The James D Scheinfeld Family Foundation concentrates support on a small set of regional nonprofits, with a clear emphasis on arts/film organizations, land conservation in the Pacific Northwest, and an assistive-technology nonprofit serving people with limb differences. Grants are often unrestricted or programmatic and are given repeatedly to a few core grantees, suggesting long-term relationships rather than one-off funding across many causes.
The James D Scheinfeld Family Foundation stands out for repeated support of a narrow set of grantees, especially arts and film work in Seattle, conservation projects in Washington state, and assistive-technology services for people with limb differences. One of its largest recent awards went to Northwest Film Forum in Seattle for the Emergence Film Fund, with support tied to accounting, grant writing, and other operating expenses. Another recurring relationship is with Limbitless Solutions Inc in Orlando, which received multiple general and unrestricted grants across 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation also funded Jefferson Land Trust in Port Townsend for work connected to the Quimper Wildlife Corridor, LandFest, and related stewardship activities. In addition to those areas, its recent grants include support for film festivals, cultural centers, land trusts, a school in Kalimpong, and a physicians’ housing assistance program. The pattern suggests a foundation that favors a small roster of organizations and backs them with programmatic and general operating support rather than one-time project-only grants.
In film and media, the foundation supported Northwest Film Forum twice in the recent list: $21,000 for the Emergence Film Fund covering operational expenses, and $10,000 for Emergence Films co fund. It also gave $16,500 to Bainbridge Island Arts & Humanities Council for the Bainbridge Island Film Festival. In conservation, Jefferson Land Trust received $16,500 for Conversation Breakfast, LandFest, Equity Fund, Beaver Valley Farm, and Learn To Steward Program, followed by $14,500 for Kawamoto Farm protection and related stewardship and equity work. The foundation also backed Sogorea Te Land Trust with $8,000 in general and unrestricted support. In education and international support, it gave $10,000 to Magis Americas Inc for Gandhi Ashram School in Kalimpong, plus another $6,000 in 2023 for technological upgrade of the campus.
Typical grants cluster around small-to-mid four-figure awards: p25 is $2,500, median is $8,000, and p75 is $10,000. The recent list shows repeat funding to the same organizations across multiple years, including Limbitless Solutions Inc, Skirball Cultural Center, Motion Picture and Television Fund, Northwest Film Forum, Magis Americas Inc, and Sansum Clinic. That pattern points to ongoing relationships rather than one-off grants. The foundation is a family foundation and funds individuals. The grants shown are largely unrestricted or tied to operating expenses, program support, or event-related costs.
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$133K
Most grants fall between $3K and $10K, with a median of $8K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$8K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in DC.
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Concentrated giving to a handful of repeat grantees with multiple gifts per organization; mid-sized grants that include general/unrestricted support as well as event/program funding, focused geographically in the Pacific Northwest.
Notable grantees: LimbItless Solutions Inc, Northwest Film Forum, Jefferson Land Trust, Bainbridge Island Arts & Humanities Council
Grant activity is national, with every listed recipient in the United States. Washington state appears often, including Seattle, Port Townsend, Bainbridge Island, and Bainbridge Is. Other recipient cities include Orlando, Los Angeles, Woodland Hills, Santa Barbara, Oakland, Richmond, and Washington, DC. DC is the top state by grant count, even though the foundation’s headquarters are in Wilmington, Delaware. The recipient mix also includes a few organizations outside the foundation’s HQ state, with 0% of grants going to Delaware recipients in the provided list.
The recent grants center on film and media organizations, land conservation groups, and assistive-technology or service nonprofits. Examples include Northwest Film Forum in Seattle, Jefferson Land Trust in Port Townsend, and Limbitless Solutions Inc in Orlando, along with support for cultural institutions and a physicians’ housing assistance program.
Repeat support is common. Limbitless Solutions Inc received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Skirball Cultural Center received multiple $10,000 grants across 2023 to 2025; and Motion Picture and Television Fund appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That pattern suggests continuing relationships with core grantees.
The typical grant size is modest: the 25th percentile is $2,500, the median is $8,000, and the 75th percentile is $10,000. The recent grants list also includes several awards at $10,000 and a smaller number above that level.
Grants are national, but the highest concentration by state is in DC. Washington state also appears frequently in the recipient cities, including Seattle, Port Townsend, Bainbridge Island, and Bainbridge Is. All listed grants in the provided sample went to US recipients.
