The Schlaepfer Family Foundation concentrates its giving on sports- and scholarship-driven youth development, using athletics as a vehicle for health, leadership and educational opportunity. Most of its dollars flow to a single recurring beneficiary that runs rowing-based programs, with smaller strategic gifts to poverty‑alleviation and scholarship organizations. The foundation favors mission-focused nonprofits that translate participation in sport or extracurricular activity into education and upward mobility.
A single rowing nonprofit anchors Schlaepfer Family Foundation’s recent giving: George Pocock Rowing Foundation received $400,000 in 2025 after earlier grants of $200,000 in both 2024 and 2023. That pattern shows a strong preference for recurring support rather than one-off gifts, with the foundation returning to the same organization across multiple years. Around that core, the foundation also funds scholarships and poverty alleviation, using athletics and education as pathways to health, leadership, and opportunity. The foundation’s recent grants point to a compact portfolio centered on youth development and related civic aims. Evans Scholars Foundation received a $100,000 grant in 2025 for education general support, while Robin Hood received grants in New York totaling $118,000 across 2024 and 2025 for poverty alleviation. Smaller gifts extend the picture further, including support for veteran-serving work and a Christian advocacy organization. The result is a giving profile that ties sport, scholarship, service, and civil-liberty themes together through mission-aligned nonprofits.
In youth development, the clearest thread is rowing-based programming. George Pocock Rowing Foundation received $400,000 in 2025, after $200,000 grants in 2024 and 2023, all tied to fostering health, leadership, and community engagement. The foundation also backs education access: Evans Scholars Foundation received $100,000 in 2025 for education general support. Poverty alleviation is another visible area. Robin Hood received $100,000 in 2024 and $18,000 in 2025 for elevating people from poverty. The foundation also made a $50,000 grant in 2025 to 3rd Goal Foundation to improve lives of veterans. A $20,000 grant in 2023 to Battlefront supported narrative, legal, and policy work from a Christian organization focused on American principles.
Typical grants are large: the 25th percentile is $42,500, the median is $100,000, and the 75th percentile is $200,000. The recent record also shows repeat support to the same recipient across multiple years, especially George Pocock Rowing Foundation and Robin Hood, which suggests an emphasis on continuing relationships. Schlaepfer Family Foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it accepts unsolicited applications through online grant forms. It also funds organizations rather than individuals, and it does not make program-related investments.
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Most grants fall between $43K and $200K, with a median of $100K.
25th Percentile
$43K
Median
$100K
75th Percentile
$200K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in WA.
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Highly concentrated giving: a small number of large grants (one grantee receives ~80% of assets) with repeat funding to a core partner, plus occasional targeted gifts to select national education/anti‑poverty organizations.
Notable grantees: George Pocock Rowing Foundation, Robin Hood, Evans Scholars Foundation
Grant recipients are entirely in the United States. Washington leads by grant count, and Seattle is a recurring recipient city, including George Pocock Rowing Foundation. New York appears through Robin Hood in New York, NY, while other recent grants reached Glenview, IL, Columbus, OH, and Gig Harbor, WA. The foundation’s HQ is in Greenwood Village, Colorado, but no recent grants in the supplied data went to Colorado recipients.
Its recent grants show support for rowing-based youth development, scholarship programs, poverty alleviation, veteran-serving work, and a Christian advocacy organization. The foundation also lists guiding principles of freedom, service, and civil liberty in its grant programs.
Yes. The foundation offers online application paths for general grantmaking and reviews submitted requests directly. The application materials ask for contact information, organization name, a project description, and a requested grant amount.
The grant-size distribution is centered on larger gifts: p25 is $42,500, median grant size is $100,000, and p75 is $200,000. Recent awards include a $400,000 grant and several six-figure grants.
Washington is the top state by grant count, and Seattle appears repeatedly in the recent grants list. All of the recent grants in the provided data went to U.S.-based recipients.
Recurring support is common in the recent record. George Pocock Rowing Foundation received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Robin Hood received grants in both 2024 and 2025.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE POCOCK ROWING FOUNDATION | SEATTLE, WA | $400,000 | 2026 | FOSTER HEALTH, LEADERSHIP, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT |
| THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION | PALMETTO BAY, FL | $250,000 | 2026 | FUND EVERGLADES RESTORATION WITH ABUNDANT FRESHWATER |
| ST THOMAS SCHOOL | MEDINA, WA | $100,000 | 2026 | SUSTAIN EXCELLENCE, PASSION, AND DEDICATION OF THE EDUCATORS |
| ROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | ELEVATE PEOPLE FROM POVERTY |
| GEORGE POCOCK ROWING FOUNDATION | SEATTLE, WA | $400,000 | 2025 | FOSTER HEALTH, LEADERSHIP, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT |
| EVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATION | GLENVIEW, IL | $100,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION GENERAL SUPPORT |
| 3RD GOAL FOUNDATION | COLUMBUS, OH | $50,000 | 2025 | IMPROVE LIVES OF VETERANS |
| ROBIN HOOD | NEW YORK, NY | $18,000 | 2025 | ELEVATE PEOPLE FROM POVERTY |
| GEORGE POCOCK ROWING FOUNDATION | SEATTLE, WA | $200,000 | 2024 | FOSTER HEALTH, LEADERSHIP, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT |
| ROBIN HOOD | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2024 | ELEVATE PEOPLE FROM POVERTY |
| GEORGE POCOCK ROWING FOUNDATION | SEATTLE, WA | $200,000 | 2023 | FOSTER HEALTH, LEADERSHIP, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT |
| BATTLEFRONT | GIG HARBOR, WA | $20,000 | 2023 | CENTER FOR NARRATIVE, LEGAL, AND POLICY WARFARE. A CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATION FIGHTING FOR AMERICAN PRINCIPLES. |
GEORGE POCOCK ROWING FOUNDATION
$400,000FOSTER HEALTH, LEADERSHIP, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
FUND EVERGLADES RESTORATION WITH ABUNDANT FRESHWATER
GEORGE POCOCK ROWING FOUNDATION
$400,000FOSTER HEALTH, LEADERSHIP, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
EVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATION
EDUCATION GENERAL SUPPORT
3RD GOAL FOUNDATION
$50,000IMPROVE LIVES OF VETERANS
GEORGE POCOCK ROWING FOUNDATION
$200,000FOSTER HEALTH, LEADERSHIP, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
GEORGE POCOCK ROWING FOUNDATION
$200,000FOSTER HEALTH, LEADERSHIP, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
CENTER FOR NARRATIVE, LEGAL, AND POLICY WARFARE. A CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATION FIGHTING FOR AMERICAN PRINCIPLES.