Robert and Adele Schiff Family Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 30-0206688 · since 2003schifffoundation.org·Cincinnati·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$15.8M

Annual giving, 2023 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

Open to applications

Fixed application deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

This is a Cincinnati, OH based foundation whose priority is Greater Cincinnati, so organisations working there in education, children's health, arts and culture, human services, humanities, cancer survivorship, college scholarships or Cincinnati public education are the best fit.
It paid out $15,800,000 in grants in the year reported, but as no grant range is stated, grant writers should not assume a typical request size and should look to the scale of their own project rather than a benchmark figure.
Applications are made through the foundation's website on a fixed annual deadline of 1 August, with funding decisions typically made by the end of November, so plan well ahead and do not expect a quick turnaround.
The foundation says it welcomes both new organisations and those it supports regularly, and it encourages applicants to read its mission, look at what it has funded before, and tell their story effectively, suggesting a considered, annual review process rather than a purely relationship-led one.
Private foundations are not funded, so organisations that are themselves private foundations should not apply.

Overview

Robert and Adele Schiff Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Cincinnati, OH.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The foundation assists organisations, primarily in education and children’s health, that seek to improve, transform and enhance lives and communities. Its primary focus is education and children’s health, particularly in the Greater Cincinnati community, alongside arts and culture and human services. Its giving history identifies humanities, cancer survivorship, college scholarships and Cincinnati public education as focal points. It makes grants to qualified charitable, religious and educational organisations, and the board determines recipients annually. Its giving includes new organisations as well as groups it supports on a regular or near-regular basis.

Themes

Education
Children's health
Arts and culture
Human services
Humanities
Cancer survivorship
College scholarships

Geographic Focus

Priority: Greater Cincinnati.

What They Don't Fund

Private foundations

How to apply

Organisations submit grant proposals through the website; the foundation reviews submissions annually. Proposals are due on 1 August, and funding decisions are typically made by the end of November.

Deadlines: Proposals are due annually on 1 August.

Application success factors

What the foundation says:

The foundation encourages organisations to read its mission, consider the groups and projects it has supported, and tell their story effectively when the fit seems right.

Officers and directors

James A Schiff — Director
Robert C Schiff Jr — Director

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

2 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$18,729,878	$15,738,400	$338,396,120	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$19,274,204	$15,800,000	$396,132,831	Filing for 2023 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.