Private foundation · EIN 45-4757108 · Saint Louis, Missouri · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Robert F Schumann 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: 72 grants paid, $2.5M total, median $20K.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
72
$2.5M
Median grant
$20K
Stays in MO
—
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$47M

Grants paid in 2025

Top 60 of 72 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, CTGeneral operating$400K
National Audubon Society IncNew York, NYGeneral operating$300K
Roberson Museum and Science CenterBinghamton, NYGeneral operating$250K
E C Scranton Memorial LibraryMadison, CTGeneral operating$125K
Governor Dummer AcademyByfield, MAGeneral operating$100K
Shorerivers IncEaston, MDGeneral operating$80K
Foundation SUNY at BinghamtonBinghamton, NYGeneral operating$75K
Snipes Farm and Education CenterMorrisville, PAGeneral operating$65K
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary AssociationKempton, PAGeneral operating$53K
Fund for the City of New York IncNew York, NYGeneral operating$50K
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NYGeneral operating$50K
Commonwealth Zoological CorporationBoston, MAGeneral operating$48K
Nourished IncColchester, CTGeneral operating$45K
Assateague Coastal Trust IncBerlin, MDGeneral operating$40K
Radcliffe Creek School IncChestertown, MDGeneral operating$40K
Poughkeepsie Farm ProjectPoughkeepsie, NYGeneral operating$39K
Chesapeake Audubon SocietyBaltimore, MDGeneral operating$38K
Geneva Downtown Association IncGeneva, NYGeneral operating$38K
Echo Hill Outdoor School IncWorton, MDGeneral operating$30K
A Place Called Hope IncKillingworth, CTGeneral operating$30K
Eastern Shore Land Conservancy IncEaston, MDGeneral operating$30K
East Coast Zoologi Society of Florida inMelbourne, FLGeneral operating$30K
NYC Plover Project IncRockaway Park, NYGeneral operating$30K
American Littoral SocietyHighlands, NJGeneral operating$25K
Vermont Institute of Natural Science IncQuechee, VTGeneral operating$25K
Appalachian Mountain ClubBoston, MAGeneral operating$25K
The Connecticut Audubon Society IncorporFairfield, CTGeneral operating$25K
Save the Sound IncNew Haven, CTGeneral operating$25K
New York City Bird Alliance IncNew York, NYGeneral operating$25K
Chesapeake Bay Foundation IncAnnapolis, MDGeneral operating$25K
Upstream Alliance IncAnnapolis, MDGeneral operating$22K
American Rivers IncWashington, DCGeneral operating$20K
Institute for Local Self-Reliance IncMinneapolis, MNGeneral operating$20K
East Carolina University Foundation IncGreenville, NCGeneral operating$20K
Avian Conservation CenterCharleston, SCGeneral operating$20K
South Carolina Environmental Law Proj inPawleys Island, SCGeneral operating$20K
Elizabeth River ProjectNorfolk, VAGeneral operating$20K
Tiny Seed Project IncEast Hardwick, VTGeneral operating$17K
The Finger Lakes Land Trust IncIthaca, NYGeneral operating$15K
Appalachian Wildlife RefugeCandler, NCGeneral operating$15K
Greater Oneonta Historical SocietyOneonta, NYGeneral operating$12K
The Clifton Institute IncWarrenton, VAGeneral operating$11K
Nantucket Maria Mitchell AssocNantucket, MAGeneral operating$10K
Jewish Family Service Agency of CentralElizabeth, NJGeneral operating$10K
Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting CorporPittsburgh, PAGeneral operating$10K
Asbury Woods PartnershipErie, PAGeneral operating$10K
Skywatch Bird Rescue IncCastle Hayne, NCGeneral operating$10K
Academia Antonia AlonsoNewark, DEGeneral operating$10K
Cibus MissionHagerstown, MDGeneral operating$9,500
Phillies Bridge Farm Project IncNew Paltz, NYGeneral operating$7,000
Hirundo Wildlife TrustOrono, MEGeneral operating$6,800
Summit Charter School IncCashiers, NCGeneral operating$6,740
Time's Up IncNew York, NYGeneral operating$6,725
Ability Beyond Disability IncBethel, CTGeneral operating$6,500
Connecticut Storytelling Center IncNew London, CTGeneral operating$5,000
Indraloka Animal SanctuaryDalton, PAGeneral operating$5,000
Heritage ConservancyDoylestown, PAGeneral operating$5,000
Bronx Is BloomingBronx, NYGeneral operating$5,000
Tumble Education IncGreenfield, MAGeneral operating$5,000
David a Howe Public LibraryWellsville, NYGeneral operating$4,160

By state: New York 19 · Connecticut 10 · Maryland 9 · Massachusetts 6 · Pennsylvania 6 · North Carolina 5

About this foundation

Robert F Schumann Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Saint Louis, Missouri, administered in care of Atty Timothy Crowley Ttee, tax-exempt since 2015. 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 Robert F Schumann 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 Robert F Schumann Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $2.5M across 72 grants, a median of $20K.

Where does Robert F Schumann Foundation give?

New York (19 grants), Connecticut (10 grants), Maryland (9 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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