Warren & Katharine Schlinger Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The Warren & Katharine Schlinger Foundation funds a wide mix of charitable organisations, with most grants given as general support and a smaller group for scholarship funds or programmes; recipients include other foundations, universities and colleges, schools, youth and community organisations, animal-rescue and wildlife organisations, health and research bodies, arts organisations and housing services, so a broad range of work can fit.
- No geographic focus is stated, though the filings show grants mainly in California.
- The foundation says it does not accept unsolicited requests, so it works by invitation only and should only be approached if invited rather than through a general application.
- A realistic request sits within the $5,000–$500,000 grant range reported in the filings, with a median grant of $25,000 and half of its grants at $25,000 or less, so a modest sum is sensible for most enquiries.
- Giving looks strongly relationship-led: 100% of its grant dollars in its most recent filing went to organisations it had also funded in the two previous filings, so this is a funder that continues existing relationships rather than one that is easy for a brand-new applicant to break into.
Overview
Warren & Katharine Schlinger Foundation is a US private foundation based in Laguna Niguel, CA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation’s filings describe most grants as general support, with a smaller group designated for scholarship funds or scholarship programmes. Its recipients span other foundations, universities and colleges, schools, youth and community organisations, animal-rescue and wildlife organisations, health and research bodies, arts organisations and housing services. The recorded giving therefore reaches a wide mix of charitable organisations, rather than setting out a single subject focus or a stated applicant profile. The filings also show grants transferred to related foundations, which in turn distributed money to public charities.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in California.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 100% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 128 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 30% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 100% of grant dollars went to organisations Warren & Katharine Schlinger Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 59% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 42 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $20,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Schlinger Chrisman Foundation · General support$3,000,0002024 tax year
- Schlinger Family Foundation · General support$3,000,0002024 tax year
- Uc Regents-Boost At Berkeley Haas (Uc Regents - Young Enterpreneur) · General support$700,0002024 tax year
- Tony Larussas Animal Rescue Foundation · General support$500,0002024 tax year
- Human Outreach Project · General support$300,0002024 tax year
- Northern Light School · General support$250,0002024 tax year
- Boys and Girls of North Lake Tahoe · General support$250,0002024 tax year
- Bear League · General support$200,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Norman W Schlinger — Vice President
- Sarah L Chrisman — CFO And Secretary
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $11,801,684 | $11,400,000 | $194,513,474 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $10,416,695 | $10,050,000 | $177,939,153 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $9,740,762 | $9,275,000 | $148,624,207 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- Laguna Niguel, CA
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- Laguna Niguel, CA