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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-6036697

Stearns Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Philadelphia, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 42 grants and $450,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $450,000

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $9,519,406

  • Tax year 2024

    $396,657

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $8,480,788

  • Tax year 2023

    $409,331

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $7,836,579

  • Tax year 2022

    $329,000

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $7,139,728

  • Tax year 2021

    $396,000

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $9,422,718

  • Tax year 2020

    $360,000

    Grants listed
    51
    Assets, end of year
    $8,805,611

  • Tax year 2019

    $360,000

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $5,699,513

  • Tax year 2018

    $360,000

    Grants listed
    56
    Assets, end of year
    $5,798,593

Grants paid in 2025

42 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Sea Shepherd Conservation SocietyWoodbridge, VA

    Program support

    $55,000
  2. Massachusetts Rivers AllianceSomerville, MA

    Program support

    $40,000
  3. Woodmere Art MuseumPhiladelphia, PA

    Program support

    $30,000
  4. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    Program support

    $20,000
  5. University of California San Francisco Foundation (uscf Foundation)San Francisco, CA

    Program support

    $20,000
  6. Wheaton CollegeNorton, MA

    Program support

    $20,000
  7. Compass Family ServicesSan Francisco, CA

    Program support

    $17,500
  8. Bric Arts Media Bklyn Inc (DBA Bric)Brooklyn, NY

    Program support

    $15,000
  9. Saint Ignatius SchoolSan Francisco, CA

    Program support

    $15,000
  10. Cutaneous Lymphoma FoundationWarren, MI

    Program support

    $10,000
  11. Grace Science FoundationMenlo Park, CA

    Program support

    $10,000
  12. Make A Wish FoundationWest Springfield, MA

    Program support

    $10,000
  13. Marin County Bicycle CoalitionFairfax, CA

    Program support

    $10,000
  14. National Park Service (old Slater Mill Association)Pawtucket, RI

    Program support

    $10,000
  15. National Park Service (point Reyes National Seashore)Point Reyes Station, CA

    Program support

    $10,000
  16. Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Consortium FoundationSan Rafael, CA

    Program support

    $10,000
  17. Pine Street InnBoston, MA

    Program support

    $10,000
  18. Planned Parenthood Federation of America IncNew York, NY

    Program support

    $10,000
  19. Planned Parenthood Southeastern Pennsylvania IncPhiladelphia, PA

    Program support

    $10,000
  20. Sea Education Association IncFalmouth, MA

    Program support

    $10,000
  21. Keystone CareGlenside, PA

    Program support

    $10,000
  22. Love Lives in SeekonkSeekonk, MA

    Program support

    $10,000
  23. Marin General Hospital Foundation DBA Marinhealth FoundationGreenbrae, CA

    Program support

    $10,000
  24. Conservation InternationalArlington, VA

    Program support

    $5,000
  25. Conservation Law FoundationBoston, MA

    Program support

    $5,000
  26. Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA

    Program support

    $5,000
  27. Greenpeace Fund IncWashington, DC

    Program support

    $5,000
  28. North Shore Country Day SchoolWinnetka, IL

    Program support

    $5,000
  29. Save the ChildrenFairfield, CT

    Program support

    $5,000
  30. Seekonk Land Conservation TrustSeekonk, MA

    Program support

    $5,000
  31. Seekonk Library TrustSeekonk, MA

    Program support

    $5,000
  32. Sojourner House IncProvidence, RI

    Program support

    $5,000
  33. Westport Land Conservation TrustWestport, MA

    Program support

    $5,000
  34. Westport River Watershed AllianceWestport, MA

    Program support

    $5,000
  35. Berkshire Immigrant Center IncPittsfield, MA

    Program support

    $5,000
  36. Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc (DBA Doctors Without Borders USA Inc)New York, NY

    Program support

    $4,000
  37. Environmental Working GroupWashington, DC

    Program support

    $2,500
  38. Garden Time IncProvidence, RI

    Program support

    $2,500
  39. National Multiple Sclerosis SocietyWaltham, MA

    Program support

    $2,500
  40. Brooklyn Public LibraryBrooklyn, NY

    Program support

    $2,000
  41. Narrows Center for the Arts IncFall River, MA

    Program support

    $2,000
  42. Buzzards Bay Coalition IncNew Bedford, MA

    Program support

    $2,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Environment8 grants $69,50023% of the total
  2. Education5 grants $57,00018% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $55,00018% of the total
  4. Human services3 grants $32,50011% of the total
  5. Arts and culture2 grants $32,00010% of the total
  6. Health3 grants $30,00010% of the total
  7. 4 other causes5 grants $32,50011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts17 grants $151,500
  2. California9 grants $122,500
  3. Virginia2 grants $60,000
  4. Pennsylvania3 grants $50,000
  5. New York3 grants $21,000
  6. Rhode Island3 grants $17,500
  7. Michigan1 grant $10,000
  8. District of Columbia2 grants $7,500
  9. Connecticut1 grant $5,000
  10. Illinois1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • James A GasselTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kimberly B SouleTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sarah J LodgeTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

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