The Rosalind and Franklyn Schaefer Family Foundation focuses on general operating support for nonprofit institutions, with a clear emphasis on higher education, New York–area social services, and a few mission-driven nonprofits (animal welfare and healthcare). Grants are typically unrestricted and intended to sustain organizations rather than fund restricted projects, and recipients include both local religious institutions and nationally recognized universities and charities.
A single $80,000 grant to Long Island University in 2025 stands out in the Rosalind and Franklyn Schaefer Family Foundation’s recent giving, which otherwise clusters around general support for institutions they already know. The foundation uses unrestricted gifts to sustain higher education, Jewish congregational life, health-related charities, and selected public-benefit nonprofits rather than to underwrite narrow projects. Recent grants also show repeat support across years, including multiple gifts to Long Island University, The Michael J Fox Foundation, Crohn's & Colitis Foundation, Pink Aid, and the ASPCA. That pattern suggests a relationship-based approach built around institutional support. Their portfolio includes universities such as Yale University, Duke University, and Syracuse University, alongside community organizations and mission-driven nonprofits in New York, Connecticut, and beyond. The grants are not limited to one cause area: the same family foundation backs a synagogue, a food-rescue charity, an anti-bias advocacy group, and healthcare-related institutions. Across the recent record, the common thread is general operating support for organizations serving education, community life, health, and public benefit.
Higher education is one of the clearest themes in the foundation’s recent record. They gave $80,000 to Long Island University for general support in 2025, and also made general-support grants to Yale University, Duke University, and Syracuse University. Jewish community support appears as another recurring line, with gifts to Temple of Israel NYC, Temple Emanuel of Great Neck, The Community Synagogue, and The Conservative Synagogue. In social service and public-benefit work, the foundation supported City Harvest for general support and the Anti-Defamation League to fight anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry through information, education, legislation, and advocacy. Health-related giving includes grants to Crohn's & Colitis Foundation for finding cures for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
Typical grants are small to mid-sized, with a p25 of $1,200, median of $2,000, and p75 of $6,000. The recent record shows both repeat and one-time grants: Long Island University, The Michael J Fox Foundation, Crohn's & Colitis Foundation, Pink Aid, Aspca, Duke University, and The Jewish Home for the Elderly of Fairfield County each appear more than once. The foundation appears to function as a family foundation making mostly general operating or institutional support grants. Its giving is regional, with a mix of recurring support and selective larger gifts such as the $80,000 grant in 2025.
$431K
$9.1M
$6.3M
$290K
Most grants fall between $1K and $6K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$6K
About 19% of grants go to recipients in NJ.
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A relatively concentrated portfolio of a small number of mid-to-large unrestricted grants, including repeat funding to at least one university (Long Island University). Mix of regional (NY/CT) and national recipients, favoring general operating support over project-specific gifts.
Notable grantees: Long Island University, ASPCA, City Harvest, Temple of Israel NYC, St. Francis Hospital Foundation
Grantmaking is concentrated in the US, and most often in New Jersey by recipient count. New York City and nearby areas account for many recipients, including Brooklyn, New York, Great Neck, Roslyn, Westport, Bridgeport, and Roslyn. Connecticut recipients make up 19% of grants in the foundation’s recent record, reflecting a meaningful but not exclusive in-state presence. Outside the Northeast, the recent list also includes recipients in Durham, North Carolina, and Syracuse, New York.
The foundation most often gives general support to universities, Jewish congregations and community organizations, and health-related nonprofits. Recent examples include higher education institutions, a synagogue, food rescue, and organizations in animal welfare, healthcare, and anti-bias advocacy.
The recent grant distribution is modest: p25 is $1,200, median is $2,000, and p75 is $6,000. The foundation also makes larger institutional gifts, including an $80,000 grant in 2025.
Yes. Several organizations appear in multiple years, including Long Island University, The Michael J Fox Foundation, Crohn's & Colitis Foundation, Pink Aid, Aspca, Duke University, and The Jewish Home for the Elderly of Fairfield County.
The top state by grant count is New Jersey, while 19% of grants go to recipients in Connecticut. The recent list also includes many New York recipients, especially in Brooklyn, New York, Great Neck, Roslyn, Westport, and Bridgeport.
