Betty R Sheffer Foundation Inc | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 06-1326162

Foundation Overview

Based in New York, NY, Betty R Sheffer Foundation Inc has awarded 215 grants totaling $821,187 to organizations in New York, Connecticut and 16 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $50 to $92,158, with a median award of $1,800.

Latest Tax Year
2022
Total Giving (all years)
$821,187
Total Assets
$0
Median Grant (all grants)
$1,800

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
56
Median Grant
$2,039
% Median Grant Decline
-18% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Growth-Minded: 64%

36 of 56 recipients (64%) were new grantees. Foundation actively seeks new partnerships to expand impact. Fresh approaches and innovative programs receive serious consideration.

Geographic Focus
California

43% of grants are awarded in California, with additional funding distributed across 17 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within California, funding concentrates in Palm Springs (38%), San Francisco (10%), Morgan Hill (8%).

Funding Trajectory
+410%

Strong 410% growth in annual giving over 6 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.

Program Areas
Community Projects + 4 others

Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on community projects (37%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Betty R Sheffer Foundation Inc's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
Aabr Foundation $2,500 College Point, NY, US Empowering Disabled Individuals 2022
Aldrich Museum $5,850 Ridgefield, CT, US Support Of The Arts 2022
Congregation Emeth $1,000 Morgan Hill, CA, US Religious 2022
Dap Health (formerly Desert Aids Project) $11,000 Palm Springs, CA, US Aids Research And Support 2022
Black Women's Health Imperative $1,200 Atlanta, GA, US Equity In Healthcare 2022
Dezart Performs $4,500 Palm Springs, CA, US Arts 2022
Fairfield County's Community Foundation $1,000 Norwalk, CT, US Diversity, Equity & Inclusion 2022
Filmmakers Collaborative $5,000 San Francisco, CA, US Arts 2022
Gilroy Compassion Center $1,030 Gilroy, CA, US Support For The Homeless 2022
Human Rights Campaign $5,000 Washington, DC, US Human Rights 2022
Inland Empire Community Foundation $92,158 Riverside, CA, US Education 2022
Jewish Family Services Delaware (jsfde) $1,800 Wilmington, DE, US Crisis Support For Individuals And Families 2022
Loomis Chaffe School $1,200 Windsor, CT, US Education 2022
Malta House Community Outreach $3,220 Norwalk, CT, US Support For Expectant Mothers 2022
Ms54 Brooker T Washington School $1,040 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Nwhoff $1,000 Burdett, NY, US General Support 2022
Oakwood School $1,500 Morgan Hill, CA, US Education 2022
Palm Springs Art Museum $2,500 Palm Springs, CA, US General Support 2022
Planned Parenthood Of Greater Ny $2,500 New York, NY, US Reproductive Health Care & Education 2022
Planned Parenthood Great Northwest $4,000 Seattle, WA, US Reproductive Health Care & Education 2022
Project Night Night $2,000 San Francisco, CA, US Support For Homeless Children 2022
The Remarkable Theatre $10,000 Westport, CT, US Arts 2022
Santa Clara County Animal Shelter $519 San Martin, CA, US Animal Welfare 2022
Save Oswit Canyon $1,000 Palm Springs, CA, US Environmental Protection 2022
Staples Tuition Grants $1,500 Westport, CT, US Educational Opportunity 2022
The Campaign School At Yale $20,000 New Canaan, CT, US Increase Women In Elected And Appointed Offices 2022
Uc Berkeley Foundation $2,500 Berkeley, CA, US Education 2022
Westport Library $23,540 Westport, CT, US Arts 2022
Adirondack Mountain Club $500 Lake George, NY, US Athletic Activity 2022
Arizou - Project Basta $3,400 Brooklyn, NY, US Diversity, Equity & Inclusion In Employment 2022
Barbara Sinatra Children's Hospital $2,500 Rancho Mirage, CA, US Medical 2022
Bt Huntingtons Disease $1,000 Marlborough, MA, US Medical Research 2022
Cinema Diverse $2,500 Palm Springs, CA, US Diversity, Equity & Inclusion 2022
Congregation Emanu-el- Ny $8,025 New York, NY, US Religious 2022
Fcsocial Good $3,177 Oakland, CA, US Create Positive Influences For Individuals, Communities & The Environment 2022
Friends Of Lachat $11,200 Weston, CT, US Environmental Education 2022
Hias Inc $1,800 New York, NY, US Humanitarian Aid To Refugees 2022
High School For Math Science & Engineering $1,042 New York, NY, US Education And Scholarship 2022
Hockessin Montessori School $1,000 Hockessin, DE, US Education And Child Development 2022
