Funding search · EIN 226912465 · Pittsburgh, PA
The Leonard a and Mary Jane Schafer
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 107
- grants reported
- $726,825
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $3,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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.
- Unity Presbyterian Church4 grants · $135,000
- Crafton Heights Presbyterian Church4 grants · $130,000
- Foundation for Iup2 grants · $55,000
- Iup Foundation2 grants · $55,000
- University of Pittsburgh4 grants · $47,500
- King School4 grants · $46,250
- The Salvation Army4 grants · $28,000
- Windward Fund3 grants · $27,825
- Light of Life Mission4 grants · $22,150
- Global Links4 grants · $20,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 107 grants.
- $40,000
Crafton Heights Presbyterian Church · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General
- $40,000
Unity Presbyterian Church · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General
- $35,000
Unity Presbyterian Church · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
General
- $30,000
Crafton Heights Presbyterian Church · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General
- $30,000
Iup Foundation · Indiana, PA · 2025
General
- $30,000
Unity Presbyterian Church · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General
- $30,000
Unity Presbyterian Church · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General
- $30,000
Crafton Heights Presbyterian Church · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General
- $30,000
Crafton Heights Presbyterian Church · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
General
- $30,000
Foundation for Iup · Indiana, PA · 2022
General
- $25,000
Iup Foundation · Indiana, PA · 2024
General
- $25,000
Foundation for Iup · Indiana, PA · 2023
General
- $15,000
King School · Stamford, CT · 2025
General
- $15,000
University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General
- $15,000
University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
General
- $12,500
University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General
- $10,675
King School · Stamford, CT · 2022
General
- $10,575
King School · Stamford, CT · 2023
General
- $10,000
King School · Stamford, CT · 2024
General
- $10,000
Windward Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
General
- $10,000
Windward Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
General
- $10,000
Goodwill of Southwestern Pa · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
General
- $10,000
Melissa Stewart · White Plains, NY · 2022
General
- $8,000
The Salvation Army · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General
- $8,000
The Salvation Army · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
General
- $7,825
Windward Fund · Washington, DC · 2025
General
- $7,150
Light of Life Mission · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General
- $6,000
The Salvation Army · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General
- $6,000
The Salvation Army · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General
- $5,000
Global Links · Washington, DC · 2025
General
- $5,000
Rotary Club · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General
- $5,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2025
General
- $5,000
Global Links · Washington, DC · 2024
General
- $5,000
Light of Life Mission · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General
- $5,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
General
- $5,000
University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General
- $5,000
Global Links · Washington, DC · 2023
General
- $5,000
Light of Life Mission · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General
- $5,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023
General
- $5,000
American Red Cross · Lancaster, PA · 2022
General
- $5,000
Global Links · Washington, DC · 2022
General
- $5,000
Light of Life Mission · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
General
- $4,000
Camp Lambec · East Springfield, PA · 2025
General
- $4,000
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank · Duquesne, PA · 2025
General
- $4,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022
General
- $3,000
Nash Education · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General
- $3,000
Women Investing in Security & Education · Santa Ana, CA · 2025
General
- $3,000
Junior Achievement · Bridgeville, PA · 2024
General
- $3,000
Nash Education · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General
- $3,000
Women Investing in Security & Education · Santa Ana, CA · 2024
General
- $3,000
Junior Achievement · Bridgeville, PA · 2023
General
- $3,000
Nash Education · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General
- $3,000
Women Investing in Security & Education · Santa Ana, CA · 2023
General
- $3,000
Nash Education · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
General
- $3,000
Women Investing in Security & Education · Santa Ana, CA · 2022
General
- $2,500
Days for Girls International · Mt Vernon, WA · 2025
General
- $2,500
Junior Achievement · Bridgeville, PA · 2022
General
- $2,000
Honduras Hope Mission · Mars, PA · 2025
General
- $2,000
Junior Achievement · Bridgeville, PA · 2025
General
- $2,000
Shriners Hospital for Children · Ranson, WV · 2025
General
- $2,000
The Noah Angelici Hope Foundation · Venetia, PA · 2025
General
- $2,000
Wounded Warriors Project · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General
- $2,000
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank · Duquesne, PA · 2024
General
- $2,000
Honduras Hope Mission · Mars, PA · 2024
General
- $2,000
Rotary Club · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General
- $2,000
Shriners Hospital for Children · Ranson, WV · 2024
General
- $2,000
The Noah Angelici Hope Foundation · Venetia, PA · 2024
General
- $2,000
Circus Saints & Sinners Club · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General
- $2,000
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank · Duquesne, PA · 2023
General
- $2,000
Honduras Hope Mission · Mars, PA · 2023
General
- $2,000
Rotary Club · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General
- $2,000
Shriners Hospital for Children · Ranson, WV · 2023
General
- $2,000
Circus Saints & Sinners Club · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
General
- $2,000
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank · Duquesne, PA · 2022
General
- $2,000
Honduras Hope Mission · Mars, PA · 2022
General
- $2,000
Rotary Club · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
General
- $1,200
Women of Southwestern Pa · McMurray, PA · 2023
General
- $1,100
Tc Open Charitable Foundation · Venetia, PA · 2025
General
- $1,100
Tc Open Charitable Foundation · Venetia, PA · 2024
General
- $1,100
Tc Open Charitable Foundation · Venetia, PA · 2023
General
- $1,000
American Cancer Society · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General
- $1,000
Autism Connection of Pa · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General
- $1,000
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General
- $1,000
Fostercat · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General
- $1,000
American Cancer Society · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General
- $1,000
Autism Connection of Pa · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General
- $1,000
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General
- $1,000
Fostercat · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General
- $1,000
Wounded Warriors Project · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General
- $1,000
American Cancer Society · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General
- $1,000
Autism Connection of Pa · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General
- $1,000
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General
- $1,000
Fostercat · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General
- $1,000
Pauline Auberle Foundation · McKeesport, PA · 2023
General
- $1,000
Wounded Warriors Project · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General
- $1,000
American Cancer Society · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
General
- $1,000
American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2022
General
- $1,000
Autism Connection of Pa · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
General
- $1,000
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
General
- $1,000
Fostercat · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
General
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