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Lillian P Schenck Tw Lps Fund

Pittsburgh, PA · EIN 22-6040581. Reported 249 grants totalling $2,542,612 to 131 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$5,000median grant
$2,542,612granted, 2021-2024
131organizations funded
62%of grantees funded again the next year
$12.9Massets, latest filing

Does this foundation accept applications?

Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Lillian P Schenck Tw Lps Fund did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $3,000 and $6,000; the smallest was $2,000 and the largest $622,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

$1,000 - $5,000
118 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
95 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
20 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
7 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
8 grants
$100,000 and Up
1 grant

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
See AttachedPittsburgh, PA$622,000112024
Bergen Family CenterEnglewood, NJ$265,000332023
Vantage Health System IncDumont, NJ$150,000332023
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center IncEnglewood, NJ$146,000332023
Volunteer Center of Bergen CountyHackensack, NJ$120,000332023
Children's Aid and Family Services IncParamus, NJ$50,000332023
Family Promise of Bergen CountyRidgewood, NJ$50,000332023
YWCA of Northern NjHackensack, NJ$50,000222023
Glassroots IncNewark, NJ$38,000332023
Bergen Volunteer Medical InitiativeHackensack, NJ$30,000332023
St Paul's Community DevelopmentPaterson, NJ$30,000332023
West Bergen Mental Healthcare IncRidgewood, NJ$26,000332023
Young Men's Christian Association of RidgewoodRidgewood, NJ$25,000332023
Womens Rights Information CenterEnglewood, NJ$22,500332023
Flat Rock Brook Nature AssociationEnglewood, NJ$22,000332023
Pro Arte Chorale IncRidgewood, NJ$21,000332023
America's Grow-a-RowPittstown, NJ$20,000332023
Oasis a Haven for Women and ChildrenPaterson, NJ$20,000222022
Children's Day Nursery and Family CenterPassaic, NJ$18,000222023
Girl Scouts of Northern New JerseyRiverdale, NJ$18,000332023
Basketball Development Group Inc Dba South Jersey Jazz Basketball ClubBerlin, NJ$17,500332023
Homeless Solutions IncMorristown, NJ$17,000222022
Rebuilding Together North JerseyGlen Rock, NJ$17,000332023
Ycs FoundationNewark, NJ$16,500222023
Adler Aphasia CenterMaywood, NJ$15,388332023
Center for Hope and Safety IncRochelle Park, NJ$15,000112023
Christian Health Care CenterWyckoff, NJ$15,000332023
Contact USA IncToms River, NJ$15,000222022
Evas Village IncPaterson, NJ$15,000332023
Haven of Hope for KidsHope, NJ$15,000332023
Jersey Battered Women's Service IncMorristown, NJ$15,000332023
Keeping Babies SafeWarren, NJ$15,000332023
Life Opportunities Unlimited - a Non-Profit CorporationRidgewood, NJ$15,000332023
Lunch BreakRed Bank, NJ$15,000332023
New Jersey Intergenerational OrchestraNew Providence, NJ$15,000332023
Project Literacy of Greater Bergen CountyHackensack, NJ$14,500332023
Interfaith Caregivers of Greater Mercer CountyHamilton, NJ$14,000332023
Jazz House KidsMontclair, NJ$14,000332023
Summit Speech SchoolNew Providence, NJ$13,500332023
Community Hope IncParsippany, NJ$13,000222022
CumacPaterson, NJ$13,000222023
180 Turning Lives AroundHazlet, NJ$12,000332023
American Red Cross NjSummit, NJ$12,000222023
Moms Helping Moms Foundation IncPlainfield, NJ$12,000332023
New Jersey SeedsNewark, NJ$12,000332023
Operation Warm IncGlen Mills, PA$12,000332023
Shelter Our Sisters IncWanaque, NJ$12,000112021
The Arc of Essex County IncLivingston, NJ$12,000332023
CASA of Morris & Sussex CountiesCedar Knolls, NJ$10,000222023
Diabetes Foundation IncHackensack, NJ$10,000222022
Happiness of Camping IncHardwick, NJ$10,000222023
Institute of Music for Children IncElizabeth, NJ$10,000332023
Little Sisters of the Poor St Josephs Home for the ElderlyTotowa, NJ$10,000222022
Sage Eldercare IncSummit, NJ$10,000222023
Cancer Care IncNew York, NY$9,500332023
Trenton Community Music SchoolTrenton, NJ$9,500222022
Childrens Specialized HospitalMountainside, NJ$9,000332023
Clinton Hill Community ActionNewark, NJ$9,000332023
Dreamcatcher Repertory TheatreSummit, NJ$9,000222022
Greater Life IncNewark, NJ$9,000332023
Metropolitan YMCA of the OrangesNewton, NJ$9,000332023
Bestwork Industries Foe the Blind IncCherry Hill, NJ$8,000222022
Great Swamp Watershed AssociationNew Vernon, NJ$8,000222023
Our House IncMurray Hill, NJ$8,000222023
West Side Infant Day Care CenterEnglewood, NJ$8,000112022
Dental Lifeline Network - New JerseyOcean, NJ$7,000222023
Interfaith Hospitality NetworkMontclair, NJ$7,000332023
Tenafly Nature CenterTenafly, NJ$7,000222023
