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Private foundation (trust)EIN 061619844Est. 2001-08

THE IRWIN S SCHERZER FOUNDATION INC

NEW YORK, NY 10021

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$3.5M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$173K

FY 2024

Grants Made

32

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$5K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$50–$25K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$193K

Total Expenses

$274K

Qualifying Distributions

$235K

Distributable Amount

$159K

Min. Investment Return

$161K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

32 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $50 through median $3K to maximum $25K, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $175K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

138 grants

METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
$97K
3 grants
THE PUBLIC THEATER
$60K
4 grants
THE METROPOLITAN OPERA
$49K
4 grants
CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY
$40K
4 grants
ATLANTIC THEATER CO
$36K
4 grants
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
$35K
4 grants
SECOND STAGE THEATRE
$34K
4 grants
MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB
$34K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

135 grants

<$10K
123
grants
$10–50K
12
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

5 states

New York
$659K
97% of total
California
$15K
2% of total
Alabama
$5K
1% of total
District of Columbia
$2K
0% of total
Virginia
$200
0% of total

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