The Samuel Schneider Foundation funds a mix of local community services in Iredell/Statesville and nearby counties alongside select national and international causes. Their giving emphasizes faith-based congregations and schools, first-responder and emergency services, animal/wildlife welfare, and medical/childrens' charities, with both local small nonprofits and larger national organizations receiving support. Many grantees receive repeat, modest-to-midsize grants, suggesting long-term relationships rather than one-off gifts.
Samuel Schneider Foundation Inc shows a repeated pattern of support for a few organizations across multiple years, with Stone Research Foundation, African Wildlife Foundation, and Tunnel to Towers Foundation each appearing more than once in the recent grants list. That continuity points to a funder that mixes ongoing relationships with modest-to-midsize awards rather than one-time checks. The foundation’s recent giving also includes faith-based and community institutions in North Carolina, along with national medical and emergency-response charities. In the latest grants, it supported Forsyth County Day School in Lewisville, Fifth St Ministries in Statesville, Temple Emanuel in Greensboro, and Wounded Warrior Project in Jacksonville, NC, alongside larger public charities such as World Central Kitchen and Shriners Hospitals for Children. The mix suggests a portfolio that reaches from local service providers in Iredell and nearby counties to organizations with broader regional, national, and international reach. Grants often sit in the low thousands, and the foundation’s top recipient state is North Carolina, where just over half of its grants land.
In community support and basic needs work, Samuel Schneider Foundation Inc backed World Central Kitchen with $6,000 in 2025 and $6,000 in 2024, and also gave $5,000 in 2025 to Wounded Warrior Project. In education and faith-linked support, it awarded $8,000 and $5,000 to Forsyth County Day School in Lewisville and $5,000 and $5,000 to Temple Emanuel in Greensboro across different years. Medical and children’s charities also appear in the grant list: the foundation gave $10,000, $8,000, and $5,000 to Shriners Hospitals for Children, and $8,000 and $5,000 to St Judes in Memphis. Environmental and animal-focused giving is present as well, including $8,000, $8,000, and $7,000 to African Wildlife Foundation.
Grant sizes cluster in the low thousands, with a typical range of $2,000 at the 25th percentile, a $4,000 median, and $5,250 at the 75th percentile. The recent grants list shows repeated awards to the same recipients across multiple years, including several organizations that appear more than once, which points to recurring relationships rather than isolated gifts. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its filings also show a regional giving footprint rather than a national one-off pattern.
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Most grants fall between $2K and $5K, with a median of $4K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$4K
75th Percentile
$5K
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Distributed across 75 grants but with clear repeat support to many recipients; typical gifts are small-to-midsize unrestricted/public support awards. Mix of concentrated local funding alongside periodic grants to larger national/international organizations, indicating sustained relationships rather than large multi-year endowments.
Notable grantees: Tunnel to Towers Foundation, African Wildlife Foundation, Shriners Hospitals for Children, World Central Kitchen, Iredell Rescue Squad
North Carolina receives 53% of the foundation’s grants, and many awards go to places in or near its operating area, including Statesville, Greensboro, Lewisville, and Chapel Hill. Outside North Carolina, recipients in Tampa, San Francisco, Staten Island, Memphis, Washington, DC, and Jacksonville also appear in the recent-grants list. All reported recipient-country data is domestic, with 80 grants going to US organizations.
The recent grants show support for faith-based congregations and schools, emergency and basic-needs relief, animal and wildlife conservation, and medical or children’s charities. Examples include Temple Emanuel in Greensboro, World Central Kitchen, African Wildlife Foundation, and Shriners Hospitals for Children.
The typical grant size is $2,000 at the 25th percentile, $4,000 at the median, and $5,250 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also include several $5,000, $6,000, $7,000, $8,000, and $10,000 grants.
Yes. Although North Carolina receives 53% of grants, the recent list also includes recipients in Tampa, San Francisco, Staten Island, Memphis, Washington, DC, Jacksonville, and Sarasota.
Yes. Several organizations appear in multiple years, including Stone Research Foundation, African Wildlife Foundation, Tunnel to Towers Foundation, Shriners Hospitals for Children, and World Central Kitchen. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships with some recipients.
