Alan and Donna SCHULER FAMILY FOUNDATION

LA JOLLA, CA EIN: 33-0753301

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$220K

+4.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$39K

+62.5% YoY

Grant Count

6

-14.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$7K

+89.6% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$12K$25K$37K$49K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$219,653$209,760$215,341
Revenue$42,437$28,540$44,853
Expenses$44,544$39,621$39,564
Qualifying Distributions$43,678$38,678$38,850
Net Investment Income$41,571$27,597$44,352
Distributable Amount$44,005$38,855$38,624

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$29K$39K8 grants20209 grants20217 grants20227 grants20236 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2024

Center for Community Sol…$10KWesley House Student Res…$10KAssociated Students SDSU…$10KLJ STEAM$5KBarnes Cemetary Associat…$2KSheffield Depot Preserva…$2K

Grant Size Distribution

37 grants across all recorded years

37<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JOHN W LIGHTNERPresidentDirector
EVLYN A LIGHTNER BAEZTreasurer
DAWNA C CHUSSSecretaryV President
SHERRI S LIGHTNERDirector
BONNI S COGANDirector

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

Borrego SpringsCarlsbadFresnoLa JollaSan DiegoSheffieldWarren

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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