Helen M Schiffner Scholarship Fund
Helen M Schiffner Scholarship Fund is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Buffalo, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $120K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $3K. Net investment income was $9K.
Helen M Schiffner Scholarship Fund at a glance
In short: Helen M Schiffner Scholarship Fund gave $3K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $3,140
- -15.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,047
- -43.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $785
- Total assets
- $119,765
- +3.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (75% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Helen M Schiffner Scholarship Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
11 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 11 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Helen M Schiffner Scholarship Fund gives
- Giving fell 59% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 69% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2025) to $8K (2022). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $3K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 3 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $3,140 |
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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 | $119,765 | $12,879 | $8,960 | $3,140 | 3 | $4,640 | $8,770 | $6,730 |
| 2024 | $115,836 | $9,890 | $9,321 | $3,700 | 2 | $5,200 | $5,775 | $6,478 |
| 2023 | $115,408 | $5,138 | $10,721 | $5,114 | 2 | $6,614 | $944 | $6,133 |
| 2022 | $121,017 | $6,747 | $13,574 | $7,702 | 2 | $9,202 | $2,608 | $6,613 |
| 2021 | $127,859 | $14,515 | $11,380 | $6,692 | 2 | $6,692 | $9,856 | $7,702 |
| 2020 | $124,747 | $6,039 | $11,460 | $7,422 | 2 | — | $1,964 | $7,000 |
| 2019 | $130,143 | $5,283 | $10,626 | $6,585 | 1 | — | $1,221 | $7,117 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Helen M Schiffner Scholarship Fund reported a distributable amount of $7K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Helen M Schiffner Scholarship Fund's only listed officer is M T Trust Company, Trustee on the 2025 filing (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
M T Trust Company
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
$4K (2025)
Former officers (3)
- Former: M AND T Bank (2019–2024) — Corporate Trustee
- Former: M&t (2022) — Corporate Trustee
- Former: M&T Trust CO (2020–2021) — Corporate Trustee
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $4K, to M T Trust Company (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Helen M Schiffner Scholarship Fund
How much does Helen M Schiffner Scholarship Fund give each year?
Helen M Schiffner Scholarship Fund gave $3K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $4K across 2 grants.
What is Helen M Schiffner Scholarship Fund's typical grant size?
Helen M Schiffner Scholarship Fund's median grant in 2025 was $785, and its average grant was $1,047, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Helen M Schiffner Scholarship Fund give grants?
Helen M Schiffner Scholarship Fund gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 75% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Connecticut (25%).
Does Helen M Schiffner Scholarship Fund give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Helen M Schiffner Scholarship Fund's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (3 grants).
How large is Helen M Schiffner Scholarship Fund?
Helen M Schiffner Scholarship Fund reported $120K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $5K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $7K (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 Helen M Schiffner Scholarship Fund?
Helen M Schiffner Scholarship Fund is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Buffalo, NY. It holds $120K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Helen M Schiffner Scholarship Fund's EIN?
Helen M Schiffner Scholarship Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-6641691. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- 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 May 11, 2023)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 22, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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