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Form 990-PFTax year 2021EIN 23-6298307

John Schmidt Foundation

A private foundation in Buffalo, NY. Its return for tax year 2021 lists 10 grants and $1.6 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2021 (period ending Dec 31, 2021), 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

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

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,606,975

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $6,230

  • Tax year 2020

    $133,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,232,145

  • Tax year 2019

    $112,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,043,946

  • Tax year 2018

    $107,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $915,770

Grants paid in 2021

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. York County Community FoundationYork, PA

    Philantropy

    $1,346,975
  2. York College of PA Troy M Miller VP of DevelopmentYork, PA

    Support

    $60,000
  3. St Johns Episcopal ChurchYork, PA

    Support for church general

    $40,000
  4. YMCA of York and York CoYork, PA

    Support

    $35,000
  5. York County History CenterYork, PA

    General

    $30,000
  6. YWCAYork, PA

    Support

    $30,000
  7. Wellspan York Health Foundation Matthew G Lane Executive DirectorYork, PA

    General support

    $20,000
  8. Appell Center for the Performing ArtYork, VA

    General

    $20,000
  9. York County LibrariesYork, PA

    General support

    $15,000
  10. Junior Achievement of South Central PAYork, PA

    General expenses

    $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 culture1 grant $30,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania9 grants $1,586,975
  2. Virginia1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • M&T Trust CoTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $3,350
  • John C SchmidtCO-TRUSTEE Hours 10Pay $0
  • D Duncan SchmidtCO-TRUSTEE Hours 10Pay $0
  • Dana E SchmidtCO-TRUSTEE Hours 10Pay $0

The return

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