Alice and Nahum Lainer Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Van Nuys, CA EIN: 26-0576516

Alice and Nahum Lainer Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Van Nuys, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $12.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $800K. Net investment income was $1.2M.

Key facts about Alice and Nahum Lainer Family Foundation

In short: Alice and Nahum Lainer Family Foundation gave $800K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $800K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
26-0576516
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$800,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$800,000
Median grant
$800,000
Total assets
$12,725,703
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$12.7M

+5.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$800K

-42.2% YoY

Grant Count

1

-80.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$800K

+188.9% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Alice and Nahum Lainer Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $819K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Alice and Nahum Lainer Family Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 39% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 98% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

Los AngelesNew YorkBeaconEncino

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M3 grants2019 3 grants2020 4 grants2021 3 grants2022 5 grants2023 5 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $530K (2019) to $1.4M (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $800K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Milken Community School: $800KMilken Community School$800K

The largest 2025 recipient was Milken Community School ($800K).

Grant Size Distribution

18 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K4$250–500K4$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 18 (44%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Milken Community School Los Angeles, CACharitable Contribution$800,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$12,725,703$12,123,225$12,269,309
Revenue$1,537,750$1,352,127$892,957
Expenses$934,460$1,499,369$720,583
Qualifying Distributions$800,000$1,384,450$625,000
Net Investment Income$1,211,979$982,695$697,927
Distributable Amount$818,988$752,846$644,073

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 20, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Alice and Nahum Lainer Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 5 officers; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Alice Lainer

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Gary Lainer

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Leslie Ann Lainer

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Nahum Lainer

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy Lainer

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Alice and Nahum Lainer Family Foundation

How much does Alice and Nahum Lainer Family Foundation give each year?

Alice and Nahum Lainer Family Foundation gave $800K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.4M across 5 grants.

How large is Alice and Nahum Lainer Family Foundation?

Alice and Nahum Lainer Family Foundation reported $12.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $800K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $819K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

Where does Alice and Nahum Lainer Family Foundation operate?

Alice and Nahum Lainer Family Foundation has awarded grants in California, New York.

What is Alice and Nahum Lainer Family Foundation's EIN?

Alice and Nahum Lainer Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-0576516. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

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