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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-5494733

Stephens Family Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Bronxville, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $618,000 paid in grants.

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

    $618,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $6,933,885
  • Tax year 2024

    $414,400

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $7,201,536
  • Tax year 2023

    $400,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $6,623,760
  • Tax year 2022

    $500,100

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $6,802,433
  • Tax year 2021

    $380,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $4,993,022
  • Tax year 2020

    $280,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $4,217,052
  • Tax year 2019

    $180,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,886,326
  • Tax year 2018

    $155,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,859,327

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Bennington CollegeBennington, VT

    General purposes

    $250,000
  2. Yonkers Partners in EducationYonkers, NY

    General purposes

    $105,000
  3. Cystic Fibrosis FDNBethesda, MD

    General purposes

    $50,000
  4. New York Public RadioNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $50,000
  5. WesthabYonkers, NY

    General purposes

    $42,000
  6. ChristodoraNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $40,000
  7. Harlem AcademyNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $30,000
  8. Cody Dieruf FoundationBozeman, MT

    General purposes

    $20,000
  9. Grad Bag IncScarsdale, NY

    General purposes

    $20,000
  10. Concordia CollegeLong Beach, NY

    General purposes

    $11,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education4 grants $405,00073% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $50,0009% of the total
  3. Housing and shelter1 grant $42,0008% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $40,0007% of the total
  5. Medical research1 grant $20,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York7 grants $298,000
  2. Vermont1 grant $250,000
  3. Maryland1 grant $50,000
  4. Montana1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Nicholas A StephensSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 5Pay $0
  • Lisa J KunstadterPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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