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Frances Schermer Charitable Trust 41-46496008

Accepts applications Beverly Hills, California · EIN 956685749

Frances Schermer Charitable Trust 41-46496008 is a private foundation in Beverly Hills, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $145,497 in 30 grants; the typical grant was $2,750 and the largest $47,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $133,333 the year before.

57% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$133,33334$2.9 million
2024$145,49730$3.0 million

How to apply

ContactCity National Bank N A
400 North Roxbury Drive Suite 600, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Phone or email(310) 888-6247
What to submitWritten request delivered to the co-trustees City National Bank.
RestrictionsNo recipient is to receive greater than 10% of the income in one year.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Frances Schermer Charitable Trust 41-46496008 funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Ohio.

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio21$120,497
New York5$18,000
California2$5,000
District of Columbia1$1,000
Massachusetts1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 30 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Youngstown Area Jewish Foundation
Youngstown, OH
Ongoing grant for current$47,000
Akiva Academy
Youngstown, OH
Grant for akiva portico &$8,333
Zionist Organization of America
Hubbard, OH
Unrestricted gift$8,000
Mahoning Lodge #339
Youngstown, OH
Unrestricted gift$8,000
Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc
New York, NY
Support of healing retreats$7,000
American Friends of Sheba Medical Center
New York, NY
Treating idf soldiers$7,000
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces
Lyndhurst, OH
Scholarship for fidf impact$5,000
Youngstown Neighborhood Dvlpmt Corp
Youngstown, OH
Grant for emergency home$5,000
Northeast Ohio Medical Univ Foundation
Rootstown, OH
Unrestricted gift$5,000
Warren City Schools
Warren, OH
Unrestricted gift$4,664
United Way of Youngstown & the Mahoning
Youngstown, OH
Unrestricted gift$4,000
Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio
Columbus, OH
Unrestricted gift$4,000
Northeast Ohio Adoption Services
Warren, OH
Grants for current$3,000
Junior Achievement of Eastern Ohio
Girard, OH
Unrestricted gift$3,000
Midnight Mission
Los Angeles, CA
Unrestricted gift$3,000
Acld
Youngstown, OH
Unrestricted gift$2,500
Inspiring Minds
Warren, OH
Grant for youth enrichment$2,500
Cincinnati Hillel
Cincinnati, OH
Grant for current$2,500
Anti-Defamation League
New York, NY
Unrestricted gift$2,000
Classrooms Without Borders
Davis, CA
Unrestricted gift$2,000
Potential Development
Youngstown, OH
Grant for safety buckets$2,000
Yellow Brick Place
Youngstown, OH
Grant for current$2,000
Yiddish Book Center
Amherst, MA
Unrestricted gift$1,000
Jewish National Fund
New York, NY
Unrestricted gift$1,000
American Civil Liberties Union
New York, NY
Unrestricted gift$1,000
Opera Western Reserve
Youngstown, OH
Unrestricted gift$1,000
Smarts
Youngstown, OH
Unrestricted gift$1,000
Ohio Jewish Communities Fund
Columbus, OH
Grant to help fight$1,000
PBS Western Reserve
Kent, OH
Grant for 45/49 pbs for$1,000
Hillel International
Washington, DC
Grant for student safety$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Frances Schermer Charitable Trust 41-46496008 accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Frances Schermer Charitable Trust 41-46496008 give?

$145,497 in tax year 2024, across 30 grants, with a typical grant of $2,750.

Who runs Frances Schermer Charitable Trust 41-46496008?

Its 2024 filing lists City National Bank (Co-Trustee), Bruce Sherman (Co-Trustee), James L Pazol (Consultant) and Richard Marlin (Co-Trustee).

What does Frances Schermer Charitable Trust 41-46496008 fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, education and health.

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