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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 77-0457757

Ray and Janet Scherr Foundation

A private foundation in Beverly Hills, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 18 grants and $76,000 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $76,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $2,082,243

  • Tax year 2024

    $144,500

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $1,981,093

  • Tax year 2023

    $100,500

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $1,890,672

  • Tax year 2022

    $74,500

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $2,010,985

  • Tax year 2021

    $2,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $2,011,224

  • Tax year 2020

    $108,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $2,111,367

  • Tax year 2019

    $146,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,070,721

  • Tax year 2018

    $169,308

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,834,382

Grants paid in 2025

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. MOTOR4TOYS Charitable FoundationThousand Oaks, CA

    General purpose

    $10,000
  2. Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY

    General purpose

    $10,000
  3. Wounded Warrior ProjectJacksonville, FL

    General purpose

    $10,000
  4. Childrens Hospital Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA

    General purpose

    $6,000
  5. Alzheimers Disease ResearchClarksburg, MD

    General purpose

    $5,000
  6. Palisades Charter High SchoolPacific PLSDS, CA

    Genreal purpose

    $5,000
  7. Semper Fi & America's FundQuantico, VA

    General purpose

    $5,000
  8. St JudesSanta Ana, CA

    General purpose

    $5,000
  9. California Community FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    General purpose

    $3,000
  10. Shriners HospitalsTampa, FL

    General purpose

    $3,000
  11. American Cancer SocietyLos Angeles, CA

    General purpose

    $2,000
  12. Art Center College of DesignPasadena, CA

    General purpose

    $2,000
  13. Cedars SinaiLos Angeles, CA

    General purpose

    $2,000
  14. Cedars SinaiLos Angeles, CA

    General purpose

    $2,000
  15. City of HopeDuarte, CA

    General purpose

    $2,000
  16. Make-A-Wish AmericaPhoenix, AZ

    General purpose

    $2,000
  17. Los Angeles Jewish HomeReseda, CA

    General purpose

    $1,000
  18. Senior ConcernsThousand Oaks, CA

    General purpose

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $17,00041% of the total
  2. Health2 grants $11,00027% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $10,00024% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $3,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California13 grants $46,000
  2. Florida2 grants $13,000
  3. New York1 grant $10,000
  4. Maryland1 grant $5,000
  5. Arizona1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Janet ScherrCEO, AS NEEDED Hours 0Pay $0
  • Raymond ScherrSECRETARY, AS NEEDED Hours 0Pay $0
  • Lauren ScherrCFO, AS NEEDED Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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