Homes With Hope $2,077 Westport, CT, US Support For Homeless 2022
Jewtina Y Co $1,800 Tustin, CA, US Latin-jewish Support & Education 2022
Loveland Foundation $1,200 Oakland, CA, US Support For Black Women And Girls 2022
Naral $1,000 Washington, DC, US Reproductive Rights 2022
Nova Ukraine $1,800 Stanford, CA, US Human Rights 2022
Parent's Nursery School $2,500 Palo Alto, CA, US Parent Driven Education 2022
Sandy Hook Promise $1,500 Newtown, CT, US Gun Control 2022
Save Elvira's - Soundview Empowerment Alliance $1,150 Westport, CT, US Historical Preservation 2022
Surfrider Foundation $1,000 San Clemente, CA, US Environmental Protection 2022
Svct - South Valley Civic Theater $1,000 Morgan Hill, CA, US Arts 2022
The Crucible $1,000 Oakland, CA, US Arts Education 2022
Ukraine Aid International $2,500 Westport, CT, US Human Rights 2022
Weston Historical Society $1,000 Weston, CT, US Historical Preservation & Education 2022
The Miller Center Foundation $10,000 Charlottesville, VA, US Education 2022
The Piston Foundation $10,000 Stamford, CT, US Education 2022
Edward Hopper House Museum $5,000 Nyack, NY, US Historical Preservation & Arts Education 2022
15 Percent Pledge $2,400 Oakland, CA, US Support Of Black Owned Businesses 2022
Artists Council $1,200 Palm Desert, CA, US General Support 2021
Casa Ny $2,500 Albany, NY, US General Support 2021
Civic Builder Inc $1,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Dap Health (formerly Desert Aids Project) $22,500 Palm Springs, CA, US General Support 2021
Desert X $10,000 Palm Springs, CA, US General Support 2021
Human Rights Campaign $5,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2021
Huntington's Disease Society Of America $2,500 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Loomis Chaffe School $2,500 Windsor, CT, US General Support 2021
Ms54 Brooker T Washington School $1,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Palm Springs Art Museum $15,000 Palm Springs, CA, US General Support 2021
Palm Springs Culture Center $10,000 Palm Springs, CA, US General Support 2021
The Boys & Girls Club Of Palm Springs $10,000 Palm Springs, CA, US General Support 2021
The Foundation For Psusd $1,040 Palm Springs, CA, US General Support 2021
Tower Hill School $1,500 Wilmington, DE, US General Support 2021
Westport Library $5,500 Westport, CT, US General Support 2021
Aabr Foundation $1,030 College Point, NY, US General Support 2021
World Central Kitchen $5,250 Washington, DC, US General Support 2021
Wpkn Radio $2,000 Bridgeport, CT, US General Support 2021
Uc Berkeley Foundation $5,000 Berkeley, CA, US General Support 2021
Aldrich Museum $2,500 Ridgefield, CT, US General Support 2021
Gilroy Compassion Center $2,500 Gilroy, CA, US General Support 2021
The High School For Math Science And Engineering - Pta (hsmse-pta) $1,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Inland Empire Community Foundation $11,000 Riverside, CA, US General Support 2021
Jewish Family Services Delaware (jsfde) $3,500 Wilmington, DE, US General Support 2021
La Casa De Las Madres $2,500 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2021
Malta House Community Outreach $2,500 Norwalk, CT, US General Support 2021
Neighborhood Studios Of Fairfield County $1,030 Bridgeport, CT, US General Support 2021
Project Night Night $2,500 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2021
Rebekah Children's Services $2,500 Gilroy, CA, US General Support 2021
Remarkable Theatre $2,500 Westport, CT, US General Support 2021
The Campaign School At Yale $5,000 New Canaan, CT, US General Support 2021
The Community Foundation $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2021
Town Of Westport $2,500 Westport, CT, US General Support 2021
Alzheimer's Association $100 Chicago, IL, US General Support 2020
Americans For The Arts $150 New York, NY, US General Support 2020
Artists Council $1,200 Palm Desert, CA, US General Support 2020
Boo2bullying $100 Palm Springs, CA, US General Support 2020
Bucknell University $2,600 Lewisburg, PA, US General Support 2020
Caras $1,000 Gilroy, CA, US General Support 2020
City Harvest Inc $2,800 New York, NY, US General Support 2020
Citymeals On Wheels $1,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2020
Civic Builder Inc $1,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2020
Coachella Valley Independent $100 Cathedral City, CA, US General Support 2020
Compass Family Services $1,050 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2020
