Schiavi Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and gives by invitation only, so a small charity should not send a cold application and should look for an introduction to someone connected with it.
- Most of its grant dollars go to organisations it has funded before (94% in the filing), so this is a relationship-led funder and a first approach is harder.
- Its recorded grants cover food banks, churches, schools, camps, child and family services, shelters and community organisations, and most went to Maine, with substantial giving in the District of Columbia, Georgia and Massachusetts; the filing states no geographic focus, so these places should not be read as a rule.
- Typical grants fall between $2,500 and $30,000, with a median of $7,500 and half of grants at $7,500 or less, so a modest request fits, though the largest grant was $70,000 and the band is not a ceiling.
Overview
Schiavi Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Portland, ME.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filed grant record describes nearly all awards as general operating support rather than identifying a programme field. Its recipients include food banks and food programmes, churches and diocesan organisations, schools and universities, camps, child and family services, shelters and community organisations. The record also includes grants to health and disability services, environmental and research organisations, and cultural and recreational organisations. Most recorded grants went to organisations in Maine, with substantial giving also shown in the District of Columbia, Georgia and Massachusetts. The filings do not state a specific subject-matter priority or explain how trustees select recipients.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Maine, District of Columbia, Georgia and Massachusetts.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 94% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 190 grants to organisations were $7,500 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 3%
- The largest single recipient received 7% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 94% of grant dollars went to organisations Schiavi Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 3% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 72 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $7,500 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Agassiz Village · General Operating Support$70,0002025 tax year
- Harrison Food Bank · General Operating Support$56,0002025 tax year
- Jesse's House · General Operating Support$55,0002025 tax year
- Ronald McDonald House Maine · General Operating Support$52,5002025 tax year
- Susan L. Curtis Foundation · General Operating Support$50,0002025 tax year
- Franciscan Foundation for the Holy Land · General Operating Support$50,0002025 tax year
- Camp Sunshine at Sebago Lake · General Operating Support$40,0002025 tax year
- New Beginnings · General Operating Support$30,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Molly Crehan — Secretary
- Caitlin F DiMillo — Treasurer
- John Schiavi — Director & President
- Eleanor P Schiavi — Director
- Katherine D Melioris — Director
- Deborah S Cote — Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $704,375 | $648,000 | $29,010,840 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $719,605 | $658,000 | $35,003,957 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $1,029,657 | $917,500 | $38,298,029 | Filing for 2025 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Contact
- Portland, ME