WACHTER FAMILY FOUNDATION

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2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $164K · expenses $442K · assets $3.0M

EIN
80-0963209
Address
10960 WILSHIRE BLVD 5TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES, CA 90024-3708
NTEE code
T20 Private Grantmaking Foundations (Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
July 2014 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 2 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

2 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Paul Wachter PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF2014-2025 0 $0 reported 2
Liza Wachter CFO AND SECRETARY2014-2025 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAUL WACHTER PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF0 $0-$0 $02
LIZA WACHTER CFO AND SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAUL WACHTER PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF0 $0-$0 $02
LIZA WACHTER CFO AND SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAUL WACHTER PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF0 $0-$0 $02
LIZA WACHTER CFO AND SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAUL WACHTER PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF0 $0-$0 $02
LIZA WACHTER CFO AND SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAUL WACHTER PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF0 $0-$0 $02
LIZA WACHTER CFO AND SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAUL WACHTER PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF0 $0-$0 $02
LIZA WACHTER CFO AND SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAUL WACHTER PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF0 $0-$0 $02
LIZA WACHTER CFO AND SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAUL WACHTER PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF0 $0-$0 $02
LIZA WACHTER CFO AND SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAUL WACHTER PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF0 $0-$0 $02
LIZA WACHTER CFO AND SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAUL WACHTER PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF0 $0-$0 $02
LIZA WACHTER CFO AND SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAUL WACHTER PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF0 $0-$0 $02
LIZA WACHTER CFO AND SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2014 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAUL WACHTER PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF0 $0-$0 $02
LIZA WACHTER CFO AND SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2025 · 6 grants to organizations · $441K
2024 · 6 grants to organizations · $574K
2023 · 5 grants to organizations · $360K
2022 · 8 grants to organizations · $490K
2021 · 7 grants to organizations · $480K
2020 · 10 grants to organizations · $455K
2019 · 13 grants to organizations · $594K
2018 · 17 grants to organizations · $380K
2017 · 11 grants to organizations · $326K
2016 · 12 grants to organizations · $182K
2015 · 21 grants to organizations · $280K
2014 · 7 grants to organizations · $131K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2022 · 1 contributor · $97K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 PAUL WACHTER Person LOS ANGELES, CA $97,210$97,210 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2016 · 1 contributor · $500K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 LIZA WACHTER Person LOS ANGELES, CA $500,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2016 · filing
2015 · 1 contributor · $576
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 LIZA WACHTER Person LOS ANGELES, CA $576$576 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2015 · filing
2014 · 2 contributors · $185K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
2 LIZA WACHTER Person LOS ANGELES, CA $160,975$160,975 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2014 · filing
1 TOM WERNER Person SANTA MONICA, CA $24,357$24,357 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2014 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$163,662$441,860 $3,046,380$3,046,380 $75- $0--
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$101,370$585,242 $3,658,648$3,658,648 $50- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$85,904$403,866 $4,321,853$4,321,853 -- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$491,518$499,414 $4,675,290$4,675,290 $97,210- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$223,602$502,125 $5,632,960$5,632,960 -- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$403,442$460,971 $5,507,580$5,507,387 -- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,236,609$601,355 $5,001,087$5,001,087 $991,096- $0--
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$992,094$380,085 $3,498,030$3,498,030 $902,902- $0--
2017 · Form 990PF period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$41,282$326,031 $2,574,379$2,574,379 -- $0--
2016 · Form 990PF period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$533,913$181,785 $2,785,738$2,785,738 $500,000- $0--
2015 · Form 990PF period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$27,851$290,495 $2,607,863$2,607,863 $576- $0--
2014 · Form 990PF period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$215,826$136,578 $2,135,733$2,135,733 $185,332- $0--

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Same category: NTEE code and revenue

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only · More (100)

