Funding search · EIN 136115904 · Arlington, MA
The Franz W Sichel 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.
- 177
- grants reported
- $393,457
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $1,500
- 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.
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Redwood Empire Food Bank3 grants · $20,000
- Third Street Music School Settlement2 grants · $20,000
- Giffords Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence2 grants · $20,000
- Doctors Without Borders3 grants · $20,000
- Nyc School Parents Association3 grants · $17,000
- Maine Community Foundation3 grants · $15,000
- School of Arts for All3 grants · $15,000
- Just the Pill3 grants · $13,000
- Unicef USA1 grant · $10,000
- Laguardia Hs Parents Association1 grant · $10,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 177 grants.
- $10,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
General operating purposes
- $10,000
Giffords Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General operating purposes
- $10,000
Giffords Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General operating purposes
- $10,000
Pylos Archaeology Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2023
General operating purposes
- $10,000
Third Street Music School Settlement · New York, NY · 2023
General operating purposes
- $10,000
Act Blue Giffords Law · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General operating purposes
- $10,000
Laguardia Hs Parents Association · New York, NY · 2022
General operating purposes
- $10,000
Third Street Music School Settlement · New York, NY · 2022
General operating purposes
- $10,000
Unicef USA · New York, NY · 2022
General operating purposes
- $7,500
Redwood Empire Food Bank · Santa Rosa, CA · 2024
General operating purposes
- $7,500
Nyc School Parents Association · New York, NY · 2023
General operating purposes
- $7,500
Just the Pill · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
General operating purposes
- $7,500
Nyc School Parents Association · New York, NY · 2022
General operating purposes
- $7,500
Redwood Empire Food Bank · Santa Rosa, CA · 2022
General operating purposes
- $5,000
Maine Community Foundation · Ellsworth, ME · 2024
General operating purposes
- $5,000
Redwood Library and Athenaeum · Newport, RI · 2024
General operating purposes
- $5,000
Schoodic Food Pantry · Gouldsboro, ME · 2024
General operating purposes
- $5,000
School of Arts for All · Winter Harbor, ME · 2024
General operating purposes
- $5,000
Yellowhammer Fund · Birmingham, AL · 2024
General operating purposes
- $5,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
General operating purposes
- $5,000
Maine Community Foundation · Ellsworth, ME · 2023
General operating purposes
- $5,000
Redwood Empire Food Bank · Santa Rosa, CA · 2023
General operating purposes
- $5,000
School of Arts for All · Winter Harbor, ME · 2023
General operating purposes
- $5,000
Yellowhammer Fund · Birmingham, AL · 2023
General operating purposes
- $5,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022
General operating purposes
- $5,000
Maine Community Foundation · Ellsworth, ME · 2022
General operating purposes
- $5,000
School of Arts for All · Winter Harbor, ME · 2022
General operating purposes
- $5,000
Yellashammer Fund · Birmingham, AL · 2022
General operating purposes
- $4,500
Razom Emergency Response · New York, NY · 2022
General operating purposes
- $4,000
Nyc Salt · New York, NY · 2024
General operating purposes
- $3,500
Boonie Ringer · Nanuet, NY · 2022
General operating purposes
- $3,000
Brigid Alliance · New York, NY · 2024
General operating purposes
- $3,000
Brown University · Providence, RI · 2024
General operating purposes
- $3,000
Just the Pill · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
General operating purposes
- $3,000
Meals On Wheels of Sonoma · Sonoma, CA · 2024
General operating purposes
- $3,000
Meals On Wheels · New York, NY · 2023
General operating purposes
- $3,000
Schoodic Food Pantry · Gouldsboro, ME · 2023
General operating purposes
- $3,000
City Harvest · New York, NY · 2022
General operating purposes
- $3,000
Visiting Nurse Service of New York · New York, NY · 2022
General operating purposes
- $3,000
Wikimedia Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General operating purposes
- $3,000
Ymca of Southern Maine · Portland, ME · 2022
General operating purposes
- $2,500
Bard College · Annandale On Hudson, NY · 2024
General operating purposes
- $2,500
One Love Community Fridge · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
General operating purposes
- $2,500
Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2024
General operating purposes
- $2,500
The Chamber Music Center of New York · New York, NY · 2024
General operating purposes
