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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 95-4806188

The Scherrer Foundation

A private foundation in Los Angeles, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $55,500 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $55,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,329,488

  • Tax year 2024

    $48,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,257,092

  • Tax year 2023

    $85,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,162,795

  • Tax year 2022

    $70,412

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,115,589

  • Tax year 2021

    $63,050

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,361,784

  • Tax year 2020

    $59,100

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,344,132

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Interval HouseLong Beach, CA

    Further the organization's charitable purpose.

    $50,500
  2. Thee Original Ducks Youth Football OrganizationCorona, CA

    Further the organization's charitable purpose.

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $50,50091% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation1 grant $5,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $55,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • John B ScherrerPRESIDENT/TREAS. as req. Hours 0Pay $0
  • Elizabeth MillerV.P./SECRETARY as req. Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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