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Philanthropic Organizations
- The Omidyar Network
- Operation Family Fund
- The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
- The Robin Hood Foundation
- The Rockefeller Foundation
- Ronald McDonald House Charities
- The Ross Institute
- The Ruth Lilly Philanthropic Foundation
- The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Fund
- The Saban Family Foundation
- The Larry and Jane Scheinfeld Foundation
- The Skoll Foundation
- The Smith Richardson Foundation
- The Soros Foundation Network
- Tomorrow's Hope Foundation
- United Nations Foundation
- The Waitt Family Foundation
The Larry and Jane Scheinfeld Foundation
Founders: Larry Scheinfeld and Jane Scheinfeld
Areas of interest:
- Jews
- Education
- Medicine
Notable projects/programs:
Rather than incepting a program themselves, The Larry and Jane Scheinfeld Foundation donates to other nonprofit motives, such as the Old Oaks Foundation, Eagle Hill School, City of Hope, Facing History, Young People Chorus, Dwight School Foundation, Friends of Karen, the Museum of Modern Art, ALAW Big Ride, the Spence School, and the Meserve-Kunhardt Foundation.
More about The Larry and Jane Scheinfeld Foundation:
Larry Scheinfeld founded the New York City branch of Quellos Group, where he was also a financial advisor. His wife, Jane Scheinfeld, is a graduate of Syracuse University and a member of the Guggenheim Museum International Director's Council.
Jane Scheinfeld presides over The Larry and Jane Scheinfeld Foundation, acknowledged by many as a generous financier of others' causes. The Larry and Jane Scheinfeld Foundation particularly contributes to Jewish causes and Jewish culture. The Larry and Jane Scheinfeld Foundation contributes to organizations like the American Jewish Committee, Center for Jewish History, Israel Cancer Research, Friends of Israel, the Jerusalem Foundation, Yad Vashem, and the Holocaust Museum.
Larry Scheinfeld is a prodigious donor of Yeshiva University and overseer of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Apart from Yeshiva University, The Jane and Larry Scheinfeld Foundation supports Ithaca College and the Forman School. The Larry and Jane Scheinfeld Foundation contributes annually to Cornell University.
Educational projects leaning towards handicapped children are priorities for The Larry and Jane Scheinfeld Foundation. The Jane and Larry Scheinfeld Foundation is a prolific giver to the fields of medicine and scientific research, including organization such as the American Lung Association, American Heart Association, and Autism Spectrum Disorders. The Larry and Jane Scheinfeld Foundation also finances groups caring for sick children, like the Children's Cause Cancer Advocacy.
Convalescent children are the focus of one of the foundation's biggest beneficiaries: The Starlight Foundation. The Starlight Foundation runs a medical center treating children with grave afflictions and terminal illnesses. Larry Scheinfeld is a member of the Starlight Foundation's Board of Directors.
New Yorkers for Children has also received aids from The Larry and Jane Scheinfeld Foundation, whose contributions have benefited 17,000 foster children.
The Larry and Jane Scheinfeld Foundation also supports the breast cancer advocacy Women at Risk, where Jane Scheinfeld is a board member. The Larry and Jane Scheinfeld Foundation is also a contributor in the search for a cure for dystonia and Parkison's Disease through the Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia and Parkinsons Foundation.
In addition, the foundation has contributed to the Hope and Heroes Cancer Fund of the Herbert Irving Child & Adolescent Oncology Center (HICAOC), part of Columbia University's Medical Center.