- $2,500
Vns Health · New York, NY · 2024
General operating purposes
- $2,500
Just the Pill · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
General operating purposes
- $2,500
Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2023
General operating purposes
- $2,500
Visiting Nurse Service · Monroe, NY · 2023
General operating purposes
- $2,500
Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2022
General operating purposes
- $2,000
City Meals On Wheels · New York, NY · 2024
General operating purposes
- $2,000
Credo High Foundation · Sonoma, CA · 2024
General operating purposes
- $2,000
Equal Justice Initiative · Montgomery, AL · 2024
General operating purposes
- $2,000
Napa County Search & Rescue · Napa, CA · 2024
General operating purposes
- $2,000
Nyc School Parents Association · New York, NY · 2024
General operating purposes
- $2,000
Powerhouse Theater · New Canaan, CT · 2024
General operating purposes
- $2,000
Razom for Ukraine · New York, NY · 2024
General operating purposes
- $2,000
Schoodic Institute · Winter Harbor, ME · 2024
General operating purposes
- $2,000
Wikimedia Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General operating purposes
- $2,000
Winter Harbor Public Library · Winter Harbor, ME · 2024
General operating purposes
- $2,000
Ymca of Southern Maine · Portland, ME · 2024
General operating purposes
- $2,000
City Meals On Wheels · New York, NY · 2023
General operating purposes
- $2,000
Equal Justice Center · Austin, TX · 2023
General operating purposes
- $2,000
Napa County Search & Rescue · Napa, CA · 2023
General operating purposes
- $2,000
Razom Emergency Response · New York, NY · 2023
General operating purposes
- $2,000
Schoodic Institute · Winter Harbor, ME · 2023
General operating purposes
- $2,000
Wikimedia Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General operating purposes
- $2,000
Winter Harbor Public Library · Winter Harbor, ME · 2023
General operating purposes
- $2,000
Ymca of Southern Maine · Portland, ME · 2023
General operating purposes
- $2,000
City Meals On Wheels · New York, NY · 2022
General operating purposes
- $2,000
Equal Justice Center · Austin, TX · 2022
General operating purposes
- $2,000
Napa County Search & Rescue · Napa, CA · 2022
General operating purposes
- $2,000
Neighbors Together · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
General operating purposes
- $2,000
Scholastic Institute · Winter Harbor, ME · 2022
General operating purposes
- $2,000
The Cal Poly Foundation · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2022
General operating purposes
- $2,000
Winter Harbor Public Library · Winter Harbor, ME · 2022
General operating purposes
- $1,500
Committee To Protect Journalists · New York, NY · 2024
General operating purposes
- $1,500
Ioby · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General operating purposes
- $1,500
Reporters Without Borders · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating purposes
- $1,500
Brigid Alliance · New York, NY · 2023
General operating purposes
- $1,500
Brown University · Providence, RI · 2023
General operating purposes
- $1,500
Committee To Protect Journalists · New York, NY · 2023
General operating purposes
- $1,500
Ioby · Cleveland, OH · 2023
General operating purposes
- $1,500
Powerhouse Theater · New Canaan, CT · 2023
General operating purposes
- $1,500
Reporters Without Borders · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating purposes
- $1,500
Brown University · Providence, RI · 2022
General operating purposes
- $1,500
Committee To Protect Journalists · New York, NY · 2022
General operating purposes
- $1,500
Ioby · Cleveland, OH · 2022
General operating purposes
- $1,500
Reporters Without Borders · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating purposes
- $1,000
Cancer Care · New York, NY · 2024
General operating purposes
- $1,000
City Harvest · New York, NY · 2024
General operating purposes
- $1,000
Columbia Recovery Kitchen · Spencertown, NY · 2024
General operating purposes
- $1,000
Cure Hht · Monkton, MD · 2024
General operating purposes
- $1,000
Heading Home · Charlestown, MA · 2024
General operating purposes
- $1,000
Hospital for Special Surgery · New York, NY · 2024
General operating purposes
- $1,000
International Institute of New England · Boston, MA · 2024
General operating purposes
- $1,000
Island Heritage Trust · Deer Isle, ME · 2024
General operating purposes
- $1,000
Mud Flat Pottery Studio · Somerville, MA · 2024
General operating purposes
- $1,000
Neighbors Together · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
General operating purposes
- $1,000
Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital · Ellsworth, ME · 2024
General operating purposes
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