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Private foundation (trust)EIN 046906119Est. 2000-02

SCHERR FAMILY FOUNDATION

NEWTON, MA 02461

Total Assets

$770K

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$9K

FY 2023

Grants Made

4

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$2K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$1K–$4K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$18K

Total Expenses

$15K

Qualifying Distributions

$9K

Distributable Amount

$35K

Min. Investment Return

$36K

Undistributed Income

$31K

Payout rate 26%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.26%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

4 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $2K to maximum $4K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $36K in 2018. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

34 grants

JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER BOSTON
$30K
1 grant
JCC GREATER BOSTON
$22K
3 grants
CERES
$13K
5 grants
DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE
$12K
3 grants
COMBINED JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES
$4K
2 grants
THE SCHWARTZ CENTER
$3K
3 grants
ADL
$3K
2 grants
SHALOM LEARNING
$2K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

34 grants

<$10K
33
grants
$10–50K
1
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

2 states

Massachusetts
$98K
98% of total
New York
$2K
2% of total

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