No. The foundation funds organizations rather than individuals, and it does not make program-related investments.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTERNATIONAL WALDENSTROM'S MACROGLOBULINEMIA FOUNDATION | SARASOTA, FL | $10,000 | 2026 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| STONE RESEARCH FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| FORSYTH COUNTY DAY SCHOOL | LEWISVILLE, NC | $8,000 | 2026 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER | CHAPEL HILL, NC | $8,000 | 2026 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $7,000 | 2026 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION | STATEN ISLAND, NY | $7,000 | 2026 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2026 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT | JACKSONVILLE, NC | $5,000 | 2026 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN | TAMPA, FL | $5,000 | 2026 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| ELEPHANT SANCTUARY | HOHENWALD, TN | $3,000 | 2026 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| HOPE OF WINSTON SALEM | WINSTON SALEM, NC | $3,000 | 2026 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| CONGREGATION EMANUEL | STATESVILLE, NC | $3,000 | 2026 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| IREDELL RESCUE SQUAD | STATESVILLE, NC | $3,000 | 2026 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| FIFTH ST MINISTRIES | STATESVILLE, NC | $3,000 | 2026 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| TROUTMAN VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT | TROUTMAN, NC | $2,000 | 2026 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| PROTECT DEMOCRACY PROJECT | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,000 | 2026 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| HOSPICE | STATESVILLE, NC | $2,000 | 2026 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| IREDELL FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY | STATESVILLE, NC | $2,000 | 2026 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| DOVE HOUSE | STATESVILLE, NC | $1,000 | 2026 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| LAKE NORMAN HUMANE | MOORESVILLE, NC | $300 | 2026 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| STONE RESEARCH FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| FORSYTH COUNTY DAY SCHOOL | LEWISVILLE, NC | $8,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $8,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION | STATEN ISLAND, NY | $7,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN | WASHINGTON, DC | $6,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| ST JUDES | MEMPHIS, TN | $5,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| INTERNATIONAL WALDENSTROM'S MACROGLOBULINEMIA FOUNDATION | SARASOTA, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN | TAMPA, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| FIFTH ST MINISTRIES | STATESVILLE, NC | $4,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| TEMPLE EMANUEL | GREENSBORO, NC | $4,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| ELEPHANT SANCTUARY | HOHENWALD, TN | $4,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| LAKE NORMAN HUMANE | MOORESVILLE, NC | $4,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| HOSPICE | STATESVILLE, NC | $3,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| IREDELL RESCUE SQUAD | STATESVILLE, NC | $2,500 | 2025 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| FOOD FOR DAYS | MOORESVILLE, NC | $2,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| TROUTMAN VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT | TROUTMAN, NC | $2,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| IREDELL FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY | STATESVILLE, NC | $2,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| STATESVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT | STATESVILLE, NC | $2,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| IREDELL CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES | STATESVILLE, NC | $1,000 | 2025 | CRISIS CENTER AND FOOD PANTRY |
| DOVE HOUSE | STATESVILLE, NC | $1,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| SMILE TRAIN | NEW YORK, NY | $500 | 2025 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION | STATEN ISLAND, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN | TAMPA, FL | $10,000 | 2024 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| STONE RESEARCH FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $8,000 | 2024 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN | WASHINGTON, DC | $6,000 | 2024 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| FIFTH ST MINISTRIES | STATESVILLE, NC | $5,000 | 2024 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| TEMPLE EMANUEL | GREENSBORO, NC | $5,000 | 2024 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| FORSYTH COUNTY DAY SCHOOL | LEWISVILLE, NC | $5,000 | 2024 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| INTERNATIONAL WALDENSTROM'S MACROGLOBULINEMIA FOUNDATION | SARASOTA, FL | $5,000 | 2024 | PUBLIC SUPPORT |
STONE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
$10,000PUBLIC SUPPORT
FORSYTH COUNTY DAY SCHOOL
$8,000PUBLIC SUPPORT
PUBLIC SUPPORT
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN
$5,000PUBLIC CHARITY
CONGREGATION EMANUEL
$3,000PUBLIC SUPPORT
IREDELL RESCUE SQUAD
$3,000PUBLIC SUPPORT
TROUTMAN VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
$2,000PUBLIC SUPPORT
HOSPICE
$2,000PUBLIC SUPPORT
IREDELL FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY
$2,000PUBLIC SUPPORT
LAKE NORMAN HUMANE
$300PUBLIC SUPPORT
STONE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
$10,000PUBLIC SUPPORT
FORSYTH COUNTY DAY SCHOOL
$8,000PUBLIC SUPPORT
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN
$6,000PUBLIC CHARITY
ST JUDES
$5,000PUBLIC SUPPORT
TEMPLE EMANUEL
$4,000PUBLIC SUPPORT
LAKE NORMAN HUMANE
$4,000PUBLIC SUPPORT
HOSPICE
$3,000PUBLIC SUPPORT
IREDELL RESCUE SQUAD
$2,500PUBLIC SUPPORT
FOOD FOR DAYS
$2,000PUBLIC SUPPORT
TROUTMAN VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
$2,000PUBLIC SUPPORT
IREDELL FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY
$2,000PUBLIC SUPPORT
STATESVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
$2,000PUBLIC SUPPORT
DOVE HOUSE
$1,000PUBLIC SUPPORT
STONE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
$10,000PUBLIC SUPPORT
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN
$6,000PUBLIC CHARITY
FIFTH ST MINISTRIES
$5,000PUBLIC SUPPORT
TEMPLE EMANUEL
$5,000PUBLIC SUPPORT
FORSYTH COUNTY DAY SCHOOL
$5,000PUBLIC SUPPORT
INTERNATIONAL WALDENSTROM'S MACROGLOBULINEMIA FOUNDATION
$5,000PUBLIC SUPPORT