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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-3157311

The Schechter Foundation

A private foundation in Fairfield, CT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $7,780 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.

How to apply

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

    $7,780

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $216,146

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,450

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $228,074

  • Tax year 2023

    $3,995

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $212,690

  • Tax year 2022

    $200

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $222,986

  • Tax year 2021

    $3,790

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $227,193

  • Tax year 2020

    $24,915

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $214,375

  • Tax year 2019

    $13,960

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $204,229

  • Tax year 2018

    $3,555

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $225,133

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Animal Cancer FoundationPort Washington, NY

    To find a cure for cancer by funding research in and increasing public awareness of comparative oncology, the study of naturally occuring cancers in pets and people

    $5,000
  2. Temple Beth TikvahMadison, CT

    General operating support for religious, educational, and community programs

    $2,780

Where the money goes

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

  1. Medical research1 grant $5,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York1 grant $5,000
  2. Connecticut1 grant $2,780

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Claudia SchechterPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Betty WalkerDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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