Lynn Schneider Foundation
The Lynn Schneider Foundation is a private foundation based in New York, New York. Its 2025 filing reports grants to preselected charitable organizations, with examples including organizations working in hunger relief, support for displaced people, community building, healing research, and animal rescue.
Lynn Schneider Foundation at a glance
In short: Lynn Schneider Foundation gave $325K across 12 grants in 2025 (avg $27K), mostly in New York. 25% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $324,640
- -39.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 12
- +33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $27,053
- -54.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,000
- Total assets
- $11,935,118
- +4.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 25% first-time grantees (3 of 12, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New York (67% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Lynn Schneider Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds; it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 1125 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10128
Phone: (212) 812-7000
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Lynn Schneider Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was United Jewish Appeal - Federation New York ($125K). Together the top 10 received $305K.
Grant Size Distribution
51 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 43 grants of 51 (84%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grant dollars were distributed among recipients in these states: New York, 67%; New Jersey, 8%; Maryland, 8%; Florida, 8%; and California, 6%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 12 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Lynn Schneider Foundation open to new grantees?
25%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 12 grantees (25%) were first-time recipients. With only 12 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $18K; repeat grants $30K. How we count
Medians: $19K first-time, $20K repeat.
- 67% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 86% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 49% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $325K (2025) to $2.3M (2022). In 2025 it made 12 grants totaling $325K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| United Jewish Appeal - Federation New York New York, NY | Unrestricted Grant for Donee's Exempt Purpose | $125,000 |
| American Friends of Leket Israel Teaneck, NJ | Unrestricted Grant for Donee's Exempt Purpose | $25,000 |
| Hias Inc Silver Spring, MD | Unrestricted Grant for Donee's Exempt Purpose | $25,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County West Palm Beach, FL | Unrestricted Grant for Donee's Exempt Purpose | $25,000 |
| Nature Israel New York, NY | Unrestricted Grant for Donee's Exempt Purpose | $25,000 |
| Metropolitan Opera Association Inc New York, NY | Unrestricted Grant for Donee's Exempt Purpose | $20,000 |
| Miraglo Foundation La Jolla, CA | Unrestricted Grant for Donee's Exempt Purpose | $20,000 |
| Amfar New York, NY | Unrestricted Grant for Donee's Exempt Purpose | $18,640 |
| Om Sakthi Narayani Siddar Peedam Charitable Trust | Unrestricted Grant for Donee's Exempt Purpose | $11,000 |
| Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons East Hampton, NY | Unrestricted Grant for Donee's Exempt Purpose | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $11,935,118 | $900,957 | $384,012 | $324,640 | 12 | $331,390 | $848,335 | $672,314 |
| 2024 | $11,380,350 | $1,659,091 | $594,462 | $535,000 | 9 | $547,500 | $1,612,129 | $594,829 |
| 2023 | $10,315,721 | $552,683 | $390,058 | $365,000 | 9 | $365,290 | $527,915 | $523,482 |
| 2022 | $10,153,096 | $-1,085,966 | $2,323,940 | $2,276,816 | 9 | $2,278,384 | $324,464 | $519,290 |
| 2021 | $13,052,474 | $825,224 | $827,582 | $760,000 | 12 | $765,425 | $775,067 | $618,889 |
| 2020 | $13,054,832 | $-172,644 | $739,880 | $723,990 | 9 | — | $348,474 | $639,886 |
| 2019 | $13,962,661 | $938,985 | $434,125 | $429,000 | 10 | — | $936,798 | $727,836 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lynn Schneider Foundation reported a distributable amount of $672K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No foundation mission statement is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations whose stated missions include feeding people experiencing hunger, welcoming and supporting forcibly displaced people, strengthening Jewish community and meeting community needs, researching and educating about alternative healing traditions, and rescuing and caring for cats and dogs. These are the grantees’ missions, not stated missions of the foundation.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation gave 12 grants totaling $324,640. Grant amounts ranged from $10,000 to $125,000, with a median of $20,000. The grants listed in the filing were for the recipients’ exempt purposes.
Notable grants included $125,000 to United Jewish Appeal–Federation New York; $25,000 each to American Friends of Leket Israel, HIAS, Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County, and Nature Israel; and $20,000 each to Metropolitan Opera Association and Miraglo Foundation.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Lynn C. Schneider as president, and Maxwell S. Joseph and Jeremiah S. Joseph as officers.
Lynn Schneider Foundation is led by Lynn C. Schneider, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lynn C. Schneider
President
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeremiah S. Joseph
Officer
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maxwell S. Joseph
Officer
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Lynn Schneider Foundation
How much does Lynn Schneider Foundation give each year?
Lynn Schneider Foundation gave $325K across 12 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $535K across 9 grants.
What is Lynn Schneider Foundation's typical grant size?
Lynn Schneider Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $27,053, across 12 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Lynn Schneider Foundation that year got $18K on average.
Where does Lynn Schneider Foundation give grants?
Lynn Schneider Foundation gives mostly in New York: 67% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were New Jersey (8%) and Maryland (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (5 grants).
Does Lynn Schneider Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Lynn Schneider Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (12 of 12) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Lynn Schneider Foundation's largest grantees?
Lynn Schneider Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include United Jewish Appeal - Federation New York ($125,000), American Friends of Leket Israel ($25,000) and Hias Inc ($25,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 54% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Lynn Schneider Foundation?
Lynn Schneider Foundation reported $11.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $331K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $672K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Lynn Schneider Foundation fund?
No foundation mission statement is provided. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Lynn Schneider Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds; it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Lynn Schneider Foundation's EIN?
Lynn Schneider Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-1566261. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Lynn Schneider Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 2, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Lynn Schneider Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/lynn-schneider-foundation-morg_dad8b72026a942a5b8abb060053fa593
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