SCHIFFER FAMILY FOUNDATION INC

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2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $117K · expenses $176K · assets $1.7M

Also known as
C/O STERLING FOUNDATION MGMT LLC
EIN
83-2834703
Address
12030 SUNRISE VALLEY DR STE 450, RESTON, VA 20191-3400
NTEE code
T20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
October 2019 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
Cross-check
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
David M Schiffer PRESIDENT/TREASURER/DIRECTOR2019-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Taryn Cowan VICE PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2019-2025 1 $0 reported 1
James E Robinson SECRETARY/DIRECTOR2019-2025 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID M SCHIFFER PRESIDENT/TREASURER/DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
TARYN COWAN VICE PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
JAMES E ROBINSON SECRETARY/DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID M SCHIFFER PRESIDENT/TREASURER/DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
TARYN COWAN VICE PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
JAMES E ROBINSON SECRETARY/DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID M SCHIFFER PRESIDENT/TREASURER/DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
TARYN COWAN VICE PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
JAMES E ROBINSON SECRETARY/DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID M SCHIFFER PRESIDENT/TREASURER/DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
TARYN COWAN VICE PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
JAMES E ROBINSON SECRETARY/DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID M SCHIFFER PRESIDENT/TREASURER/DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
TARYN COWAN VICE PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
JAMES E ROBINSON SECRETARY/DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID M SCHIFFER PRESIDENT AND TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
TARYN COWAN VICE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
JAMES E ROBINSON SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID M SCHIFFER PRESIDENT AND TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
TARYN COWAN VICE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
JAMES E ROBINSON SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

State business registration

The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2025 · 21 grants to organizations · $132K
2024 · 19 grants to organizations · $135K
2023 · 24 grants to organizations · $162K
2022 · 24 grants to organizations · $131K
2021 · 15 grants to organizations · $120K
2020 · 13 grants to organizations · $109K
2019 · 3 grants to organizations · $6K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

No contributors are listed on Schedule B in the e-filed returns we have for this organization.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$116,649$175,903 $1,718,726$1,718,726 -- $0--
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$150,804$177,827 $1,777,980$1,777,980 -- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$106,590$200,739 $1,805,003$1,805,003 -- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$99,915$174,568 $1,899,152$1,899,152 -- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$166,439$162,404 $1,973,805$1,973,805 -- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$60,611$164,110 $1,969,770$1,969,770 -- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$850,841$34,556 $2,073,269$2,073,269 -- $0--

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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WILBUR S MILLER OPERATING TRUST FBOVAT20 $118,288$18,638 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
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GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990PF · $175,903 spent · pay $0 · grants $132,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $132,500 75.3%
Fees: other professional $40,263 22.9%
Taxes $2,890 1.6%
Other expenses $250 0.1%
Total$175,903100%

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2024 · Form 990PF · $177,827 spent · pay $0 · grants $135,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $135,000 75.9%
Fees: other professional $40,036 22.5%
Taxes $2,541 1.4%
Other expenses $250 0.1%
Total$177,827100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $200,739 spent · pay $0 · grants $161,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $161,500 80.5%
Fees: other professional $37,330 18.6%
Taxes $1,659 0.8%
Other expenses $250 0.1%
Total$200,739100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $174,568 spent · pay $0 · grants $131,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $131,000 75.0%
Fees: other professional $38,549 22.1%
Taxes $4,769 2.7%
Other expenses $250 0.1%
Total$174,568100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $162,404 spent · pay $0 · grants $120,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $120,000 73.9%
Fees: other professional $40,659 25.0%
Taxes $1,495 0.9%
Other expenses $250 0.2%
Total$162,404100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $164,110 spent · pay $0 · grants $109,400 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $109,400 66.7%
Fees: other professional $36,177 22.0%
Taxes $18,533 11.3%
Total$164,110100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $34,556 spent · pay $0 · grants $6,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees: other professional $26,963 78.0%
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $6,000 17.4%
Taxes $1,593 4.6%
Total$34,556100%

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