Funding search · EIN 810839186 · Lake Forest, IL
Robin and Sandy Stuart Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 73
- grants reported
- $1.5M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $20,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
What they fund
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Ragdale Foundation3 grants · $150,000
- Heterodox Academy2 grants · $125,000
- Episcopal Church of Nashville3 grants · $100,000
- Foundation for Individual Rights in Education3 grants · $90,000
- Institute of Politics at University of Chicago3 grants · $85,000
- Savannah Music Festival3 grants · $75,000
- James Madison Program3 grants · $75,000
- Future Caucus2 grants · $75,000
- Garden Club of America3 grants · $61,000
- Allies for Community Business3 grants · $60,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 73 reported grants, largest first.
- $75,000
Heterodox Academy · New York, NY · 2024
General Support
- $50,000
Council of Independent Colleges · Washington, DC · 2024
Campus Free Expression
- $50,000
Ragdale Foundation · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
Pledge Payment
- $50,000
Heterodox Academy · New York, NY · 2023
General Support
- $50,000
Ragdale Foundation · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
Pledge Payment
- $50,000
Ragdale Foundation · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
Pledge Payment
- $45,000
Future Caucus · Washington, DC · 2024
general support
- $42,000
History Society of Lake Forest Lake Bluff · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
Pledge Payment
- $40,000
Foundation for Individual Rights in Education · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General Support
- $40,000
James Madison Program · Princeton, NJ · 2024
General Support
- $40,000
Garden Club of America · New York, NY · 2022
Pledge Payment
- $35,000
Episcopal Church of Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2024
General Support
- $35,000
Episcopal Church of Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2023
General Support
- $30,000
Institute of Politics at University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Internship Program
- $30,000
Future Caucus · Washington, DC · 2023
General Support
- $30,000
Institute of Politics at University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Internship Program
- $30,000
Episcopal Church of Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2022
General Support
- $25,000
Chicago Abortion Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General Support
- $25,000
Savannah Music Festival · Savannah, GA · 2024
General Support
- $25,000
Bipartisan Policy Center · Washington, DC · 2023
Campus Free Expression
- $25,000
Foundation for Individual Rights in Education · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General Support
- $25,000
Savannah Music Festival · Savannah, GA · 2023
General Support
- $25,000
Foundation for Individual Rights in Education · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General Support
- $25,000
Heterdox Academy · New York, NY · 2022
General Support
- $25,000
Institute of Politics at University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Internship Program
- $25,000
Reading Power · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
General Support
- $25,000
Savannah Music Festival · Savannah, GA · 2022
General Support
- $20,000
Allies for Community Business · Chicago, IL · 2024
Neighborhood Entrepreneurship Lab
- $20,000
Gorton Community Center · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
General Support
- $20,000
Allies for Community Business · Chicago, IL · 2023
Neighborhood Entrepreneurship Lab
- $20,000
Chicago Abortion Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
General Support
- $20,000
Garden Club of America · New York, NY · 2023
Pledge Payment
- $20,000
Gorton Community Center · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
General Support
- $20,000
James Madison Program · Princeton, NJ · 2023
General Support
- $20,000
Allies for Community Business · Chicago, IL · 2022
Neighborhood Entrepreneurship Lab
- $20,000
Bipartisan Policy Center · Washington, DC · 2022
Campus Free Expression
- $20,000
Gorton Community Center · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
General Support
- $20,000
Millenial Action Project · Washington, DC · 2022
General Support
- $20,000
The Nature Conservancy of South Carolina · Mount Pleasant, SC · 2022
Pledge Payment
- $15,000
James Madison Program · Princeton, NJ · 2022
General Support
- $12,000
Princeton Internships in Civil Service · Princeton, NJ · 2023
general support
- $12,000
Princeton Internships in Civil Service · Princeton, NJ · 2022
general support
- $10,000
American Writer'S Museum · Chicago, IL · 2024
Onward Project
- $10,000
Buffalo Bill Center of the West · Cody, WY · 2024
General Support
- $10,000
Millennium Park Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General Support
- $10,000
The Nature Conservancy of South Carolina · Mount Pleasant, SC · 2024
Pledge Payment
- $10,000
Yellowstone Coalition · Bozeman, MT · 2024
General Support
- $10,000
American Writer'S Museum · Chicago, IL · 2023
Onward Project
- $10,000
Buffalo Bill Center of the West · Cody, WY · 2023
General Support
- $10,000
Govern for America · Washington, DC · 2023
General Support
- $10,000
Millennium Park Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
General Support
- $10,000
The Nature Conservancy of South Carolina · Mount Pleasant, SC · 2023
Pledge Payment
- $10,000
Yellowstone Coalition · Bozeman, MT · 2023
General Support
- $10,000
Yellowstone Forever · Yellowstone Park, WY · 2023
General Support
- $10,000
Buffalo Bill Center of the West · Cody, WY · 2022
General Support
- $10,000
Millennium Park Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
General Support
- $10,000
Yellowstone Forever · Yellowstone Park, WY · 2022
General Support
- $6,000
Lake Forest Open Lands · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
General Support
- $6,000
Lake Forest Open Lands · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
General Support
- $6,000
Lake Forest Open Lands · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
General Support
- $5,000
Colorado Coalition for the Homeless · Denver, CO · 2024
general support
- $5,000
Yellowstone Forever · Yellowstone Park, WY · 2024
General Support
- $5,000
Colorado Coalition for the Homeless · Denver, CO · 2023
general support
- $5,000
Planned Parenthood of the Rockies · Denver, CO · 2023
General Support
- $5,000
Uscb Chamber Music · Beaufort, SC · 2022
general support
- $5,000
Yellowstone Coalition · Bozeman, MT · 2022
General Support
- $2,500
The Nature Conservancy of South Carolina · Mount Pleasant, SC · 2024
General Support
- $2,500
Uscb Chamber Music · Beaufort, SC · 2024
General Support
- $2,500
The Nature Conservancy of South Carolina · Mount Pleasant, SC · 2023
General Support
- $2,500
The Nature Conservancy of South Carolina · Mount Pleasant, SC · 2022
General Support
- $1,000
Garden Club of America · New York, NY · 2024
General Support
- $1,000
Everytown for Gun Safety Support · New York, NY · 2023
General Support
- $1,000
Mixteca · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
General Support
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