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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 95-4533113

Sherry Lansing Foundation

A private foundation in Los Angeles, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 19 grants and $162,163 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

    $162,163

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,331,640

  • Tax year 2024

    $73,693

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,679,029

  • Tax year 2023

    $133,971

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,034,265

  • Tax year 2022

    $151,241

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $2,401,657

  • Tax year 2021

    $187,200

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $2,959,224

  • Tax year 2020

    $118,600

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $3,044,457

  • Tax year 2019

    $118,950

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $3,483,835

  • Tax year 2018

    $117,750

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $3,989,289

Grants paid in 2025

19 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Stand Up to CancerLos Angeles, CA

    General use

    $25,250
  2. Giffords Law CenterLos Angeles, CA

    General use

    $25,000
  3. Wallice Annenberg Center for Performing ArtsBeverly Hills, CA

    General use

    $23,000
  4. La Motion Picture and TV FundLos Angeles, CA

    General use

    $20,000
  5. Entertainment Industry FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    General use

    $10,453
  6. Big Brothers Big SistersTampa, FL

    General use

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

    General use

    $8,800
  8. Cedar Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA

    General use

    $7,500
  9. UCLA Health SciencesLos Angeles, CA

    General use

    $7,250
  10. Childrens Diabetes FoundationAurora, CO

    General usegeneral usemedical

    $5,000
  11. Pacific CouncilLos Angeles, CA

    General use

    $5,000
  12. Music CenterLos Angeles, CA

    General use

    $3,000
  13. Lasker FoundationNew York, NY

    General use

    $3,000
  14. Cleveland Clinic Foundation (CCF)Cleveland, OH

    General use

    $3,000
  15. Casa LAMontery Park, CA

    General use

    $2,410
  16. The Carter CenterAtlanta, GA

    General use

    $1,000
  17. Didi Hirsch Mental ServicesGlendale, CA

    General use

    $1,000
  18. Greater Umatilla HistoricalUmatilla, FL

    General use

    $1,000
  19. Special OlympicsWashington, DC

    Generial use

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $35,70379% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $5,00011% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $3,0007% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $1,0002% of the total
  5. Sports and recreation1 grant $5001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California11 grants $129,863
  2. Florida2 grants $11,000
  3. Oklahoma1 grant $8,800
  4. Colorado1 grant $5,000
  5. New York1 grant $3,000
  6. Ohio1 grant $3,000
  7. Georgia1 grant $1,000
  8. District of Columbia1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Sherry LansingPRESIDENT Hours 40Pay $0
  • John C StiefelTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • John C StiefelSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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