Congregation Emeth $1,000 Morgan Hill, CA, US General Support 2020
Coyote Stageworks $2,500 Palm Springs, CA, US General Support 2020
Desert Aids Project $15,700 Palm Springs, CA, US General Support 2020
Desert X $5,000 Palm Springs, CA, US General Support 2020
Dezart Performs $5,100 Palm Springs, CA, US General Support 2020
Episcopal Community Services $1,200 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2020
Equal Justice Initiative $50 Montomgery, AL, US General Support 2020
Equality California $100 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2020
Fairfield County's Community Foundation $250 Norwalk, CT, US General Support 2020
Feeding America $100 Chicago, IL, US General Support 2020
Festivee $1,000 Holland, MI, US General Support 2020
Filmmakers Collaborative $5,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2020
Find Food Bank $200 Indio, CA, US General Support 2020
Florida Interfaith Coalition For Reproductive Health $100 Osprey, FL, US General Support 2020
Friends Of Jcc Krakow $180 Suffern, NY, US General Support 2020
Friends Of The Palm Springs Library $500 Palm Springs, CA, US General Support 2020
Friends Of Westport Public Art Collection $11,000 Westport, CT, US General Support 2020
Full Belly Bus $1,200 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2020
Girls Of Dog Rescue $100 Tustin, CA, US General Support 2020
Gods Love We Deliver $1,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2020
Heartland Alliance International $100 Chicago, IL, US General Support 2020
Human Rights Campaign $100 Washington, DC, US General Support 2020
Huntington's Disease Society Of America $1,800 New York, NY, US General Support 2020
J Street Education Fund $1,800 Washington, DC, US General Support 2020
Lgbtq Victory Institute $180 Washington, DC, US General Support 2020
Martha's Village And Kitchen $100 Indio, CA, US General Support 2020
Meals On Wheels San Francisco $3,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2020
Morgan Hill Community Foundation $3,600 Morgan Hill, CA, US General Support 2020
Ms54 Brooker T Washington School $1,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2020
National Women's History Museum $100 Alexandria, VA, US General Support 2020
Network For Good Inc $3,530 Washington, DC, US General Support 2020
Palm Springs Art Museum $4,500 Palm Springs, CA, US General Support 2020
Palm Springs Black History Committee $810 Palm Springs, CA, US General Support 2020
Palm Springs Culture Center $28,899 Palm Springs, CA, US General Support 2020
Palm Springs Modern Committee $1,000 Palm Springs, CA, US General Support 2020
Palm Springs Young Playwrights Festival $200 Palm Springs, CA, US General Support 2020
Planned Parenthood $300 Washington, DC, US General Support 2020
Project Broadway $100 New York, NY, US General Support 2020
Rainbow Health $200 St Paul, MN, US General Support 2020
Sanctuary For Families $3,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2020
Second Harvest Of Silicon Valley $100 San Jose, CA, US General Support 2020
Sequoia Hospital Foundation $1,200 Redwood City, CA, US General Support 2020
St Jude's Children's Research Hospital $100 Memphis, TN, US General Support 2020
Staples Players $1,000 Westport, CT, US General Support 2020
Temple Israel Long Beach $5,000 Long Beach, CA, US General Support 2020
The Boys & Girls Club Of Palm Springs $10,180 Palm Springs, CA, US General Support 2020
The Foundation For Psusd $7,230 Palm Springs, CA, US General Support 2020
The Lgbt Sanctuary Palm Springs $100 Palm Springs, CA, US General Support 2020
The Living Desert Zoo And Gardens $500 Palm Desert, CA, US General Support 2020
The Voter Participation Center $500 Washington, DC, US General Support 2020
The Women's Campaign School At Yale $6,000 New Canaan, CT, US General Support 2020
Tower Hill School $1,000 Wilmington, DE, US General Support 2020
Well In The Desert $100 Palm Springs, CA, US General Support 2020
West Side Campaign Against Hunger $1,800 New York, NY, US General Support 2020
Westport Country Playhouse $2,000 Westport, CT, US General Support 2020
Westport Library $6,000 Westport, CT, US General Support 2020
Westport Rotary Club $1,000 Westport, CT, US General Support 2020
Westportnow Media Llc $500 Westport, CT, US General Support 2020
Wildlife Education And Rehabilitation Center $200 Morgan Hill, CA, US General Support 2020
Go Fund Me $2,300 Redwood City, CA, US General Support 2020
