Karen and Paul Schaefer Foundation
Private foundation · Travelers Rest, SC · EIN 34-1879639 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Karen and Paul Schaefer Foundation
199grants reported
$200median award
$100lower quartile
$25smallest grant
$109Ktotal paid
25states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 14 of its 199 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $29K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
51 Mountain Oak LN
Travelers Rst, SC 29690-3919
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Buncombe St UM Church | Greenville, SC | $12,040 |
| Buncombe St UM Church | Greenville, SC | $9,000 |
| Buncombe St UM Church | Greenville, SC | $6,000 |
| Greenville Symphony | Greenville, SC | $3,000 |
| Greenville Symphony | Greenville, SC | $3,000 |
| Greenville Choral | Greenville, SC | $2,650 |
| Greenville Choral | Greenville, SC | $2,500 |
| Greenville Symphony | Greenville, SC | $2,500 |
| Greenville Choral | Greenville, SC | $2,500 |
| Epworth Childrens | Columbia, SC | $2,000 |
| Samaritan's Purse | Boone, NC | $2,000 |
| Greenville Art Museum | Greenville, SC | $1,500 |
| Greenville Art Museum | Greenville, SC | $1,500 |
| Greenville Art Museum | Greenville, SC | $1,500 |
| Heifer International | Little Rock, AR | $1,080 |
| Samaritan's Purse | Boone, NC | $1,050 |
| Samaritan's Purse | Boone, NC | $1,020 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Americus, GA | $1,000 |
| National Parks Cons Association | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| St Jude | Memphis, TN | $1,000 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $1,000 |
| Colonial Williamsburg | Williamsburg, VA | $1,000 |
| Epworth Childrens | Columbia, SC | $1,000 |
| Goodwill | Greenville, SC | $1,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Americus, GA | $1,000 |
| National Parks Trustee | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| St Jude | Memphis, TN | $1,000 |
| The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association | Mount Vernon, VA | $1,000 |
| Samaritan International | Ann Arbor, MI | $1,000 |
| Epworth Childrens | Columbia, SC | $1,000 |
| Goodwill | Greenville, SC | $1,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Americus, GA | $1,000 |
| Mt Vernon | Mt Vernon, VA | $1,000 |
| National Parks Trustee | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| St Jude | Memphis, TN | $1,000 |
| UP Country History Museum | Greenville, SC | $800 |
| Upstate Warrior Solution | Greenville, SC | $800 |
| UP Country History Museum | Greenville, SC | $800 |
| Mt Vernon | Mt Vernon, VA | $600 |
| Heifer International | Little Rock, AR | $540 |
| Heifer International | Little Rock, AR | $540 |
| Colonial Williamsburg | Williamsburg, VA | $500 |
| Foundation Forward Inc | Valdese, NC | $500 |
| International Samaritan | Ann Arbor, MI | $500 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $500 |
| UP Country History Museum | Greenville, SC | $500 |
| Colonial Williamsburg | Williamsburg, VA | $500 |
| International Samaritan | Ann Arbor, MI | $500 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $500 |
| Humane Society | Greenville, GA | $450 |
| Humane Society | Greenville, GA | $450 |
| Alice Lloyd College | Pippa Pass, KY | $400 |
| Greenville Parks Foundation | Taylor, SC | $400 |
| Miracle Hill Ministries | Greenville, SC | $400 |
| Mom's House | Toledo, OH | $400 |
| Upper Room | Nashiville, TN | $400 |
| Biblical Israel Ministries | Glenshaw, PA | $400 |
| Miracle Hill Ministries | Greenville, SC | $400 |
| Mom's House | Toledo, OH | $400 |
Showing the 60 largest of 199 reported grants.
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