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12 funders with a record of paying for “steppingstone”
Where the money went
Hess FoundationParsippany, NJ
9 matching grants · $11.4M · through 2023Largest: $265,000 to DERBY ACADEMY — steppingstone scholars fund/unrestricted
Largest: $70,000 to STEPPINGSTONE FOUNDATION INC — steppingstone scholars program
Largest: $508,100 to PHILADELPHIA FUTURES FOR YOUTH — merge of philadelphia futures and steppingstone scholars
Jackson County Community Children'SKansas City, MOCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $2.2M · through 2024Largest: $771,312 to EVANGELICAL CHILDREN'S HOME — community based transitional living & temporary shelter at steppingstone
Largest: $10,000 to STEPPINGSTONE FOUNDATION INC — steppingstone scholars program
Boston FoundationBoston, MACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $859,000 · through 2024Largest: $302,500 to Steppingstone Foundation Inc — operating support/annual fund
Largest: $100,000 to STEPPINGSTONE FOUNDATION INC — to support college access through the steppingstone scholars program and its annual activities. this funding support would impact all components of the scholars program including t…
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater BostonBoston, MACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $472,000 · through 2024Largest: $124,500 to Steppingstone Foundation — daf - education
William E Schrafft and Bertha E Schrafft Charitable TrustBoston, MA
3 matching grants · $40,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to The Steppingstone Foundation Inc — steppingstone scholars program
Largest: $100,000 to STEPPINGSTONE FOUNDATION — unrestricted charitable contribution
Bain Capital Children'S Charity LtdBoston, MACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $150,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to STEPPINGSTONE FOUNDATION INC — the steppingstone foundations mission is to prepare students from marginalized communities to access, navigate, and graduate from college.
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $310,000 · through 2023Largest: $200,000 to STEPPINGSTONE SCHOLARS INC — community outreach & enrichment programs
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →