Funding search · EIN 133972066 · New Rochelle, NY

Sylvia & Robert Scher Charitable

Name: Sylvia & Robert Scher Charitable grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

149
grants reported: $541,876
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $2,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Uja-Federation of New York4 grants · $120,000
Westchester Jewish Community Services4 grants · $79,250
Beth El Synagogue Center4 grants · $34,146
Israel Policy Forum4 grants · $22,200
Natural Resources Defense Council4 grants · $17,000
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces4 grants · $16,100
Anti-Defamation League4 grants · $16,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America4 grants · $14,000
American Friends of Shalva Israel4 grants · $14,000
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund4 grants · $14,000

Giving over time

$112,830

2021

$128,950

2022

$137,709

2023

$162,387

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 149 grants.

$40,000
Uja-Federation of New York · White Plains, NY · 2024
Unrestricted use
$32,000
Uja-Federation of New York · White Plains, NY · 2022
Unrestricted use
$30,000
Uja-Federation of New York · White Plains, NY · 2023
Unrestricted use
$25,000
Westchester Jewish Community Services · White Plains, NY · 2024
Unrestricted use
$22,250
Westchester Jewish Community Services · White Plains, NY · 2023
Unrestricted use
$22,000
Westchester Jewish Community Services · White Plains, NY · 2022
Unrestricted use
$18,000
Uja-Federation of New York · White Plains, NY · 2021
Unrestricted use
$11,687
Beth El Synagogue Center · New Rochelle, NY · 2024
Unrestricted use
$10,000
Israel Policy Forum · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted use
$10,000
Westchester Jewish Community Services · White Plains, NY · 2021
Unrestricted use
$7,500
Beth El Synagogue Center · New Rochelle, NY · 2022
Unrestricted use
$7,500
Beth El Synagogue Center · New Rochelle, NY · 2021
Unrestricted use
$7,459
Beth El Synagogue Center · New Rochelle, NY · 2023
Unrestricted use
$5,000
American Friends of Shalva Israel · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted use
$5,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted use
$5,000
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted use
$5,000
Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted use
$5,000
American Friends of Shalva Israel · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted use
$5,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted use
$5,000
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted use
$5,000
Israel Policy Forum · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted use
$5,000
Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted use
$4,300
Marlene Meyerson Jcc Manhattan · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted use
$3,600
American Friends of Soroka Medical Center · Scarsdale, NY · 2024
Unrestricted use
$3,600
American Friends of Soroka Medical Center · Scarsdale, NY · 2023
Unrestricted use
$3,600
Jewish National Fund United States · Rockville Centre, NY · 2023
Unrestricted use
$3,600
Israel Policy Forum · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted use
$3,600
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces · New York, NY · 2021
Unrestricted use
$3,600
Israel Policy Forum · New York, NY · 2021
Unrestricted use
$3,500
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted use
$3,500
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted use
$3,500
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted use
$3,500
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · Washington, DC · 2023
Unrestricted use
$3,500
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted use
$3,500
Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted use
$3,500
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · Washington, DC · 2022
Unrestricted use
$3,500
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund · New York, NY · 2021
Unrestricted use
$3,500
Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2021
Unrestricted use
$3,500
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · Washington, DC · 2021
Unrestricted use
$3,500
Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2021
Unrestricted use
$3,000
Hias · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted use
$3,000
Hias · Silver Spring, MD · 2023
Unrestricted use
$3,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted use
$3,000
Hias · Silver Spring, MD · 2022
Unrestricted use
$3,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2021
Unrestricted use
$3,000
Hias · Silver Spring, MD · 2021
Unrestricted use
$3,000
Wnet · New York, NY · 2021
Unrestricted use
$2,500
Chicago Public Media · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted use
$2,500
Marlene Meyerson Jcc Manhattan · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted use
$2,500
Oneblock · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted use
$2,500
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network · El Segundo, CA · 2024
Unrestricted use
$2,500
Salk Institute for Biological Studies · La Jolla, CA · 2024
Unrestricted use
$2,500
The New York Public Library · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted use
$2,500
Marlene Meyerson Jcc Manhattan · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted use
$2,500
Oneblock · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted use
$2,500
Salk Institute for Biological Studies · La Jolla, CA · 2023
Unrestricted use
$2,500
The New York Public Library · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted use
$2,500
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted use
$2,500
Oneblock · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted use
$2,500
Salk Institute for Biological Studies · La Jolla, CA · 2022
Unrestricted use
$2,500
Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2022
Unrestricted use
$2,500
Student Advocacy · Elmsford, NY · 2022
Unrestricted use
$2,500
The New York Public Library · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted use
$2,500
Oneblock · New York, NY · 2021
Unrestricted use
$2,500
Salk Institute for Biological Studies · La Jolla, CA · 2021
Unrestricted use
$2,500
The New York Public Library · New York, NY · 2021
Unrestricted use
$2,350
Marlene Meyerson Jcc Manhattan · New York, NY · 2021
Unrestricted use
$2,050
Westchester Jewish Council · White Plains, NY · 2022
Unrestricted use
$2,000
Westchester Jewish Council · White Plains, NY · 2024
Unrestricted use
$2,000
White Plains Hospital Foundation · White Plains, NY · 2024
Unrestricted use
$2,000
Wnet · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted use
$2,000
Westchester Jewish Council · White Plains, NY · 2023
Unrestricted use
$2,000
White Plains Hospital Medical Center · White Plains, NY · 2023
Unrestricted use
$2,000
Wnet · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted use
$2,000
American Friends of Shalva Israel · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted use
$2,000
American Friends of Soroka Medical Center · Scarsdale, NY · 2022
Unrestricted use
$2,000
White Plains Hospital Medical Center · White Plains, NY · 2022
Unrestricted use
$2,000
Wnet · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted use
$2,000
American Friends of Shalva Israel · New York, NY · 2021
Unrestricted use
$2,000
American Friends of Soroka Medical Center · Scarsdale, NY · 2021
Unrestricted use
$2,000
Student Advocacy · Elmsford, NY · 2021
Unrestricted use
$2,000
Westchester Jewish Council · White Plains, NY · 2021
Unrestricted use
$2,000
White Plains Hospital Medical Center · White Plains, NY · 2021
Unrestricted use
$1,800
Jewish National Fund United States · Rockville Centre, NY · 2024
Unrestricted use
$1,800
Standwithus · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted use
$1,800
Standwithus · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Unrestricted use
$1,500
Alzheimer'S Association · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted use
$1,500
American Cancer Society · Hagerstown, MD · 2024
Unrestricted use
$1,500
American Society of Hematology · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted use
$1,500
Breakthrough T1d · Hagerstown, MD · 2024
Unrestricted use
$1,500
Jcc of Mid-Westchester · Scarsdale, NY · 2024
Unrestricted use
$1,500
Let'S Get Ready · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted use
$1,500
Northshore Concert Band · Evanston, IL · 2024
Unrestricted use
$1,500
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted use
$1,500
Project Kesher · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted use
$1,500
Southern Poverty Law Center · Topeka, KS · 2024
Unrestricted use
$1,500
Student Advocacy · Elmsford, NY · 2024
Unrestricted use
$1,500
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted use
$1,500
American Cancer Society · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023
Unrestricted use
$1,500
American Society of Hematology · Washington, DC · 2023
Unrestricted use

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