Yes. Many awards are listed as general and unrestricted or tied to operating expenses. Examples in the recent grants include general and unrestricted support, operational expenses for accounting and grant writing, and support for administrative expenses at Gandhi Ashram School in Kalimpong.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHWEST FILM FORUM | SEATTLE, WA | $21,000 | 2025 | Emergence Film Fund, for operational expenses to include accounting, grant writing, and other operational expenses |
| LIMBITLESS SOLUTIONS INC | ORLANDO, FL | $20,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| NORTHWEST FILM FORUM | SEATTLE, WA | $10,000 | 2025 | Emergence Films fund |
| AMERICAN JESUITS INTERNATIONAL INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2025 | Gandhi Ashram School (Kalimpong) - To Support General and administrative expenses |
| SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION FUND | WOODLAND HILLS, CA | $9,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| NORTHWEST FILM FORUM | SEATTLE, WA | $6,000 | 2025 | Emergence Films co fund |
| JEFFERSON LAND TRUST | PORT TOWNSEND, WA | $5,000 | 2025 | Conservation Breakfast, Fundraising Fest, DEIJ/Access and Equity Fund |
| ONE CALL FOR ALL | BAINBRIDGE IS, WA | $4,000 | 2025 | Bainbridge Prepares fund |
| INCLUSION NEXTWORK INC | STAMFORD, CT | $3,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| ST VINCENT SENIOR CITIZEN NUTRITION PROGRAM INC | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | Charitable Event |
| ISLAND CAT RESOURCES AND ADOPTION | ALAMEDA, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| LIMBITLESS SOLUTIONS INC | ORLANDO, FL | $19,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| LIMBITLESS SOLUTIONS INC | ORLANDO, FL | $19,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| BAINBRIDGE ISLAND ARTS & HUMANITIES COUNCIL | BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA | $16,500 | 2024 | Bainbridge Island FIlm Festival |
| JEFFERSON LAND TRUST | PORT TOWNSEND, WA | $16,500 | 2024 | Conversation Breakfast, LandFest, Equity Fund, Beaver Valley Farm, Learn To Steward Program |
| JEFFERSON LAND TRUST | PORT TOWNSEND, WA | $14,500 | 2024 | Kawamoto Farm protection, annual Fest, conservation breakfast/quimper wildlife corridor, staff DEI Training |
| SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| MAGIS AMERICAS INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2024 | Gandhi Ashram School (KALIMPONG) - GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES FUND |
| RYSE INC | RICHMOND, CA | $9,112 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION FUND | WOODLAND HILLS, CA | $9,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION FUND | WOODLAND HILLS, CA | $9,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| EAST BAY ASIAN LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | OAKLAND, CA | $8,888 | 2024 | Good Good Eatz |
| SOGOREA TE LAND TRUST | OAKLAND, CA | $8,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| ONE CALL FOR ALL | BAINBRIDGE IS, WA | $8,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| SANSUM CLINIC | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | Physicians' Housing Assistance Program |
| SANSUM CLINIC | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | Physicians' Housing Assistance Program |
| ONE CALL FOR ALL | BAINBRIDGE IS, WA | $4,500 | 2024 | Bainbridge Prepares fund |
| YOUNG WOMEN EMPOWERED | SEATTLE, WA | $4,500 | 2024 | the Y-We Write Summer camp |
| NORTHWEST WATERSHED INSTITUTE | PORT TOWNSEND, WA | $2,500 | 2024 | 2021 YES! Program |
| ONE CALL FOR ALL | BAINBRIDGE IS, WA | $2,500 | 2024 | Bainbridge Prepares |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL INC - EAST JEFF | PORT TOWNSEND, WA | $2,500 | 2024 | Area of greatest need fund |
| JEFFERSON LAND TRUST | PORT TOWNSEND, WA | $2,000 | 2024 | Annual Fund |
| THE TALENTED YOUTH | SEATTLE, WA | $2,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| ISLAND CAT RESOURCES AND ADOPTION | ALAMEDA, CA | $1,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| ISLAND CAT RESOURCES AND ADOPTION | ALAMEDA, CA | $1,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| LIMBITLESS SOLUTIONS INC | ORLANDO, FL | $19,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| NORTHWEST FILM FORUM | SEATTLE, WA | $17,000 | 2023 | Jessica Low Entertainment |
| JEFFERSON LAND TRUST | PORT TOWNSEND, WA | $14,500 | 2023 | Conservation Breakfast, Land Fest, Quimper Wildlife Corridor, Classroom Video of Bird Project, DEIJ Consulting |
