The Caroline and Sigmund Schott Fund
Invitation OnlyCambridge, Massachusetts · EIN 11-2856561 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2024)$1.9M
Organizations funded16
Typical grant$10,000
Total assets$38.4M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $10,000 and $100,951.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
62% of grants went outside Massachusetts.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Schott Foundation for Public Education | Quincy, MA | Education excellence | $700,000 |
| Asf - Access Strategies Fund | Cambridge, MA | To support social justice infrastructure development and power building for communities in ma gateway cities. | $400,000 |
| Tides Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Tides foundation believes that a just and equitable future can exist only when communities who have been historically denied power, have… | $325,000 |
| Proteus Fund | Amherst, MA | Full-Service public foundation committed to a more just, equitable, democratic, and peaceful world | $170,000 |
| Agitarte Inc | Cambridge, MA | Nurture socially conscious artists | $100,951 |
| Kibilio Inc | Greenfield, MA | General support | $75,000 |
| State Power Fund | Youngstown, OH | General support | $60,000 |
| Solidaire Network | Oakland, CA | To support progressive movements with a commitment to building grassroots power in impacted communities. | $27,500 |
| LA Planta | Sandia Park, NM | General support | $10,000 |
| North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center | Roslyn Heights, NY | Sustain triage, emergency and high risk response to young children | $10,000 |
| Resist Inc | Jamaica Plain, MA | To support people's movements for justice and liberation | $10,000 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | Juvenile justice | $10,000 |
| The Philanthropic Collaborative for Educ | Washington, DC | General support | $10,000 |
| T'ruah | New York, NY | To bring a moral voice to the most pressing issues of our time. | $1,800 |
| Svara | Chicago, IL | General support | $518 |
| Jews for Racial & Economic Justice | New York, NY | To pursue racial and economic justice in new york city by advancing systemic changes that result in concrete improvements in peoples… | $200 |
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Schott Foundation for Public Education | Quincy, MA | Education excellence | $1,400,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,910,969 | 17 |
| 2023 | $1,418,749 | 14 |
| 2022 | $1,355,533 | 23 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 17, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202503219349106165
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 11-2856561
- Profile updated Nov 6, 2026
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