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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-3972066

Sylvia & Robert Scher Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in New Rochelle, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 35 grants and $162,387 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 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 2024

    $162,387

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $4,590,335

  • Tax year 2023

    $137,709

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $3,929,926

  • Tax year 2022

    $128,950

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $3,429,907

  • Tax year 2021

    $112,830

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $3,169,112

  • Tax year 2020

    $113,450

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $3,239,605

  • Tax year 2019

    $94,300

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $2,654,630

  • Tax year 2018

    $79,900

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $2,540,096

  • Tax year 2017

    $68,850

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $2,456,517

Grants paid in 2024

35 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Uja-Federation of New YorkWhite Plains, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $40,000
  2. Westchester Jewish Community ServicesWhite Plains, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $25,000
  3. Beth El Synagogue CenterNew Rochelle, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $11,687
  4. Israel Policy ForumNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $10,000
  5. American Friends of Shalva IsraelNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $5,000
  6. Anti-Defamation LeagueNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $5,000
  7. Friends of the Israel Defense ForcesNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $5,000
  8. Natural Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $5,000
  9. American Friends of Soroka Medical CenterScarsdale, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $3,600
  10. Everytown for Gun Safety Support FundNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $3,500
  11. Planned Parenthood Federation of America IncNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $3,500
  12. HiasWashington, DC

    Unrestricted use

    $3,000
  13. Chicago Public MediaChicago, IL

    Unrestricted use

    $2,500
  14. Marlene Meyerson JCC ManhattanNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $2,500
  15. Oneblock IncNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $2,500
  16. Pancreatic Cancer Action NetworkEl Segundo, CA

    Unrestricted use

    $2,500
  17. Salk Institute for Biological StudiesLa Jolla, CA

    Unrestricted use

    $2,500
  18. The New York Public LibraryNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $2,500
  19. Westchester Jewish CouncilWhite Plains, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $2,000
  20. White Plains Hospital FoundationWhite Plains, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $2,000
  21. WNETNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $2,000
  22. Jewish National Fund United StatesRockville Centre, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $1,800
  23. StandwithusLos Angeles, CA

    Unrestricted use

    $1,800
  24. Alzheimer's AssociationChicago, IL

    Unrestricted use

    $1,500
  25. American Cancer SocietyHagerstown, MD

    Unrestricted use

    $1,500
  26. American Society of HematologyWashington, DC

    Unrestricted use

    $1,500
  27. Breakthrough T1DNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $1,500
  28. JCC of Mid-Westchester IncScarsdale, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $1,500
  29. Let's Get ReadyNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $1,500
  30. Northshore Concert BandEvanston, IL

    Unrestricted use

    $1,500
  31. Northwestern Memorial FoundationChicago, IL

    Unrestricted use

    $1,500
  32. Project KesherNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $1,500
  33. Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, AL

    Unrestricted use

    $1,500
  34. Student AdvocacyElmsford, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $1,500
  35. Gesher Campus CareDobbs Ferry, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $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 aid5 grants $25,40027% of the total
  2. Mental health1 grant $25,00026% of the total
  3. Health5 grants $10,50011% of the total
  4. Arts and culture3 grants $6,0006% of the total
  5. Education3 grants $5,5006% of the total
  6. Civil rights1 grant $5,0005% of the total
  7. 5 other causes7 grants $18,00019% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York22 grants $136,087
  2. District of Columbia4 grants $9,500
  3. California3 grants $6,800
  4. Illinois3 grants $5,500
  5. Maryland2 grants $3,000
  6. Kansas1 grant $1,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Avi GelboimTRUSTEE Hours 8Pay $40,000
  • Ricky GelboimTRUSTEE Hours 3Pay $0

The return

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