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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 06-1261222

The Robert M Schiffman Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 55 grants and $343,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $343,500

    Grants listed
    55
    Assets, end of year
    $3,705,341

  • Tax year 2024

    $228,750

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $3,830,212

  • Tax year 2023

    $246,050

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $3,988,856

  • Tax year 2022

    $228,500

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $3,352,712

  • Tax year 2021

    $167,600

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $3,484,417

  • Tax year 2020

    $184,100

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $3,583,051

  • Tax year 2019

    $179,350

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $3,748,646

  • Tax year 2018

    $189,350

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $3,817,378

Grants paid in 2025

55 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Myriad USA IncNew York, NY

    the United States of America, UWCI (United World College International)

    $50,000
  2. Mercy Learning Center of Bridgeport IncorporatedBridgeport, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $23,000
  3. Medecins Sans Frontieres USA IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $22,000
  4. Seeds of Peace IncWashington, DC

    General & Unrestricted

    $22,000
  5. American Civil Liberties Union Foundation IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  6. International Rescue Committee IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $17,000
  7. Student Conservation Association IncArlington, VA

    General & Unrestricted

    $16,000
  8. Brooklyn Public LibraryBrooklyn, NY

    Justice Initiatives program at the Library, with specific funding focus on the Bridges zine and Tell-A-Story program

    $15,000
  9. Seva FoundationBerkeley, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $12,000
  10. Center for Disaster Philanthropy IncWashington, DC

    Sudan Humanitarian Crisis program

    $7,000
  11. National Immigration Law CenterLos Angeles, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $7,000
  12. Natural Resources Defense Council IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $7,000
  13. Oxfam-America IncBoston, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $7,000
  14. Palestine Childrens Relief FundBurbank, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $7,000
  15. Pro Publica IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $6,000
  16. World Central Kitchen IncorporatedWashington, DC

    General & Unrestricted

    $6,000
  17. Community Resources for Justice IncBoston, MA

    Family Reentry in CT

    $5,000
  18. Globalgiving Foundation IncWashington, DC

    Ukraine relief fund

    $5,000
  19. The Young Center for Immigrant Childrens RightsChicago, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  20. Unrwa USA National Committee IncWashington, DC

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  21. Bridgeport Public Education Fund IncBridgeport, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $4,000
  22. City Harvest IncBrooklyn, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $4,000
  23. Citymeals-On-WheelsNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $4,000
  24. Connecticut Foodshare IncWallingford, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $4,000
  25. Urban Justice CenterNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $4,000
  26. Committee to Protect Journalists IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,000
  27. Make the Road New YorkBrooklyn, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,000
  28. National Day Laborer Organizing NetworkPasadena, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,000
  29. Trickle Up Program IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,000
  30. United We Dream Network IncWashington, DC

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,000
  31. Adopt A Dog IncGreenwich, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  32. Dog Star Rescue IncCanton, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  33. Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  34. National Audubon SocietyBremen, ME

    Project Puffin

    $2,500
  35. Newhouse Wildlife Rescue CorporationChelmsford, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  36. 826NYC IncBrooklyn, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  37. Arab-American Family Support Center IncBrooklyn, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  38. Brooklyn Public LibraryBrooklyn, NY

    The Bedford-Stuyvesant and Crown Heights public libraries

    $2,000
  39. Connecticut Humane SocietyNewington, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  40. Dana Farber Cancer Institute IncBoston, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  41. Grist Magazine IncSeattle, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  42. Guiding Eyes for the Blind IncYorktown HTS, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  43. NYC Books Through Bars IncBrooklyn, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  44. Society for Preservation of Weeksville & Bedford-SBrooklyn, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  45. The Laundromat Project IncBrooklyn, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  46. We Need Diverse BooksBethesda, MD

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  47. Protectors of Animals IncEast Hartford, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,500
  48. Bee GirlAshland, OR

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,250
  49. Planet Bee FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,250
  50. Best Friends Animal SocietyKanab, UT

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  51. Heifer Project InternationalLittle Rock, AR

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  52. Horns for Kids IncHamden, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  53. Leveling the Playing Field IncWashington, DC

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  54. Mohonk Preserve IncNew Paltz, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  55. World Wildlife Fund IncWashington, DC

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid11 grants $154,00049% of the total
  2. Education5 grants $44,00014% of the total
  3. Civil rights6 grants $38,50012% of the total
  4. Environment5 grants $12,2504% of the total
  5. Animals6 grants $12,0004% of the total
  6. Crime and legal aid3 grants $10,0003% of the total
  7. 8 other causes14 grants $44,25014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York20 grants $136,500
  2. District of Columbia7 grants $49,000
  3. Connecticut8 grants $40,500
  4. California5 grants $30,250
  5. Maryland3 grants $25,000
  6. Minnesota1 grant $17,000
  7. New Hampshire1 grant $16,000
  8. Illinois2 grants $12,000
  9. Massachusetts3 grants $9,500
  10. Maine1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Lily PhilpottDir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Paul PhilpottDir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Tyler David PhilpottSec, Treas, Dir Hours 3Pay $0
  • Ellen SchiffmanPres, Dir Hours 2Pay $0
  • Richard Lee SchiffmanVP, Dir Hours 1Pay $0

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