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The Michael & Helen Schaffer Foundation: 18 grants to organizations, $369,000 (tax year ended July 2025)
The Michael & Helen Schaffer Foundation, a private foundation in Waltham, MA, paid 18 grants to organizations totaling $369,000 in its tax year ended July 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 9, 2025. The largest was $50,000 to Ransom Everglades School in Coconut Grove, FL for to create awareness to help the underserved, protect the endangered and stand up for justice..
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- EIN
- 020534424
- Based in
- Waltham, MA
- Assets
- $8,145,685
- Grants paid
- $369,000
- Tax year ended
- July 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended July 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed November 9, 2025, IRS object ID 202503139349100600. It reported $369,000 in grants paid; 18 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ransom Everglades School | Coconut Grove, FL | To create awareness to help the underserved, protect the endangered and stand up for justice. | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Make A Wish Southern Florida Foundation | Miami, FL | To create life changing wishes for children with critical illnesses | $43,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Learning Center | Hollywood, FL | To assist the learning center goal to broaden the understanding of judaism | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Israel Democracy Coalition | Bryn Mawr, PA | To help jews in israel with food, health care, education and housing | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lehrman Community Day School | Miami Beach, FL | To provide a dynamic general and judaic curriculum nurturing each childs potential, social confidence and spirituality through engaging experiential opportunities | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pasadena Community Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | To support the mission to improve and enrich the lives of people including support of fire recovery | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sag Harbor Cinema Arts Center | Sag Harbor, NY | To support the cinema's world class programs and to keep their vision strong of preserving the filmgoing experience | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Style Saves Inc | Miami, FL | To support the organizations mission to provide essential goods and resources to underserved students and their families to increase academic achievement and fostering self confidenceto support the th | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sobe Room Inc | Miami Beach, FL | To provide a permanent home for recovering alcoholics and other 12 step recovery programsto provide a permanent home for alcoholics anonymous and other recovery programs in florida | Community improvement and capacity building | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bold Beauty Project | Miami, FL | To create change for women by utilizing art at the intersection of beauty and disability | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Falmouth Service Center | Falmouth, MA | To support the centers mission to ease stress, reduce hunger and improve the quality of life for neighbors in need | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Plum Island Founcation | Newburyport, MA | To support the organizations dedication to fostering and protecting a sustainable plum island | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Aneurysm and Avm Foundation | Mill Valley, CA | To support the organizations dedication bettering the lives, support network and medical care of those affected by aneurysm and other vascular malfunctions | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital | Boca Raton, FL | To support the hospital's mission of providing high quality and compassionate medical care | Health care | $11,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Haymakers for Hope | Boston, MA | To help cancer research, care, awareness and survivorship | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Long Island Alzheimers & Dementia Center | Westbury, NY | To implement programs that provide respite, support and stimulation through music | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sponsors for Education Opportunities | Miami Beach, FL | To help young people from underserved communities gain access to higher education and career opportunities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| White Plains Hospital Foundation | White Plains, NY | To support the white plains hospital and our heart's well missions of providing high quality medical carea donation e | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $75,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $35,000 |
| Human services | $20,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $20,000 |
| Health care | $11,000 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $10,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Florida | $229,000 |
| New York | $40,000 |
| Massachusetts | $40,000 |
| California | $35,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $25,000 |
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Updated November 9, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.