Private foundation · EIN 13-3993644 · Wilmington, Delaware · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Serenbetz 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 2024 Form 990-PF: 24 grants paid, $1.2M total, median $23K.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
24
$1.2M
Median grant
$23K
Stays in DE
—
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$22M

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Waterside School IncStamford, CTto support the General fund and the Angel Scholarship Fund$215K
Reach Prep IncStamford, CTGeneral & Unrestricted$150K
Horizons Student Enrichment ProgramNew Canaan, CTGeneral & Unrestricted$120K
FIRST GraduateSan Francisco, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$110K
Harlem AcademyNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$110K
St Vincents Services IncBrooklyn, NYAmerican Dreams Program$80K
Family & Childrens Agency IncNorwalk, CTASPIRE program$75K
The Carver IncNorwalk, CTGeneral & Unrestricted$75K
Save the Children Federation IncFairfield, CTto support Kinderboost and Head Start programs$70K
Cottey CollegeNevada, MOSerenbetz Institute Global Immersion Program$45K
The New York Opportunity Network IncNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$40K
Hudson River Community Sailing IncNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$35K
Taft School CorporationWatertown, CTRed Rhino Foundation$10K
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Charleston SoutCharleston, SCGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Hoe Ministries IncWilton, CTGeneral & Unrestricted$4,000
Christian Camps & ConferencesAlton, NHCamp Deer Run Camper Scholarship fund$1,000
Dana Farber Cancer Institute IncBoston, MAPan Mass Challenge$1,000
Deerfoot LodgeSpeculator, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$1,000
Don Bosco Community Center of Port ChesterPort Chester, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$1,000
Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PAWomen of Lehigh Scholarship Fund$1,000
Libertas College PreparatoryLos Angeles, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$1,000
Lycee Francais de San FranciscoSan Francisco, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$1,000
Port Chester Carver Center IncPort Chester, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$1,000
The Coral Reef AllianceSan Francisco, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$1,000

By state: Connecticut 8 · New York 7 · California 4 · Missouri 1 · South Carolina 1 · New Hampshire 1

About this foundation

Serenbetz Family Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Wilmington, Delaware, administered in care of Foundation Source, tax-exempt since 1998. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Serenbetz Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 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 Serenbetz Family Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $1.2M across 24 grants, a median of $23K.

Where does Serenbetz Family Foundation Inc give?

Connecticut (8 grants), New York (7 grants), California (4 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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