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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-6098464

The Scherman Foundation Inc

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 130 grants and $6.7 million 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
Sami Stern
16 E 52nd St Ste 601
New York, NY 10022
(212) 832-3086
[email protected]
Form and materials
Please see our grant guidelines on our website - https://www.scherman.org/how-to-apply
Deadlines
Unsolicited lois accepted february-april and reviewed thereafter
Restrictions
Please see our grant guidelines on our website - https://www.scherman.org/how-to-apply

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $6,720,617

    Grants listed
    130
    Assets, end of year
    $111,698,013

  • Tax year 2023

    $7,044,472

    Grants listed
    146
    Assets, end of year
    $107,834,343

  • Tax year 2022

    $6,688,060

    Grants listed
    136
    Assets, end of year
    $108,635,818

  • Tax year 2021

    $5,706,165

    Grants listed
    166
    Assets, end of year
    $116,716,306

  • Tax year 2020

    $5,417,505

    Grants listed
    162
    Assets, end of year
    $108,975,304

  • Tax year 2019

    $4,891,728

    Grants listed
    112
    Assets, end of year
    $112,217,491

Grants paid in 2024

130 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Tides FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Program/project support

    $225,000
  2. Arabella Advisors' Windward FundWashington, DC

    Program/project support

    $200,000
  3. In Our Own Voice National Black Women's Reproductive JusticeWashington, DC

    Program/project support

    $200,000
  4. United Way of NYCNew York, NY

    Program/project support

    $200,000
  5. BVM Capacity Building InstituteAtlanta, GA

    General operating support

    $150,000
  6. New York FoundationNew York, NY

    Youth organizing & culture change fund

    $150,000
  7. New York FoundationNew York, NY

    Neighborhoods first fund

    $150,000
  8. State VoicesWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $150,000
  9. National Partnership for New AmericansChicago, IL

    Program/project support

    $125,000
  10. New York City Environmental Justice AllianceBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $125,000
  11. Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy CoalitionBronx, NY

    Program/project support

    $110,000
  12. AlignNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $100,000
  13. Association for Neighborhood & Housing Development (anhd)New York, NY

    General operating support

    $100,000
  14. DemosNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $100,000
  15. Florida Rising (DBA New Florida Majority Education Fund Inc)Miami, FL

    General operating support

    $100,000
  16. Latinojustice PrldefNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $100,000
  17. Minkwon Center for Community ActionFlushing, NY

    General operating support

    $100,000
  18. National Asian Pacific American Women's ForumChicago, IL

    General operating support

    $100,000
  19. New York FoundationNew York, NY

    Engage new york

    $100,000
  20. North Star FundNew York, NY

    Program/project support

    $100,000
  21. Pratt Institute DBA Pratt Center for Community DevelopmentBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $100,000
  22. Public Policy and Education Fund of New YorkAlbany, NY

    Program/project support

    $100,000
  23. Sistersong Women of Color Reproductive Justice CollectiveAtlanta, GA

    General operating support

    $100,000
  24. The Advocacy InstituteBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $100,000
  25. The National Latina Institute for Reproductive JusticeNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $100,000
  26. The New York Community TrustNew York, NY

    Program/project support

    $100,000
  27. The New York Immigration CoalitionNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $100,000
  28. Urge Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity (fka Choice USA)Washington, DC

    General operating support

    $100,000
  29. Voices of Community Activists and LeadersBrooklyn, NY

    Program/project support

    $100,000
  30. African Communities TogetherNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $80,000
  31. EarthjusticeSan Francisco, CA

    Program/project support

    $80,000
  32. Indigenous Environmental NetworkBemidji, MN

    General operating support

    $80,000
  33. Power (philadelphians Organized to Witness Empower & Rebuild)Philadelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $80,000
  34. Kentucky CoalitionLondon, KY

    Program/project support

    $75,000
  35. Make the Road New YorkBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $75,000
  36. New Settlement ApartmentsBronx, NY

    Program/project support

    $75,000
  37. The Point Community Development CorporationBronx, NY

    General operating support

    $75,000
  38. Bold Futures (formerly Young Women United)Albuquerque, NM

    General operating support

    $70,000
  39. Brooklyn Arts CouncilBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $70,000
  40. Long Island Progressive CoalitionMassapequa, NY

