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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 35-2016508

The Step Family Foundation

A private foundation in San Diego, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $896,616 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

    $896,616

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,227,401

  • Tax year 2024

    $537,801

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $961,265

  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $239,883

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $239,833

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $240,004

  • Tax year 2020

    $105,191

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $240,175

  • Tax year 2019

    $228,720

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $248,614

  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $162,179

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Scripps Research InstituteLa Jolla, CA

    General grant

    $349,482
  2. Taking Control of Your DiabetesSan Diego, CA

    General grant

    $314,565
  3. UC San Diego FoundationLa Jolla, CA

    General grant

    $153,088
  4. Power for Parkinson'sAustin, TX

    General grant

    $68,995
  5. San Diego Automotive Museum IncSan Diego, CA

    General grant

    $10,486

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health2 grants $383,56043% of the total
  2. Medical research1 grant $349,48239% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $153,08817% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $10,4861% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California4 grants $827,621
  2. Texas1 grant $68,995

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Hannah StepTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Steven H StepTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Michael D StepTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jonathan A StepTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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