The Lesher Charitable Foundation
The Lesher Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Dewey, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $26K in total assets. Net investment income was $580.
The Lesher Charitable Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $26,321
- +3.8% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,380
- -11.8% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $580
- -24.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $411
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Lesher Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How The Lesher Charitable Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2020 to 2023 (+0%). Method
- In 2023 it paid out 161% 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
From 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2019) to $2K (2023). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $2K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Leland Stanford Junior University Stanford, CA | Cancer Research | $2,000 |
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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 | $26,321 | $1,380 | $411 | — | — | — | $580 | $1,267 |
| 2024 | $25,352 | $1,565 | $411 | — | — | — | $765 | $1,209 |
| 2023 | $24,198 | $1,567 | $2,405 | $2,000 | 1 | $2,000 | $782 | $1,243 |
| 2022 | $25,036 | $722 | $2,400 | $2,000 | 1 | $2,000 | — | $1,312 |
| 2021 | $26,714 | $403 | $2,400 | $2,000 | 1 | $2,000 | — | $1,406 |
| 2020 | $28,711 | $472 | $2,400 | $2,000 | 1 | — | — | $1,504 |
| 2019 | $30,639 | $25,531 | $2,400 | $2,000 | 1 | — | — | $468 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Lesher Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Lesher Charitable Foundation is led by Dean Stanley Lesher II, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Dean Stanley Lesher II
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carol W. Lesher
Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
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 The Lesher Charitable Foundation
How large is The Lesher Charitable Foundation?
The Lesher Charitable Foundation reported $26K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $1K.
Where does The Lesher Charitable Foundation operate?
The Lesher Charitable Foundation has awarded grants in California.
How much is The Lesher Charitable Foundation required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, The Lesher Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is The Lesher Charitable Foundation's EIN?
The Lesher Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-2797246. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 22, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 2, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 29, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 11, 2024)
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