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Schmell Family Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Woodmere, New York · EIN 237022476

Schmell Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Woodmere, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $2,300 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $800 and the largest $1,000. 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 $6,360 the year before.

67% 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$25,42510$60,840
2024$6,3606$53,880
2025$2,3003$26,594

How to apply

ContactMartin Schmell
962 Midwood Road, Woodmere, NY 11598
Phone or email(718) 282-1448
What to submitWritten application-description of charitable causes

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Schmell Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York2$1,300
New Hampshire1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Gush Etzion Foundation
Bedford, NH
Religious$1,000
Leon Mayer Fund
Woodmere, NY
Social services$800
Bais Yakov Ateres Miriam
Far Rockaway, NY
Religious & educational$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Schmell Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Schmell Family Foundation Inc give?

$2,300 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $800.

Who runs Schmell Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Martin Schmell (Pres) and Stuart Schmell (Sec).

What does Schmell Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, human services and education.

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