The Auerbach Schiro Foundation
West Hartford, CT · EIN 13-3692236. Reported 199 grants totalling $1,053,742 to 94 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. 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. The Auerbach Schiro Foundation 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 $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $250 and $5,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $79,741. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford | West Hartford, CT | $238,337 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hartford Stage | Hartford, CT | $65,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Congregation Beth Israel | West Hartford, CT | $54,162 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Real Artways | Hartford, CT | $50,250 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| American Joint Distribution | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Theaterworks | Hartford, CT | $47,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Ct 4-H Resource Center | Bloomfield, CT | $45,425 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mutual Housing Association | Hartford, CT | $43,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ct 4-H Farm | Bloomfield, CT | $41,900 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Foodshare | Wallingford, CT | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Bushnell | Hartford, CT | $37,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Midwest Foodbank | Normal, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Forge City Works | Hartford, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The American Joint Distribution Committee | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Harriet Beecher Stowe Center | Hartford, CT | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ct Public Broadcasting Network | Hartford, CT | $19,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ct Museum of Culture & History | Hartford, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hands on Hartford | Hartford, CT | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wadsworth Atheneum | Hartford, CT | $13,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Ct Forests and Parks Assoc | Rockfall, CT | $11,700 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood of Se Ct | New Haven, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Uconn Hillel | Storrs, CT | $8,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ct Land Conservation | Middletown, CT | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Government Accountability | Washington, DC | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Franklin and Marshall College | Lancaster, PA | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Malta House | Hartford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The American Friends of the Fndt for Jewish Heritage | Bedford, NY | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Elizabeth Park Conservancy | West Hartford, CT | $4,650 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Knox Inc | Hartford, CT | $4,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| New Britain Museum of American Art | New Britain, CT | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Prison Policy Initiative | Northampton, MA | $3,350 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mystic Seaport Museum | Mystic, CT | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| NPR | Baltimore, MD | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| PBS Foundation | Arlington, VA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $2,750 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Ballet X | Philadelphia, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chrysalis Center | Hartford, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ct Foundation for Dental Outreach | Southington, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish Family Service | West Hartford, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Judy Dworin Dance Performance Project | Hartford, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pan Mass Challenge Dana Farber | Needham, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia Ballet | Philadelphia, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| The Bridge Family Center | West Hartford, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ct Historical Society | Hartford, CT | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Bethesda, MD | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jewish Communal Living | Bloomfield, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Historical Society | West Hartford, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pro Publica | New York, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| New England Jewish Academy | West Hartford, CT | $1,860 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ct Immigrant & Refugee Coalition | Hartford, CT | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hartford Community That Cares | Hartford, CT | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Provision Ministry Inc | Westboro, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shakespeare & Co | Lenox, MA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Burton & Phyllis Hoffman Foundation Co Friends of Michael | East Hartford, CT | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jt Connect | West Hartford, CT | $1,430 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Leadership Greater Hartford | Hartford, CT | $1,250 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Summit Adaptive Sports | New Hartford, CT | $1,250 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Solomon Schechter Day School | West Hartford, CT | $1,110 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Wikimedia Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $1,050 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Barrington Stage Co | Pittsfield, MA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Health Services | Hartford, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | Montgomery, AL | $1,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Graduate Organization | Beverly Hills, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Health Collective | Hartford, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Voices of Hope | Farmington, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mozilla Foundation | San Fancisco, CA | $900 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Environmental Working Group | Washington, DC | $750 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation | Hartford, CT | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| NAACP Legal and Education Fund | New York, NY | $750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pen America | New York, NY | $750 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| The Tor Project | Seattle, WA | $650 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ct Landmarks Amos Bull House | Hartford, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Va | Richmond, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hartford International Univ of Religion & Peace | Hartford, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hartt School of Music at University of Hartford | West Hartford, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Noah Webster Housew Hartford Historical Society | West Hartford, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Reporters Without Border | Washington, DC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Reporters Without Borders | Washington, DC | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Frances Cabrini Shrine | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Ct Radio Info System | Windsor, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Young Israel of West Hartford | West Hartford, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| American Foundation for Suicide Prevention | New York, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundationgreat Strides | Bethesda, MD | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Harc Inc | Hartford, CT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hartford Audubon Society | West Hartford, CT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Open Communities Alliance | Hartford, CT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sloco | Simsbury, CT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Solomn Schechter Day School | West Hartford, CT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Farmington River Watershed | Simsbury, CT | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Knesset Israel | Pittsfield, MA | $118 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Ct State Parks | Rockfall, CT | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Old St Andrews Episcopal | Bloomfield, CT | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
44 of 94 (47%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 67%, across 4 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 kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 105 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 | 25 | $174,768 | $1,500 |
| 2022 | 45 | $221,145 | $750 |
| 2023 | 38 | $203,821 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 46 | $193,940 | $1,000 |
| 2025 | 45 | $260,068 | $1,500 |
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
82% of its giving went to organizations in Connecticut. 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 $1,000. 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 Connecticut.
- 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 The Auerbach Schiro Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). 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: 25 Brookside Boulevard, West Hartford, CT, 06107. 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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