Fairfield Community Foundation $2,500 Norwalk, CT, US General Support 2018
Loomis Chaffe School $5,000 Windsor, CT, US General Support 2018
Oakwood School $5,000 Greenville, NC, US General Support 2018
Palm Springs Art Museum $30,000 Palm Springs, CA, US General Support 2018
Westport Library $12,500 Westport, CT, US General Support 2018
The Women's Campaign School At Yale $5,000 New Canaan, CT, US General Support 2018
Center For Women's Rights $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2018
Coyote Stage Works $2,500 Palm Springs, CA, US General Support 2018
Desert Aids Project $20,000 Palm Springs, CA, US General Support 2018
Friends Of Westport Pac $2,500 Westport, CT, US General Support 2018
Jackie Robinson Foundation $2,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2018
Los Angeles Lgbt Center $1,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2018
Ms54 Brooker T Washington School $1,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2018
National Resources Defense Council $1,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2018
Ps 452 $1,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2018
Palm Springs Culture Center $5,000 Palm Springs, CA, US General Support 2018
The Tamalpa Institute $1,000 San Rafael, CA, US General Support 2018
Thomas House Temporary Shelter $5,000 Garden Grove, CA, US General Support 2018
Together We Rise $1,000 Brea, CA, US General Support 2018
Westside Soccer League $1,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2018
18th Street Arts Center $1,000 Santa Monica, CA, US General Support 2017
Amfar $1,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2017
Center For Reproductive Rights $1,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2017
Fairfield Community Foundation $5,000 Norwalk, CT, US General Support 2017
Foundation For Psusd $2,500 Palm Springs, CA, US General Support 2017
Loomis Chaffe School $5,000 Windsor, CT, US General Support 2017
Magic Bridge $1,000 Huntersville, NC, US Generl Support 2017
Manhatten Theatre Club $5,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2017
Oakwood School $3,000 Greenville, NC, US General Support 2017
Palm Springs Art Museum $5,000 Palm Springs, CA, US General Support 2017
Roots Action Education Fund $1,000 Sacramento, CA, US General Support 2017
United Way Of Ventura County $1,000 Ventura, CA, US General Support 2017
Werc $1,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2017
Westport County Playhouse $5,000 Westport, CT, US General Support 2017
Westport Library $10,000 Westport, CT, US General Support 2017
Womens Campaign School At Yale $2,500 Ansonia, CT, US General Support 2017
World Central Kitchen $5,000 Washington Dc, DC, US General Support 2017
Aclu Foundation $1,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2016
Agape Spiritual Center $1,000 Culver City, CA, US General Support 2016
Center For Reproductive Rights $1,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2016
Ct Women Hall Of Fame $2,500 New Haven, CT, US General Support 2016
Desert Aids Foundation $10,000 Palm Springs, CA, US General Support 2016
Foundation For Psusd $2,500 Palm Springs, CA, US General Support 2016
Loomis Chaffe School $5,000 Windsor, CT, US General Support 2016
Mindful School $1,000 Emeryville, CA, US General Support 2016
Morgan Hill Community Foundation $5,000 Morgan Hill, CA, US General Support 2016
Naacp $1,000 Baltimore, MD, US General Support 2016
Naacp Legal Defense Fund $1,000 Baltimore, MD, US General Support 2016
National Immigration Law Center $1,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2016
National Resource Defense Council $1,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2016
Oceanic Protection Society $1,000 Greenbrae, CA, US General Support 2016
Palm Springs Art Museum $15,000 Palm Springs, CA, US General Support 2016
Planned Parenthood Federation $1,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2016
The Dome Project $5,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2016
Women's Campaign School At Yale $2,500 Ansonia, CT, US General Support 2016

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Contact Information

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EIN 06-1326162
Website N/A
Address 515 EAST 79TH STREET 25AD New York, NY 10075-0705

Key People (1)

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Secretary Ann Sheffer

Forms 990-PF

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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.