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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-4274916

The Lasher Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Pebble Beach, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 25 grants and $1.2 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Greater sacramento, ca area

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Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,228,400

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2024

    $86,300

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $335,340

  • Tax year 2023

    $147,850

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $402,563

  • Tax year 2022

    $53,050

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $544,339

  • Tax year 2021

    $62,000

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $922,751

  • Tax year 2020

    $51,520

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $601,702

  • Tax year 2019

    $51,611

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $625,202

Grants paid in 2025

25 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Montage Health FoundationMonterey, CA

    General purpose

    $250,000
  2. Stanford University - NeurologicalPalo Alto, CA

    General purpose

    $250,000
  3. Tahoe FundTahoe City, CA

    General purpose

    $150,000
  4. Sacramento Food BankSacramento, CA

    Food for the needy

    $100,000
  5. Salvation ArmySacramento, CA

    General purpose

    $100,000
  6. American River Parkway FoundationCarmichael, CA

    General operation

    $50,000
  7. Individual

    General operation

    $45,000
  8. Monterey SymphonyCarmelbytheSea, CA

    General purpose

    $25,000
  9. Sacramento Childrens HomeSacramento, CA

    Crisis nursery

    $20,000
  10. American Cancer SocietyOklahoma City, OK

    Research

    $20,000
  11. Alzheimer's AssociationChicago, IL

    Operations

    $20,000
  12. Del Paso FoundationSacramento, CA

    General purpose fund

    $20,000
  13. Pulmonary Fibrosis FoundationChicago, IL

    Research

    $20,000
  14. Individual

    General research

    $20,000
  15. Shriners Hospital for Children of NSacramento, CA

    General operations

    $20,000
  16. Habitat for HumanitySacramento, CA

    General fund

    $20,000
  17. Battlefields to BallfieldsSacramento, CA

    General operations

    $20,000
  18. Individual

    General operations

    $20,000
  19. Individual

    Dentistry for veterans

    $17,200
  20. Canine Companions for IndependenceSanta Rosa, CA

    General operations

    $10,000
  21. Individual

    General operations

    $10,000
  22. Fairytale TownSacramento, CA

    Operations

    $10,000
  23. The Michael J Fox FoundationNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $6,200
  24. Individual

    General operations

    $3,000
  25. Braxton Stuntz FoundationMonterey, CA

    General operations

    $2,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Health3 grants $290,00050% of the total
  2. Environment2 grants $200,00035% of the total
  3. Human services4 grants $52,0009% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $20,0003% of the total
  5. Sports and recreation1 grant $10,0002% of the total
  6. Medical research1 grant $6,2001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California15 grants $917,000
  2. Nevada1 grant $150,000
  3. Illinois1 grant $20,000
  4. Oklahoma1 grant $20,000
  5. New York1 grant $6,200

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Scott R LasherSecretary Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mark W LasherCEO Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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