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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 05-6132358

The Schleyer Foundation

A private foundation in Rye Beach, NH. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 45 grants and $963,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
William T Schleyer
PO Box 222
Rye Beach, NH 03871
(732) 295-1000
Form and materials
All grant recipients must provide documentation of 501(c)(3) status.
Deadlines
No deadlines at this time.
Restrictions
The foundation may not acknowledge or make awards to unsolicited grant requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $963,500

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $19,925,726

  • Tax year 2023

    $903,054

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $17,457,136

  • Tax year 2022

    $573,200

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $14,361,669

  • Tax year 2021

    $999,625

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $14,066,675

  • Tax year 2020

    $898,600

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $12,268,471

  • Tax year 2019

    $790,701

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $11,924,540

  • Tax year 2018

    $787,100

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $12,045,309

Grants paid in 2024

45 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA

    General

    $300,000
  2. GoodWorkPortsmouth, NH

    General

    $147,000
  3. Berwick AcademySouth Berwick, ME

    General

    $100,000
  4. Lydia's House of HopeSomersworth, NH

    General

    $50,000
  5. Wheaton CollegeWheaton, IL

    General

    $50,000
  6. Music HallPortsmouth, NH

    General

    $30,000
  7. Exeter HospitalExeter, NH

    General

    $25,000
  8. Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA

    General

    $20,000
  9. Blue Ocean SocietyPortsmouth, NH

    General

    $20,000
  10. Phillips Exeter AcademyExeter, NH

    General

    $20,000
  11. Vanderbilt UnivNashville, TN

    General

    $20,000
  12. MGH - Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA

    General

    $15,000
  13. Seacoast Science CenterSeabrook, NH

    General

    $15,000
  14. Proctor AcademyAndover, NH

    General

    $12,000
  15. McDonough Scholarship FoundationManchester, NH

    General

    $10,000
  16. Monterey Bay AquariumMonterey, CA

    General

    $10,000
  17. Society for Protection of NH ForestsConcord, NH

    General

    $10,000
  18. St John's Episcopal ChurchPortsmouth, NH

    General

    $10,000
  19. University of ConnecticutStorrs Mansfield, CT

    General

    $7,500
  20. Arts in ReachPortsmouth, NH

    General

    $5,000
  21. Cross Roads HousePortsmouth, NH

    General

    $5,000
  22. Direct Relief Int'lSanta Barbara, CA

    General

    $5,000
  23. Friends Forever InternationalDurham, NH

    General

    $5,000
  24. GatherChesapeake, VA

    General

    $5,000
  25. Gundalow CompanyPortsmouth, NH

    General

    $5,000
  26. Knights TrustNew Haven, CT

    General

    $5,000
  27. Morse FoundationMonterey, CA

    General

    $5,000
  28. Ogunguit PlayhouseOgunquit, ME

    General

    $5,000
  29. Portsmouth Historical SocietyPortsmouth, NH

    General

    $5,000
  30. Prescott Park Arts FestivalPortsmouth, NH

    General

    $5,000
  31. Seacoast Mental HealthExeter, NH

    General

    $5,000
  32. Seacoast PathwaysPortsmouth, NH

    General

    $5,000
  33. Seacoast Repertory TheaterPortsmouth, NH

    General

    $5,000
  34. Social Good FundRichmond, CA

    General

    $5,000
  35. The Chase HomePortsmouth, NH

    General

    $5,000
  36. First Tee Monterey CountySalinas, CA

    General

    $3,000
  37. Education for All Children (EFAC)Rye, NH

    General

    $2,000
  38. St Andrew's-by-the-SeaRye Beach, NH

    General

    $2,000
  39. Friends in ActionPortsmouth, NH

    General

    $1,000
  40. Friends of the Rye LibraryRye, NH

    General

    $1,000
  41. Youlou Arts FdnCambridge, MA

    General

    $1,000
  42. Fuller GardensNorth Hampton, NH

    General

    $500
  43. My Breast Cancer SupportPortsmouth, NH

    General

    $500
  44. Pan-Mass ChallengeNeedham, MA

    General

    $500
  45. Phi Bata KappaWashington, DC

    General

    $500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education7 grants $492,00068% of the total
  2. Jobs and employment1 grant $147,00020% of the total
  3. Arts and culture3 grants $40,0006% of the total
  4. Health2 grants $25,5004% of the total
  5. Housing and shelter1 grant $5,000<1% of the total
  6. Human services1 grant $5,000<1% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $10,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Hampshire27 grants $406,000
  2. Pennsylvania1 grant $300,000
  3. Maine2 grants $105,000
  4. Illinois1 grant $50,000
  5. Massachusetts4 grants $36,500
  6. California5 grants $28,000
  7. Tennessee1 grant $20,000
  8. Connecticut2 grants $12,500
  9. Virginia1 grant $5,000
  10. District of Columbia1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • William T SchleyerTrustee Hours 2Pay $0
  • Mary ZygalaTrustee Hours 2Pay $0

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