Scharer Family Foundation
Scharer Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Powell, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $179K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $5K. Net investment income was $12K.
Scharer Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Scharer Family Foundation gave $5K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $5,000
- -66.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,000
- -66.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $179,009
- +3.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Ohio (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 Scharer Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Marion Family YMCA ($5K).
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Scharer Family Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 68% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2022) to $15K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $5K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Marion Family YMCA Marion, OH | Fitness | $5,000 |
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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 | $179,009 | $13,994 | $8,355 | $5,000 | 1 | $6,770 | $12,484 | $9,970 |
| 2024 | $173,370 | $7,500 | $18,578 | $15,000 | 1 | $16,445 | $5,419 | $9,551 |
| 2023 | $184,448 | $3,743 | $7,698 | $5,000 | 1 | $6,275 | $3,763 | $9,012 |
| 2022 | $188,403 | $5,438 | $7,800 | $5,000 | 1 | $6,375 | $4,205 | $9,541 |
| 2021 | $190,765 | $15,686 | $16,665 | $13,000 | 2 | $14,350 | $13,787 | $10,334 |
| 2020 | $191,744 | $31,400 | $14,872 | $12,000 | 2 | — | $29,909 | $9,842 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Scharer Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $10K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Scharer Family Foundation is led by John W. Scharer, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
John W. Scharer
President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
John W. Scharer Jr.
Vice President & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Nicole A. Woodruff
Secretary
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Scharer Family Foundation
How much does Scharer Family Foundation give each year?
Scharer Family Foundation gave $5K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $15K across 1 grant.
How large is Scharer Family Foundation?
Scharer Family Foundation reported $179K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $7K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $10K (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 Scharer Family Foundation operate?
Scharer Family Foundation has awarded grants in Ohio.
What is Scharer Family Foundation's EIN?
Scharer Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-5211011. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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