The Schuler Family Foundation concentrates its giving locally in the Seattle area, with a strong emphasis on supporting Seattle Nativity School through large, repeated grants and pledge payments. Its remaining funding goes to local community causes such as animal welfare (Seattle Humane). The foundation favors high-impact, place-based investments rather than a wide portfolio of small gifts.
Schuler Family Foundation’s clearest pattern is concentrated support for a small number of local beneficiaries, especially Seattle Nativity School, which appears in the recent-grants list as a repeated recipient across 2023, 2024, and 2025, including pledge-payment reporting. That multi-year relationship stands out alongside other place-based gifts to Seattle-area organizations such as Seattle Humane, Hopelink, and Food Lifeline. The foundation’s giving is not spread thinly across many small awards; instead, it uses comparatively substantial grants to support schools, social-service nonprofits, and animal welfare groups. The largest recent grants show that approach in practice: several awards reach $200,000, and many others land at $50,000 or more. In addition to the recurring school support, the foundation has backed a mix of community-serving nonprofits and institutions, including Swedish Medical Center Foundation Neuroscience Institute, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Overlake Medical Center Foundation, and Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission. Recent grants also extend beyond Seattle, with recipients in Hawaii, Colorado, Tennessee, Utah, and New Jersey, but the underlying pattern remains one of selective, high-value gifts rather than a broad dispersed portfolio.
A major theme in the foundation’s recent giving is education support for a single school community. Schuler Family Foundation gave $200,000 in 2025 to Seattle Nativity School, matching $200,000 grants there in 2024 and 2023, including a grant labeled as pledge payment 2 of 5. The foundation also supported another local school with $50,000 to Valor Christian High Scool in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Another clear area is animal welfare. The foundation gave $200,000 to Seattle Humane in Bellevue in 2023, followed by $50,000 to Seattle Humane Society in 2025 and $50,000 to Seattle Humane 2023-tuxes & Tails in 2024. It also supported Pasado's Safe Haven in Sultan, Washington, with $50,000 in 2023 and Best Friends Animal Society in Kanab, Utah, with $50,000 in 2023. Health and human services appear as well, with gifts to Swedish Medical Center Foundation Neuroscience Institute, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Hopelink, and Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission.
$1.7M
$21.2M
$2.3M
$1.9M
Most grants fall between $10K and $30K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$30K
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Highly concentrated giving: few, very large gifts focused on a small number of local beneficiaries; repeat multi-year/pledged payments to a primary grantee.
Notable grantees: Seattle Nativity School, Seattle Nativity School (pledge payments), Seattle Humane
Typical grant size centers on $20,000, with a lower quartile of $10,000 and an upper quartile of $30,000, though the recent list shows many awards far above that band. The foundation’s pattern is repeated funding to the same recipients across multiple years, especially Seattle Nativity School and Seattle Humane. It also uses pledge-related payments, which signals multi-year commitment rather than one-off grants. Schuler Family Foundation is a private family foundation and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
Grantmaking is regional and heavily concentrated in Washington, with 32% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Seattle-area recipients appear repeatedly, including Seattle, Bellevue, Redmond, Bainbridge Island, and Sultan. Outside Washington, the recent list includes multiple Hawaii recipients in Honolulu and Waianae, plus single recipients in Highlands Ranch, Colorado; Memphis, Tennessee; Kanab, Utah; and Gladstone, New Jersey. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
The recent-grants list shows a small set of recurring areas: a tuition-free middle school, local animal welfare organizations, and community-serving nonprofits such as food assistance and mission-based social services. Education and place-based community support appear repeatedly alongside health-related institutions.
Yes. Seattle Nativity School appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025, including a pledge-payment grant. Seattle Humane also shows up more than once, with gifts in 2023, 2024, and 2025 under slightly different recipient labels.
The stated distribution centers on $20,000, with a p25 of $10,000 and p75 of $30,000. The recent-grants list also shows a number of much larger awards, including $50,000, $100,000, $125,000, $150,000, and $200,000 grants.
The foundation gives most often in Colorado by grant count, while 32% of grants go to recipients in Washington, its HQ state. The recent list also includes recipients in Hawaii, Tennessee, Utah, and New Jersey.
