Funding search · EIN 383652881 · New York, NY
The Schaffner Family Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 68
- grants reported
- $1.6M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $13,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
What they fund
conservationpromoteeducationhabitatglobalhumaninformationrights
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Funding pattern
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3 grants matching “alarm” · $32,000
- $12,000
Alarm Will Sound · New York, NY · 2024
Promote music
- $10,000
Alarm Will Sound · New York, NY · 2023
Promote music
- $10,000
Alarm Will Sound · New York, NY · 2022
Promote music
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Natural Resources Defense Counsel3 grants · $200,000
- Gifts Under 100003 grants · $183,376
- Union of Concerned Scientists3 grants · $175,000
- Oxfam America3 grants · $140,130
- Doctors Without Borders3 grants · $110,000
- University of Arizona Foundation2 grants · $105,000
- Nuclear Threat Initiative3 grants · $75,000
- Human Rights Watch3 grants · $67,000
- Guild Hall2 grants · $60,000
- Wildlands Network2 grants · $50,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 68 reported grants, largest first.
- $100,000
Natural Resources Defense Counsel · New York, NY · 2024
Habitat restoration education
- $100,000
University of Arizona Foundation · Tucson, AZ · 2024
Education foundation
- $75,000
Union of Concerned Scientists · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Environmental
- $71,136
Gifts Under 10000 · New York, NY · 2024
Research
- $65,952
Gifts Under 10000 · New York, NY · 2022
Research
- $60,000
Oxfam America · Washington, DC · 2024
Global education
- $60,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022
Medical care
- $55,130
Oxfam America · Washington, DC · 2022
Global education
- $50,000
Guild Hall · East Hampton, NY · 2023
Performing arts center
- $50,000
Natural Resources Defense Counsel · New York, NY · 2023
Habitat restoration education
- $50,000
Union of Concerned Scientists · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Environmental
- $50,000
Natural Resources Defense Counsel · New York, NY · 2022
Habitat restoration education
- $50,000
Union of Concerned Scientists · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Environmental
- $46,288
Gifts Under 10000 · New York, NY · 2023
Research
- $35,000
Wildlands Network · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Animal protection
- $30,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
Medical care
- $27,000
Human Rights Watch · New York, NY · 2022
Human rights
- $25,000
Nuclear Threat Initiative · Washington, DC · 2024
Protect the environment
- $25,000
Nuclear Threat Initiative · Washington, DC · 2023
Protect the environment
- $25,000
Oxfam America · Washington, DC · 2023
Global education
- $25,000
Amnesty International · New York, NY · 2022
Human rights
- $25,000
Global Zero · Washington, DC · 2022
Global security
- $25,000
Nuclear Threat Initiative · Washington, DC · 2022
Protect the environment
- $25,000
Razom · New York, NY · 2022
Ukraine relief
- $20,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
Medical care
- $20,000
Human Rights Watch · New York, NY · 2024
Human rights
- $20,000
Human Rights Watch · New York, NY · 2023
Human rights
- $20,000
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists · Chicago, IL · 2022
Scientific information
- $20,000
Rainforest Action Network · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Habitat conservation
- $15,000
Sky Island Alliance · Tucson, AZ · 2024
Land conservation
- $15,000
Amnesty International · New York, NY · 2023
Human rights
- $15,000
Sky Island Alliance · Tucson, AZ · 2023
Land conservation
- $15,000
Sky Island Alliance · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Land conservation
- $15,000
Wildlands Network · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
Wildlife conservation
- $12,000
Alarm Will Sound · New York, NY · 2024
Promote music
- $12,000
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists · Chicago, IL · 2024
Scientific information
- $10,000
Earth Justice · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Protecting the planet
- $10,000
Global Witness · Washington, DC · 2024
Fight climate change
- $10,000
Guild Hall · East Hampton, NY · 2024
Performing arts center
- $10,000
Metropolitan Opera · New York, NY · 2024
Theartre
- $10,000
Project On Government Oversight · Washington, DC · 2024
Government oversight
- $10,000
Rainforest Action Network · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Habitat conservation
- $10,000
The Halo Trust · Washington, DC · 2024
Emergency relief
- $10,000
Alarm Will Sound · New York, NY · 2023
Promote music
- $10,000
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists · Chicago, IL · 2023
Scientific information
- $10,000
Global Witness · Washington, DC · 2023
Fight climate change
- $10,000
Metropolitan Opera · New York, NY · 2023
Theartre
- $10,000
Project On Government Oversight · Washington, DC · 2023
Government oversight
- $10,000
Rainforest Action Network · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Habitat conservation
- $10,000
Razom · New York, NY · 2023
Ukraine relief
- $10,000
The Wilderness Society · Washington, DC · 2023
Habitat conservation
- $10,000
African Wildlife Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Wildlife conservation
- $10,000
Alarm Will Sound · New York, NY · 2022
Promote music
- $10,000
Metropolitan Opera · New York, NY · 2022
Theartre
- $10,000
Project On Government Oversight · Washington, DC · 2022
Government oversight
- $10,000
Reporters Without Borders · Washington, DC · 2022
Promote freedom of information
- $10,000
Sag Harbor Partnership · Sag Harbor, NY · 2022
Community support
- $10,000
Siera Club Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Beyond coal campaign
- $10,000
The Nature Conservancy · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Fight climate change
- $10,000
The Wilderness Society · Washington, DC · 2022
Habitat conservation
- $5,000
350org · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Promote clean energy
- $5,000
Earth Justice · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Protecting the planet
- $5,000
Global Zero · Washington, DC · 2023
Global security
- $5,000
Greenpeace · Costa Mesa, CA · 2023
Saving the planet
- $5,000
Reporters Without Borders · Washington, DC · 2023
Promote freedom of information
- $5,000
350org · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Promote clean energy
- $5,000
University of Arizona Foundation · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Promote education
- $5,000
Wild Earth Guardians · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Promote wildlife
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