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The Lazares Family Foundation

Accepts applications Monte Sereno, California · EIN 770587687

The Lazares Family Foundation is a private foundation in Monte Sereno, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $53,779 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $3,750 and the largest $30,279. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $51,700 the year before.

67% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$47,1508$1.0 million
2024$51,70018$1.0 million
2025$53,7796$1.0 million

How to apply

ContactCynthia Lazares
14833 Karl Ave, Monte Sereno, CA 95030
Phone or email(408) 399-4393
What to submitNo formal applications
RestrictionsThe foundation's purpose is to benefit exempt organizations.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California5$52,779
New York1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
San Francisco 49ERS Foundation
Santa Clara, CA
General support$30,279
Cristo Rey High School
San Jose, CA
General support$12,500
Quest Valley Charities
Santa Clara, CA
Project support$5,000
CSNK2A1 Foundation
San Francisco, CA
Sponsorship$2,500
Montalvo Arts Center
Saratoga, CA
General support$2,500
Child Mind Institute
New York, NY
General support$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Lazares Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Lazares Family Foundation give?

$53,779 in tax year 2025, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $3,750.

Who runs The Lazares Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists David Lazares (Director Pres P.T.) and Cindy Lazares (Director Tres P.T.).

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