OVERVIEW: The Warren and Katherine Schlinger Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to higher education, arts and cultural programs, animal and human services, and Congregational churches.
IP TAKE: The foundation keeps a low public profile, which limits information available on its grantmaking priorities and activities.
PROFILE: Established in 1994, the Warren and Katherine Schlinger Foundation was founded by the late chemical engineer Warren Schlinger and his late wife Katie. Warren joined Texaco, developing pioneering technologies for processing oil shales and for oil recovery, coal desulfurization, and coal gasification. The foundation is now steered by children Sarah Chrisman and Norman Schlinger. The foundation lacks transparency and does not maintain a website, which makes it difficult to locate further information on its priority areas and grantmaking strategies. According to tax filings, the Warren and Katherine Schlinger Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to higher education, arts and cultural programs, animal and human services, and Congregational churches.
The foundation’s higher education grantmaking includes a focus on engineering schools, particularly Warren’s alma mater Caltech, where he earned three degrees including his Ph.D. The institution is home to the Warren and Katharine Schlinger Laboratory for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. Its arts and cultural grantmaking, meanwhile, shows an interest in the performing arts, particularly music.
Grants range from $2,000 to $500,000. In a recent fiscal year, the foundation made $3.9 million in grants. Past grantees include Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, Tony La Russa’s Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF), Los Angeles Opera, Oneonta Congregational Church, Scripps College, and UC Santa Barbara Chemical Engineering.
The foundation keeps a low profile and does not accept unsolicited proposals.
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CONTACT:
Warren & Katherine Schlinger Foundation
65 Enterprise No 333
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656