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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 95-4090829

Shernoff Family Foundation

A private foundation in Inglewood, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 2 grants and $106,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Aug 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
William Shernoff
301 N Canon Drive 200
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
(310) 246-0503
Form and materials
One page letter containing the following information: amount received, brief description of the project/program including time table, budget,and a plan of execution,recent financial statements including all income sources, committment and composition of officer and board members, and IRS documentation certifying 501(c)3 status
Deadlines
No specific submission deadlines set at this time
Restrictions
No restrictions

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $106,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $77,090
  • Tax year 2023

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $93,814
  • Tax year 2022

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $76,428
  • Tax year 2021

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $97,588
  • Tax year 2020

    $10,900

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $97,085
  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $115,687

Grants paid in 2024

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of Wisconsin FoundationMilwaukee, WI

    Shernoff fellowship in public interest and consumer health law

    $100,000
  2. Rutgers University FoundationNew Brunswick, NJ

    Continuous education outreach program

    $6,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $6,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wisconsin1 grant $100,000
  2. New Jersey1 grant $6,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • William ShernoffPresident & CEO Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mitchell ShernoffDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Howard ShernoffSecretary Hours 1Pay $0
  • David ShernoffDirector Hours 1Pay $8,904

The return

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