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Form 990-PFTax year 2023EIN 13-6270065

Sylvan Schefler Trust Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2023 lists 6 grants and $9,792 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2023 (period ending Dec 31, 2023), 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

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

  • Tax year 2023

    $9,792

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,338

  • Tax year 2022

    $13,389

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,130

  • Tax year 2021

    $13,907

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,519

  • Tax year 2020

    $13,287

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,426

  • Tax year 2019

    $28,652

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,712

  • Tax year 2018

    $26,545

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $31,364

Grants paid in 2023

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Park Avenue SynagogueNew York, NY

    Donation

    $9,235
  2. Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY

    Donation

    $210
  3. Jewish MuseumNew York, NY

    Donation

    $125
  4. Central Park ConservancyNew York, NY

    Donation

    $100
  5. Torah FundNew York, NY

    Donation

    $72
  6. Har Zion TemplePenn Valley, PA

    Donation

    $50

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $33577% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation1 grant $10023% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York5 grants $9,742
  2. Pennsylvania1 grant $50

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Sylvan ScheflerPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Joan ScheflerTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Joel SpectorTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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