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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 36-7241492

Margaret Stevenson Foundation

A private foundation in Milwaukee, WI. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 9 grants and $39,592 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

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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $39,592

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $752,688

  • Tax year 2023

    $43,202

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $735,825

  • Tax year 2022

    $47,404

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $757,755

  • Tax year 2021

    $42,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $796,822

  • Tax year 2020

    $80,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $751,313

  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $816,781

Grants paid in 2024

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Michael J Fox Foundation forNew York, NY

    General operating

    $12,000
  2. Hospice of the East BayPleasant Hill, CA

    General operating

    $6,592
  3. Boys & Girls Clubs of OaklandOakland, CA

    General operating

    $5,000
  4. Berkshire Children & FamiliesPittsfield, MA

    General operating

    $4,000
  5. Summit for STEM CellEncinitas, CA

    General operating

    $3,000
  6. Int'l Waldenstom's Mac FoundationSarasota, FL

    General operating

    $3,000
  7. Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL

    General operating

    $2,500
  8. Thunderbird Lodge Preservation SocIncline Village, NV

    General operating

    $2,500
  9. St Stephens ChurchPittsfield, MA

    General operating

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $6,59273% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation1 grant $2,50027% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California3 grants $14,592
  2. New York1 grant $12,000
  3. Massachusetts2 grants $5,000
  4. Florida1 grant $3,000
  5. Illinois1 grant $2,500
  6. Nevada1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Stephen P PaddockPRES/TREAS/DIR Hours 1Pay $0
  • John G LindsayDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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