The Sidney Schonfeld Foundation
The Sidney Schonfeld Foundation is a private foundation, based in San Francisco, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025.
The Sidney Schonfeld Foundation at a glance
- Expenses (2025)
- $566
- -97.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Sidney Schonfeld Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
24 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 18 grants of 24 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How The Sidney Schonfeld Foundation gives
- Giving fell 96% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2024 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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 $4K (2024) to $670K (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $4K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Memphis, TN | General Support | $3,618 |
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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 | — | — | $566 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | — | $2 | $23,568 | $3,618 | 1 | $13,806 | $2 | $828 |
| 2023 | $28,882 | $-44,159 | $686,260 | $670,000 | 7 | $673,182 | $3,200 | $40,588 |
| 2022 | $684,025 | $46,666 | $70,728 | $60,000 | 7 | $62,725 | $39,477 | $37,113 |
| 2021 | $913,724 | $98,894 | $109,084 | $95,000 | 9 | $97,540 | $87,350 | $45,282 |
| 2020 | $872,159 | $29,186 | $70,965 | $60,000 | 8 | — | $21,088 | $39,913 |
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Sidney Schonfeld Foundation is led by Robert Schonfeld, President, CFO & Director since 2023 (on filings since 2020) — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Robert Schonfeld
President, CFO & Director
President & Director → President, CFO & Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (2)
- Former: Kevin Tam (2020–2022) — CFO, Secretary & Director
- Former: Anthony J. Kerin III (2020–2021) — Director
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 The Sidney Schonfeld Foundation
Where does The Sidney Schonfeld Foundation operate?
The Sidney Schonfeld Foundation has awarded grants in California, Tennessee.
What is The Sidney Schonfeld Foundation's EIN?
The Sidney Schonfeld Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 14-1988900. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 27, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 26, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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