Funding search · EIN 043339430 · Weston, MA

The Schechter 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.

77
grants reported
$636,288
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. 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

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  • Institute of Jewish Spirituality3 grants · $82,262
  • Boston Arts Academy2 grants · $70,000
  • Mspca-Angell2 grants · $60,000
  • Hebrew College3 grants · $58,875
  • Temple Beth Elohim2 grants · $33,821
  • Massachusetts General Hospital3 grants · $30,000
  • US Holocaust Museum2 grants · $25,500
  • Jewish Commu of Greater Stowe1 grant · $25,000
  • Tanglewood2 grants · $22,000
  • Combined Jewish Philanthropy3 grants · $18,000

Giving over time

$159,488
2022
$248,256
2023
$228,544
2024

Grant history

All 77 reported grants, largest first.

  • $40,000

    Mspca-Angell · Boston, MA · 2023

    Non-restricted

  • $35,000

    Boston Arts Academy · Boston, MA · 2023

    Non-restricted

  • $35,000

    Boston Arts Academy · Boston, MA · 2022

    Non-restricted

  • $30,000

    Institute of Jewish Spirituality · Newyork, NY · 2024

    Non-restricted

  • $28,300

    Temple Beth Elohim · Wellesley, MA · 2023

    Non-restricted

  • $26,850

    Institute of Jewish Spirituality · Newyork, NY · 2023

    Non-restricted

  • $25,412

    Institute of Jewish Spirituality · Newyork, NY · 2022

    Non-restricted

  • $25,000

    Jewish Commu of Greater Stowe · Stowe, VT · 2024

    Non-restricted

  • $25,000

    US Holocaust Museum · Washington Dc, DC · 2023

    Non-restricted

  • $21,875

    Hebrew College · Newton, MA · 2024

    Non-restricted

  • $20,000

    Mspca-Angell · Boston, MA · 2024

    Non-restricted

  • $20,000

    Hebrew College · Newton, MA · 2022

    Non-restricted

  • $17,000

    Hebrew College · Newton, MA · 2023

    Non-restricted

  • $15,000

    Childrens Museum · Boston, MA · 2022

    Non-restricted

  • $12,000

    Tanglewood · Lenox, MA · 2024

    Non-restricted

  • $10,000

    Boston Jewish Film · West Newton, MA · 2024

    Non-restricted

  • $10,000

    Boston Med Ctr · Boston, MA · 2024

    Non-restricted

  • $10,000

    Boston Medical Center · Boston, MA · 2024

    Non-restricted

  • $10,000

    Mass Audubon · Lincoln, MA · 2024

    Non-restricted

  • $10,000

    Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024

    Non-restricted

  • $10,000

    Audubon Society · New York, NY · 2023

    Non-restricted

  • $10,000

    Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023

    Non-restricted

  • $10,000

    Tanglewood · Lenox, MA · 2023

    Non-restricted

  • $10,000

    Boston Symphony Orchestra · Boston, MA · 2022

    Non-restricted

  • $10,000

    Mass Audubon · Lincoln, MA · 2022

    Non-restricted

  • $10,000

    Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022

    Non-restricted

  • $7,500

    Shakespeare and Compan · Lenox, MA · 2024

    Non-restricted

  • $6,000

    Combined Jewish Philanthropy · Boston, MA · 2024

    Non-restricted

  • $6,000

    Combined Jewish Philanthropy · Boston, MA · 2023

    Non-restricted

  • $6,000

    Combined Jewish Philanthropy · Boston, MA · 2022

    Non-restricted

  • $5,521

    Temple Beth Elohim · Wellesley, MA · 2024

    Non-restricted

  • $5,128

    Massachusetts College · Boston, MA · 2024

    Non-restricted

  • $5,000

    American Repertory Theater · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    Non-restricted

  • $5,000

    Boston Childrens Museum · Boston, MA · 2024

    Non-restricted

  • $5,000

    Jbs Jew Edinmedia · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    Non-restricted

