Howard and Debbie Schiller Foundation
Howard and Debbie Schiller Foundation is a private foundation, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $9.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $500K. Net investment income was $611K.
Howard and Debbie Schiller Foundation at a glance
In short: Howard and Debbie Schiller Foundation gave $500K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $500K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $499,500
- -4.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -90.9% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $499,500
- +951.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $499,500
- Total assets
- $9,064,869
- +0.8% 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 Howard and Debbie Schiller Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
36 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 28 grants of 36 (78%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Howard and Debbie Schiller Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+11%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 98% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $412K (2021) to $522K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $500K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| See Attached List New York, NY | General Purpose | $499,500 |
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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 | $9,064,869 | $631,601 | $556,044 | $499,500 | 1 | $509,951 | $610,508 | $517,759 |
| 2024 | $8,989,311 | $1,918,628 | $609,048 | $522,340 | 11 | $537,349 | $1,872,929 | $456,049 |
| 2023 | $7,679,731 | $559,249 | $558,597 | $500,000 | 8 | $510,513 | $518,165 | $440,845 |
| 2022 | $7,679,079 | $656,179 | $517,242 | $449,675 | 15 | $466,153 | $611,090 | $482,135 |
| 2021 | $7,540,142 | $357,258 | $454,329 | $411,500 | 1 | — | $334,392 | $456,231 |
| 2020 | $7,637,213 | $227,244 | $494,199 | $434,539 | 1 | — | $199,246 | $428,357 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Howard and Debbie Schiller Foundation reported a distributable amount of $518K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Howard and Debbie Schiller Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Debbie Schiller
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Howard B. Schiller
Trustee
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 Howard and Debbie Schiller Foundation
How much does Howard and Debbie Schiller Foundation give each year?
Howard and Debbie Schiller Foundation gave $500K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $522K across 11 grants.
How large is Howard and Debbie Schiller Foundation?
Howard and Debbie Schiller Foundation reported $9.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $510K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $518K (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.
Where does Howard and Debbie Schiller Foundation operate?
Howard and Debbie Schiller Foundation has awarded grants in California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania.
What is Howard and Debbie Schiller Foundation's EIN?
Howard and Debbie Schiller Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-3933626. 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
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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