Private foundation · EIN 27-0112179 · Vero Beach, Florida · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Kleinschmidt Family Foundation

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if your work fits its grantee list. The foundation accepts applications (No deadlines) and its median grant is $1,000.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 64 grants paid, $790K total, median $1,000. 36% of grants stayed in Florida. Stated restrictions: No restrictions

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
64
$790K
Median grant
$1,000
Stays in FL
36%
of grants
Deadline
No deadlines
Assets
$11M

How to apply

No special form required Contact: Robert W Kleinschmidt, 617 Lake Drive, Vero Beach, Fl, 6462584354 Deadlines: No deadlines Restrictions: No restrictions

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

Top 60 of 64 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Vero Beach Museum of ArtVero Beach, FLUnrestricted$205K
The Foundation for Cultural Review (new Criterion)New York, NYUnrestricted$102K
Reason FoundationLos Angeles, CAUnrestricted$75K
Manhattan InstituteNew York, NYUnrestricted$50K
UW Oshkosh FoundationOshkosh, WIUnrestricted$50K
The Frick CollectionNew York, FLUnrestricted$43K
Adirondack Experience IncBlue Mountain Lake, NYUnrestricted$40K
Vero Beach OperaVero Beach, FLUnrestricted$28K
Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MIUnrestricted$25K
Central Park ConservancyNew York, NYUnrestricted$16K
Friends of Oflag 64Herndon, VAUnrestricted$13K
Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, CAUnrestricted$13K
Cap-21Old Forge, NYUnrestricted$10K
Cato InstituteWashington, DCUnrestricted$10K
Cleveland Clinic Indian River FoundationVero Beach, FLUnrestricted$10K
Mass GeneralBoston, MAUnrestricted$10K
School of American BalletNew York, NYUnrestricted$9,000
Buckley InstituteNew Haven, CTUnrestricted$8,925
Windsor Charitable FoundationVero Beach, FLUnrestricted$8,750
101 East 69th St ConservancyNew York, NYUnrestricted$5,000
FirePhiladelphia, PAUnrestricted$5,000
Ny Community Trust FoundationNew York, NYUnrestricted$5,000
Quail Valley CharitiesVero Beach, FLUnrestricted$5,000
Riverside TheatreVero Beach, FLUnrestricted$5,000
View Arts CenterOld Forge, NYUnrestricted$5,000
PercWashington, DCUnrestricted$3,000
Goldwater InstitutePheonix, AZUnrestricted$2,500
Independent InstituteOakland, CAUnrestricted$2,000
564 Park Ave Preservation FundNew York, NYUnrestricted$1,000
Adirondack Land TrustBlue Mountain Lake, NYUnrestricted$1,000
American Legislative Exchange CouncilArlington, VAUnrestricted$1,000
AomdaJefferson Valley, NYUnrestricted$1,000
Food Bank for NYCHartsdale, NYUnrestricted$1,000
Foundation for Economic EducationAtlanta, GAUnrestricted$1,000
Historic Colony House FoundationLake Wales, FLUnrestricted$1,000
Hudson InstituteWashington, DCUnrestricted$1,000
Institute for Free SpeechWashington, DCUnrestricted$1,000
Landmark Legal FoundationLeesburg, VAUnrestricted$1,000
Mackinac Center for Public PolicyMidland, MIUnrestricted$1,000
McKee Botanical GardenVero Beach, FLUnrestricted$1,000
New York Botanical GardenBronx, NYUnrestricted$1,000
Saint Edwards SchoolVero Beach, FLUnrestricted$1,000
SmuDallas, TXUnrestricted$1,000
St Johns Evangelical ChurchVero Beach, FLUnrestricted$1,000
Tax FoundationWashington, DCUnrestricted$1,000
The Institute for JusticeArlington, VAUnrestricted$1,000
The Learning AllianceVero Beach, FLUnrestricted$1,000
Whiffenpoofs of YaleNew Haven, CTUnrestricted$1,000
A Fair Shake of YouthNew York, NYUnrestricted$500
Dogs for LifeVero Beach, FLUnrestricted$500
Irc Volunteer AmbulanceVero Beach, FLUnrestricted$500
Mountain Lake Community ServiceLake Wales, FLUnrestricted$500
National Navy Seal MuseumFort Pierce, FLUnrestricted$500
Old Forge Amb CorpOld Forge, NYUnrestricted$500
Town of Webb Historic AssociationOld Forge, NYUnrestricted$500
Vero Beach Dog ParkVero Beach, FLUnrestricted$500
Vero Beach Police Benevolent AssnVero Beach, FLUnrestricted$500
Vero Beach Rowing ClubVero Beach, FLUnrestricted$500
Vero Beach Theatre GuildVero Beach, FLUnrestricted$500
Vero Beach Volunteer Fire DeptVero Beach, FLUnrestricted$500

By state: Florida 23 · New York 18 · California 3 · Wisconsin 1 · Michigan 2 · District of Columbia 6

About this foundation

Kleinschmidt Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Vero Beach, Florida, administered in care of Robert Kleinschmidt, tax-exempt since 2007. 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 Kleinschmidt Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. No special form required Deadlines: No deadlines.

How much does Kleinschmidt Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $790K across 64 grants, a median of $1,000.

Where does Kleinschmidt Family Foundation give?

Florida (23 grants), New York (18 grants), California (3 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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