Joan Schechtman Charitable Foundati on INC

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Palm Beach, FL501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 83-4351568

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$12K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990-PFIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990-PF
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $87K a year · 77% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
990-PF Pt I · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$12K
to officers and key staff · 65% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 65% of spending; over 30%.
990-PF Pt VIII
Cash reserves
61 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 61.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$4K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
990-PF Pt II
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$624K
×323 vs prior year
Spent
$19K
Net assets
$738K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$624K
FY2025▲ ×323
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$50K
FY2021$5K
FY2022$10K
FY2023−$6K
FY2024−$2K
FY2025$624K
Expenses
$19K
FY2025▼ -21%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$43K
FY2021$26K
FY2022$23K
FY2023$22K
FY2024$24K
FY2025$19K
Net assets
$738K
FY2025▲ +453%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8K
FY2021−$12K
FY2022−$25K
FY2023$232K
FY2024$133K
FY2025$738K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2019.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Grants & contributions paid 23% · $4K Operating & administrative 77% · $15K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990-PF; $12K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$12,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
R Ellen Avellino$12,500$12,000—
Rellen Avellino——$12,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Programs and updates

A private foundation based in Palm Beach, FL.

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Grants and how to apply

Who it funds, and how to ask.

Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 25 grants · $4K · 2025–2025
The Garden ConservancyFY2025$1,500
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFY2025$600
Individual RecipientFY2025$300
Individual RecipientFY2025$300
Rockefeller UniversityFY2025$250
Friends of KarenFY2025$250
White House Historical SocietyFY2025$200
New York Public Radio WzxrFY2025$100
Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research InstituteFY2025$100
Doctors Without BordersFY2025$100
Columbia University Alum LibrariesFY2025$100
UnboundFY2025$75
Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaFY2025$50
Pennsylvania Horticultural SocietyFY2025$50
Metropolitan Museum of ArtFY2025$50
Feeding AmericaFY2025$50
Entertainment Community FundFY2025$50
Columbia University Irving Medical CenterFY2025$50
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Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Average grantPart XV$174
Median grantPart XV$50
Largest grantPart XV$2K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990-PF, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$624K
Other income$378K
Gifts and grants$246K
Money out
$19K
Grants paid$4K
Running costs$15K
Owns and owes
$738K
net assets
Cash and savings$98K
Total assets$742K
Liabilities$4K
People
3
listed
Paid1
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$246K
Other income$378K
Total revenue$624K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$98K
Total assets$742K
Liabilities$4K
Net assets$738K
Operations
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $624K$19K$605K$738K 990 PDF
FY2024 −$2K$24K−$26K$133K 990 PDF
FY2023 −$6K$22K−$28K$232K 990 PDF
FY2022 $10K$23K−$13K−$25K 990 PDF
FY2021 $5K$26K−$20K−$12K 990 PDF
FY2020 $50K$43K$7K$8K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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