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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-1566261

Lynn Schneider Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $324,640 paid in grants.

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

    $324,640

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $11,935,118
  • Tax year 2024

    $535,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $11,380,350
  • Tax year 2023

    $365,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $10,315,721
  • Tax year 2022

    $2,276,816

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $10,153,096
  • Tax year 2021

    $760,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $13,052,474
  • Tax year 2020

    $723,990

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $13,054,832
  • Tax year 2019

    $429,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $13,962,661
  • Tax year 2018

    $1,000,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $13,429,037

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. United Jewish Appeal - Federation New YorkNew York, NY

    Unrestricted grant for donee's exempt purpose

    $125,000
  2. American Friends of Leket IsraelTeaneck, NJ

    Unrestricted grant for donee's exempt purpose

    $25,000
  3. Hias IncSilver Spring, MD

    Unrestricted grant for donee's exempt purpose

    $25,000
  4. Jewish Federation of Palm Beach CountyWest Palm BCH, FL

    Unrestricted grant for donee's exempt purpose

    $25,000
  5. Nature IsraelNew York, NY

    Unrestricted grant for donee's exempt purpose

    $25,000
  6. Metropolitan Opera Association IncNew York, NY

    Unrestricted grant for donee's exempt purpose

    $20,000
  7. Miraglo FoundationLa Jolla, CA

    Unrestricted grant for donee's exempt purpose

    $20,000
  8. AmfarNew York, NY

    Unrestricted grant for donee's exempt purpose

    $18,640
  9. Om Sakthi Narayani Siddar Peedam Charitable TrustVellore, India

    Unrestricted grant for donee's exempt purpose

    $11,000
  10. Animal Rescue Fund of the HamptonsEast Hampton, NY

    Unrestricted grant for donee's exempt purpose

    $10,000
  11. Children's Museum of the East EndBridgehampton, NY

    Unrestricted grant for donee's exempt purpose

    $10,000
  12. Juliard SchoolNew York, NY

    Unrestricted grant for donee's exempt purpose

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $50,00037% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $30,00022% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $25,00019% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $20,00015% of the total
  5. Animals1 grant $10,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York7 grants $218,640
  2. Florida1 grant $25,000
  3. Maryland1 grant $25,000
  4. New Jersey1 grant $25,000
  5. California1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Lynn C SchneiderPRESIDENT Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Maxwell S JosephOFFICER Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Jeremiah S JosephOFFICER Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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