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HW Schiller Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only New York, New York · EIN 061666049

HW Schiller Family Foundation is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $27,300 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $8,000 and the largest $10,000. 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 down from $236,440 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$236,4407$967,191
2024$27,3004$1.1 million

How to apply

HW Schiller 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 HW Schiller Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to South Carolina.

StateGrantsAmount
South Carolina2$16,000
Colorado1$10,000
District of Columbia1$1,300

Grants paid in 2024

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Air Force Academy
Usaf Academy, CO
The falcon athletic fund is the fundraising arm of air force athletics and is responsible for generating the philanthropic resources required to provide a first-class, transformational experience for 1,000 cadet-athletes across 27 intercollegiate sports.$10,000
National Medal of Honor Leadership Society
Mount Pleasant, SC
To support the orginization which helps americans of all ages, backgrounds, and locations learn leadership virtues of courage, integrity, commitment, sacrifice, citizenship, and patriotism to inspire them to transform lives, shape the future, and carry forward the best traditions of what it means to be american.$10,000
The Citadel
Charleston, SC
To provide support for military college located in south carolina.$6,000
The Kennedy Center
NW Washington, DC
To support presenting, producing, and curating world-class art; offering powerful education to people of all ages, everywhere; and fulfilling our mandate as a living memorial to president john f. Kennedy.$1,300

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does HW Schiller Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does HW Schiller Family Foundation give?

$27,300 in tax year 2024, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $8,000.

Who runs HW Schiller Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Dr Harvey Schiller (President), Marcia Schiller (Vice President), Erika Schiller (Secretary) and Ronald M Starr (Treasurer).

What does HW Schiller Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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