Ed and Lorraine Schwarzer Foundation
Ed and Lorraine Schwarzer Foundation is a private foundation, based in Roselle, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $17K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $7K.
Ed and Lorraine Schwarzer Foundation at a glance
In short: Ed and Lorraine Schwarzer Foundation gave $7K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $6,500
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $6,500
- Median grant
- $6,500
- Total assets
- $17,109
- -8.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Indiana (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Ed and Lorraine Schwarzer Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was First Presbyterian Preschool ($7K).
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Ed and Lorraine Schwarzer Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 645% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $125 (2019) to $7K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $7K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| First Presbyterian Preschool Columbus, IN | School's scholarship fund. | $6,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $17,109 | $5,000 | $6,630 | $6,500 | 1 | $6,500 | — | $1,007 |
| 2024 | $18,739 | $10,750 | $770 | — | — | — | — | $740 |
| 2023 | $8,759 | $5,072 | $1,576 | $1,500 | 1 | $1,500 | — | $332 |
| 2022 | $5,263 | — | $108 | — | — | $72 | — | $262 |
| 2021 | $5,371 | $1 | $10 | — | — | $10 | $1 | $265 |
| 2020 | $5,380 | $2 | $10 | — | — | — | $2 | $265 |
| 2019 | $5,388 | $3,002 | $135 | $125 | 1 | — | $2 | $229 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ed and Lorraine Schwarzer Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Ed and Lorraine Schwarzer Foundation's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
April Hemmerlein
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Candace Eichholz
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Todd Eichholz
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sue Ellen Eichholz
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Eric Eichholz (2019–2022) — Director
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 Ed and Lorraine Schwarzer Foundation
How much does Ed and Lorraine Schwarzer Foundation give each year?
Ed and Lorraine Schwarzer Foundation gave $7K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Ed and Lorraine Schwarzer Foundation?
Ed and Lorraine Schwarzer Foundation reported $17K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $7K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Ed and Lorraine Schwarzer Foundation operate?
Ed and Lorraine Schwarzer Foundation has awarded grants in Illinois, Indiana.
What is Ed and Lorraine Schwarzer Foundation's EIN?
Ed and Lorraine Schwarzer Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-3924894. 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.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 30, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 7, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 17, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 21, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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