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Maxine R & Jack S Schiffman Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Columbus, Georgia · EIN 582225680

Maxine R & Jack S Schiffman Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Columbus, Georgia. In tax year 2025 it gave $94,000 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $30,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $114,000 the year before.

15% of its 2025 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$117,00017$1.3 million
2024$114,00015$1.4 million
2025$94,00013$1.6 million

How to apply

Maxine R & Jack S Schiffman Family Foundation Inc 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 Maxine R & Jack S Schiffman Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Georgia.

StateGrantsAmount
Georgia6$62,000
District of Columbia2$10,000
Maryland2$10,000
New York1$5,000
Oklahoma1$5,000
Alabama1$2,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
United Way of the Chattahoochee Valley
Columbus, GA
General operations$30,000
Marcus Autism Center
Atlanta, GA
General operations$15,000
American Cancer Society
Oklahoma City, OK
General operations$5,000
American Jewish World Service
New York, NY
General operations$5,000
Columbus Hospice
Columbus, GA
General operations$5,000
Food & Friends
Washington, DC
General operations$5,000
Georgia Aquarium
Atlanta, GA
General operations$5,000
Muscogee County Libary Foundation
Columbus, GA
General operations$5,000
Partners in Health
Frederick, MD
General operations$5,000
The Children's Inn at Nih
Bethesda, MD
General operations$5,000
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Washington, DC
General operations$5,000
Alzheimer's Assn of Georgia
Columbus, GA
General operations$2,000
Joy to Life Foundation
Montgomery, AL
General operations$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Maxine R & Jack S Schiffman Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Maxine R & Jack S Schiffman Family Foundation Inc give?

$94,000 in tax year 2025, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Maxine R & Jack S Schiffman Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Maxine R Schiffman (Chairman of the Board), Mary Beth Schiffman (President/Treasurer) and Robert M Schiffman (Secretary).

What does Maxine R & Jack S Schiffman Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health.

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