Scherck Charitable Foundation
Scherck Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in St. Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $140K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $17K. Net investment income was $10K.
Scherck Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Scherck Charitable Foundation gave $17K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $17,000
- -8.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $4,250
- -31.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $139,677
- -0.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Missouri (71% 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 Scherck Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Year up ($5K). Together the top 4 received $17K.
Grant Size Distribution
18 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 18 grants of 18 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Scherck Charitable Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−6%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 106% 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 $17K (2023) to $20K (2021). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $17K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Year up Boston, MA | Charitable Contribution | $5,000 |
| Foundation for Barnes St. Louis, MO | Charitable Contribution | $5,000 |
| Wash U Siteman Cancer Center St. Louis, MO | Charitable Contribution | $5,000 |
| The Marlin Perkins Society St. Louis, MO | Charitable Contribution | $2,000 |
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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 | $139,677 | $18,261 | $19,294 | $17,000 | 4 | $17,000 | $10,100 | $15,996 |
| 2024 | $140,710 | $14,527 | $20,392 | $18,500 | 3 | $18,500 | $10,064 | $15,870 |
| 2023 | $146,704 | $17,600 | $18,451 | $16,500 | 3 | $16,500 | $10,305 | $16,388 |
| 2022 | $147,426 | $10,688 | $19,399 | $18,000 | 4 | $18,000 | $9,289 | $17,136 |
| 2021 | $156,137 | $23,368 | $21,829 | $20,000 | 4 | — | $9,250 | $16,330 |
| 2020 | $154,598 | $16,882 | $18,798 | $17,000 | 4 | — | $8,955 | $15,787 |
| 2019 | $156,514 | $10,182 | $19,670 | $18,000 | 2 | — | $8,512 | $15,648 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Scherck Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $16K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Scherck Charitable Foundation is led by Randall Scherck, Trustee on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Randall Scherck
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 Scherck Charitable Foundation
How much does Scherck Charitable Foundation give each year?
Scherck Charitable Foundation gave $17K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $19K across 3 grants.
What is Scherck Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?
Scherck Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $4,250, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Scherck Charitable Foundation give grants?
Scherck Charitable Foundation gives mostly in Missouri: 71% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Massachusetts (29%). The most frequent recipient cities were St. Louis, MO (3 grants).
How large is Scherck Charitable Foundation?
Scherck Charitable Foundation reported $140K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $17K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $16K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Scherck Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Scherck Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-6031854. 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 March 5, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 23, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 1, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 22, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 10, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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