No. The foundation does not fund individuals, so its giving is directed to organizations rather than personal grants.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEATTLE NATIVITY SCHOOL | SEATTLE, WA | $200,000 | 2025 | N/A |
| MAKE A WISH FDN OF HAWAII | HONOLULU, HI | $150,000 | 2025 | N/A |
| HELPLINE HOUSE | BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA | $125,000 | 2025 | N/A |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | HONOLULU, HI | $125,000 | 2025 | N/A |
| SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE | SEATTLE, WA | $100,000 | 2025 | N/A |
| SPECIAL OLYMPICS HAWAII | EWA BEACH, HI | $50,000 | 2025 | N/A |
| HELPLINE HOUSE | BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA | $50,000 | 2025 | N/A |
| SEATTLE HUMANE SOCIETY | BELLEVUE, WA | $50,000 | 2025 | N/A |
| SPECIAL OLYMPICS HAWAII | EWA BEACH, HI | $50,000 | 2025 | N/A |
| LAWAKUA CHRITABLE FUND | HONOLULU, HI | $50,000 | 2025 | N/A |
| VALOR CHRISTIAN HIGH SCOOL | HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO | $50,000 | 2025 | N/A |
| DYNAMIC COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS | WAIANAE, HI | $50,000 | 2025 | N/A |
| MS I'MPOSSIBLE | ISSAQUAH, WA | $50,000 | 2025 | N/A |
| VISION HOUSE | RENTON, WA | $25,000 | 2025 | N/A |
| UNCF | SEATTLE, WA | $25,000 | 2025 | N/A |
| HAWAIIAN HUMANE SOCIETY | HONOLULU, HI | $25,000 | 2025 | N/A |
| UC SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION | LA JOLLA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | N/A |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF BELLEVUE | BELLEVUE, WA | $25,000 | 2025 | N/A |
| HAWAII FOOD BANK | HONOLULU, HI | $25,000 | 2025 | N/A |
| MARY'S PLACE | SEATTLE, WA | $25,000 | 2025 | N/A |
| NORTHWEST HARVEST | SEATTLE, WA | $25,000 | 2025 | N/A |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF KAILUA | KAILUA, HI | $25,000 | 2025 | N/A |
| TREE HOUSE | SEATTLE, WA | $25,000 | 2025 | N/A |
| ONE MORE WAVE | SAN DIEGO, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | N/A |
| SEATTLE'S UNION GOSPEL MISSION | SEATTLE, WA | $25,000 | 2025 | N/A |
| INSTITUE FOR HUMAN SERVICES INC | HONOLULU, HI | $25,000 | 2025 | N/A |
| HOPELINK | REDMOND, WA | $25,000 | 2025 | N/A |
| HUGS HAWAII | HONOLULU, HI | $25,000 | 2025 | N/A |
| LIFE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | TACOMA, WA | $20,000 | 2025 | N/A |
| MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION OF HAWAII | HONOLULU, HI | $15,000 | 2025 | N/A |
| NAVY SEAL FOUNDATION -HAWAII | VIRGINIA BEACH, VA | $15,000 | 2025 | N/A |
| YOUTH EASTSIDE SERVICES | BELLEVUE, WA | $15,000 | 2025 | N/A |
| CANIN COMPANIONS - PUGET SOUND | SANTA ROSA, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | N/A |
| SHRINERS CHILDREN'S HAWAI'I | HONOLULU, HI | $10,000 | 2025 | N/A |
| PASADO'S SAFE HAVEN | SULTAN, WA | $10,000 | 2025 | N/A |
| DWANKHOZI HOPE | SEATTLE, WA | $10,000 | 2025 | N/A |
| PERMISSION TO START DREAMING | GIG HARBOR, WA | $10,000 | 2025 | N/A |
| HAWAIIAN HUMANE SOCIETY | HONOLULU, HI | $9,000 | 2025 | N/A |
| SUNNY SKYS ANIMAL RESCUE | GRAHAM, WA | $7,500 | 2025 | N/A |
| THE WISHING WELL FOUNDATION | TACOMA, WA | $7,500 | 2025 | N/A |
| THE PEEPS FOUNDATION | OCALA, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | N/A |
| HAWAII HOME OWNERSHIP CENTER | HONOLULU, HI | $4,000 | 2025 | N/A |
| SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION | SEATTLE, WA | $2,000 | 2025 | N/A |
| SEATTLE NATIVITY SCHOOL | SEATTLE, WA | $2,000 | 2025 | N/A |
| SEATTLE HUMANE SOCIETY | BELLEVUE, WA | $2,000 | 2025 | N/A |
| OLD DOG HAVEN | OAK HARBOR, WA | $1,000 | 2025 | N/A |
| TREVOR PROJECT | WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | N/A |
| HUMANE SOCIETY FOR TACOMA & PIERCE COUNTY | TACOMA, WA | $1,000 | 2025 | N/A |
| HAWAII FIRST ROBOTICS | HONOLULU, HI | $1,000 | 2025 | N/A |
| HAWAIIAN HUMANE SOCIETY | HONOLULU, HI | $1,000 | 2025 | N/A |
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
$125,000N/A
N/A
SEATTLE HUMANE SOCIETY
$50,000N/A
LAWAKUA CHRITABLE FUND
$50,000N/A
VALOR CHRISTIAN HIGH SCOOL
$50,000N/A
MS I'MPOSSIBLE
$50,000N/A
UNCF
$25,000N/A
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF BELLEVUE
$25,000N/A
MARY'S PLACE
$25,000N/A
NORTHWEST HARVEST
$25,000N/A
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF KAILUA
$25,000N/A
TREE HOUSE
$25,000N/A
ONE MORE WAVE
$25,000N/A
SEATTLE'S UNION GOSPEL MISSION
$25,000N/A
INSTITUE FOR HUMAN SERVICES INC
$25,000N/A
HUGS HAWAII
$25,000N/A
LIFE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
$20,000N/A
NAVY SEAL FOUNDATION -HAWAII
$15,000N/A
CANIN COMPANIONS - PUGET SOUND
$10,000N/A
SHRINERS CHILDREN'S HAWAI'I
$10,000N/A
DWANKHOZI HOPE
$10,000N/A
SUNNY SKYS ANIMAL RESCUE
$7,500N/A
THE PEEPS FOUNDATION
$5,000N/A
SEATTLE HUMANE SOCIETY
$2,000N/A
HAWAII FIRST ROBOTICS
$1,000N/A