Schmertzler Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker St Petersburg, FL EIN: 31-6674420

Schmertzler Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in St Petersburg, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $607K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $400K. Net investment income was $213K.

Schmertzler Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Schmertzler Family Foundation gave $400K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $400K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$400,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$400,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$400,000
Total assets
$607,400
-23.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Massachusetts (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 Schmertzler Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Phillips Academy: $400KPhillips Academy$400K

The largest 2025 recipient was Phillips Academy ($400K).

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K$50–100K$100–250K4$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 9 (56%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

AndoverSaint PetersburgAlexandriaBozemanEast HamptonHerndon

How Schmertzler Family Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 688% 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

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K1 grant2019 3 grants2020 5 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2021) to $400K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $400K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Phillips Academy Andover, MAFor the Organization's Charitable US$400,000
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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$607,400$223,555$412,940$400,0001$400,000$213,361$58,153
2024$796,785$269,119$412,580$400,0001$400,000$260,039$68,879
2023$940,246$146,945$411,403$400,0001$400,000$142,069$76,944
2022$1,204,704$88,979$412,525$400,0001$400,000$73,735$98,827
2021$1,528,250$69,160$23,523$9,3005$9,300$51,803$104,538
2020$1,482,613$35,267$29,943$15,0003—$22,792$82,174
2019$1,477,289$61,203$112,652$100,0001—$47,955$80,298

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Schmertzler Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $58K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Schmertzler Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kuni Suzuki Schmertzler

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Schmertzler

    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 Schmertzler Family Foundation

How much does Schmertzler Family Foundation give each year?

Schmertzler Family Foundation gave $400K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $400K across 1 grant.

How large is Schmertzler Family Foundation?

Schmertzler Family Foundation reported $607K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $400K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $58K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Schmertzler Family Foundation operate?

Schmertzler Family Foundation has awarded grants in Florida, Massachusetts, Montana, New York, Virginia.

What is Schmertzler Family Foundation's EIN?

Schmertzler Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-6674420. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 15, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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