Lancer Family Foundation
Lancer Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Beverly Hills, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $7.6M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 5 grants totaling $311K. Net investment income was $492K.
Lancer Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Lancer Family Foundation gave $311K across 5 grants in 2024 (avg $62K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $311,275
- Grants made (2024)
- 5
- Average grant
- $62,255
- Median grant
- $50,000
- Total assets
- $7,628,270
- +2.5% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- Ohio (64% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who Lancer Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 5 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Cleveland Clinic ($200K). Together the top 5 received $311K.
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 7 (43%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.
Cities
How Lancer Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 56% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2024 it paid out 62% 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.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2022) to $311K (2024). In 2024 it made 5 grants totaling $311K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH | Support breakthrough research, advance medical education and innovate patient care worldwide. | $200,000 |
| Behind the Blue Las Vegas, NV | Focus efforts towards assissting southern Nevada law enforcement officers and their familiers who are dealing with unforseen catastrophic health related matters. | $50,000 |
| Beverly Hills Police Foundation Beverly Hills, CA | To provide relief funds to the employees and families of the beverly hills police department in the event of death, serious injury, critical illness or when need arises from any other catastrophic circumstances | $50,000 |
| Wounded Warrior Project Jacksonville, FL | To provide simple care and comfort items to the hospital bedsides of the first wounded service members returning home from the conflicts overseas. | $7,000 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA | Persue Innovative Research and Clinical Opportunities | $4,275 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $7,628,270 | $550,398 | $369,974 | $311,275 | 5 | $311,275 | $491,699 | $501,817 |
| 2023 | $7,443,770 | $174,283 | $47,524 | — | — | — | $126,784 | $414,061 |
| 2022 | $7,317,344 | $-97,421 | $57,064 | $6,471 | 1 | $6,471 | $111,121 | $409,800 |
| 2021 | $7,468,643 | $2,103,788 | $248,946 | $199,451 | 1 | $199,451 | $283,562 | $370,148 |
| 2020 | $6,404,279 | $3,755,041 | $20,311 | — | — | — | $709,410 | $186,621 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lancer Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $502K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Lancer Family Foundation is led by Harold A. Lancer, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Harold A. Lancer
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Lancer Family Foundation
How much does Lancer Family Foundation give each year?
Lancer Family Foundation gave $311K across 5 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
What is Lancer Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Lancer Family Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $50,000, and its average grant was $62,255, across 5 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Lancer Family Foundation give grants?
Lancer Family Foundation gives mostly in Ohio: 64% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Nevada (16%) and California (16%).
Does Lancer Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2024: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Lancer Family Foundation's 2024 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Lancer Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Lancer Family Foundation's largest 2024 grantees include Cleveland Clinic ($200,000), Behind the Blue ($50,000) and Beverly Hills Police Foundation ($50,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 96% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is Lancer Family Foundation?
Lancer Family Foundation reported $7.6M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $311K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $502K (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.
What is Lancer Family Foundation's EIN?
Lancer Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-6190843. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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