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Filing year 2024

STEPHENSON FOUNDATION

Palo Alto, California·EIN 94-3320092·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$1.9M
Total assets
$21.4M
Total expenses
$1.4M
Reported officers
2

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. STEPHENSON FOUNDATION reported 2 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

President
Vice President

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$1.2M

Itemized grants

30

Median grant

$5k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
HOOVER INSTITUTIONSTANFORD, CATO SUPPORT THE PROMOTION OF PERSONAL AND ECONOMIC LIBERTY, FREE ENTERPRISE, AND LIMITED GOVERNMENT.$850k
FOLDS OF HONOROWASSO, OKTO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE FAMILIES OF MILITARY MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE FALLEN OR BEEN DISABLED WHILE ON ACTIVE DUTY IN THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES$100k
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTEWASHINGTON, DCTO SUPPORT RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ON ISSUES OF GOVERNMENT, POLITICS, ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL WELFARE$50k
FOLDS OF HONOROWASSO, OKTO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE FAMILIES OF MILITARY MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE FALLEN OR BEEN DISABLED WHILE ON ACTIVE DUTY IN THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES$50k
CAL MATTERSOAKLAND, CATO PREPARE STUDENTS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE AND IN LIFE$25k
CURE ALZHEIMER'S FUNDWELLESLEY HILLS, MATO SUPPORT ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH$25k
HARVARD UNIVERSITYCAMBRIDGE, MATO SUPPORT HARVARD ATHLETICS FOOTBALL$25k
LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (SIEPR)STANFORD, CATO HELP SUPPORT EARLY-CAREER ECONOMISTS$25k
KIPP BAY AREA SCHOOLSOAKLAND, CATO PREPARE STUDENTS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE AND IN LIFE.$15k
ANTI CORRUPTION FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NYTO MAINTAIN AND BUILD UPON A STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE IN INVETIGATIONS EXPOSING TO CORRUPTION AND CRIMES.$10k
POSTPARTUM SUPPORT CENTERSAN RAFAEL, CATO HELP PROVIDE DIRECT SUPPORT TO EXPECTANT AND NEW MOTHER AND THEIR CHILDREN IN MARIN AND SONOMA COUNTIES.$10k
SPIRIT OF AMERICAARLINGTON, VATO SUPPORTE TROOPS AND DIPLOMATS TO HELP THEM SAVE AND IMPROVE LIVES, PROMOTE VALUES SHARED BY AMERICANS AND OUR ALLIES, AND STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS.$10k
THE DAWN REDWOODS TRUSTTIBURON, CATO HELP PEOPLE IN THEIR TIMES OF NEED$10k
UCLA CANCER CENTER FOUNDATIONLOS ANGELES, CATO SUPPORT DEDICATED TO CANCER RESEARCH AT UCLA.$10k
EASTSHORE ALLIANCE FCBERKLEY, CATO SUPPORT YOUTH SOCCER PLAYERS OF THE EAST BAY AREA.$5k
HARVARD UNIVERSITYCAMBRIDGE, MATO SUPPORT HARVARD ATHLETICS BASEBALL$5k
SINSASAN RAFAEL, CASOCIAL WELFARE.$5k
WILMINGTON FRIENDS SCHOOLWILMINGTON, DETO PROVIDE EDUCATION SUPPORT$5k
EASTSHORE ALLIANCE FCBERKLEY, CATO SUPPORT YOUTH SOCCER PLAYERS OF THE EAST BAY AREA.$4k
DUCKS UNLIMITEDMEMPHIS, TNTO SUPPORTS THE CONSERVATION, RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT OF WETLANDS AND ASSOCIATED HABITATS FOR NORTH AMERICA'S WATERFOWL.$3k
ALL STARS HELPING KIDSSANTA CLARA, CATO DISRUPT THE CYCLE OF POVERTY AND ENCOURAGE INNOVATION BY SEED FUNDING START-UP NONPROFITS IN THE BAY AREA.$2k
COUNCIL OF AMERICAN AMBASSADORSWASHINGTON, DCTO SUPPORT THE ROLE OF THE AMERICAN AMBASSADOR AND THE COUNTRY TEAM IN CARRYING OUT U.S. FOREIGN POLICY AT EMBASSIES AROUND THE WORLD.$1k
DELTA WATERFOWL FOUNDATIONBISMARCK, NDTO SUPPORT HABITAT CONSERVATION AND SECURE THE FUTURE OF WATEFOWL HUNTING.$1k
PALO ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATIONPALO ALTO, CATO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF IMPROVING HEALTH AND WELL-BEING AND THE FUTURE OF HEALTH CARE.$1k
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF POLICE AND CONCERNED CITIZENSTITUSVILLE, FLTO SUPPORT FAMILES OF OFFICERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY.$750
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

STEPHENSON FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$1.5M
$1.4M
2023
$1.9M
$1.4M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($10M - $25M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in California

STEPHENSON FOUNDATION reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in California earns a median of $60,111.

25th percentile
$18k
Median
$60,111
75th percentile
$150k
90th percentile
$291k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 1,889 organizations across 1,889 filings (2021 – 2024).

See full Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking pay data for California
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What are STEPHENSON FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, STEPHENSON FOUNDATION reported $1.9M in total revenue and $1.4M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($10M - $25M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.