Schuman Dennis Charitable-Main
ActivePhilanthropy & Voluntarism
SAINT LOUIS, MO8887304933
About Schuman Dennis Charitable-Main
The Dennis Schuman Charitable Foundation is a small private foundation that predominantly funds Jewish-led and Jewish-serving 501(c)(3) organizations across the United States, while also supporting a broader set of charitable causes in arts and culture, education, health, and human services. Grants are typically general operating support and awarded through a single unified program administered by Wells Fargo Bank, with demonstrated support for community-based Jewish institutions as well as nonsectarian social-service and cultural nonprofits.
Focus Areas
Support for Jewish-led and Jewish-serving organizationsGeneral operating support for child & family servicesJewish arts, culture, and museums supportYouth mentoring and Jewish community social servicesLocal food & agricultural community programs (small grants)
Giving Approach
Year-round acceptance with applications submitted by May 1 considered at an annual June grant meeting; grants are modest in size (commonly ~$20k–$35k) and focused on single-year general operating support, managed by Wells Fargo Bank on behalf of the foundation.
Funding Style
general operating support
About Schuman Dennis Charitable-Main
Schuman Dennis Charitable-main’s recent giving is defined by general operating support for Jewish-led and Jewish-serving organizations. The foundation’s grants repeatedly back community institutions that provide family services, youth support, museums, JCCs, and religious life, with awards usually landing at the same $10,000 level across the recent record. A unified program administered by Wells Fargo Bank directs the foundation’s grantmaking, and the recent list shows a steady mix of Jewish communal nonprofits and a smaller set of arts, culture, and human-services organizations. Recent recipients show that pattern clearly. Coastal Roots Farm received $25,000 for general operating support in both 2023 and 2024, while Vista Del Mar Child and Family was awarded $25,000 in 2024 and $20,000 in 2023, also for general operating support. Other larger recent grants went to Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Los Angeles, Jewish Family Childrens Services, Jewish Family and Childrens Service in Waltham, and the Holocaust Museum La. Across the record, the foundation appears to favor flexible support for organizations already embedded in their communities rather than project-restricted funding.
What Schuman Dennis Charitable-Main Funds
Jewish community infrastructure is the most visible thread in the recent grants. The foundation gave $25,000 to Congregation Chabad Lubavitch of Greater Boynton for general operating support, and it also funded Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Los Angeles at $25,000. Similar support reached Jewish Family Service of Orange County Inc, Jewish Community Center Of, Jewish Family Service of the Cincinnati, and Jewish Community Center of Middlesex Cou, each at $10,000. Its arts and heritage giving includes $20,000 to Holocaust Museum La and $10,000 to Jewish Museum, along with $10,000 to Museum of Jewish Heritage a Living Memorial. Human services and child welfare also appear repeatedly: Vista Del Mar Child and Family received $25,000 in 2024 and $20,000 in 2023, and Jewish Family Childrens Services received $20,000 in 2024 and $10,000 in 2023. The foundation also supported Jewish Adoption and Foster Care Options at $10,000.
How Schuman Dennis Charitable-Main Gives
Typical grants cluster tightly at $10,000, with the 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile all at $10,000. That points to a fairly standardized grant size, with larger awards appearing above the core level. The recent record also shows repeat support to the same organizations across multiple years, including several recipients that appear in both 2023 and 2024. Grantmaking is handled through a single general grant program managed by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., and the foundation accepts unsolicited requests.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$183K
Total Assets
$4.9M
Total Revenue
$295K
Total Expenses
$272K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $10K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$10K
Geographic Reach
National18 states funded
About 2% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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