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Anton E B Schefer Foundation

Preselected recipients only Wilmington, Delaware · EIN 273799685

Anton E B Schefer Foundation is a private foundation in Wilmington, Delaware. In tax year 2024 it gave $234,401 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $53,938 and the largest $118,193. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $226,683 the year before.

25% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$226,6833$1.2 million
2024$234,4014$1.6 million

How to apply

Anton E B Schefer Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Anton E B Schefer Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
Virginia2$128,193
New York2$106,208

Grants paid in 2024

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce
Charlottesville, VA
For the Lenox-Conyngham Scholarship fund$118,193
Cambridge in America
New York, NY
For student support at Trinity College of Cambridge$97,875
College Foundation of the University of Virginia
Charlottesvle, VA
To support the Benefactors Society Board$10,000
Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New
New York, NY
ENT Research fund$8,333

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Anton E B Schefer Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Anton E B Schefer Foundation give?

$234,401 in tax year 2024, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $53,938.

Who runs Anton E B Schefer Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Winston Dalton Meade (Dir, Treas), Elizabeth Alexandra Meade Codraro (Dir, Sec) and Okla Basil Meade Jr (Dir, Pres).

What does Anton E B Schefer Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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