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
SEITER FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $172,268$125,744 President$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
HSI FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $165,570$136,207 Director$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
FINCH FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $165,622$636,260 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
SILTON FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $163,916$184,805 CHAIRPERSON/CEO$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
CHANG FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $162,838$32,078 President$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
SKEES FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $162,599$150,502 Pres/Dir$17,014 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
LI & YE FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $162,114$40,103 CEO$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
HAURY FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $167,695$35,993 Founding Trustee$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
HAMILTON FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $168,209$83,290 DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT & EXC DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
BREZZO FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $172,176$128,617 CFO$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
BELLOWE FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $166,595$102,998 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
KIM-GLEZ FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $156,470$11,777 President$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
EMOND-SODERLING FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $156,395$72,316 TAX OFFICER$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
YUNRUI LI FAMILY PRIVATE FOUNDATIONCAT20 $164,407$13,547 CEO$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
SVS FOUNDATIONCAT20 $164,467$37,617 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
KMCF FOUNDATIONCAT20 $164,081$77,029 CEO, CFO & SECT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
SUPO FOUNDATIONCAT20 $171,614$684,547 FOUND. MGR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
VICKI AND LEWIS SOLMON FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $165,461$164,640 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
HELEN & JACK MCCULLOUGH FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $167,832$95,586 Co-President$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
FEICHTMEIR FOUNDATIONCAT20 $155,661$173,985 President$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
SACCHI FOUNDATIONCAT20 $160,977$151,620 DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
THE FABALIS FOUNDATIONCAT20 $164,803$38,838 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
ITO FOUNDATION USACAT20 $168,915$563,461 SECRETARY/DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
THE JANET LANGDON HANDTMANN FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $171,965$88,324 PRESIDENT/SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
WEI BROTHERS FOUNDATIONCAT20 $156,170$125,051 CEO$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedTypeYearsWhich ones
RASMUSSEN FOUNDATION $316,9031 1Private foundation2013–2013 CHARLES AND PATRICIA RASMUSSEN FAMILY FOUNDATION
HOBAN FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION $159,50010 1Private foundation2016–2022 WOOD FAMILY FOUNDATION
THE HARRY & JEANETTE WEINBERG FOUNDATION INC $100,0002 1Private foundation2020–2021 WOOD FAMILY FOUNDATION
GARY SALTZ FOUNDATION INC $95,0004 1Private foundation2020–2024 DILLON HENRY FOUNDATION
LEFKOFSKY FAMILY FOUNDATION $55,0002 1Private foundation2018–2019 WOOD FAMILY FOUNDATION
JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION $27,70112 1Private foundation2012–2024 WOOD FAMILY FOUNDATION
TIMOTHY AND LISA ROBERTSON FOUNDATION $25,0001 1Private foundation2024–2024 SKIP 1 CHARITIES INC
DRAPER AND KRAMER FOUNDATION $17,5333 1Private foundation2015–2020 WOOD FAMILY FOUNDATION
BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC $16,2556 1Private foundation2012–2019 WOOD FAMILY FOUNDATION
NATHALIE C BATTS CHARITABLE TRUST LTD $11,0001 1Private foundation2023–2023 SKIP 1 CHARITIES INC
FRANCES AND BENJAMIN BENENSON FOUNDATION INC $10,0001 1Private foundation2023–2023 DILLON HENRY FOUNDATION
KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN FOUNDATION INC $10,0001 1Private foundation2022–2022 WOOD FAMILY FOUNDATION
TAMPICO FOUNDATION $10,0001 1Private foundation2017–2017 WOOD FAMILY FOUNDATION
GRACE K AND WESLEY S ALPERT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION $10,0001 1Private foundation2021–2021 WOOD FAMILY FOUNDATION
YAGAN FAMILY FOUNDATION $10,0003 1Private foundation2018–2020 WOOD FAMILY FOUNDATION

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990PF · $441,860 spent · pay $0 · grants $441,340 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $441,340 99.9%
Taxes $345 0.1%
Fees: legal $175 0.0%
Total$441,860100%

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2024 · Form 990PF · $585,242 spent · pay $0 · grants $574,020 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $574,020 98.1%
Fees: accounting $5,000 0.9%
Interest $4,052 0.7%
Other expenses $2,120 0.4%
Taxes $50 0.0%
Total$585,242100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $403,866 spent · pay $0 · grants $360,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $360,000 89.1%
Other expenses $26,456 6.6%
Taxes $10,668 2.6%
Interest $6,742 1.7%
Total$403,866100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $499,414 spent · pay $0 · grants $490,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $490,000 98.1%
Other expenses $3,744 0.7%
Interest $3,465 0.7%
Fees: accounting $2,130 0.4%
Taxes $75 0.0%
Total$499,414100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $502,125 spent · pay $0 · grants $480,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $480,000 95.6%
Taxes $20,182 4.0%
Fees: accounting $1,898 0.4%
Interest $45 0.0%
Total$502,125100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $460,971 spent · pay $0 · grants $455,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $455,000 98.7%
Taxes $5,971 1.3%
Total$460,971100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $601,355 spent · pay $0 · grants $594,250 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $594,250 98.8%
Taxes $7,105 1.2%
Total$601,355100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $380,085 spent · pay $0 · grants $380,050 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $380,050 100.0%
Taxes $35 0.0%
Total$380,085100%

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2017 · Form 990PF · $326,031 spent · pay $0 · grants $325,876 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $325,876 100.0%
Taxes $155 0.0%
Total$326,031100%

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2016 · Form 990PF · $181,785 spent · pay $0 · grants $181,750 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $181,750 100.0%
Taxes $35 0.0%
Total$181,785100%

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2015 · Form 990PF · $290,495 spent · pay $0 · grants $280,300 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $280,300 96.5%
Other expenses $10,000 3.4%
Taxes $195 0.1%
Total$290,495100%

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2014 · Form 990PF · $136,578 spent · pay $0 · grants $131,130 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $131,130 96.0%
Fees: legal $5,392 3.9%
Other expenses $31 0.0%
Taxes $25 0.0%
Total$136,578100%

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