Schechter Foundation
EIN 046855905Total Given 2020–2024
$151K
75 grants · $30K avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$370
typical micro grants · $120–$1K
grant size
30%
supporter · 13/44 multi-year
repeat
$1.8M
Assets (2024)
44
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Contact Person
WGBH
Phone
(617) 703-9931
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $45K | $778K | $186K | 10 |
| 2021 | $9K | $760K | $102K | 13 |
| 2022 | $21K | $1.8M | $111K | 18 |
| 2023 | $48K | $1.8M | $21K | 21 |
| 2024 | $28K | $1.8M | $38K | 13 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 75 grants on record
Minimum
$25
25th Pctl
$120
Median
$370
Average
$2K
75th Pctl
$1K
Maximum
$25K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
GS
Gail Schechter
5+ yrs
Trustee
DS
David Schechter
5+ yrs
Trustee
GS
Gail Schechter
5+ yrs
Trustee
DS
David Schechter
5+ yrs
Trustee
DS
David Schechter
5+ yrs
Trustee
GS
Gail Schechter
5+ yrs
Trustee
GS
Gail Schechter
5+ yrs
Trustee
DS
David Schechter
5+ yrs
Trustee
GS
Gail Schechter
5+ yrs
Trustee
DS
David Schechter
5+ yrs
Trustee
Grants Awarded (75 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish Family and Childrens Service | Waltham, MA | $25,000 | General Support and Holocaust Services | 2023 |
| Jewish Family and Childrens Service | Waltham, MA | $16,300 | Support of JFCS | 2020 |
| Combined Jewish Philanthropies | Boston, MA | $15,000 | Support of CJP | 2020 |
| Jewish Family and Childrens Service | Waltham, MA | $15,000 | General Support and Holocaust Services | 2024 |
| Jewish Family and Childrens Service | Waltham, MA | $15,000 | General support | 2022 |
| University of Delware | Newark, DE | $10,000 | Support of UDel | 2020 |
| Brandegee Foundation | Boston, MA | $10,000 | General support | 2023 |
| Jewish Family and Childrens Service | Waltham, MA | $5,200 | Support JFCS | 2021 |
| Jewish Community Relations Council | Boston, MA | $3,330 | Holocaust education and Yom HaShoah Commemoration | 2023 |
| 2 Life Communities | Brighton, MA | $2,500 | General support | 2023 |
| 2 Life Communities | Brighton, MA | $2,500 | General support | 2024 |
| 2Life Communities | Brighton, MA | $2,500 | General Support | 2024 |
| BBBS of Mass Bay | Boston, MA | $2,000 | Support of BBBBS of Mass Bay | 2020 |
| Greenlight Fund | Boston, MA | $1,880 | General support | 2024 |
| Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters | Waltham, MA | $1,800 | General support | 2023 |
| Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters | Waltham, MA | $1,800 | General support | 2024 |
| Make A Difference | Memphis, TN | $1,373 | General support | 2023 |
| Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters | Waltham, MA | $1,218 | General Support | 2022 |
| Media Matters For America | Washington, DC | $1,200 | General support | 2024 |
| Dana Farber's PMC | Needham, MA | $1,000 | Support Dana Farber through the PMC | 2021 |
| Bay Cove Human Services | Boston, MA | $1,000 | General support | 2023 |
| New England Friends of March of the Living | Sharon, MA | $1,000 | General Support | 2024 |
| Greenlight Foundation | Boston, MA | $891 | General support | 2022 |
| Jewish Community Relations Council | Boston, MA | $750 | General Support | 2022 |
| American Jewish Committee of NE | New York, NY | $729 | General support | 2024 |