    General operating support

    $70,000
  41. Neo Philanthropy IncNew York, NY

    Program/project support

    $70,000
  42. New Voices for Reproductive JusticeLancaster, PA

    General operating support

    $70,000
  43. West Virginia FreeCharleston, WV

    General operating support

    $70,000
  44. BrandworkersLong Island City, NY

    General operating support

    $60,000
  45. Brooklyn Academy of Music IncBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $60,000
  46. Communities ResistBrooklyn, NY

    Program/project support

    $60,000
  47. Environmental Advocates of New YorkAlbany, NY

    General operating support

    $60,000
  48. Hi-ArtsBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $60,000
  49. League of Conservation Voters Education FundWashington, DC

    Program/project support

    $60,000
  50. Medical Students for ChoicePhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $60,000
  51. Museum HueBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $60,000
  52. National Black Theatre Workshop IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $60,000
  53. Pregones Theater Puerto Rican Traveling TheaterBronx, NY

    General operating support

    $60,000
  54. The Laundromat ProjectBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $60,000
  55. Abrons Arts Centerhenry Street SettlementNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $50,000
  56. Arabella Advisors' Windward FundWashington, DC

    Program/project support

    $50,000
  57. Bronx Documentary CenterBronx, NY

    General operating support

    $50,000
  58. Brooklyn Arts Exchange Inc (bax)Brooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $50,000
  59. California Latinas for Reproductive JusticeLos Angeles, CA

    General operating support

    $50,000
  60. Center for Popular DemocracyBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $50,000
  61. Community Funds Inc (aka New York Community Trust)New York, NY

    Program/project support

    $50,000
  62. EarthworksWashington, DC

    Program/project support

    $50,000
  63. Friends of the EarthWashington, DC

    Program/project support

    $50,000
  64. Lawyers Alliance of New YorkNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $50,000
  65. Louisiana Bucket BrigadeNew Orleans, LA

    General operating support

    $50,000
  66. New York Live Arts IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $50,000
  67. North Star FundNew York, NY

    Program/project support

    $50,000
  68. Nys Tenants & NeighborsNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $50,000
  69. Playwrights HorizonsNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $50,000
  70. Red Hook InitiativeBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $50,000
  71. Stand (formerly Forestethics)San Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $50,000
  72. State VoicesWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $50,000
  73. The Bronx Museum of the ArtsBronx, NY

    General operating support

    $50,000
  74. The New York Women's FoundationNew York, NY

    Program/project support

    $40,000
  75. Great Small WorksNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $35,000
  76. Chesapeake Climate Action NetworkTakoma Park, MD

    General operating support

    $30,000
  77. Elevator Repair Service Theater IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $30,000
  78. Jews for Racial and Economic Justice CommunityNew York, NY

    Program/project support

    $30,000
  79. New Voices for Reproductive JusticeLancaster, PA

    General operating support

    $30,000
  80. Progeorgia State Table IncAtlanta, GA

    General operating support

    $30,000
  81. Classical Theatre of HarlemNew York, NY

    Program/project support

    $25,000
  82. Florida Rising (DBA New Florida Majority Education Fund Inc)Miami, FL

    General operating support

    $25,000
  83. Michigan VoicesDetroit, MI

    General operating support

    $25,000
  84. Pennsylvania VoicePhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  85. BVM Capacity Building InstituteAtlanta, GA

    General operating support

    $20,000
  86. The Performance Zone Inc DBA the FieldNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $20,000
  87. 350ORGWashington, DC

    Program/project support

    $15,000
  88. Philanthropy New YorkNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $11,800
  89. New Voices for Reproductive JusticeLancaster, PA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  90. Power (philadelphians Organized to Witness Empower & Rebuild)Philadelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  91. Environmental Grantmakers Association (ega)New York, NY

    General operating support

    $9,418
  92. Neo PhilanthropyNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $6,000
  93. Neo Philanthropy IncNew York, NY

    Program/project support

    $5,000
  94. Paul J Aicher FoundationWest Hartford, CT

    Everyday democracy

    $5,000
  95. Possibility LabsConcord, CA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  96. The Billie Holiday TheaterBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $5,000
  97. Funders for Reproductive EquityRockville, MD

