Tusher Family Foundation
Tusher Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Reno, NV. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $21.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $1.1M. Net investment income was $765K.
Tusher Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Tusher Family Foundation gave $1.1M across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $367K), mostly in Nevada. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,100,000
- +10.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +200.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $366,667
- -63.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $500,000
- Total assets
- $21,937,050
- +0.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Nevada (91% 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 Tusher Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Nevada Museum of Art ($500K). Together the top 3 received $1.1M.
Grant Size Distribution
14 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 5 grants of 14 (36%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Tusher Family Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−8%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 88% 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 $938K (2020) to $1.2M (2022). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $1.1M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada Museum of Art Reno, NV | Arts and Education | $500,000 |
| University of Nevada Reno Foundation Renon, NV | Education | $500,000 |
| Uc Berkeley Foundation Berkeley, CA | Education | $100,000 |
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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 | $21,937,050 | $1,321,076 | $1,215,420 | $1,100,000 | 3 | $1,100,000 | $765,258 | $1,246,107 |
| 2024 | $21,831,394 | $4,659,079 | $1,026,446 | $1,000,000 | 1 | $1,000,000 | $4,104,052 | $1,101,451 |
| 2023 | $18,198,761 | $1,994,527 | $1,049,269 | $1,000,000 | 1 | $1,000,000 | $875,186 | $1,025,523 |
| 2022 | $17,253,503 | $1,011,444 | $1,226,169 | $1,195,000 | 4 | $1,195,000 | $486,703 | $1,088,658 |
| 2021 | $17,468,228 | $903,088 | $1,013,181 | $990,000 | 5 | $990,000 | $342,803 | $1,084,516 |
| 2020 | $17,578,321 | $634,745 | $961,095 | $937,500 | 6 | — | $245,161 | $984,157 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Tusher Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1.2M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Tusher Family Foundation is led by Thomas W. Tusher, President & Trustee on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Thomas W. Tusher
President & Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Gregory Malcolm Tusher
Secretary, Treasurer & Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Pauline B. Tusher
Vice President & Trustee
On filings since 2020
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 Tusher Family Foundation
How much does Tusher Family Foundation give each year?
Tusher Family Foundation gave $1.1M across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.0M across 1 grant.
What is Tusher Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Tusher Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $500,000, and its average grant was $366,667, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Tusher Family Foundation give grants?
Tusher Family Foundation gives mostly in Nevada: 91% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was California (9%).
Does Tusher Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Tusher Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Tusher Family Foundation?
Tusher Family Foundation reported $21.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.1M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.2M (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.
What is Tusher Family Foundation's EIN?
Tusher Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 76-0777686. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 6, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
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