  • $5,000

    Cways Home San Jose · Monroe, NY · 2023

    Non-Restricted

  • $5,000

    Mass College of Art · Boston, MA · 2023

    Non-restricted

  • $5,000

    Mass College of Art · Boston, MA · 2022

    Non-restricted

  • $5,000

    Wgbh · Bobston, MA · 2022

    Non-restricted

  • $4,106

    Pan Mass Challenge · Needham, MA · 2023

    Non-restricted

  • $4,000

    Wbur · Boston, MA · 2024

    Non-restricted

  • $4,000

    Wbur · Boston, MA · 2023

    Non-restricted

  • $3,500

    Gbh Beacon Circle · Bobston, MA · 2024

    Non-restricted

  • $3,500

    Wbur · Boston, MA · 2022

    Non-restricted

  • $3,080

    Pan Mass Challenge · Needham, MA · 2024

    Non-restricted

  • $3,076

    Pan Mass Challenge · Needham, MA · 2022

    Non-restricted

  • $3,000

    Jacob'S Pillow · Becket, MA · 2023

    Non-restricted

  • $2,500

    Berkshire Film Festival · Great Barrington, MA · 2024

    Non-restricted

  • $2,500

    Boston Ballet · Boston, MA · 2024

    Non-restricted

  • $2,500

    Southern Vision Alliance · Durham, NC · 2024

    Non-restricted

  • $2,500

    Art · Randolph, MA · 2023

    Non-restricted

  • $2,500

    Boston Ballet · Boston, MA · 2023

    Non-restricted

  • $2,500

    Gbh Beacon Circle · Bobston, MA · 2023

    Non-restricted

  • $2,500

    Gofundme the Realness Redwood City · Redwoodcity, CA · 2023

    Non-Restricted

  • $2,500

    Ov Halev · Covina, CA · 2023

    Non-restricted

  • $2,500

    Terezin Music Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023

    Non-Restricted

  • $2,500

    Amercian Repertory Theatre · Cambridge, MA · 2022

    Non-restricted

  • $2,500

    Boston Ballet · Boston, MA · 2022

    Non-restricted

  • $2,500

    Colt Coeur Theater Co · Brooklyn, NY · 2022

    Non-restricted

  • $2,500

    Nfgcodman Academy · Dorchester, MA · 2022

    Non-restricted

  • $2,000

    Jacob'S Pillow · Becket, MA · 2024

    Non-restricted

  • $1,800

    Mural in the Attic Fund · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    Non-restricted

  • $1,510

    Sspcoolidgethreatrefo · Brookline, MA · 2024

    Non-restricted

  • $1,100

    The Givengain Foundati Wilmington · Boston, MA · 2024

    Non-restricted

  • $1,030

    Jewishspirituality · New York, NY · 2024

    Non-restricted

  • $1,000

    Barrington Stage · Pittsfield, MA · 2024

    Non-restricted

  • $1,000

    Bts Powered By Htc Boston · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    Non-restricted

  • $1,000

    Kids 4 Harmony · Pittsfield, MA · 2024

    Non-restricted

  • $1,000

    The Coolidge Corner · Brookline, MA · 2024

    Non-restricted

  • $1,000

    Barrington Stage · Pittsfield, MA · 2023

    Non-restricted

  • $1,000

    Boston Jewish Film · West Newton, MA · 2023

    Non-restricted

  • $1,000

    Brekshire Film Festival · Great Barrington, MA · 2023

    Non-restricted

  • $1,000

    Facing History · Boston, MA · 2023

    Non-restricted

  • $1,000

    National Blood Clot Alliance · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Non-restricted

  • $500

    Mahaiwe Httpsmahaiwe · Great Barrington, MA · 2024

    Non-restricted

  • $500

    Wpyjewish Federation · New York, NY · 2024

    Non-restricted

  • $500

    US Holocaust Museum · Washington Dc, DC · 2022

    Non-restricted

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.