Harold Schwartz Memorial Child Welfare Fund

Private foundation · Grantmaker Rochester, NY EIN: 51-0243188

Harold Schwartz Memorial Child Welfare Fund is a private foundation, based in Rochester, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $104K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $5K. Net investment income was $6K.

Harold Schwartz Memorial Child Welfare Fund at a glance

In short: Harold Schwartz Memorial Child Welfare Fund gave $5K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $575.556), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$5,180
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
9
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$576
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$300
Total assets
$103,508
+0.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Harold Schwartz Memorial Child Welfare Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2025

Hochstein School of Music and Dance: $3KHochstein School of Music andDance$3KCommunity Place of Greater Rocheste: $500Community Place of GreaterRocheste$500Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: $500Cystic Fibrosis Foundation$500Jewish Senior Life Foundation: $500Jewish Senior Life Foundation$500Sisters of Saint Joseph Morningsta: $300Sisters of Saint JosephMorningsta$300American Friends of Magen David Ado: $180American Friends of MagenDavid Ado$180Knights of Pythias Humanitarian Fun: $100Knights of PythiasHumanitarian Fun$100Pythian Camp - Knights of Pythias: $50Pythian Camp - Knights ofPythias$50Diabetes Research Association: $50Diabetes Research Association$50

The largest 2025 recipient was Hochstein School of Music and Dance ($3K). Together the top 9 received $5K.

Grant Size Distribution

39 grants across all recorded years

39<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 39 grants of 39 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.

States

Cities

RochesterValley StreamNew YorkPittsfordBuffaloMendonWilliamsville

How Harold Schwartz Memorial Child Welfare Fund gives

  • Giving grew 27% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 89% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6K12 grants2020 6 grants2021 7 grants2022 8 grants2023 9 grants2024 9 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2021) to $5K (2025). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $5K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Hochstein School of Music and Dance Rochester, NYOperating Budget$3,000
Community Place of Greater Rocheste Rochester, NYOperating Budget$500
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Buffalo, NYOperating Budget$500
Jewish Senior Life Foundation Rochester, NYOperating Budget$500
Sisters of Saint Joseph Morningsta Pittsford, NYOperating Budget$300
American Friends of Magen David Ado New York, NYOperating Budget$180
Knights of Pythias Humanitarian Fun Valley Stream, NYOperating Budget$100
Pythian Camp - Knights of Pythias Valley Stream, NYOperating Budget$50
Diabetes Research Association Valley Stream, NYOperating Budget$50
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$103,508$7,202$7,088$5,1809$5,580$5,739$6,240
2024$103,393$4,579$7,238$5,1809$5,580$3,208$5,921
2023$106,584$3,977$6,013$4,0808$4,630$2,686$5,676
2022$108,620$8,086$6,038$4,0807$4,490$6,615$6,174
2021$106,572$6,888$3,784$1,9806—$5,504$5,973
2020$103,468$2,291$6,972$5,18012—$1,741$5,527

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Harold Schwartz Memorial Child Welfare Fund reported a distributable amount of $6K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Harold Schwartz Memorial Child Welfare Fund is led by Arthur Cassidy, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Arthur Cassidy

    President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bruce Nelson

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Perry Myers

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Saul Rasnick

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Harold Schwartz Memorial Child Welfare Fund

How much does Harold Schwartz Memorial Child Welfare Fund give each year?

Harold Schwartz Memorial Child Welfare Fund gave $5K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $5K across 9 grants.

What is Harold Schwartz Memorial Child Welfare Fund's typical grant size?

Harold Schwartz Memorial Child Welfare Fund's median grant in 2025 was $300, and its average grant was $576, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Harold Schwartz Memorial Child Welfare Fund give grants?

Harold Schwartz Memorial Child Welfare Fund gives mostly in New York: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Rochester, NY (3 grants) and Valley Stream, NY (3 grants).

Does Harold Schwartz Memorial Child Welfare Fund give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Harold Schwartz Memorial Child Welfare Fund's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (9 of 9) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Harold Schwartz Memorial Child Welfare Fund's largest grantees?

Harold Schwartz Memorial Child Welfare Fund's largest 2025 grantees include Hochstein School of Music and Dance ($3,000), Community Place of Greater Rocheste ($500) and Cystic Fibrosis Foundation ($500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 77% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Harold Schwartz Memorial Child Welfare Fund?

Harold Schwartz Memorial Child Welfare Fund reported $104K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $6K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $6K (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 is Harold Schwartz Memorial Child Welfare Fund's EIN?

Harold Schwartz Memorial Child Welfare Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 51-0243188. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

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