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SHARON FAY AND MAXINE SCHAFFER FAMILY FOUNDATION

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MLA “SHARON FAY AND MAXINE SCHAFFER FAMILY FOUNDATION.” Strategy Studio, tax years 2014–2025, https://strategystudio.org/org/276385378. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $368K · expenses $143K · assets $5.1M

Also known as
FOUNDATION
EIN
27-6385378
Address
RUBIN AND RUDMAN LLP 53 STATE ST, BOSTON, MA 02109-0000
NTEE code
T20
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2010
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
Matthew A Berlin TRUSTEE2014-2025 0 $0 reported 4
Sharon E Fay TRUSTEE2014-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Maxine Schaffer TRUSTEE2014-2025 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHARON E FAY TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
MAXINE SCHAFFER TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
MATTHEW A BERLIN TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $04
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHARON E FAY TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
MAXINE SCHAFFER TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
MATTHEW A BERLIN TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $04
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHARON E FAY TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
MAXINE SCHAFFER TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
MATTHEW A BERLIN TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $04
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHARON E FAY TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
MAXINE SCHAFFER TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
MATTHEW A BERLIN TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $04
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHARON E FAY TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
MAXINE SCHAFFER TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
MATTHEW A BERLIN TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $04
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHARON E FAY TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
MAXINE SCHAFFER TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
MATTHEW A BERLIN TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $04
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHARON E FAY TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
MAXINE SCHAFFER TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
MATTHEW A BERLIN TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $04
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHARON E FAY TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
MAXINE SCHAFFER TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
MATTHEW A BERLIN TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $04
2017 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHARON E FAY TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
MAXINE SCHAFFER TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
MATTHEW A BERLIN TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $04
2016 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHARON E FAY TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
MAXINE SCHAFFER TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
MATTHEW A BERLIN TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $04
2015 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHARON E FAY TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
MAXINE SCHAFFER TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
MATTHEW A BERLIN TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $04
2014 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHARON E FAY TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
MAXINE SCHAFFER TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
MATTHEW A BERLIN TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $04

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

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 · 2 grants to organizations · $130K
2022 · 1 grant to organizations · $5K
2020 · 14 grants to organizations · $135K
2019 · 14 grants to organizations · $670K
2018 · 9 grants to organizations · $112K
2017 · 13 grants to organizations · $104K
2016 · 15 grants to organizations · $98K
2015 · 10 grants to organizations · $87K
2014 · 11 grants to organizations · $68K

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

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2020 · 1 contributor · $1.0M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 SHARON E FAY Person BROOKLYN, NY $1,000,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
2015 · 1 contributor · $196K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 SHARON E FAY Person BROOKLYN, NY $196,175$196,175 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2015 · filing
2014 · 1 contributor · $250K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 SHARON E FAY Person BROOKLYN, NY $250,000$250,000 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2014 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

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 ↗
$367,735$142,592 $5,107,705$5,107,705 -- $0--
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$534,262$5,369 $4,788,171$4,788,171 -- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$48,678$4,526 $4,450,650$4,450,650 -- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$100,427$22,442 $4,399,167$4,399,167 -- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$452,527$24,553 $4,317,860$4,317,860 -- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,262,425$151,329 $3,887,819$3,887,819 $1,000,000- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$415,606$682,594 $2,770,700$2,770,700 -- $0--
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$130,069$118,009 $1,751,469$1,751,469 -- $0--
2017 · Form 990PF period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$107,973$109,674 $1,737,466$1,737,466 -- $0--
2016 · Form 990PF period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$82,542$103,058 $1,736,897$1,736,897 -- $2,407--
2015 · Form 990PF period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$392,213$91,436 $1,761,528$1,761,528 $196,175- $0--
2014 · Form 990PF period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$339,971$71,829 $1,451,713$1,451,713 $250,000- $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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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 · $142,592 spent · pay $0 · grants $130,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $130,000 91.2%
Taxes $7,525 5.3%
Fees: accounting $4,738 3.3%
Fees: legal $294 0.2%
Other expenses $35 0.0%
Total$142,592100%

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2024 · Form 990PF · $5,369 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees: accounting $2,833 52.8%
Taxes $2,501 46.6%
Other expenses $35 0.7%
Total$5,369100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $4,526 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees: accounting $4,491 99.2%
Other expenses $35 0.8%
Total$4,526100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $22,442 spent · pay $0 · grants $5,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Taxes $8,431 37.6%
Fees: accounting $5,531 24.6%
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $5,000 22.3%
Fees: other professional $3,326 14.8%
Fees: legal $119 0.5%
Other expenses $35 0.2%
Total$22,442100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $24,553 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees: other professional $10,761 43.8%
Taxes $6,951 28.3%
Fees: accounting $6,341 25.8%
Other expenses $500 2.0%
Total$24,553100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $151,329 spent · pay $0 · grants $135,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $135,000 89.2%
Fees: accounting $5,885 3.9%
Taxes $5,510 3.6%
Fees: other professional $4,534 3.0%
Fees: legal $330 0.2%
Other expenses $70 0.0%
Total$151,329100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $682,594 spent · pay $0 · grants $670,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $670,000 98.2%
Fees: accounting $7,729 1.1%
Fees: other professional $3,901 0.6%
Fees: legal $924 0.1%
Other expenses $35 0.0%
Taxes $5 0.0%
Total$682,594100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $118,009 spent · pay $0 · grants $112,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $112,500 95.3%
Fees: other professional $2,525 2.1%
Taxes $2,122 1.8%
Fees: legal $827 0.7%
Other expenses $35 0.0%
Total$118,009100%

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2017 · Form 990PF · $109,674 spent · pay $0 · grants $104,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $104,000 94.8%
Fees: accounting $3,177 2.9%
Fees: legal $2,450 2.2%
Other expenses $35 0.0%
Taxes $12 0.0%
Total$109,674100%

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2016 · Form 990PF · $103,058 spent · pay $2,407 · grants $97,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $97,500 94.6%
Fees: accounting $2,790 2.7%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $2,407 2.3%
Fees: legal $283 0.3%
Other expenses $70 0.1%
Taxes $8 0.0%
Total$103,058100%

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2015 · Form 990PF · $91,436 spent · pay $0 · grants $87,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $87,000 95.1%
Fees: legal $2,161 2.4%
Fees: accounting $2,150 2.4%
Other expenses $125 0.1%
Total$91,436100%

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2014 · Form 990PF · $71,829 spent · pay $0 · grants $68,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $68,000 94.7%
Fees: accounting $2,078 2.9%
Fees: legal $1,681 2.3%
Other expenses $70 0.1%
Total$71,829100%

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