The Schattner Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The Schattner Foundation funds health and human services, education and research, and Jewish services, so charities working in these areas are the best fit.
- Its geographic focus is the U.S. It does not accept unsolicited requests and only considers organisations by invitation, so a charity without an existing relationship should not approach it directly.
- Typical grants range from $5,000 to $200,000, with a median grant of $30,000, so a modest request in that range is realistic, though its largest grant was $750,000.
- Most of its grant dollars go to organisations it has already funded, suggesting a relationship-led rather than highly competitive approach.
Overview
The Schattner Foundation is a US private foundation based in Rockville, MD.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Schattner Foundation supports causes that positively affect people’s lives through health and human services, education and research, and Jewish services. Its health and human services work addresses people’s physical and emotional needs, including food, clothing and shelter, and advanced medical and dental care. It supports institutions and organisations providing educational opportunities, alongside nationwide organisations working in research, family support and medical care. Its Jewish-services giving supports organisations in the United States and abroad that work to improve the quality of life of Jewish community members. It aims to make significant grants where they will do the most good and make a real difference. Grants can only be made to qualified 501(c)(3) organisations.
Themes
- Health and human services
- Education and research
- Jewish services
Geographic Focus
Priority: U.S.
What They Don't Fund
- Entities that are not qualified 501(c)(3) organizations
How to apply
The Foundation does not consider unsolicited grant requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 77% 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 300 grants to organisations were $30,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- It makes decisions based on its values and priorities and where its funding can be most impactful.
- It aims to make significant grants where they will do the most good and make a real difference in people’s lives.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 4%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 2%
- The largest single recipient received 8% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 77% of grant dollars went to organisations The Schattner Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- <1% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (Canada).
- 26% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 89 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $50,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Friends of United Hatzalah · General & Unrestricted$535,5002024 tax year
- American Friends of the Hebrew University · General & Unrestricted$500,0002024 tax year
- Save the Children Federation · General & Unrestricted$330,0002024 tax year
- Henry Schein Cares Foundation · General & Unrestricted$310,0002024 tax year
- American Kidney Fund · General & Unrestricted$275,0002024 tax year
- Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital · General & Unrestricted$275,0002024 tax year
- Casa Ruben · General & Unrestricted$250,0002024 tax year
- Birthright Israel Foundation · General & Unrestricted$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
- Robert H Sievers — Director, Treasurer
- Robert T Schattner — Director, Vice President
- Maria Gomez — Director, Secretary
- Sidney Bresler — President, Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $11,784,826 | $8,230,600 | $148,603,368 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $9,196,191 | $7,906,000 | $172,294,339 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $9,053,878 | $7,512,000 | $184,261,303 | 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
Registers and filings
Other sources
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