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Private foundation (trust)EIN 770457757Est. 1997-08

RAY AND JANET SCHERR FOUNDATION

BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212

Total Assets

$2.2M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$145K

FY 2024

Grants Made

21

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$7K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$500–$25K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$251K

Total Expenses

$159K

Qualifying Distributions

$145K

Distributable Amount

$107K

Min. Investment Return

$110K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

21 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $5K to maximum $25K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $169K in 2018. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

87 grants

THE UCLA FOUNDATION
$97K
5 grants
THOUSAND OAKS ALLIANCE FOR THE ARTS
$70K
6 grants
VENTURA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$50K
1 grant
UCLA (THE MUSIC THERAPY PROGRAM)
$50K
1 grant
MOTOR4TOYS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$45K
5 grants
SEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND
$40K
4 grants
CEDARS SINAI
$29K
7 grants
SOS CHILDREN'S VILLAGES-USA
$25K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

87 grants

<$10K
77
grants
$10–50K
10
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

10 states

California
$495K
83% of total
Florida
$37K
6% of total
District of Columbia
$25K
4% of total
New York
$21K
4% of total
Maryland
$10K
2% of total
Arizona
$6K
1% of total
Texas
$2K
0% of total
Illinois
$1K
0% of total
Connecticut
$1K
0% of total
Pennsylvania
$500
0% of total

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