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Bryce Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Skaneateles, New York · EIN 261405409

Bryce Family Foundation is a private foundation in Skaneateles, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $61,150 in 23 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $8,000. 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 $65,000 the year before.

39% 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$61,70027$953,875
2024$65,00023$935,727
2025$61,15023$978,967

How to apply

Bryce Family 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 Bryce Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York15$37,150
Massachusetts1$8,000
North Carolina3$6,000
California1$3,000
District of Columbia1$3,000
Florida1$3,000
Nevada1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 23 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Friendly House Neighborhood Center
Worcester, MA
General support$8,000
Food Bank of Cny
Syracuse, NY
General support$4,500
Cny Cat Coalition Inc
Syracuse, NY
General support$3,000
Covenant House
New York, NY
General support$3,000
Easter Seals Southwest Florida
Sarasota, FL
General support$3,000
Friends of the Night People
Buffalo, NY
General support$3,000
Share Our Strength
Washington, DC
General support$3,000
Ten Lives Club
Blasdell, NY
General support$3,000
The Samaritan Center
Syracuse, NY
General support$3,000
Theodore Roosevelt Association
Oyster Bay, NY
General support$3,000
Together We Rise
Brea, CA
General support$3,000
Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity
Wilmington, NC
General support$2,500
Erie County SPCA
West Seneca, NY
General support$2,500
Feed More Wny
Buffalo, NY
General support$2,000
Interreligious Food Consortium
Syracuse, NY
General support$2,000
PAWS4PEOPLE Inc
Wilmington, NC
General support$2,000
Ronald McDonald House
Syracuse, NY
General support$2,000
Skaneateles Ecumenical Food Pantry
Skaneateles, NY
General support$2,000
Wildlife Conservation Society
Bronx, NY
General support$2,000
Good Shepherd Center
Wilmington, NC
General support$1,500
Finger Lakes SPCA
Auburn, NY
General support$1,150
Feeding Pets of the Homeless
Carson City, NV
General support$1,000
Ride for Roswell
Buffalo, NY
General support$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Bryce Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Bryce Family Foundation give?

$61,150 in tax year 2025, across 23 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs Bryce Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Rosemary Schintzius (Trustee), Virginia Bryce (Managing Trustee), Janet Wettlaufer (Trustee) and Todd Schintzius (Trustee).

What does Bryce Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly food and hunger, animals and housing and homelessness.

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