The Schaffner Family Foundation
The Schaffner Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Arts and culture, based in Woodland Hills, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $40K. Net investment income was $77K.
The Schaffner Family Foundation at a glance
In short: The Schaffner Family Foundation gave $40K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $40,000
- -27.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $10,000
- -45.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $7,500
- Total assets
- $1,050,090
- +46.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (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 The Schaffner Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was American Film Institute ($20K). Together the top 4 received $40K.
Grant Size Distribution
21 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 21 grants of 21 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How The Schaffner Family Foundation gives
- Giving fell 43% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 82% 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 $35K (2019) to $70K (2022). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $40K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| American Film Institute Los Angeles, CA | To Support the Franklin J. Schaffner Fellow Award. | $20,000 |
| Forgotten Felines Santa Rosa, CA | General | $10,000 |
| Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation Santa Rosa, CA | General | $5,000 |
| Native Songbird Care and Conservati Sebastopol, CA | General | $5,000 |
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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 | $1,050,090 | $384,581 | $49,891 | $40,000 | 4 | $40,000 | $77,395 | $48,790 |
| 2024 | $715,400 | $33,229 | $63,346 | $55,000 | 3 | $55,000 | $27,338 | $40,049 |
| 2023 | $745,517 | $186,456 | $57,164 | $50,000 | 4 | $50,000 | $31,417 | $31,245 |
| 2022 | $616,225 | $24,025 | $77,051 | $70,000 | 7 | $70,000 | $19,357 | $34,589 |
| 2021 | $669,251 | $56,663 | $54,213 | $45,000 | 3 | $45,000 | $51,425 | $39,164 |
| 2020 | $666,801 | $65,830 | $63,877 | $57,000 | 4 | — | $61,074 | $35,034 |
| 2019 | $664,848 | $23,183 | $41,662 | $35,000 | 3 | — | $18,481 | $35,444 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Schaffner Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $49K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Schaffner Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Emily Robinson Co P. Richards
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Kate Robinson Co P. Richards
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
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.
Frequently asked questions about The Schaffner Family Foundation
How much does The Schaffner Family Foundation give each year?
The Schaffner Family Foundation gave $40K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $55K across 3 grants.
What is The Schaffner Family Foundation's typical grant size?
The Schaffner Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $7,500, and its average grant was $10,000, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does The Schaffner Family Foundation give grants?
The Schaffner Family Foundation gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Santa Rosa, CA (2 grants).
Does The Schaffner Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 75% of The Schaffner Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is The Schaffner Family Foundation?
The Schaffner Family Foundation reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $40K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $49K (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 The Schaffner Family Foundation?
The Schaffner Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Arts and culture, based in Woodland Hills, CA. It holds $1.1M in total assets as of 2025.
What is The Schaffner Family Foundation's EIN?
The Schaffner Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-4273021. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 26, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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