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William & Lynda Steere Foundation

Name: William & Lynda Steere Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

185
grants reported: $5.5M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $3,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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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Funding pattern

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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.

New York University4 grants · $1.1M
New York Botanical Garden4 grants · $900,000
Metropolitan Museum4 grants · $600,000
Nyu School of Medicine2 grants · $500,000
Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy4 grants · $500,000
Leland Stanford Junior University4 grants · $300,000
Naples Philharmonic4 grants · $300,000
Nyu Langone Medical Center4 grants · $300,000
Hoover Institution2 grants · $200,000
Lee Health Foundation3 grants · $200,000

Giving over time

$1.4M

2022

$1.6M

2023

$1.6M

2024

$960,530

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 185 grants.

$500,000
Nyu School of Medicine · New York, NY · 2024
budget
$500,000
New York University · New York, NY · 2023
Rheumatology Fund
$500,000
New York University · New York, NY · 2022
Rheumatology Fund
$250,000
New York Botanical Garden · Bronx, NY · 2025
budget
$250,000
New York Botanical Garden · Bronx, NY · 2024
budget
$200,000
New York Botanical Garden · Bronx, NY · 2023
budget
$200,000
New York Botanical Garden · Bronx, NY · 2022
budget
$150,000
Metropolitan Museum · New York, NY · 2025
budget
$150,000
Metropolitan Museum · New York, NY · 2024
budget
$150,000
Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy · La Canada Flintridge, CA · 2023
budget
$150,000
Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford, CA · 2023
budget
$150,000
Metropolitan Museum · New York, NY · 2023
budget
$150,000
Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy · La Canada Flintridge, CA · 2022
budget
$150,000
Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford, CA · 2022
budget
$150,000
Metropolitan Museum · New York, NY · 2022
budget
$100,000
Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy · La Canada Flintridge, CA · 2025
budget
$100,000
Hoover Institution · Stanford, CA · 2025
budget
$100,000
Lee Health Foundation · Fort Myers, FL · 2025
budget
$100,000
Naples Philharmonic · Naples, FL · 2025
budget
$100,000
Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy · La Canada Flintridge, CA · 2024
budget
$100,000
Hoover Institution · Stanford, CA · 2024
budget
$100,000
Naples Philharmonic · Naples, FL · 2024
budget
$100,000
New York University · New York, NY · 2024
Rheumatology Fund
$100,000
Nyu Langone Medical Center · New York, NY · 2024
budget
$100,000
Lee Health Foundation · Fort Myers, FL · 2023
budget
$100,000
Naples Philharmonic · Naples, FL · 2023
budget
$100,000
Nyu Langone Medical Center · New York, NY · 2023
budget
$100,000
Nyu Langone Medical Center · New York, NY · 2022
budget
$15,000
Habitat for Humanity · N Fort Myers, FL · 2025
budget
$15,000
Latino Action Foundation · Freehold, NJ · 2025
budget
$15,000
Rockin Christmas Fund · Fort Myers, FL · 2025
budget
$15,000
Special Equestrian · Fort Myers, FL · 2025
budget
$12,500
Rockin Christmas Fund · Fort Myers, FL · 2024
budget
$12,500
Rockin Christmas Fund · Fort Myers, FL · 2023
budget
$10,000
Crimson Tide Foundation · Tuscaloosa, AL · 2025
budget
$10,000
Florida Gulf Coast Univwgcu · Fort Myers, FL · 2025
budget
$10,000
Friends of Zanmi Beni · Coral Gables, FL · 2025
budget
$10,000
Marine Corps Heritage Fund · Triangle, VA · 2025
budget
$10,000
