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Form 990-PFTax year 2018EIN 94-4065303

Schlinger Foundation

A private foundation in Santa Barbara, CA. Its return for tax year 2018 lists 8 grants and $596,676 paid in grants.

Tax year 2018 (period ending Dec 31, 2018), 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

1 return on file

Tax year 2018 is the only return we have read for this foundation so far.

  • Tax year 2018

    $596,676

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2018

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of Arizona FoundationTucson, AZ

    Establish curatorial operations endowment

    $211,920
  2. Laguna Canyon FoundationLaguna Beach, CA

    Education programs

    $150,000
  3. University of Arizona FoundationTucson, AZ

    Insect collection curatorial operations endowment and dept. Of entomology's ancient dna lab.

    $80,286
  4. University of Arizona FoundationTucson, AZ

    General fund

    $60,000
  5. Friends of MadagascarEden Prairie, MN

    General fund

    $60,000
  6. Laguna Canyon FoundationLaguna Beach, CA

    General fund

    $12,235
  7. University of Arizona FoundationTucson, AZ

    General fund

    $12,235
  8. American Arachnological SocietyMitchell, SD

    General fund

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education4 grants $364,44169% of the total
  2. Environment2 grants $162,23531% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Arizona4 grants $364,441
  2. California2 grants $162,235
  3. Minnesota1 grant $60,000
  4. South Dakota1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Leonard VincentPRESIDENT, DIRECTOR Hours 10Pay $0
  • Bonnie IrwinSECRETARY, DIRECTOR Hours 10Pay $0
  • Michael IrwinCFO, DIRECTOR Hours 10Pay $0

The return

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