Sechler Family Foundation
Sechler Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Fredricksburg, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. In 2025, it made $8K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $36K.
Sechler Family Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,288,079
- +36.0% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $388,916
- +10.9% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $7,800
- +52.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $47,915
- -11.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Sechler Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Sechler Family Foundation gives
- 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 2021 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $250K (2021) to $250K (2022). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $250K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation West Islip, NY | Charitable Purposes | $250,000 |
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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 | $1,288,079 | $388,916 | $47,915 | — | — | $7,800 | $35,566 | $52,010 |
| 2024 | $947,078 | $350,762 | $54,014 | — | — | $5,130 | $20,586 | $38,736 |
| 2023 | $658,754 | $286,825 | $55,669 | — | — | $51,457 | — | $26,243 |
| 2022 | $419,174 | $349,569 | $310,803 | $250,000 | 1 | $307,253 | — | $21,802 |
| 2021 | $380,408 | $331,913 | $256,084 | $250,000 | 1 | $256,084 | — | $20,931 |
| 2020 | $304,579 | $304,579 | — | — | — | — | — | $6,144 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Sechler Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $52K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Sechler Family Foundation is led by Scott I. Sechler Sr., President on the 2025 filing; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Scott I. Sechler Sr.
President
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Margo L. Sechler
Vice President
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott I. Sechler Jr.
Secretary
Secretary & Treasurer → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joshua Rennells
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Scott Sechler (2020–2024) — President
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 Sechler Family Foundation
How large is Sechler Family Foundation?
Sechler Family Foundation reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $8K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $52K (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 Sechler Family Foundation operate?
Sechler Family Foundation has awarded grants in New York.
What is Sechler Family Foundation's EIN?
Sechler Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-1479117. 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
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 1, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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