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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-2423543

The Panzer Foundation

A private foundation in Pennington, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $532,500 paid in grants.

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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $532,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $22,301,319
  • Tax year 2024

    $460,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $22,799,885
  • Tax year 2023

    $932,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $23,147,700
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,164,261

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $24,373,226
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,142,313

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $25,334,216
  • Tax year 2020

    $1,537,958

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $26,069,114
  • Tax year 2019

    $1,350,912

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $27,220,254

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. UCLA Panzer FundLos Angeles, CA

    Educational support

    $275,000
  2. E4E Relief LLCCharlotte, NC

    Unrestricted general

    $50,000
  3. Sheriff's Youth FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    Unrestricted general

    $50,000
  4. American Heart Association IncDallas, TX

    Unrestricted general

    $25,000
  5. University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA

    Unrestricted general

    $25,000
  6. City of HopeDuarte, CA

    Unrestricted general

    $25,000
  7. Citizens Options Unlimited IncBrookville, NY

    Unrestricted general

    $20,000
  8. Sugar Ray Leonard FDNWoodland Hills, CA

    Unrestricted general

    $20,000
  9. The Dominguez DreamSacramento, CA

    Unrestricted general

    $15,000
  10. Los Angeles Sheriffs FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    Unrestricted general

    $15,000
  11. Blood Cancer UnitedRye Brook, NY

    Unrestricted general

    $10,000
  12. Mandeville FoundationSanta Monica, CA

    Unrestricted general

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $50,00028% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $50,00028% of the total
  3. Health2 grants $35,00020% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $25,00014% of the total
  5. Crime and legal aid1 grant $15,0008% of the total
  6. Environment1 grant $2,5001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California8 grants $427,500
  2. North Carolina1 grant $50,000
  3. Texas1 grant $25,000
  4. New York1 grant $20,000
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Kenneth PanzerTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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