Schorr Family Foundation
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting a variety of charitable causes. Its mission focuses on alleviating food insecurity, promoting civil rights, and supporting arts and culture initiatives. The foundation funds organizations that provide direct assistance to communities, including food banks and educational programs, as well as international relief efforts. It demonstrates a commitment to women's empowerment and youth development through targeted initiatives. The foundation primarily serves recipients across multiple states, with a notable emphasis on organizations in New York.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small-to-mid sized charities with proven local or programmatic connections (especially in New York) in arts, food banks, scholarships, community events, or emergency relief, and that can be introduced rather than relying on an open online application.
Good Fit
- • A history of service or partnerships in New York or demonstrated relevance to the foundation’s past grantee types (arts, food insecurity, scholarships, community events, disaster relief).
- • Capacity to manage one-off project or sponsorship grants and accept general/unrestricted support.
- • Existing relationships or warm introductions to trustees, prior grantees, or local intermediaries.
Geography
Grants in the latest year reached recipients across 12 states, but nearly seven in ten dollars were directed to New York, indicating multi-state reach with a strong state-level concentration.
Recipient Variety
In the latest year the foundation made 47 grants to 42 distinct recipients spanning arts, food banks, scholarships, emergency relief, and community events, showing a broad and diverse recipient set for its size.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of new entrants exists (16 new recipients in the latest year), but the foundation’s filings indicate it funds only preselected applicants and no public website or submission route was found, so unsolicited applicants have limited visible avenues.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
