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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 65-6286705

William & Lynda Steere Foundation

A private foundation in Westport, CT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 54 grants and $960,530 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

    $960,530

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $8,628,582
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,554,970

    Grants listed
    50
    Assets, end of year
    $9,217,951
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,570,400

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $8,969,115
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,384,350

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $9,589,831
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,662,690

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $10,403,285
  • Tax year 2020

    $2,001,600

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $8,417,933
  • Tax year 2019

    $1,928,268

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $6,577,795
  • Tax year 2018

    $1,913,350

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $7,730,215

Grants paid in 2025

54 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. New York Botanical GardenBronx, NY

    budget

    $250,000
  2. Metropolitan MuseumNew York, NY

    budget

    $150,000
  3. Naples PhilharmonicNaples, FL

    budget

    $100,000
  4. Flintridge Sacred Heart AcademyLa Canada, CA

    budget

    $100,000
  5. Lee Health FoundationFort Myers, FL

    budget

    $100,000
  6. Hoover InstitutionStanford, CA

    budget

    $100,000
  7. Habitat For HumanityN Fort Myers, FL

    budget

    $15,000
  8. Special EquestrianFort Myers, FL

    budget

    $15,000
  9. Rockin Christmas FundFort Myers, FL

    budget

    $15,000
  10. Latino Action FoundationFreehold, NJ

    budget

    $15,000
  11. Florida Gulf Coast UnivWGCUFort Myers, FL

    budget

    $10,000
  12. Crimson Tide FoundationTuscaloosa, AL

    budget

    $10,000
  13. Marine Corps Heritage FundTriangle, VA

    budget

    $10,000
  14. The Hundred Year Association of New YorkNew York, NY

    budget

    $10,000
  15. Williams Syndrome AssociationNewark, NJ

    budget

    $10,000
  16. Friends of Zanmi BeniCoral Gables, FL

    budget

    $10,000
  17. The Family Tree of Life CenterMiami, FL

    budget

    $9,400
  18. Nicklaus Children's Hospital FoundationMiami, FL

    budget

    $9,130
  19. Fairchild Botanical GardenMiami, FL

    budget

    $8,000
  20. St Josephs Indian SchoolChamberlain, SD

    budget

    $6,000
  21. United Hospital FundNew York, NY

    budget

    $5,000
  22. National Legal and Policy CenterFalls Church, VA

    budget

    $3,000
  23. Community Foundation Collier CoNaples, FL

    budget

    $0
  24. Make A Wish FoundationBonita Springs, FL

    budget

    $0
  25. Lift UpAspen, CO

    budget

    $0
  26. All Blessing InternationalOwensboro, KY

    budget

    $0
  27. NYU Langone Medical CenterNew York, NY

    budget

    $0
  28. BranchesMiami, FL

    budget

    $0
  29. National Audubon SocietyNew York, NY

    budget

    $0
  30. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    budget

    $0
  31. A Safe Haven For NewbornsMiami, FL

    budget

    $0
  32. Nashville ZooNashville, TN

    budget

    $0
  33. Nashville Food ProjectNashville, TN

    budget

    $0
  34. Miami Children's MuseumMiami, FL

    budget

    $0
  35. Miami Diaper BankHialeah, FL

    budget

    $0
  36. Taps No Kill Animal shelterPekin, IL

    budget

    $0
  37. Blair AcademyBlairstown, NJ

    budget

    $0
  38. Judicial WatchWashington, DC

    budget

    $0
  39. Leland Stanford Junior UniversityStanford, CA

    budget

    $0
  40. Nys NsdarNew York, NY

    budget

    $0
  41. United Way of Bonita BayFort Myers, FL

    budget

    $0
  42. Adam J Lewis AcademyBridgeport, CT

    budget

    $0
  43. Beaux ArtsCoral Gables, FL

    budget

    $0
  44. AcesAspen, CO

    budget

    $0
  45. New York UniversityNew York, NY

    Rheumatology Fund

    $0
  46. United Way of Lee CountyFort Myers, FL

    budget

    $0
  47. Aspen Legal ServiceGlenwood Springs, CO

    budget

    $0
  48. Pinecrest GardensPinecrest, FL

    budget

    $0
  49. Auburn University FoundationAuburn, AL

    budget

    $0
  50. Pan Mass ChallengeNeedham, MA

    budget

    $0
  51. Phi Mu FoundationPeachtree Cty, GA

    budget

    $0
  52. The Apawamis FoundationRye, NY

    budget

    $0
  53. Florida Sheriffs AssociationTallahassee, FL

    budget

    $0
  54. NYU School of MedicineNew York, NY

    budget

    $0

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment1 grant $250,00065% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $100,00026% of the total
  3. Education7 grants $10,0003% of the total
  4. Health2 grants $10,0003% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $9,4002% of the total
  6. Crime and legal aid1 grant $3,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York11 grants $415,000
  2. Florida21 grants $291,530
  3. California3 grants $200,000
  4. New Jersey3 grants $25,000
  5. Virginia2 grants $13,000
  6. Alabama2 grants $10,000
  7. South Dakota1 grant $6,000
  8. Colorado3 grants $0
  9. Connecticut1 grant $0
  10. District of Columbia1 grant $0

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Elwood B DavisTrustee Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • William C SteereTrustee Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Lynda SteereTrustee Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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