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The Lasher Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1.2M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
25
Grants FY2025
18
Organizations funded FY2024
33%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$20,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$250,000
Organizations funded a year
18 to 28
FY2017 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
7
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 33% of the organizations The Lasher Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 17% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $14k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthHuman ServicesEnvironmentEducationAnimalsCommunity ImprovementOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving25$1.2M28%
FY202418$86k33%
FY202319$148k47%
FY202223$53k43%
FY202128$61k36%
FY202026$50k54%
FY201924$52k38%
FY201724$43kn/a
91% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Health$702kEnvironment$226kHuman Services$179kFood & Nutrition$143kAnimals$90kYouth Development$47kRecreation & Sports$44kArts & Culture$43kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
MI
NY
NV
PA
CA
KY
KS
TN
HI
OK
GA

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Montage Health Foundation$250,0001n/a
Tahoe Fund$150,00013%
Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services$134,26380%
The Salvation Army$100,2502n/a
American River Parkway Foundation Inc$70,25046%
Helphopelive Inc$50,00020%
The del Paso Foundation$44,000712%
Canine Companions for Independence Inc$42,25060%
Sacramento Children's Home$29,00060%
Rainbow Chamber Foundation$27,700222%
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All grantees of The Lasher Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Montage Health Foundation$250,0001n/a
Tahoe Fund$150,00013%
Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services$134,26380%
The Salvation Army$100,2502n/a
American River Parkway Foundation Inc$70,25046%
Helphopelive Inc$50,00020%
The del Paso Foundation$44,000712%
Canine Companions for Independence Inc$42,25060%
Sacramento Children's Home$29,00060%
Rainbow Chamber Foundation$27,700222%
Monterey County Symphony Assoc Inc$25,00011%
Public Recreation Unlimited Inc$20,90035%
Tahoe Nordic Search & Rescue Inc$20,500210%
Battlefields to Ballfields$20,30024%
Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation$20,00010%
Dentistry 4 Vets$18,20031%
Sacramento Zoological Society$14,00050%
Blackhawks Soccer Club Inc$11,50041%
Maui Humane Society$11,05020%
Fairytale Town Inc$11,00040%
The Uc Davis Foundation$10,60050%
Maui Preparatory Academy$10,00010%
Makai Foundation$10,00012%
Charitable Ventures of Orange County$10,00010%
Twin Lakes Food Bank$7,50010%
The Davis Phoenix Coalition$7,000216%
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research$6,20010%
Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation$6,00030%
Ducks Unlimited Inc$5,50020%
Point West Rotary Club Foundation$5,00012%
The Braxton Stuntz Foundation$4,0002n/a
Sacramento LGBT Community Center$3,70010%
Angels for Hearts Inc$3,50062%
Whale Trust$3,00011%
California Waterfowl Association$3,00030%
Monterey College of Law$2,50010%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$2,00020%
Inner-City Arts$2,00020%
Kvie Inc$1,50020%
916 Ink$1,50010%
River City Food Bank$1,50020%
Sycamore Farm Ky Inc$1,30011%
Laguna Youth Baseball League Inc$1,00010%
Strength India$1,0002n/a
Del Paso Boulevard Foundation$1,00010%
Crocker Art Museum Association$1,00010%
American Lung Association$75020%
Peace of Mind Dog Rescue$50010%
BISSELL Pet Foundation$50010%
Sacramento Area Youth Golf$50010%
Lewy Body Dementia Association Inc$50010%
Childrens Receiving Home of Sacramento$50010%
Albie Aware Inc$45020%
Hope Hospice Inc$35010%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$30010%
Camp Kesem National$25010%
Assistance League of Sacramento$25010%
American Heart Association Inc$25010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 31 recipients with no EIN on record ($535k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Lasher Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTahoe Fund: $150,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetSacramento Food Bank & Family Services: $134,263 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican River Parkway Foundation Inc: $70,250 over 4y, 5.8% of budgetHelphopelive Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetThe del Paso Foundation: $44,000 over 7y, 12% of budgetCanine Companions for Independence Inc: $42,250 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSacramento Children's Home: $29,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetRainbow Chamber Foundation: $27,700 over 2y, 22% of budgetMonterey County Symphony Assoc Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetPublic Recreation Unlimited Inc: $20,900 over 3y, 4.8% of budgetTahoe Nordic Search & Rescue Inc: $20,500 over 2y, 9.8% of budgetBattlefields to Ballfields: $20,300 over 2y, 4.5% of budgetPulmonary Fibrosis Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetDentistry 4 Vets: $18,200 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetSacramento Zoological Society: $14,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetBlackhawks Soccer Club Inc: $11,500 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetMaui Humane Society: $11,050 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetFairytale Town Inc: $11,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Uc Davis Foundation: $10,600 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMaui Preparatory Academy: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMakai Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetCharitable Ventures of Orange County: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTwin Lakes Food Bank: $7,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetThe Davis Phoenix Coalition: $7,000 over 2y, 16% of budgetThe Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research: $6,200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMonterey Bay Aquarium Foundation: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDucks Unlimited Inc: $5,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPoint West Rotary Club Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetSacramento LGBT Community Center: $3,700 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAngels for Hearts Inc: $3,500 over 6y, 1.6% of budgetWhale Trust: $3,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCalifornia Waterfowl Association: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMonterey College of Law: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetInner-City Arts: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetKvie Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budget916 Ink: $1,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetRiver City Food Bank: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSycamore Farm Ky Inc: $1,300 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetLaguna Youth Baseball League Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetDel Paso Boulevard Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCrocker Art Museum Association: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Lung Association: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPeace of Mind Dog Rescue: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBISSELL Pet Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSacramento Area Youth Golf: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLewy Body Dementia Association Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChildrens Receiving Home of Sacramento: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 54.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Sacramento Region Community FoundationCA37.1× affinity16 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Sacramento Region Community Foundation · Teichert Foundation · Pfund Family Foundation · Kelly Foundation · Ed and Betty Manoyan Foundation · Taylor-Meyer Family Foundation · The Strong-Lachemann Foundation · Point West Rotary Club Foundation · United Way California Capital Region · Sierra Health Foundation · Harvego Family Foundation · The Herbert K Yee and Inez F Yee Fdtn

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About The Lasher Foundation Inc

How much does The Lasher Foundation Inc give?
The Lasher Foundation Inc reported 25 grants totaling $1,228,400 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 18 and 28 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
What does The Lasher Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (41%), Environment (13%), Human Services (10%).
Who are The Lasher Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Montage Health Foundation ($250k), Tahoe Fund ($150k), Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services ($134k).
Does The Lasher Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Lasher Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Lasher Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Sacramento Region Community Foundation, Teichert Foundation, Pfund Family Foundation.
Where is The Lasher Foundation Inc based?
The Lasher Foundation Inc is based in CA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 90 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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