| TEWA WOMEN UNITED | ESPANOLA, NM | $10,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION FUND | WOODLAND HILLS, CA | $9,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| MAGIS AMERICAS INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $6,000 | 2023 | Gandhi Ashram School - Technological Upgrade of the Campus |
| SANSUM CLINIC | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | Physicians' Housing Assistance Program |
| NORTHWEST WATERSHED INSTITUTE | PORT TOWNSEND, WA | $2,500 | 2023 | YES Program |
| NORTHWEST WATERSHED INSTITUTE | PORT TOWNSEND, WA | $2,000 | 2023 | NWI New Staff Training and Transition |
| INCLUSION NEXTWORK INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| ISLAND CAT RESOURCES AND ADOPTION | ALAMEDA, CA | $1,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| THE TALENTED YOUTH | SEATTLE, WA | $1,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
NORTHWEST FILM FORUM
$21,000Emergence Film Fund, for operational expenses to include accounting, grant writing, and other operational expenses
LIMBITLESS SOLUTIONS INC
$20,000General & Unrestricted
NORTHWEST FILM FORUM
$10,000Emergence Films fund
AMERICAN JESUITS INTERNATIONAL INC
$10,000Gandhi Ashram School (Kalimpong) - To Support General and administrative expenses
SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER
$10,000General & Unrestricted
MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION FUND
$9,000General & Unrestricted
NORTHWEST FILM FORUM
$6,000Emergence Films co fund
JEFFERSON LAND TRUST
$5,000Conservation Breakfast, Fundraising Fest, DEIJ/Access and Equity Fund
ONE CALL FOR ALL
$4,000Bainbridge Prepares fund
INCLUSION NEXTWORK INC
$3,000General & Unrestricted
ST VINCENT SENIOR CITIZEN NUTRITION PROGRAM INC
$1,000Charitable Event
ISLAND CAT RESOURCES AND ADOPTION
$1,000General & Unrestricted
LIMBITLESS SOLUTIONS INC
$19,000General & Unrestricted
LIMBITLESS SOLUTIONS INC
$19,000General & Unrestricted
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND ARTS & HUMANITIES COUNCIL
$16,500Bainbridge Island FIlm Festival
JEFFERSON LAND TRUST
$16,500Conversation Breakfast, LandFest, Equity Fund, Beaver Valley Farm, Learn To Steward Program
JEFFERSON LAND TRUST
$14,500Kawamoto Farm protection, annual Fest, conservation breakfast/quimper wildlife corridor, staff DEI Training
SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER
$10,000General & Unrestricted
SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER
$10,000General & Unrestricted
MAGIS AMERICAS INC
$10,000Gandhi Ashram School (KALIMPONG) - GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES FUND
RYSE INC
$9,112General & Unrestricted
MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION FUND
$9,000General & Unrestricted
MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION FUND
$9,000General & Unrestricted
EAST BAY ASIAN LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
$8,888Good Good Eatz
SOGOREA TE LAND TRUST
$8,000General & Unrestricted
ONE CALL FOR ALL
$8,000General & Unrestricted
SANSUM CLINIC
$5,000Physicians' Housing Assistance Program
SANSUM CLINIC
$5,000Physicians' Housing Assistance Program
ONE CALL FOR ALL
$4,500Bainbridge Prepares fund
YOUNG WOMEN EMPOWERED
$4,500the Y-We Write Summer camp
NORTHWEST WATERSHED INSTITUTE
$2,5002021 YES! Program
ONE CALL FOR ALL
$2,500Bainbridge Prepares
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL INC - EAST JEFF
$2,500Area of greatest need fund
JEFFERSON LAND TRUST
$2,000Annual Fund
THE TALENTED YOUTH
$2,000General & Unrestricted
ISLAND CAT RESOURCES AND ADOPTION
$1,000General & Unrestricted
ISLAND CAT RESOURCES AND ADOPTION
$1,000General & Unrestricted
LIMBITLESS SOLUTIONS INC
$19,000General & Unrestricted
NORTHWEST FILM FORUM
$17,000Jessica Low Entertainment
JEFFERSON LAND TRUST
$14,500Conservation Breakfast, Land Fest, Quimper Wildlife Corridor, Classroom Video of Bird Project, DEIJ Consulting
TEWA WOMEN UNITED
$10,000General & Unrestricted
SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER
$10,000General & Unrestricted
MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION FUND
$9,000General & Unrestricted
MAGIS AMERICAS INC
$6,000Gandhi Ashram School - Technological Upgrade of the Campus
SANSUM CLINIC
$5,000Physicians' Housing Assistance Program
NORTHWEST WATERSHED INSTITUTE
$2,500YES Program
NORTHWEST WATERSHED INSTITUTE
$2,000NWI New Staff Training and Transition
INCLUSION NEXTWORK INC
$2,000General & Unrestricted
ISLAND CAT RESOURCES AND ADOPTION
$1,000General & Unrestricted
THE TALENTED YOUTH
$1,000General & Unrestricted