Scholes Family Foundation
Scholes Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in San Francisco, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $50K. Net investment income was $45K.
Scholes Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Scholes Family Foundation gave $50K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $50K), mostly in Nebraska. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $50,000
- -44.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $50,000
- +10.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $50,000
- Total assets
- $1,586,949
- +14.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Nebraska (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 Scholes Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Schwab Charitable ($50K).
Grant Size Distribution
71 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 68 grants of 71 (96%).
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 Scholes Family Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+11%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 67% 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 $29K (2023) to $177K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $50K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Schwab Charitable Omaha, NE | General Unrestricted | $50,000 |
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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 | $1,586,949 | $44,560 | $50,000 | $50,000 | 1 | $50,000 | $44,560 | $74,166 |
| 2024 | $1,386,722 | $45,513 | $90,500 | $90,500 | 2 | $90,500 | $45,513 | $66,455 |
| 2023 | $1,340,587 | $42,325 | $33,750 | $29,200 | 20 | $33,750 | $37,775 | $62,622 |
| 2022 | $1,251,314 | $575,470 | $48,875 | $44,896 | 28 | $48,800 | $890 | $47,253 |
| 2021 | $738,040 | $116,450 | $181,000 | $177,400 | 20 | $181,000 | $128 | $38,213 |
| 2020 | $800,869 | $-1,354 | $59,657 | $55,800 | 24 | — | $2,612 | $59,312 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Scholes Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $74K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Scholes Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Anne Hillary Scholes
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Myron S. Scholes
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sara Lynn Myers
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/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 Scholes Family Foundation
How much does Scholes Family Foundation give each year?
Scholes Family Foundation gave $50K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $91K across 2 grants.
How large is Scholes Family Foundation?
Scholes Family Foundation reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $50K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $74K (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 Scholes Family Foundation operate?
Scholes Family Foundation has awarded grants in California, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Texas, Virginia, Washington.
What is Scholes Family Foundation's EIN?
Scholes Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-1586656. 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
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 23, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 2, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 4, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 1, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 22, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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