tax-exempt since 1997. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

Foundation websiteAll filings on ProPublica

Does Schloss Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Schloss Family Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $336K across 15 grants, a median of $15K.

Where does Schloss Family Foundation Inc give?

New York (9 grants), District of Columbia (1 grants), Connecticut (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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