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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-0882784

Elbridge Stuart Foundation DBA Stuart Foundation

A private foundation in San Francisco, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 1 grant and $28.9 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Sophie Fanelli President Stuart FDN
500 Washington St 800
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 393-1551
Form and materials
THE APPLICATION PROCESS-Foundation goals and strategies are on website.Foundation staff responds to inquiries from applicants, reviews written requests, and solicits proposals from organizations working within specified areas.Program Officers conduct the necessary due diligence and help applicants strengthen their proposals.The Board of the Stuart Foundation evaluates proposals.
Deadlines
Dependent upon Board meeting dates.
Restrictions
Eligible organizations must qualify as a legal entity and must, in most cases, have current tax-exempt status as described under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code, other than private foundations. The stuart foundation does not fund capital campaigns or projects whose beneficiaries are outside of the united states and primarily in california and washington.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $28,947,847

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $520,254,018

  • Tax year 2023

    $25,666,224

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $518,066,379

  • Tax year 2022

    $20,286,140

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $461,542,693

  • Tax year 2021

    $22,261,209

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $470,098,131

  • Tax year 2020

    $21,492,724

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $407,849,234

  • Tax year 2019

    $22,442,335

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $398,384,368

  • Tax year 2018

    $19,343,906

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $398,714,774

Grants paid in 2024

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    [individual]

    $28,947,847

Approved for future payment

1 grant

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. Individual

    [individual]

    $3,976,000

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • John BuoymasterDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Dwight L Stuart JrChair & Dir. Hours 5Pay $0
  • William Boutie LucasDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Elbridge H Stuart IIIVICE-CHAIR & TR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Stuart LucasVICE-CHAIR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Sophie FanelliPresident & Sec Hours 60Pay $598,287
  • Susan LucasDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Elbridge Stuart IVDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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