Private foundation · EIN 95-6685749 · Beverly Hills, California

Frances Schermer Charitable Tr

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you work nationally. The foundation accepts applications (None) and its median grant is $2,750.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 30 grants paid, $145K total, median $2,750. 7% of grants stayed in California. Stated restrictions: No recipient is to receive greater than 10% of the income in one year.

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
30
$145K
Median grant
$2,750
Stays in CA
7%
of grants
Deadline
None
Assets
$1.9M

How to apply

Written request delivered to the co-trustees City National Bank. Contact: City National Bank N a, 400 North Roxbury Drive Suite 600, Beverly Hills, Ca, 3108886247 Deadlines: None Restrictions: No recipient is to receive greater than 10% of the income in one year.

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Youngstown Area Jewish FoundationYoungstown, OHOngoing grant for current$47K
Akiva AcademyYoungstown, OHGrant for akiva portico &$8,333
Zionist Organization of AmericaHubbard, OHUnrestricted gift$8,000
Mahoning Lodge #339Youngstown, OHUnrestricted gift$8,000
Pef Israel Endowment Funds IncNew York, NYSupport of healing retreats$7,000
American Friends of Sheba Medical CenterNew York, NYTreating idf soldiers$7,000
Friends of the Israel Defense ForcesLyndhurst, OHScholarship for fidf impact$5,000
Youngstown Neighborhood Dvlpmt CorpYoungstown, OHGrant for emergency home$5,000
Northeast Ohio Medical Univ FoundationRootstown, OHUnrestricted gift$5,000
Warren City SchoolsWarren, OHUnrestricted gift$4,664
United Way of Youngstown & the MahoningYoungstown, OHUnrestricted gift$4,000
Planned Parenthood of Greater OhioColumbus, OHUnrestricted gift$4,000
Northeast Ohio Adoption ServicesWarren, OHGrants for current$3,000
Junior Achievement of Eastern OhioGirard, OHUnrestricted gift$3,000
Midnight Mission Attn G Michael Arnold CeoLos Angeles, CAUnrestricted gift$3,000
AcldYoungstown, OHUnrestricted gift$2,500
Inspiring MindsWarren, OHGrant for youth enrichment$2,500
Cincinnati HillelCincinnati, OHGrant for current$2,500
Anti-Defamation LeagueNew York, NYUnrestricted gift$2,000
Classrooms Without BordersDavis, CAUnrestricted gift$2,000
Potential DevelopmentYoungstown, OHGrant for safety buckets$2,000
Yellow Brick PlaceYoungstown, OHGrant for current$2,000
Yiddish Book CenterAmherst, MAUnrestricted gift$1,000
Jewish National FundNew York, NYUnrestricted gift$1,000
American Civil Liberties UnionNew York, NYUnrestricted gift$1,000
Opera Western ReserveYoungstown, OHUnrestricted gift$1,000
SmartsYoungstown, OHUnrestricted gift$1,000
Ohio Jewish Communities FundColumbus, OHGrant to help fight$1,000
PBS Western ReserveKent, OHGrant for 45/49 pbs for$1,000
Hillel InternationalWashington, DCGrant for student safety$1,000

By state: Ohio 21 · New York 5 · California 2 · Massachusetts 1 · District of Columbia 1

About this foundation

Frances Schermer Charitable Tr is a private grantmaking foundation in Beverly Hills, California, administered in care of City National Bank, tax-exempt since 1981. 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 Frances Schermer Charitable Tr accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Written request delivered to the co-trustees City National Bank. Deadlines: None.

How much does Frances Schermer Charitable Tr give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $145K across 30 grants, a median of $2,750.

Where does Frances Schermer Charitable Tr give?

Ohio (21 grants), New York (5 grants), California (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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