Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The fund gives to arts, education and health organisations, and the filing records general-purpose support, so a small charity working in one of those areas may fit.
- It does not accept unsolicited requests and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations, so an organisation without an existing invitation should not send it an application, and the filing does not describe how to seek selection.
- Where an approach is invited, a modest request is realistic: about 8 in 10 of its grants fall in a typical band of $20,000 to $250,000, half of its grants are $50,000 or less, and its largest grant was $750,000.
- The filing shows that 96% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in an earlier filing, so its giving is largely to established grantees, and the filing shows grants mainly in New York and Rhode Island although no geographic focus is stated.
Overview
Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund is a US private foundation based in New York, NY.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (innercityscholarshipfund.org), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The fund gives to arts, education and health organisations. Its recorded grantees include music and performing-arts bodies, schools and universities, hospitals and medical research organisations, libraries, food charities and conservation groups. Those recipients show a broad mix of charitable organisations, while the grant-purpose schedule records general-purpose support rather than more specific purposes. The filing also describes the fund as making contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and not accepting unsolicited requests. The available sources do not set out further eligibility criteria or a public application procedure.
Themes
- Arts
- Education
- Health
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York and Rhode Island.
How to apply
The filing indicates that contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations and unsolicited requests are not accepted. It does not describe steps for organisations to seek selection.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 96% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 238 grants to organisations were $50,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 3%
- The largest single recipient received 9% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 96% of grant dollars went to organisations Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund 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 80 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $50,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Brown University · General purpose$700,0002024 tax year
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · General purpose$550,0002024 tax year
- Brooklyn Conservatory of Music · General purpose$500,0002024 tax year
- Prostate Cancer Foundation · General purpose$400,0002024 tax year
- Montefieore Medical Center · General purpose$366,6672024 tax year
- New Alternatives for Children · General purpose$350,0002024 tax year
- Brooklyn Public Library · General purpose$255,0002024 tax year
- Cancer Research Institute · General purpose$250,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Marion Schapiro — Trustee
- Jon Schapiro — Trustee
- Jacob Collins — Trustee
- Barnaby Schapiro — Trustee
- Stephen J Paluszek — Trustee
- Rufus Collins — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $9,526,902 | $7,507,166 | $150,419,859 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $10,376,851 | $7,629,350 | $154,400,458 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $9,963,128 | $7,880,984 | $165,225,530 | Filing for 2024 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
- New York, NY