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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 77-0099519

Mary Stuart Rogers Foundation

A private foundation in Modesto, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 36 grants and $656,892 paid in grants.

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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $656,892

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $7,249,747
  • Tax year 2023

    $667,125

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $7,284,728
  • Tax year 2022

    $929,096

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $7,355,273
  • Tax year 2021

    $641,831

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $7,895,943
  • Tax year 2020

    $710,350

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $7,477,710

Grants paid in 2024

36 grants, largest first

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

  1. Modesto Children's MuseumModesto, CA

    General charitable purpose

    $125,000
  2. Individual

    General charitable purpose

    $65,000
  3. University of California MercedMerced, CA

    General charitable purpose

    $50,000
  4. The Jack and Buena FoundationModesto, CA

    General charitable purpose

    $40,000
  5. All Saints Academy StocktonStockton, CA

    General charitable purpose

    $40,000
  6. Greenfield Community College FoundaGreenfield, MA

    General charitable purpose

    $31,000
  7. Sierra Vista Child Family ServicesModesto, CA

    General charitable purpose

    $25,000
  8. Opera ModestoModesto, CA

    General charitable purpose

    $20,000
  9. Sacred Heart SchoolTurlock, CA

    General charitable purpose

    $20,000
  10. St Mary's High SchoolStockton, CA

    General charitable purpose

    $20,000
  11. Sacred Hearth Catholic School of PAPatterson, CA

    General charitable purpose

    $18,000
  12. Children's Crisis CenterModesto, CA

    General charitable purpose

    $17,000
  13. St Stanislaus Cathoic SchoolModesto, CA

    General charitable purpose

    $15,000
  14. Cathedral of Annunciation SchoolStockton, CA

    General charitable purpose

    $15,000
  15. St Anthony of Padua SchoolManteca, CA

    General charitable purpose

    $15,000
  16. McHenry Museum & Historical SocietyModesto, CA

    General charitable purposes

    $15,000
  17. Central Catholic High SchoolModesto, CA

    General charitable purpose

    $12,500
  18. St Bernards SchoolTracy, CA

    General charitable purpose

    $12,000
  19. Pioneer Valley SymphonyGreenfield, MA

    General charitable purpose

    $10,000
  20. Sierra Repertory TheatreSonora, CA

    General charitable purpose

    $10,000
  21. Center for Human ServicesModesto, CA

    General charitable purpose

    $10,000
  22. We Care Program - TurlockTurlock, CA

    General charitable purpose

    $10,000
  23. Presentation Parish SchoolStockton, CA

    General charitable purpose

    $10,000
  24. Chalkwild LLCModesto, CA

    General charitable purpose

    $10,000
  25. Individual

    General charitable purpose

    $10,000
  26. Stanislaus Partners in EducationModesto, CA

    General charitable purpose

    $7,000
  27. The Salvation Army Red ShieldModesto, CA

    General charitable purpose

    $5,100
  28. Lightbox Theatre CompanyTurlock, CA

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  29. Central West BalletModesto, CA

    General charitable purpose

    $3,000
  30. Society of St Vincent de Paul SacrePatterson, CA

    General charitable purpose

    $2,500
  31. Great Valley BookfestManteca, CA

    General charitable purpose

    $2,500
  32. Stanislaus Community FoundationModesto, CA

    General charitable purpose

    $2,500
  33. California State University StanislTurlock, CA

    General charitable purpose

    $1,792
  34. Stanislaus Library FoundationModesto, CA

    General charitable purpose

    $1,000
  35. Stanislaus County Office of EdModesto, CA

    General charitable purpose

    $500
  36. Individual

    General charitable purpose

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture8 grants $190,50059% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $51,00016% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $42,50013% of the total
  4. Crime and legal aid1 grant $17,0005% of the total
  5. Housing and shelter1 grant $10,0003% of the total
  6. Human services1 grant $10,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California31 grants $540,392
  2. Massachusetts2 grants $41,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • John Stuart RogersPresident Hours 20Pay $0
  • June RogersSecretary Hours 1Pay $0
  • Louis FriedmanDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Beverly LabelleBOARD MEMBER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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