Private foundation · EIN 35-2462030 · Denver, Colorado · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Schiff Family Foundation

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: 17 grants paid, $379K total, median $5,000. 24% of grants stayed in Colorado.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
17
$379K
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in CO
24%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$5.9M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Aish GlobalClifton, NJGeneral Support$111K
HadassahNew York, NYGeneral Support$83K
Project InspireClifton, NJGeneral Support$80K
Friends of Yad SarahNew York, NYGeneral Support$24K
Quality of LifeLakewood, NJGeneral Support$23K
Jewish Vision FoundationBoston, MAGeneral Support$15K
Beth Oloth Home for Orphaned GirlsBrooklyn, NYGeneral Support$13K
American Friends of Yad EzraLos Angeles, CAGeneral Support$7,940
Holton's HeroesMarina del Rey, CAGeneral Support$5,000
Chabad of South DenverDenver, COGeneral Support$4,140
Lev EchadLakewood, NJGeneral Support$3,600
St Jude Children's Research HospitalCamel, INGeneral Support$3,600
United HatzalahNew York, NYGeneral Support$3,600
Golden Hill CemetaryDenver, COGeneral Support$1,500
Friends of the IdfNew York, NYGeneral Support$1,000
Chabad Jewish CenterGreenwood Village, COGeneral Support$250
Shalom ParkAurora, COGeneral Support$100

By state: New Jersey 4 · New York 5 · Massachusetts 1 · California 2 · Colorado 4 · Indiana 1

About this foundation

Schiff Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Denver, Colorado, administered in care of Sandra Schiff, tax-exempt since 2014. 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 Schiff Family Foundation 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 Schiff Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $379K across 17 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does Schiff Family Foundation give?

New Jersey (4 grants), New York (5 grants), Massachusetts (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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