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The Schemel Family Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Manalapan, Florida · EIN 208007821

The Schemel Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Manalapan, Florida. In tax year 2025 it gave $711,000 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $100,000 and the largest $500,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $801,000 the year before.

40% of its 2025 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$510,0002$109,332
2024$801,0004$108,329
2025$711,0005$401,482

How to apply

ContactRobert Schemel
1500 South Ocean Rd, Manalapan, FL 33462
Phone or email(561) 289-5440
What to submitNo particular form required. Funding requests should besubmitted in writing along with materials that describethe organization or persons making the request and ifapplicabl

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Schemel Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Florida.

StateGrantsAmount
Florida2$600,000
Illinois1$100,000
Colorado1$10,000
Kentucky1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Nova Southeastern University
Ft Lauderdale, FL
Endowment-research$500,000
Leo Catholic High School
Chicago, IL
Unrestricted$100,000
Kids in Distress
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Unrestricted$100,000
Telluride Medical Care
Telluride, CO
Unrestricted$10,000
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
Unrestricted$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Schemel Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Schemel Family Foundation Inc give?

$711,000 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $100,000.

Who runs The Schemel Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Robert G Schemel (Director), Elizabeth A Schemel (Director), Gregory S Schemel (Director) and Meridith Tennant (Director).

What does The Schemel Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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