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John P Schmidt and Dorothy E Schmidt Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Skillman, New Jersey · EIN 223641730

John P Schmidt and Dorothy E Schmidt Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Skillman, New Jersey. In tax year 2025 it gave $729,120 in 20 grants; the typical grant was $45,000 and the largest $115,000. 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 up from $76,000 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$75,00012$627,511
2024$76,00013$682,903
2025$729,12020$0

How to apply

John P Schmidt and Dorothy E Schmidt 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 John P Schmidt and Dorothy E Schmidt Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
New Jersey13$443,120
Pennsylvania3$110,000
Massachusetts2$110,000
New York2$66,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 20 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Princeton Symphony Orchestra
Princeton, NJ
open$115,000
Greater Somerset County YMCA
Princeton, NJ
open$60,000
The Metropolitan Opera
New York, NY
open$56,000
Massachusetts Inst of Technology
Cambridge, MA
open$55,000
Mercer Street Friends
Trenton, NJ
open$55,000
Rensselaer Poly Inst
Boston, MA
open$55,000
Rescue Mission of Trenton
Trenton, NJ
open$50,000
Trenton Area Soup Kitchen
Trenton, NJ
open$50,000
Academy of Nat Sciences Drexel U
Philadelphia, PA
open$50,000
Trustees of Univ of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
open$50,000
Springpoint Foundation
Wall Township, NJ
open$40,000
Princeton Medical Center Foundation
Plainsboro, NJ
open$25,000
Stonebridge Employee Appreciat Fund
Skillman, NJ
open$10,120
Younity
Trenton, NJ
open$10,000
Thirteen PBS
New York, NY
open$10,000
Whyy PBS
Greencastle, PA
open$10,000
Planned Parenthood
Morris Plains, NJ
open$10,000
The Salvation Army
Union, NJ
open$10,000
Isles
Trenton, NJ
open$5,000
Montgomery Twp Voluntary Fire Co 2
Blawenburg, NJ
open$3,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does John P Schmidt and Dorothy E Schmidt Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does John P Schmidt and Dorothy E Schmidt Family Foundation Inc give?

$729,120 in tax year 2025, across 20 grants, with a typical grant of $45,000.

Who runs John P Schmidt and Dorothy E Schmidt Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists John P Schmidt (President), Eric T Schmidt (Treasurer) and Paul F Schmidt (Secretary).

What does John P Schmidt and Dorothy E Schmidt Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture and science and research.

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