Schuler Family Foundation
Schuler Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Bellevue, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $22K. Net investment income was $98K.
Schuler Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Schuler Family Foundation gave $22K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $22K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $21,500
- -38.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $21,500
- -38.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $21,500
- Total assets
- $2,699,962
- +2.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (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 Schuler Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Hillside House ($22K).
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 4 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Schuler Family Foundation gives
- Giving fell 99% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 15% 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $22K (2025) to $4.0M (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $22K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hillside House Santa Barbara, CA | Operating Fund | $21,500 |
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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 | $2,699,962 | $124,282 | $52,777 | $21,500 | 1 | $24,325 | $97,541 | $162,362 |
| 2024 | $2,628,457 | $135,299 | $65,695 | $35,000 | 1 | $37,912 | $107,516 | $146,102 |
| 2023 | $2,556,556 | $73,422 | $68,241 | — | — | $2,912 | $49,711 | $128,578 |
| 2022 | $2,551,375 | $4,151,916 | $4,045,728 | $4,020,000 | 2 | $4,023,012 | $2,810,883 | $87,583 |
| 2021 | $2,445,187 | $951,505 | $47,939 | — | — | $2,737 | $925,185 | $41,427 |
| 2020 | $1,541,621 | $871,983 | $2,871,739 | $2,840,000 | 8 | — | $846,256 | $191,202 |
| 2019 | $3,541,377 | $379,236 | $1,045,218 | $1,011,500 | 3 | — | $347,493 | $269,918 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Schuler Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $162K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Schuler Family Foundation is led by Teri Lamar, Trustee on every filing since 2024 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Teri Lamar
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (2)
- Former: Laird Norton Trust Company (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Jean Schuler (2019–2021) — Managing Trustee
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 Schuler Family Foundation
How much does Schuler Family Foundation give each year?
Schuler Family Foundation gave $22K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $35K across 1 grant.
How large is Schuler Family Foundation?
Schuler Family Foundation reported $2.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $24K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $162K (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 Schuler Family Foundation operate?
Schuler Family Foundation has awarded grants in Arizona, California, New York, Texas.
What is Schuler Family Foundation's EIN?
Schuler Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-6557029. 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
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS September 8, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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