    General operating support

    $4,000
  98. Neighborhood Funders GroupSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $3,750
  99. Marble Hill NurseryBronx, NY

    General operating support

    $3,333
  100. Neighborhood Funders GroupSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $3,000
  101. Brooklyn Academy of Music IncBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $2,500
  102. Brooklyn Academy of Music IncBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $2,500
  103. Hartford Religious Society of FriendsWest Hartford, CT

    General operating support

    $2,500
  104. Social Movement Technologies Foundation IncBloomfield, CT

    General operating support

    $2,500
  105. The New York Shakespeare Festival (DBA the Public Theater)New York, NY

    General operating support

    $2,500
  106. Consultative Group on Biological Diversity (DBA Biodiversity Funders GrouSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $2,000
  107. Intentional Endowments Network Co the Crane Institute of Sustainability IncManchester, MA

    General operating support

    $1,375
  108. Minkwon Center for Community ActionFlushing, NY

    General operating support

    $1,036
  109. Autistic Adults NYC IncBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $1,000
  110. Environmental Advocates of New YorkAlbany, NY

    General operating support

    $1,000
  111. Riverside Language ProgramNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $1,000
  112. Grantmakers in the ArtsNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $550
  113. Association for Neighborhood & Housing Development (anhd)New York, NY

    General operating support

    $535
  114. Forge Project AssociationAncram, NY

    General operating support

    $500
  115. Center for Family Life in Sunset ParkBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $250
  116. Concrete Temple TheatreNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $250
  117. Dixon PlaceNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $250
  118. DocumentedNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $250
  119. Montello FoundationNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $250
  120. Morningside Center for Teaching Social ResponsibilityNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $250
  121. The Bang GroupNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $250
  122. Citizen Action of New YorkAlbany, NY

    General operating support

    $240
  123. New Yorkers for Cutlure and ArtsNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $155
  124. La Mama Experimental Theatre Club IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $150
  125. Red Hook InitiativeBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $134
  126. Hour ChildrenLong Island City, NY

    General operating support

    $100
  127. North Star FundNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $100
  128. The Advocacy InstituteBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $100
  129. The Advocacy InstituteBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $57
  130. The National Latina Institute for Reproductive JusticeNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $34

Approved for future payment

7 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. Progressive Multiplier FundWashington, DC

    Program/project support

    $225,000
  2. The National Latina Institute for Reproductive JusticeNew York, NY

    Program/project support

    $200,000
  3. New York FoundationNew York, NY

    Neighborhoods first fund

    $150,000
  4. National People's Action (people's Action Institute)Chicago, IL

    Program/project support

    $100,000
  5. Urban Justice CenterNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $70,000
  6. Third Sector New England IncBoston, MA

    Program/project support

    $25,000
  7. United Way of NYCNew York, NY

    Program/project support

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture17 grants $601,40018% of the total
  2. Civil rights11 grants $560,25016% of the total
  3. Environment9 grants $471,00014% of the total
  4. Human services11 grants $401,76012% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking3 grants $327,50010% of the total
  6. Health7 grants $315,0349% of the total
  7. 5 other causes12 grants $732,00021% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York85 grants $4,026,492
  2. District of Columbia9 grants $910,000
  3. California8 grants $418,750
  4. Georgia4 grants $300,000
  5. Pennsylvania7 grants $285,000
  6. Illinois2 grants $225,000
  7. Florida2 grants $125,000
  8. Minnesota1 grant $80,000
  9. Kentucky1 grant $75,000
  10. New Mexico1 grant $70,000

Officers, directors and trustees

10 people as filed

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

  • Alexis Anderson-ReedDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Rini BanerjeeDIRECTOR, TREASURER Hours 2Pay $0
  • Amy BergtoldDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Miriam BuhlDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Steven K ChoiDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Rasu JilaniDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Miles S RapoportDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Marianna SchafferDIRECTOR, CHAIR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Dr Peter K SollinsDIRECTOR, SECRETARY Hours 2Pay $0
  • Mitchell C PrattPRESIDENT & CEO Hours 40Pay $334,718

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