The Stephen A & Nina B Schafer Foundation concentrates its small-scale giving on Jewish communal life and services, providing general operating support to religious and refugee/immigrant-focused organizations. Grants in the dataset are unrestricted and aimed at sustaining core operations rather than project-specific funding, suggesting a preference for strengthening institutional capacity.
Very concentrated, low-volume giving: a couple of modest unrestricted grants in a year, focused on core operating support for Jewish communal organizations rather than broad or diverse funding.
$27K
$395K
$7K
$15K
Most grants fall between $100 and $1K, with a median of $750.
25th Percentile
$100
Median
$750
75th Percentile
$1K
About 36% of grants go to recipients in PA.
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Notable grantees: Congregation Beth Am, HIAS
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congregation Beth Am | Penn Valley, PA | $3,800 | 2025 | General operat-ing purposesof Synagogue |
| Free Library of Phila | Phila, PA | $1,500 | 2025 | General operat-ing purposes of library |
| Impact 100 | Wynnewood, PA | $1,250 | 2025 | Operations |
| St Thomas Hebrew Congregation | St Thomas, VI | $1,200 | 2025 | General operat-ing purposes ofSynagogue |
| HIAS | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 2025 | General operat-ing purposes of organization |
| Friends of the Frost Place | Franconia, NH | $1,000 | 2025 | General operat-ing purposes |
| Congregation Beth Emeth | Wilmington, DE | $1,000 | 2025 | Operation |
| WHYY | Greencastle, PA | $500 | 2025 | Operations |
| Norwich Public Library | Norwich, VT | $100 | 2025 | Operations |
| Connecticut College | New London, CT | $100 | 2025 | College operations |
| Singerly Fire Co | Elkton, MD | $100 | 2025 | Operations |
| National Resource Defense Council | Washington, DC | $100 | 2025 | Operations |
| Congregation Beth Am | Penn Valley, PA | $5,000 | 2023 | General operat-ing purposesof Synagogue |
| HIAS | Washington, DC | $3,000 | 2023 | General operat-ing purposes of organization |
| St Thomas Hebrew Congregation | St Thomas, VI | $1,500 | 2023 | General operat-ing purposes ofSynagogue |
| Free Library of Phila | Phila, PA | $1,500 | 2023 | General operat-ing purposes of library |
| Impact 100 | Wynnewood, PA | $1,150 | 2023 | Operations |
| VI Montessori School & International Academy | St Thomas, VI | $1,000 | 2023 | Operations |
| Common Cause Education Fund | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 2023 | General operat-ing purposes ofSynagogue |
| ArtWell | Philadelphia, PA | $500 | 2023 | Operations |
| WHYY | Philadelphia, PA | $200 | 2023 | Operation |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | Cambridge, MA | $100 | 2023 | Operations |
| First Universalist Parish of Chester | Chester, VT | $100 | 2023 | Operations |
| Singerly Fire Co | Elkton, MD | $100 | 2023 | Operations |
| Connecticut College | New London, CT | $100 | 2023 | College operations |
| Environmental Defense Fund | Washington, DC | $100 | 2023 | Operations |
Congregation Beth Am
$3,800General operat-ing purposesof Synagogue
Free Library of Phila
$1,500General operat-ing purposes of library
Impact 100
$1,250Operations
St Thomas Hebrew Congregation
$1,200General operat-ing purposes ofSynagogue
HIAS
$1,000General operat-ing purposes of organization
Friends of the Frost Place
$1,000General operat-ing purposes
Congregation Beth Emeth
$1,000Operation
WHYY
$500Operations
Norwich Public Library
$100Operations
Connecticut College
$100College operations
Singerly Fire Co
$100Operations
National Resource Defense Council
$100Operations
Congregation Beth Am
$5,000General operat-ing purposesof Synagogue
HIAS
$3,000General operat-ing purposes of organization
St Thomas Hebrew Congregation
$1,500General operat-ing purposes ofSynagogue
Free Library of Phila
$1,500General operat-ing purposes of library
Impact 100
$1,150Operations
VI Montessori School & International Academy
$1,000Operations
Common Cause Education Fund
$1,000General operat-ing purposes ofSynagogue
ArtWell
$500Operations
WHYY
$200Operation
Union of Concerned Scientists
$100Operations
First Universalist Parish of Chester
$100Operations
Singerly Fire Co
$100Operations
Connecticut College
$100College operations
Environmental Defense Fund
$100Operations