Jennie K. Scaife Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 84-4738066 · since 2020jkscharitablefoundation.org·Florida, New York, Pennsylvania·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$5.2M
Annual giving, 2024 tax year
From the Form 990-PF filing
$15,000 to $500k
Grant range
From grants in the 990-PF filings
$90,000
Typical grant (median)
34 grants in the latest filing
Open to applications
Fixed application deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

  • Check first that your work fits at least one of the foundation's stated focus areas: family strengthening, women and children's welfare, animal welfare, human-animal interaction, or addiction prevention.
  • The foundation does not fund event sponsorship or endorsements, or requests for individuals, so do not apply for those.
  • Half of its 94 grants to organisations across the filings were $60,000 or less, and the median grant was $60,000, so a request near that size is realistic; about 8 in 10 grants fall between $15,000 and $500,000, a typical band rather than a ceiling, and the largest grant was $1,000,000.
  • In the filing, 99% of grant dollars to organisations went to groups the foundation had funded in earlier filings, a share of dollars rather than of grants, so repeat relationships appear to matter.
  • Send proposals by US mail or to the listed email address before the first day of February or the first day of August, since complete packages received before those cutoffs get priority processing, and note that the filings show grants mainly in Pennsylvania, Florida and New York while no geographic focus is stated, so that pattern is not a rule on who may apply.

Overview

Jennie K. Scaife Charitable Foundation is a US private foundation based in West Palm Beach, FL.

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 foundation supports and develops programmes that strengthen families, address issues surrounding the health and welfare of women and children, promote animal welfare, and demonstrate the beneficial interaction between humans and animals. It also considers early intervention and prevention in drug and alcohol addiction. Its support encompasses organisations addressing addiction prevention, intervention, treatment and recovery, as well as nonprofits advancing research, education and training. It backs organisations promoting animal welfare, training service dogs and using the human-animal connection in therapeutic settings. For women and children, it partners with high-impact organisations that break down barriers and support those in crisis. Requests should align with at least one of its stated focus areas.

Themes

  • Family strengthening
  • Women and children's welfare
  • Animal welfare
  • Human-animal interaction
  • Addiction prevention

Geographic Focus

No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Pennsylvania, Florida and New York.

What They Don't Fund

  • Proposals for event sponsorship or endorsements
  • Funding requests for individuals

How to apply

Organisations submit grant proposals to the foundation by US mail or electronically to its listed email address.

Deadlines:

  • The first day of February for the Annual Spring Board Meeting.
  • The first day of August for the Regular Fall Board Meeting.

Application success factors

  • Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 99% 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 94 grants to organisations were $60,000 or less.

What the foundation says:

  • Requests should align with at least one of the foundation's focus areas.
  • Complete proposal packages received before the submission cutoffs receive priority processing.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.

Grant dollars by state

Pennsylvania61%
Florida21%
New York18%
Maryland<1%
Texas<1%
California<1%

1 other state: <1%

  • The largest single recipient received 34% of grant dollars to organisations.
  • In tax year 2024, 100% of grant dollars went to organisations Jennie K. Scaife Charitable Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
  • No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
  • 5% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

34 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $90,000

How much do they typically give?

Share of 34 grants in tax year 2024 by size

$10k–$25k21%
$25k–$50k12%
$50k–$100k18%
$100k–$250k29%
$250k–$500k9%
$500k–$1M12%

Median $90,000 (tax year 2024)

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

  • Allegheny Health Network · Perinatal hope program support
    $500,0002024 tax year
  • Allegheny Health Network · Chronic care specialty team program support
    $500,0002024 tax year
  • Allegheny Health Network · Healthy food centers program support
    $500,0002024 tax year
  • Pennsylvania Organization for Women in Recovery · Capital support
    $500,0002024 tax year
  • Crime Victims Treatment Center · Operating support
    $431,0782024 tax year
  • Humane Animal Rescue · Operating support
    $350,0002024 tax year
  • Unicef Usa · Program support
    $300,0002024 tax year
  • Crisis Center North · Operating support
    $234,5002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Officers and directors

  • Laurie Moritz — Director
  • Claudia Saenz — Director
  • Josh Armstrong — Director
  • Elvasio Vaccaro — Director
  • Ashley Gouker — Secretary
  • David Zywiec — President

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

YearTotal expensesGrants paidAssetsFiling document
2022 tax year$6,835,465$5,473,073$131,373,127Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year$7,531,201$5,909,450$145,575,638Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year$7,012,868$5,156,575$179,143,636Filing 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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