Kevin & Suzanne Schon Foundation
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting a variety of charitable causes. Its mission reflects a commitment to health, education, animal welfare, and disability advocacy, as evidenced by its funding of organizations focused on cancer research, educational institutions, and animal rescue. The foundation actively supports initiatives that benefit individuals with disabilities and promotes mental health awareness. It serves a diverse range of recipients, including nonprofits that focus on child welfare and community service. While it operates primarily in California, its grants extend to various states across the country.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small to mid‑sized nonprofits seeking modest program grants (typically a few thousand dollars) with alignment to causes the funder has supported such as animal welfare, disability services, museums/culture, youth/foster care, or health-related projects.
Good Fit
- • Requests in the low‑thousands and tightly scoped project or program support.
- • Mission alignment with animal rescue, disability advocacy, local museums, child welfare, or health charities.
- • Located in California or one of the other states seen in the portfolio (CA, NH, VT, PA, CT, MA, DC, IN, MD, KY).
- • Ability to secure or broker an introduction from an existing grantee, advisor, or local intermediary.
Geography
Grants in the latest year were made to organizations in 10 different states, with a significant share concentrated in California (about 45%) but clear multi‑state reach.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded 26 distinct recipients in the latest year with a mixture of returning grantees (12) and many newcomers (14), indicating a broad and diverse recipient set for its size.
New Applicants
Behavioral evidence shows many new grantees in the latest year, so unfamiliar organizations have been funded, but the foundation states it only funds preselected applicants and lacks a public application route, so open access is plausible but not reliably documented.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
