Funding search · EIN 363297660 · Schaumburg, IL

Stephenson Family 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.

57
grants reported
$5.0M
total given
2022–2023
filing years
$25,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Top recipients

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  • The Phoenix Theatre Company2 grants · $2.0M
  • Tulsa Community Foundation2 grants · $600,000
  • Gateway for Cancer Research1 grant · $477,500
  • Childhelp2 grants · $210,000
  • Celebrity Night Fight1 grant · $200,000
  • Horotio Alger Association2 grants · $200,000
  • American Nutrition Assn Foundation1 grant · $125,000
  • Navy Seals2 grants · $100,000
  • The Breast Cancer Research Foundati1 grant · $100,000
  • The Grant Hamill Foundation1 grant · $100,000

Giving over time

$3.1M
2022
$1.9M
2023

Grant history

All 57 reported grants, largest first.

  • $1.0M

    The Phoenix Theatre Company · Phoenix, AZ · 2022

    General contribution

  • $1.0M

    The Phoenix Theatre Company · Phoenix, AZ · 2023

    General contribution

  • $477,500

    Gateway for Cancer Research · Schaumburg, IL · 2022

    General contribution

  • $300,000

    Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2023

    General contribution

  • $300,000

    Tulsa Community Foundation · Tulsa, OK · 2022

    General contribution

  • $200,000

    Celebrity Night Fight · Phoenix, AZ · 2022

    General contribution

  • $200,000

    Childhelp · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022

    General contribution

  • $125,000

    American Nutrition Assn Foundation · Hinsdale, IL · 2022

    General contribution

  • $100,000

    Horotio Alger Association · Alexandria, VA · 2023

    General contribution

  • $100,000

    The Grant Hamill Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2023

    General contribution

  • $100,000

    Horotio Alger Association · Alexandria, VA · 2022

    General contribution

  • $100,000

    The Breast Cancer Research Foundati · Barrington, IL · 2022

    General contribution

  • $60,000

    American Heart Association · Tempe, AZ · 2022

    General contribution

  • $50,000

    Navy Seals · Oak Brook, IL · 2023

    General contribution

  • $50,000

    Atlantic Legal Foundation · Harrison, NY · 2022

    General contribution

  • $50,000

    Navy Seals · Oak Brook, IL · 2022

    General contribution

  • $50,000

    Trends Charitable Fund · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022

    General contribution

  • $47,458

    Assistance in Healthcare · Zion, IL · 2022

    General contribution

  • $40,000

    Supreme Council · Lexington, MA · 2022

    General contribution

  • $38,000

    The David Foster Foundation · Schaumburg, IL · 2023

    General contribution

  • $37,500

    Barrington Lodge 522 · Barrington, IL · 2022

    General contribution

  • $35,000

    Community Partners of Dallas · Dallas, TX · 2023

    General contribution

  • $35,000

    Depauw University · Greencastle, IN · 2022

    General contribution

  • $25,975

    Assistance in Healthcare · Zion, IL · 2023

    General contribution

  • $25,862

    Barrington Fire Department · Lake Barrington, IL · 2022

    General contribution

  • $25,000

    American Heart Association · Tempe, AZ · 2023

    General contribution

  • $25,000

    Dream Center · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General contribution

  • $25,000

    The Atlas Society · Lodi, CA · 2023

    General contribution

  • $25,000

    Action Academy Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022

    General contribution

  • $21,000

    Scottish Rite Charities · Lexington, MA · 2023

    General contribution

  • $20,000

    Barrington History Museum · New York, NY · 2023

    General contribution

  • $20,000

    Barrington History Museum · New York, NY · 2022

    General contribution

  • $20,000

    The Community Foundation of the Vi · St Thomas, VI · 2022

    General contribution

  • $15,000

    Depauw University · Greencastle, IN · 2023

    General contribution

  • $15,000

    Sheridan Historical Society · Sheridan, IN · 2023

    General contribution

  • $15,000

    Wabash College · Crawfordsville, IN · 2023

    General contribution

  • $15,000

    University of Illinois Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General contribution

  • $15,000

    Wabash College · Crawfordsville, IN · 2022

    General contribution

  • $10,000

    Barrington Area Conservation Trust · Barrington, IL · 2023

    General contribution

  • $10,000

    Childhelp · Scottsdale, AZ · 2023

    General contribution

  • $10,000

    Ssm Health Cardinal Glennon · St Louis, MO · 2023

    General contribution

  • $10,000

    University of Illinois Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General contribution

  • $10,000

    Aameer Sahi Foundation · St John, IN · 2022

    General contribution

  • $10,000

    Action Institute · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022

    General contribution

  • $10,000

    The Atlas Society · Lodi, CA · 2022

    General contribution

  • $10,000

    The Mises Institute · Auburn, AL · 2022

    General contribution

  • $7,500

    Trends Charitable Fund · Scottsdale, AZ · 2023

    General contribution

  • $5,000

    Cancer Support Community Philadelph · Waminster, PA · 2023

    General contribution

  • $5,000

    Leukemia Lymhoma Society · Rye Brook, NY · 2023

    General contribution

  • $5,000

    Trinity Christian College · Palos Hts, IL · 2023

    General contribution

  • $5,000

    University of Vermont · Burlington, VT · 2023

    General contribution

  • $5,000

    Cancer Support Community Philadelph · Waminster, PA · 2022

    General contribution

  • $5,000

    Leeland Education Foundation · Leland, MI · 2022

    General contribution

  • $5,000

    Trinity Christian College · Palos Hts, IL · 2022

    General contribution

  • $5,000

    University of Vermont · Burlington, VT · 2022

    General contribution

  • $1,000

    Shriners Hospital for Children · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General contribution

  • $1,000

    Unhcr · Washington, DC · 2022

    General contribution

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.