The Schoenfeld Family Foundation promotes botany education and the preservation of the natural environment — through annual grants and the stewardship of a working Pennsylvania farm.
The Schoenfeld Family Foundation was established in 2015 by Isabelle "Chicky" Rauch to promote education and appreciation of botany and the natural environment.
Chicky grew up on a family farm in Ottsville, Pennsylvania — where she developed a lifelong passion for interacting with and preserving the land. She established this Foundation to carry on the legacy of her parents' profound appreciation and respect for the natural world.
The Foundation strives to promote botany education and the preservation of the natural environment — predominantly through the making of annual grants to nonprofit organizations whose missions mirror its own. In addition, the Foundation utilizes the Schoenfeld Family Farm as a centerpiece: a living teaching ground where plants and trees can thrive and students and scientists can study and develop new ways to interact with the land.
The Foundation focuses its grant-making on organizations based in Bucks County, Pennsylvania and the surrounding areas, with missions that align closely with its environmental and botanical purpose.
The Foundation makes annual grants to nonprofit organizations whose work advances botany, environmental preservation, and the stewardship of natural land.
The Foundation focuses its grant-making on nonprofit organizations based in Bucks County, Pennsylvania and surrounding areas whose missions align with botany education, environmental preservation, and the stewardship of natural land.
If you have questions about whether your organization qualifies, please reach out — we're glad to help you determine fit before a formal inquiry.
The Schoenfeld Family Farm in Ottsville, Pennsylvania is more than the Foundation's namesake — it is its centerpiece. Chicky Rauch grew up here, developing the lifelong relationship with the land that gave rise to the Foundation itself.
The Farm serves as a living laboratory: a place where plants and trees can thrive, where students and scientists can study, and where new ways of interacting with the land can be developed and demonstrated.
It is the Foundation's intention to utilize the Farm as a teaching ground — connecting the next generation of botanists, conservationists, and curious learners to the soil, the seasons, and the science beneath their feet.
Whether you're inquiring about a grant, have questions about our work, or want to learn more about the Foundation, we'd be glad to hear from you.