Schlaepfer Family Foundation
Official website for the Scott • Schlaepfer Family Foundation (branded on-site as Scott Schlaepfer Family Foundation). The site describes the foundation’s mission to honor service, support families of servicemembers, advance free-market policy, and empower motivated youth; it lists grantees and provides a contact email ([email protected]). The organization’s EIN (84-2976024) and filings appear on ProPublica/Candid, supporting identity linkage.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Mid‑sized nonprofits whose work aligns with youth development, veteran support, education, or community leadership — especially organizations with strong programmatic results and the capacity to manage six‑figure or high‑impact grants.
Good Fit
- • Programs serving youth leadership, veterans, or education demonstrated in a measurable way.
- • Track record or presence in Washington state (or national organizations with strong WA partnerships).
- • Capacity to absorb and report on larger grants (six‑figure or substantial multi-year support).
- • Clear mission alignment with the foundation’s stated priorities (service, families of servicemembers, youth empowerment, or free‑market policy orientations).
Geography
The latest year shows grants to recipients in four different states (WA, IL, OH, NY), indicating a multi‑state footprint, though 70% of 2024 dollars went to a Washington recipient.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded four distinct recipients in 2024 with a mix of education, youth, and veterans organizations; two grantees repeated across years and two were new, suggesting a moderate spread rather than a very narrow or entirely broad portfolio.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of new entrants exists (two new recipients in 2024) and a public apply page and contact are visible, but filings and the foundation’s default application language state grants are by preselection, so openness to unfamiliar applicants is plausible but not strongly confirmed.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