The Phoenix Center IncNutley, NJ$7,000222023
Little Kids RockVerona, NJ$6,500222022
All Season Chamber Players IncDemarest, NJ$6,000222023
All the Way Up Adult EducationNewark, NJ$6,000112021
Alzheimer's New JerseyRoseland, NJ$6,000222023
Artspower IncCedar Grove, NJ$6,000112021
Contact We CareWestfield, NJ$6,000112023
Flemington Area Food Pantry IncFlemington, NJ$6,000222023
Midland Adult ServicesBranchburg, NJ$6,000222023
New Jersey Festival OrchestraWestfield, NJ$6,000222023
Cancer Hope Network IncChester, NJ$5,500222023
Literacy New Jersey IncEdison, NJ$5,500222023
American National Red CrossSummit, NJ$5,000112021
CASA of Atlantic & Cape May CountySomers Point, NJ$5,000222023
Communities of Faith for HousingHoboken, NJ$5,000112021
Community Foodbank of New JerseyHillside, NJ$5,000112022
Homesharing Program of SomersetBridgewater, NJ$5,000222023
Pushcart Players IncVerona, NJ$5,000112022
Midland SchoolNorth Branch, NJ$4,724112021
Bestwork Industries for the Blind IncCherry Hill, NJ$4,000112023
Center for Modern Dance EducationHackensack, NJ$4,000112022
Contact of Ocean & Monmouth CounToms River, NJ$4,000112023
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Morris and Sussex CountiesMorristown, NJ$4,000112021
Write on Sports IncSouth Orange, NJ$4,000112021
Art Center of Northern New JerseyNew Milford, NJ$3,500112021
Interfaith Food Pantry IncMorris Plains, NJ$3,500112021
Abilities of Northwest Jersey IncWashington, NJ$3,000112021
Ctc Academy IncFair Lawn, NJ$3,000112021
Family Promise of Morris CountyMorristown, NJ$3,000112021
Family Promise of Sussex CountyNewton, NJ$3,000112021
Habitat for Humanity of BergenWestwood, NJ$3,000112022
Jewish Relief AgencyMorristown, NJ$3,000112021
Lake Hopatcong FoundationLanding, NJ$3,000112022
National Council of Jewish Women Essex Country SectionLivingston, NJ$3,000112021
Passaic County Court Appointed Special AdvocatesWayne, NJ$3,000112021
Saint Peter's HavenClifton, NJ$3,000112021
Stretto Youth Chamber OrchestraPrinceton, NJ$3,000112021
The Bass Foundation IncMaplewood, NJ$3,000112021
Vets Chat a Nj NonprofitFort Lee, NJ$3,000112021
Hunterdon Helpline IncFlemington, NJ$2,500112021
Literacy Volunteers of Morris CoMorristown, NJ$2,500112022
Music WillMontclair, NJ$2,500112023
Alliance for Morris County ParksMorristown, NJ$2,000112023
Arm in ArmHamilton, NJ$2,000112023
Boys and Girls Club of Paterson and PassaicPaterson, NJ$2,000112023
Creature Comfort Pet TherapyMadison, NJ$2,000112023
Greater Newark ConservancyNewark, NJ$2,000112023
Habitat for Humanity International IncRandolph, NJ$2,000112023
Hamilton Partnership for PatersoPaterson, NJ$2,000112023
Hark-Als IncHillsborough, NJ$2,000112023
Inc Jersey CaresLivingston, NJ$2,000112023
Inc Pg Chambers SchoolCedar Knolls, NJ$2,000112023
Inc Wholesome RichesSewell, NJ$2,000112023
JerseystemFlorham Park, NJ$2,000112023
New City Kids IncPaterson, NJ$2,000112023
Roots & WingsHoney Grove, TX$2,000112023
Share My MealsPrinceton, NJ$2,000112023
The Hoboken ShelterHoboken, NJ$2,000112023
The Kennedy Dancers IncJersey City, NJ$2,000112023
The Theater ProjectUnion, NJ$2,000112023
United Way of Passaic CountyPaterson, NJ$2,000112023
Urbanpromise Ministries IncCamden, NJ$2,000112023
Warren County Habitat for HumanityWashington, NJ$2,000112023

75 of 131 (57%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.

Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 62%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 157 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Human Services
53 grants
Arts & Culture
18 grants
Health Care
16 grants
Education
11 grants
Housing & Shelter
8 grants
Diseases & Disorders
7 grants
Youth Development
6 grants
Food & Nutrition
6 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202185$650,612$5,000
202272$626,000$5,000
202391$644,000$4,000
20241$622,000$622,000

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 75% of this one's giving went to organizations in New Jersey. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

New Jersey
$1.9M
Pennsylvania
$634K
New York
$10K
Texas
$2K

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Funders that support the same organizations

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How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New Jersey.
  3. Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
  4. Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Lillian P Schenck Tw Lps Fund's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 500 First Ave P7-Pfsc-03-Z, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.

EIN 22-6040581 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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