Private foundation · New York, NY

Sylvan Schefler Trust Foundation

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Typical grant size
$100 – $175 – $360
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
23
Repeat grantees
9
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2023 990-PF

Leadership · from 2023 990-PF

Sylvan Schefler
PRESIDENT
Joan Schefler
TRUSTEE
Joel Spector
TRUSTEE

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2023
731.8%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'16
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
101
Total grants awarded
$234K
Total amount
$2K
Average grant
$42K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2023
$10K
6 grants
2022
$13K
5 grants
2021
$14K
5 grants
2020
$13K
7 grants
2019
$29K
10 grants
2018
$27K
18 grants
2017
$26K
15 grants
2016
$48K
15 grants
2015
$31K
15 grants
2014
$23K
5 grants

Top recipients

10 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$206K
10 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$5K
Hydrocephalas Association
1 grant · MD
$5K
Sharon Hadassah
2 grants · NY
$3K
1 grant · NY · ✓ Exact match
$1K
1 grant · NY · ✓ Exact match
$1K
5 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$883
3 grants · NY · ≈ likely match
$860
American Ballet Theatre
5 grants · NY
$800
Riverside Hawks
1 grant · NY
$750

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Park Avenue Synagogue
DONATION
NY · TY 2023
$9K
Metropolitan Museum of Art
DONATION
NY · TY 2023
$210
Jewish Museum
DONATION
NY · TY 2023
$125
Central Park Conservancy
DONATION
NY · TY 2023
$100
Torah Fund
DONATION
NY · TY 2023
$72
Har Zion Temple
DONATION
PA · TY 2023
$50
Park Avenue Synagogue
DONATION
NY · TY 2022
$13K
Metropolitan Museum of Art
DONATION
NY · TY 2022
$210
Museum of Modern Art
DONATION
NY · TY 2022
$180
Jewish Museum
DONATION
NY · TY 2022
$125
Dorot
DONATION
NY · TY 2022
$36
Park Avenue Synagogue
DONATION
NY · TY 2021
$13K
Metropolitan Museum of Art
DONATION
NY · TY 2021
$180
Jewish Museum
DONATION
NY · TY 2021
$115
American Ballet Theatre
DONATION
NY · TY 2021
$100
Central Park Conservatory
DONATION
NY · TY 2021
$75
Park Avenue Synagogue
DONATION
NY · TY 2020
$12K
Metropolitan Museum of Art
DONATION
NY · TY 2020
$775
The Ocean Cleanup North Pacific Foundation
DONATION
NY · TY 2020
$180
Jewish Communal Fund
DONATION
NY · TY 2020
$180
Jewish Museum
DONATION
NY · TY 2020
$115
Central Park Conservatory
DONATION
NY · TY 2020
$100
Paul Koster Memorial Benefit
DONATION
NY · TY 2020
$100
Park Avenue Synagogue
DONATION
NY · TY 2019
$27K
Metropolitan Museum of Art
DONATION
NY · TY 2019
$600
Center for Discovery
DONATION
NJ · TY 2019
$500
American Cancer Society
DONATION
NY · TY 2019
$200
Jewish Museum
DONATION
NY · TY 2019
$125
Paul Koster Memorial Benefit
DONATION
NY · TY 2019
$100
New York City Ballet
DONATION
NY · TY 2019
$100
American Ballet Theatre
DONATION
NY · TY 2019
$100
Central Park Conservancy
DONATION
NY · TY 2019
$100
American Partnership for Eosinophilic Disorders
DONATION
GA · TY 2019
$100
Park Avenue Synagogue
DONATION
NY · TY 2018
$24K
Metropolitan Museum of Art
DONATION
NY · TY 2018
$600
American Ballet Theatre
DONATION
NY · TY 2018
$240
One Family Fund
DONATION
NJ · TY 2018
$180
Chabad of Southhampton
DONATION
NY · TY 2018
$180
Arthur Ashe Institute of Urban Health
DONATION
NY · TY 2018
$180
Museum of Modern Art
DONATION
NY · TY 2018
$178
Wnet - Thirteen
DONATION
NY · TY 2018
$160
Hss Foundation
DONATION
NY · TY 2018
$150
American Cancer Society
DONATION
NY · TY 2018
$150
New York City Ballet
DONATION
NY · TY 2018
$100
Memorial Sloan Kettering
DONATION
NY · TY 2018
$100
Central Park Conservancy
DONATION
NY · TY 2018
$100
Cornell University
DONATION
NY · TY 2018
$100
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
DONATION
NY · TY 2018
$100
Paul Koster Memorial Benefit
DONATION
NY · TY 2018
$100
Adam Kreiger Fund
DONATION
CT · TY 2018
$100

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.