The Hundred Year Association of New York · New York, NY · 2025
budget
$10,000
Williams Syndrome Association · Newark, NJ · 2025
budget
$10,000
Branches · Miami, FL · 2024
budget
$10,000
Crimson Tide Foundation · Tuscaloosa, AL · 2024
budget
$10,000
Florida Gulf Coast Univwgcu · Fort Myers, FL · 2024
budget
$10,000
Habitat for Humanity · N Fort Myers, FL · 2024
budget
$10,000
Latino Action Foundation · Freehold, NJ · 2024
budget
$10,000
Marine Corps Heritage Fund · Triangle, VA · 2024
budget
$10,000
Pinecrest Gardens · Pinecrest, FL · 2024
budget
$10,000
Special Equestrian · Fort Myers, FL · 2024
budget
$10,000
Taps No Kill Animal Shelter · Pekin, IL · 2024
budget
$10,000
Blair Academy · Blairstown, NJ · 2023
budget
$10,000
Branches · Miami, FL · 2023
budget
$10,000
Crimson Tide Foundation · Tuscaloosa, AL · 2023
budget
$10,000
Habitat for Humanity · N Fort Myers, FL · 2023
budget
$10,000
Miami Children'S Museum · Maimi, FL · 2023
budget
$10,000
Special Equestrian · Fort Myers, FL · 2023
budget
$10,000
Taps No Kill Animal Shelter · Pekin, IL · 2023
budget
$10,000
Blair Academy · Blairstown, NJ · 2022
budget
$10,000
Branches · Miami, FL · 2022
budget
$10,000
Fairchild Botanical Garden · Miami, FL · 2022
budget
$10,000
Florida Gulf Coast Univwgcu · Fort Myers, FL · 2022
budget
$10,000
Friends of Pinecrest Gardens · Pinecrest, FL · 2022
budget
$10,000
Habitat for Humanity · N Fort Myers, FL · 2022
budget
$10,000
Lift Up · Aspen, CO · 2022
budget
$10,000
Rockin Christmas Fund · Fort Myers, FL · 2022
budget
$9,400
The Family Tree of Life Center · Miami, FL · 2025
budget
$9,370
Nicklaus Children'S Hospital Foundation · Miami, FL · 2024
budget
$9,130
Nicklaus Children'S Hospital Foundation · Miami, FL · 2025
budget
$9,000
Miami Children'S Museum · Maimi, FL · 2024
budget
$8,000
Fairchild Botanical Garden · Miami, FL · 2025
budget
$8,000
Fairchild Botanical Garden · Miami, FL · 2024
budget
$8,000
Special Equestrian · Fort Myers, FL · 2022
budget
$8,000
Taps No Kill Animal Shelter · Pekin, IL · 2022
budget
$7,000
St Josephs Indian School · Chaimberlain, SD · 2024
budget
$6,150
Beaux Arts · Coral Gables, FL · 2023
budget
$6,000
St Josephs Indian School · Chaimberlain, SD · 2025
budget
$5,000
United Hospital Fund · New York, NY · 2025
budget
$5,000
Auburn University Foundation · Auburn, AL · 2024
budget
$5,000
United Hospital Fund · New York, NY · 2024
budget
$5,000
United Way of Bonita Bay · Fort Myers, FL · 2024
budget
$5,000
A Safe Haven for Newborns · Miami, FL · 2023
budget
$5,000
Miami Diaper Bank · Hialeah, FL · 2023
budget
$5,000
United Hospital Fund · New York, NY · 2023
budget
$5,000
United Way of Bonita Bay · Fort Myers, FL · 2023
budget
$5,000
United Way of Lee County · Fort Myers, FL · 2023
budget
$5,000
All Blessing International · Owensboro, KY · 2022
budget
$5,000
Special Operations Fund · Arlington, VA · 2022
budget
$5,000
United Hospital Fund · New York, NY · 2022
budget
$5,000
United Way of Bonita Bay · Fort Myers, FL · 2022
budget
$5,000
Wo Smith Community Music School · Nashville, TN · 2022
budget
$4,750
Nashville Zoo · Nashville, TN · 2023
budget
$4,750
Nashville Zoo · Nashville, TN · 2022
budget
$3,600
Beaux Arts · Coral Gables, FL · 2022
budget
$3,000
National Legal and Policy Center · Falls Church, VA · 2025
budget
$2,500
Nashville Food Project · Nashville, TN · 2022
budget
$2,000
Judicial Watch · Washington, DC · 2023
budget
$1,500
Judicial Watch · Washington, DC · 2022
budget
$1,000
National Legal and Policy Center · Falls Church, VA · 2024
budget
$1,000
Pan Mass Challenge · Needham, MA · 2024
budget
$1,000
Phi Mu Foundation · Peachtree City, GA · 2024
budget
$1,000
The Apawamis Foundation · Rye, NY · 2024
budget

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