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Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Westport, Connecticut · EIN 132938935

Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Westport, Connecticut. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.1 million in 1 grant; the typical grant was $1.1 million and the largest $1.1 million. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $1.2 million the year before.

100% 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$1.2 million1$25.3 million
2024$1.1 million1$29.9 million

How to apply

ContactJanet Plotkin President
551 Fifth Avenue Suite 2402, New York, NY 10176-2603
Phone or email(212) 986-1533
What to submitCheck website guidestar.org

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

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York1$1.1 million

Grants paid in 2024

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
See Enclosed List
Various, NY
For general fund purposes, as mandated by donee orgnaization's charter$1.1 million

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher Foundation Inc give?

$1.1 million in tax year 2024, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $1.1 million.

Who runs Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Fred Plotkin (Secretary/Treasurer-Part Time), Janet Plotkin (President-Part Time), Amanda Plotkin (Vice President-Part Time) and Jonathan Plotkin (Vice President-Part Time) among 5 officers and trustees.

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