Steven and Marcy Schaeffer Family Foundation Inc
Private foundation · Ithaca, NY · EIN 45-5339818 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Steven and Marcy Schaeffer Family
43grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$2,000smallest grant
$577Ktotal paid
2states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 2 of its 43 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $77K 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
PO Box 3844
Ithaca, NY 14852-3844
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ithaca Welcomes Refugees Inc TO SUPPORT REFUGEES RESETTLING IN TOMPKINS COUNTY | Ithaca, NY | $65,000 |
| Tioga County Rural Ministry (tcrm) TO PROVIDE UNMET NEEDS TO THE POOR, SICK AND ELDERLY | Owego, NY | $46,500 |
| Tioga County Rural Ministry (tcrm) TO PROVIDE UNMET NEEDS TO THE POOR, SICK AND ELDERLY | Owego, NY | $30,200 |
| Opportunities Alternatives and Resources of Tompkins County Inc TO ASSIST INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES | Ithaca, NY | $25,000 |
| Community Arts Partnership of Tompkins County TO SUPPORT THE ARTS | Ithaca, NY | $24,000 |
| Community Arts Partnership of Tompkins County TO SUPPORT THE ARTS | Ithaca, NY | $24,000 |
| Community Arts Partnership of Tompkins County TO SUPPORT THE ARTS | Ithaca, NY | $24,000 |
| Tioga County Boys & Girls Club Inc TO SUPPORT CHILDRENS' ACTIVITIES | Owego, NY | $20,000 |
| Center for Transformative Action TO SUPPORT POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE | Ithaca, NY | $19,000 |
| Weave Community Inc TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS WORKING TOWARD A MORE INCLUSIVE AND SOCIALLY JUST SOCIETY | Ithaca, NY | $16,000 |
| The Cherry Arts TO SUPPORTS ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT | Ithaca, NY | $15,000 |
| Compassionate Care ALS TO SUPPORT PEOPLE DIAGNOSED AND FAMILIES COPING WITH ALS | Falmouth, MA | $15,000 |
| State Theatre of Ithaca TO SUPPORT ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT | Ithaca, NY | $15,000 |
| Oars of Concord TO PROTECT,IMPROVE & PRESERVE WATERWAYS | Concord, MA | $14,000 |
| ALS Association Massachussetts Chapter TO SERVE,ADVOCATE FOR & EMPOWER PEOPLE AFFECTED BY ALS | Westborough, MA | $12,500 |
| ALS Association Massachussetts Chapter TO SERVE,ADVOCATE FOR & EMPOWER PEOPLE AFFECTED BY ALS | Westborough, MA | $12,500 |
| Center for Transformative Action TO SUPPORT POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE | Ithaca, NY | $12,000 |
| The Cherry Arts TO SUPPORTS ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT | Ithaca, NY | $12,000 |
| The Cherry Arts TO SUPPORTS ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT | Ithaca, NY | $12,000 |
| More Than Words TO PROVIDE YOUNG ADULTS WITH JOB TRAINING | Waltham, MA | $10,000 |
| Opportunities Alternatives and Resources of Tompkins County Inc TO ASSIST INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES | Ithaca, NY | $10,000 |
| Rosie's Place TO SUPPORT WOMEN STRUGGLING WITH HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| Weave Community Inc TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS WORKING TOWARD A MORE INCLUSIVE AND SOCIALLY JUST SOCIETY | Ithaca, NY | $10,000 |
| Shared Kitchen - Ithaca TO SUPPORT ENTREPRENEURS AND NOT-FOR-PROFITS IN THE LOCAL FOOD ECONOMY | Ithaca, NY | $10,000 |
| Rosie's Place TO SUPPORT WOMEN STRUGGLING WITH HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| Youth Farm Project Inc TO ENGAGE YOUTH IN BUILDING LOCAL FOOD COMMUNITIES | Ithaca, NY | $10,000 |
| More Than Words TO PROVIDE YOUNG ADULTS WITH JOB TRAINING | Waltham, MA | $10,000 |
| Rosie's Place TO SUPPORT WOMEN STRUGGLING WITH HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| Shared Kitchen - Ithaca TO SUPPORT ENTREPRENEURS AND NOT-FOR-PROFITS IN THE LOCAL FOOD ECONOMY | Ithaca, NY | $10,000 |
| Greater Ithaca Activities Center Inc TO SUPPORT BOXING PROGRAM FOR YOUTH AND TEENS | Ithaca, NY | $8,000 |
| Tioga County Boys & Girls Club Inc TO SUPPORT CHILDRENS' ACTIVITIES | Owego, NY | $7,075 |
| More Than Words TO PROVIDE YOUNG ADULTS WITH JOB TRAINING | Waltham, MA | $5,000 |
| Foodbank of the Southern Tier TO SUPPORT SUSTAINING HUNGER-FREE COMMUNITIES | Elmira, NY | $5,000 |
| Weave Community Inc TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS WORKING TOWARD A MORE INCLUSIVE AND SOCIALLY JUST SOCIETY | Ithaca, NY | $5,000 |
| Youth Farm Project Inc TO ENGAGE YOUTH IN BUILDING LOCAL FOOD COMMUNITIES | Ithaca, NY | $5,000 |
| The Children's Room TO SUPPORT GRIEVING CHILDREN, TEENS & FAMILY | Arlington, MA | $5,000 |
| Second Wind TO PROVIDE HELP FOR THE HOMELESS | Newfield, NY | $5,000 |
| Ithaca Welcomes Refugees Inc TO SUPPORT REFUGEES RESETTLING IN TOMPKINS COUNTY | Ithaca, NY | $5,000 |
| Center for Transformative Action TO SUPPORT POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE | Ithaca, NY | $4,000 |
| Oars of Concord TO PROTECT,IMPROVE & PRESERVE WATERWAYS | Concord, MA | $2,500 |
| Nature Connection TO HELP PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH, SOCIAL CONNECTION AND A DEEPER BOND BETWEEN PEOPLE AND NATURE | Concord, MA | $2,500 |
| Ithaca Underground TO SUPPORT THE ARTS | Ithaca, NY | $2,000 |
| Community Unity Music Education Program (cumpe) TO PROVIDE LOW-TO-NO COST MUSIC & ARTS EDUCATION TO YOUTH | Ithaca, NY | $2,000 |
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