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Private foundation (trust)EIN 341879639Est. 1999-01

THE KAREN AND PAUL SCHAEFER FOUNDATION

TRAVELERS REST, SC 29690

Total Assets

$143K

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$36K

FY 2024

Grants Made

67

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$539

FY 2024

Grant Range

$25–$9K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$9K

Total Expenses

$39K

Qualifying Distributions

$36K

Distributable Amount

$8K

Min. Investment Return

$8K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

67 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $25 through median $200 to maximum $9K, 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

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $46K in 2021. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

391 grants

BUNCOMBE STREET UM CHURCH
$54K
4 grants
GREENVILLE SYMPHONY
$18K
6 grants
BUNCOMBE ST UM CHURCH
$15K
2 grants
GREENVILLE CHORAL
$13K
6 grants
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$6K
6 grants
GREENVILLE MUSEUM OF ART
$6K
4 grants
NATIONAL PARKS TRUSTEE
$6K
6 grants
TRINITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$5K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

391 grants

<$10K
388
grants
$10–50K
3
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

32 states

South Carolina
$155K
65% of total
District of Columbia
$19K
8% of total
Virginia
$17K
7% of total
Ohio
$7K
3% of total
Georgia
$7K
3% of total
North Carolina
$6K
3% of total
New York
$6K
3% of total
Tennessee
$5K
2% of total
Michigan
$3K
1% of total
Arkansas
$3K
1% of total

+22 more states

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