Ann & Lars Lewander Scholarship

Private foundation · Grantmaker Sarasota, FL EIN: 27-2554822

Ann & Lars Lewander Scholarship is a private foundation based in Sarasota, Florida. Its 2025 filing reports grants for educational scholarships, including grants to individual recipients.

Key facts about Ann & Lars Lewander Scholarship

In short: Ann & Lars Lewander Scholarship gave $166K across 16 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
27-2554822
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$165,942
Grants made (2025)
16
Average grant
$10,371
Median grant
$11,250
Total assets
$2,293,904
Primary geography
Florida (97% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to apply
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it contributes only to preselected charitable organizations. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$2.3M

+352.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$166K

+119.6% YoY

Grant Count

16

+60.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$10K

+37.3% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ann & Lars Lewander Scholarship reported a distributable amount of $122K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Ann & Lars Lewander Scholarship gives

  • Giving grew 95% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 136% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

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

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The available information does not state a mission. The 2025 grants listed include educational scholarships.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, the foundation gave $165,942 through 16 grants. Grants ranged from $5,000 to $15,000, with a median of $11,250. The listed grants include four $15,000 awards and four $12,500 awards, all to individual recipients for educational scholarships.

How to Apply

The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it contributes only to preselected charitable organizations.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, 97% of grant dollars went to recipients in Florida and 3% to recipients in North Carolina.

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 16 itemized grants.

Cities

SarasotaNorth Miami BeachAllenBradentonCharlotteClearwaterMiamiNorth DavieNorth PortOrlandoPalmettoParrishSt PetersburgWashington

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K15 grants2018 9 grants2020 8 grants2021 9 grants2022 6 grants2023 10 grants2024 16 grants2025

From 2018 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $51K (2020) to $166K (2025). In 2025 it made 16 grants totaling $166K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

49 grants across all recorded years

49<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 49 grants of 49 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
16 individual scholarships Recipients not named —$165,942

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 $2,293,904 $1,968,555 $180,464 $165,942 (16)
2024 $507,124 $75,013 $76,108 $75,550 (10)
2023 $508,158 $58,546 $57,118 $55,500 (6)
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$3M2018 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$2,293,904$507,124$508,158
Revenue$1,968,555$75,013$58,546
Expenses$180,464$76,108$57,118
Qualifying Distributions$165,942$75,550$55,500
Net Investment Income$67,445$33,898$34,282
Distributable Amount$122,108$114,054$90,003

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 21, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2018 (received by the IRS April 25, 2019)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 14, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 26, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 23, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 19, 2024)

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Kenneth Etchison as Treasurer/DI, Dan Paver as Secrectray/D, and Martin Stolzfus, Alan Brosilow, Michael Baker, and Lisa Eiding as directors.

Ann & Lars Lewander Scholarship's 2025 filing lists 6 officers; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Alan Brosilow

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Kenneth Etchison

    Treasurer & Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Eiding

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Martin Stolzfus

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Baker

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Paver

    Secrectray & D

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Michael Havey (2018–2023) — Director
  • Former: Michael Phelan (2018–2023) — Director
  • Former: Lars (2020–2023) — President
  • Former: Lars Lewander (2018) — President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2018–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Contact

Mailing address: 7239 Curlew St, Sarasota, FL 34241
Phone: (941) 928-4367

Frequently asked questions about Ann & Lars Lewander Scholarship

How much does Ann & Lars Lewander Scholarship give each year?

Ann & Lars Lewander Scholarship gave $166K across 16 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $76K across 10 grants.

What is Ann & Lars Lewander Scholarship's typical grant size?

Ann & Lars Lewander Scholarship's median grant in 2025 was $11,250, and its average grant was $10,371, across 16 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Ann & Lars Lewander Scholarship give grants?

Ann & Lars Lewander Scholarship gives mostly in Florida: 97% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Ann & Lars Lewander Scholarship give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 16 grants with a stated purpose on Ann & Lars Lewander Scholarship's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Educational Scholarship" (15 grants).

How large is Ann & Lars Lewander Scholarship?

Ann & Lars Lewander Scholarship reported $2.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $166K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $122K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What does Ann & Lars Lewander Scholarship fund?

The available information does not state a mission. The 2025 grants listed include educational scholarships. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Ann & Lars Lewander Scholarship?

The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it contributes only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Ann & Lars Lewander Scholarship's EIN?

Ann & Lars Lewander Scholarship's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-2554822. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2018–2025.

Does Ann & Lars Lewander Scholarship accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.

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