Schlazer Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Las Vegas, NV EIN: 85-2848510

Schlazer Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Environment & Animals, based in Las Vegas, NV. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $267K in total assets. In 2025, it made $216 in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $45K.

Schlazer Family Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$266,575
+44.5% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$84,454
+189.1% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$216
+6.9% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$2,306
+4.3% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Schlazer Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Las Vegas

How Schlazer Family Foundation gives

  • In 2025 it paid out 3% 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

$0$2K$4K$6K$8K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 3 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2023 it made 3 grants totaling $6K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Palnv Las Vegas, NVGeneral purpose funding$2,250
Homeward Bound Cat Adoptions Las Vegas, NVGeneral purpose funding$2,000
Nevada Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Las Vegas, NVGeneral purpose funding$2,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$266,575$84,454$2,306——$216$45,442$7,832
2024$184,427$29,212$2,211——$202$4,025$5,819
2023$157,426$35,858$6,283$6,2503$87,905$5,858$5,862
2022$128,902$26,652$3,823——$3,800$2,399$6,228
2021$105,199$55,148$125——$125$1,622$3,757
2020$50,000$50,000—————$102

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Schlazer Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $8K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Schlazer Family Foundation is led by Theodore E Schlazer, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Theodore E Schlazer

    President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ivan Gordan

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Schlazer

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Monica Carlson

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Morgan Zwahlen

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tina Wells

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Arlene Schlazer

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    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 Schlazer Family Foundation

How large is Schlazer Family Foundation?

Schlazer Family Foundation reported $267K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $216 in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $8K (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 Schlazer Family Foundation?

Schlazer Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Environment & Animals, based in Las Vegas, NV. It holds $267K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Schlazer Family Foundation operate?

Schlazer Family Foundation has awarded grants in Nevada.

What is Schlazer Family Foundation's EIN?

Schlazer Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-2848510. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 26, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 23, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 1, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 13, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 17, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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