Shatz Schwartz and Fentin
Springfield, MA · EIN 04-2712836. Reported 129 grants totalling $41,775 to 70 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Shatz Schwartz and Fentin did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $250. Half of everything it gave fell between $200 and $500; the smallest was $50 and the largest $3,750. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Way of Pioneer Valley | Springfield, MA | $6,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Open Pantry Community Services Inc | Springfield, MA | $2,025 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Springfield Museums Corporation | Springfield, MA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Stcc Foundation | Springfield, MA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Way Finders | Springfield, MA | $1,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Domus Inc | Westfield, MA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Home City Development Inc | Springfield, MA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jewish Family Services of Western Mass Inc | Springfield, MA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Transhealth Inc | Florence, MA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Valley Opportunity Council Inc | Chicopee, MA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Bar Foundation | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Music School of Springfield | Springfield, MA | $1,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| John H Murphy Scholarship Inc | Springfield, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| World Affairs Council | Springfield, MA | $1,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Northampton Survival Center Inc | Northampton, MA | $900 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gould Farm | Monterey, MA | $800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Healing Racism Institute of the Pioneer Valley Inc | Springfield, MA | $750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Safe Passage | Northampton, MA | $750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Spirit of Springfield Inc | Springfield, MA | $750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Call of Molo | Westfield, MA | $750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Viability Inc | Springfield, MA | $750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Western New England University Center for Social Justice | Springfield, MA | $750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Homeless | Springfield, MA | $575 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hospice of the Fisher Home | Amherst, MA | $550 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Baystate Home Health | Springfield, MA | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Legal Aid | Worcester, MA | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Natl Conference for Comm & Justice | Middletown, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Western New England University School of Law - Center for Social Justice | Springfield, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| YMCA of Greater Springfield Inc | Springfield, MA | $400 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Grow Food Northampton Inc | Florence, MA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Links to Libraries Inc | Hampden, MA | $300 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Valley Community Development | Northampton, MA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts | Hatfield, MA | $275 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habitat for Humanity Greater Springfield | West Springfield, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Family Service of W Mass Joe Dorison Memorial Bike Fund | Springfield, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lauren's Haven Inc | Springfield, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Law Reform Institute | Boston, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Springfield School Volunteers | Springfield, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Square One | Springfield, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Town of Longmeadow Council on Aging Food Pantry | Longmeadow, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Visiting Nurse Association | Springfield, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice of Western New England | Springfield, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Food Bank of Western Ma | Chicopee, MA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries | Springfield, MA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jgs Lifecare Corp | Longmeadow, MA | $150 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Shriner's Hospital for Children | Springfield, MA | $150 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Diabetes Association | Merrifield, VA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Behavioral Health Network | Springfield, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Foundation of Eastern Ct Hendel Family Scholarship Fund | New London, CT | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Congregation B'nai Israel | Northampton, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| D'amour Cancer Center | Springfield, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Foundation for Tjo Animals | Springfield, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Frederik Meijer Garden & Sculpture | Grand Rapids, MI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hilltown Land Trust | Ashfield, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Karol Anne Shaw Scholarship Fund C/O Second Baptist Church | South Hadley, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mercy Medical Center Office of Philanthropy | Hartford, CT | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| No Kid Hungryshare Our Strength | Philadelphia, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sinai Temple | Springfield, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Amedisys Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Innocence Project | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Cancer Society | Oklahoma City, OK | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Lung Association | Chicago, IL | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Csf Westfield Dollars for Scholars Malawaka Mem Athl Scholarship | Westfield, MA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dana Farber Cancer Institute | Boston, MA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Perkins School for the Blind | Watertown, MA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sidney Albert Albany Jcc | Albany, NY | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Suncoast Hospice Foundation | Clearwater, FL | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Arthritis Foundation | Washington, DC | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Hispanic American Library Inc | Springfield, MA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Westfield State University Foundation Inc | Westfield, MA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
26 of 70 (37%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 71%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- United Way of Pioneer Valley Inc
SUPPORT AREA NON PROFIT ORGS - John H Murphy Scholarship Inc
TO PROVIDE GENERAL SCHOLARSHIPS - United Way of Pioneer Valley
SUPPORT TO AREA NON PROFIT ORGS - Domus Inc
PROVIDE SUPPORT/ HOUSING TO HOMELESS - Home City Development Inc
RESTORE REPLACE SUBSTANDARD HOUSING - Jewish Family Services of Western Mass Inc
PROVIDE SOCIAL SERVICES TO IND & FAM
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 62 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31 | $11,825 | $250 |
| 2022 | 28 | $9,500 | $250 |
| 2023 | 34 | $10,400 | $250 |
| 2024 | 36 | $10,050 | $250 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
94% of its giving went to organizations in Massachusetts. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $250. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Massachusetts.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Shatz Schwartz and Fentin's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 1441 Main Street Suite 1100, Springfield, MA, 01103. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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