Recent grants include higher education, Jewish congregational support, urban hunger relief and food rescue, animal welfare, hospital and healthcare support, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis research, and anti-Semitism and hate advocacy through the Anti-Defamation League.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY | BROOKLYN, NY | $80,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | DURHAM, NC | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| CITY HARVEST | BROOKLYN, NY | $24,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| TEMPLE OF ISRAEL NYC | NEW YORK, NY | $21,750 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| NEW YORK UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| YALE UNIVERSITY | NEW HAVEN, CT | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| THE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| CROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $15,450 | 2025 | TO FIND CURES FOR CROHN'S DISEASE AND ULCERATIVE COLITIS. |
| THE COMMUNITY SYNAGOGUE | WESTPORT, CT | $9,950 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| PINK AID | WESTPORT, CT | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| ASPCA | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| TEMPLE EMANUEL OF GREAT NECK | GREAT NECK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| THE JEWISH HOME FOR THE ELDERLY OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $4,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| THE LTP FOUNDATION | HEWLETT, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| HADASSAH WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| FRIENDS OF IDF | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| MSK GIVING | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| WOMEN'S AUXILIARY | HYATTSVILLE, MD | $650 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| THE SAFINA CENTER | SETAUKET, NY | $600 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY | BROOKLYN, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| ASPCA | NEW YORK, NY | $30,000 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE MEANS FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. |
| ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | ROSLYN, NY | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| THE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| HAMPTON CLASSIC FOUNDATION CHARITY | BRIDGEHAMPTON, NY | $12,500 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| PINK AID | WESTPORT, CT | $6,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| CROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $5,750 | 2023 | TO FIND CURES FOR CROHN'S DISEASE AND ULCERATIVE COLITIS. |
| THE CONSERVATIVE SYNAGOGUE | WESTPORT, CT | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| NEW YORK CITY POLICE FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $3,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | DURHAM, NC | $3,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE UNIVERSITY. |
| SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY | SYRACUSE, NY | $2,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| THE JEWISH HOME FOR THE ELDERLY OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $2,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000 | 2023 | TO FIGHT ANTI-SEMITISM AND ALL FORMS OF BIGOTRY IN THE U.S. AND ABROAD THROUGH INFORMATION, EDUCATION, LEGISLATION AND ADVOCACY. |
| USET FOUNDATION | GLADSTONE, NJ | $1,500 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| WQXR RADIO | NEW YORK, NY | $1,200 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | NEW YORK, NY | $1,200 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE MEDICAL HELP AND ASSISTANCE TO PUBLIC AT LARGE, TO VICTIMS OF NATURE OR MANMADE DISASTERS AND TO VICTIMS OF ARMED CONFLICT IRRESPECTIVE OF RACE, RELIGION, CREED OR POLITICAL CONVICTIONS. |
| EQUUS FOUNDATION | WESTPORT, CT | $1,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| SANDS POINT POLICE DEPARTMENT | PORT WASHINGTON, NY | $1,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| HADASSAH WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA | NEW YORK, NY | $500 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| PORT WASHINGTON LIBRARY | PORT WASHINGTON, NY | $500 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY
$80,000GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION.
DUKE UNIVERSITY
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION.
CITY HARVEST
$24,000GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION.
TEMPLE OF ISRAEL NYC
$21,750GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION.
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION.
YALE UNIVERSITY
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION.
THE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION.
CROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION
$15,450TO FIND CURES FOR CROHN'S DISEASE AND ULCERATIVE COLITIS.
THE COMMUNITY SYNAGOGUE
$9,950GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION.
PINK AID
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION.
ASPCA
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION.
TEMPLE EMANUEL OF GREAT NECK
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION.
THE JEWISH HOME FOR THE ELDERLY OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY
$4,000GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION.
CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION.
THE LTP FOUNDATION
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION.
HADASSAH WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION.
FRIENDS OF IDF
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION.
MSK GIVING
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION.
WOMEN'S AUXILIARY
$650GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION.
THE SAFINA CENTER
$600GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION.
LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION.
ASPCA
$30,000TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE MEANS FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES.
ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION.
THE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION.
HAMPTON CLASSIC FOUNDATION CHARITY
$12,500GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION.
PINK AID
$6,000GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION.
CROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION
$5,750TO FIND CURES FOR CROHN'S DISEASE AND ULCERATIVE COLITIS.
THE CONSERVATIVE SYNAGOGUE
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION.
NEW YORK CITY POLICE FOUNDATION INC
$3,000GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION.
DUKE UNIVERSITY
$3,000GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE UNIVERSITY.
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
$2,000GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION.
THE JEWISH HOME FOR THE ELDERLY OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY
$2,000GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION.
ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE
$2,000TO FIGHT ANTI-SEMITISM AND ALL FORMS OF BIGOTRY IN THE U.S. AND ABROAD THROUGH INFORMATION, EDUCATION, LEGISLATION AND ADVOCACY.
USET FOUNDATION
$1,500GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION.
WQXR RADIO
$1,200GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION.
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
$1,200TO PROVIDE MEDICAL HELP AND ASSISTANCE TO PUBLIC AT LARGE, TO VICTIMS OF NATURE OR MANMADE DISASTERS AND TO VICTIMS OF ARMED CONFLICT IRRESPECTIVE OF RACE, RELIGION, CREED OR POLITICAL CONVICTIONS.
EQUUS FOUNDATION
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION.
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION.
SANDS POINT POLICE DEPARTMENT
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION.
HADASSAH WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA
$500GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION.
PORT WASHINGTON LIBRARY
$500GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION.