HW Schiller Family Foundation
HW Schiller Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $704K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 4 grants totaling $27K. Net investment income was $24K.
HW Schiller Family Foundation at a glance
In short: HW Schiller Family Foundation gave $27K across 4 grants in 2024 (avg $7K), mostly in South Carolina. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $27,300
- -88.5% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 4
- -42.9% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $6,825
- -79.8% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $8,000
- Total assets
- $704,491
- -0.9% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- South Carolina (59% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who HW Schiller Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Air Force Academy ($10K). Together the top 4 received $27K.
Grant Size Distribution
30 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 26 grants of 30 (87%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How HW Schiller Family Foundation gives
- Giving fell 89% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2024 it paid out 73% 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 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $27K (2024) to $808K (2022). In 2024 it made 4 grants totaling $27K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Air Force Academy Usaf Academy, CO | The falcon athletic fund is the fundraising arm of air force athletics and is responsible for generating the philanthropic resources required to provide a first-class, transformational experience for 1,000 cadet-athletes across 27 intercollegiate sports. | $10,000 |
| National Medal of Honor Leadership Society Mount Pleasant, SC | To support the orginization which helps americans of all ages, backgrounds, and locations learn leadership virtues of courage, integrity, commitment, sacrifice, citizenship, and patriotism to inspire them to transform lives, shape the future, and carry forward the best traditions of what it means to be American. | $10,000 |
| The Citadel Charleston, SC | To provide support for military college located in South Carolina. | $6,000 |
| The Kennedy Center NW Washington, DC | To support presenting, producing, and curating world-class art; offering powerful education to people of all ages, everywhere; and fulfilling our mandate as a living memorial to president john f. Kennedy. | $1,300 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $704,491 | $34,121 | $37,779 | $27,300 | 4 | $37,574 | $24,435 | $51,145 |
| 2023 | $710,854 | $6,944 | $251,399 | $236,440 | 7 | $247,922 | $9,159 | $45,445 |
| 2022 | $954,368 | $158,358 | $829,587 | $808,490 | 8 | $810,478 | $109,755 | $66,422 |
| 2021 | $1,617,410 | $2,703,809 | $283,553 | $259,659 | 5 | $262,893 | $461,751 | $124,205 |
| 2020 | $1,036,194 | $38,976 | $52,739 | $40,750 | 6 | — | $29,751 | $68,106 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, HW Schiller Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $51K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
HW Schiller Family Foundation is led by Harvey Schiller, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Harvey Schiller
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erika Schiller
Secretary
Treasurer → Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marcia Schiller
Vice President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ronald M. Starr
Treasurer
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Derek Schiller (2020) — Secretary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 HW Schiller Family Foundation
How much does HW Schiller Family Foundation give each year?
HW Schiller Family Foundation gave $27K across 4 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $236K across 7 grants.
What is HW Schiller Family Foundation's typical grant size?
HW Schiller Family Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $8,000, and its average grant was $6,825, across 4 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does HW Schiller Family Foundation give grants?
HW Schiller Family Foundation gives mostly in South Carolina: 59% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Colorado (37%).
Does HW Schiller Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2024: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on HW Schiller Family Foundation's 2024 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is HW Schiller Family Foundation?
HW Schiller Family Foundation reported $704K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $38K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $51K (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 HW Schiller Family Foundation's EIN?
HW Schiller Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-1666049. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(1)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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