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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-2781410

Steelberg Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 79 grants and $150,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    79
    Assets, end of year
    $2,100,032

  • Tax year 2024

    $125,000

    Grants listed
    69
    Assets, end of year
    $2,087,757

  • Tax year 2023

    $115,000

    Grants listed
    70
    Assets, end of year
    $2,046,743

  • Tax year 2022

    $120,000

    Grants listed
    73
    Assets, end of year
    $2,028,557

  • Tax year 2021

    $101,900

    Grants listed
    55
    Assets, end of year
    $2,052,254

  • Tax year 2020

    $55,600

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $2,021,777

Grants paid in 2025

79 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Greater Chicago Food DepositoryChicago, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $7,500
  2. International Rescue Committee IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $6,000
  3. Arm in Arm IncHamilton Township, NJ

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  4. Center for American ProgressWashington, DC

    Restoring Social Trust in Democracy Fund

    $5,000
  5. Givedirectly IncNew York, NY

    GiveDirectly programs in the US

    $5,000
  6. Mennonite Disaster ServiceLititz, PA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  7. National Vote at Home InstituteWashington, DC

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  8. Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $4,400
  9. FairvoteSilver Spring, MD

    General & Unrestricted

    $4,000
  10. Planned Parenthood Federation of America IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $4,000
  11. American Civil Liberties Union Foundation IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,500
  12. Princeton Mobile Food Pantry Inc A NJ NonprofitPrinceton, NJ

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,000
  13. Transgender Law CenterLos Angeles, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,000
  14. Collier Community Foundation IncNaples, FL

    Circle of Friends Fund

    $2,500
  15. Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida IncFort Myers, FL

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  16. Historical Society of Princeton New JerseyPrinceton, NJ

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  17. Northwestern Memorial FoundationChicago, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  18. World Central Kitchen IncorporatedWashington, DC

    To support the people impacted by the California wildfires

    $2,500
  19. World Central Kitchen IncorporatedWashington, DC

    WCK initiatives in Gaza

    $2,500
  20. World Relief Corporation of National AssociationWashington, DC

    World Relief - Chicagoland

    $2,500
  21. Advocates for Trans Equality Education FundNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,400
  22. Campaign Legal Center IncWashington, DC

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  23. Catholic Charities Diocese of TrentonTrenton, NJ

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  24. Chicago Coalition to End HomelessnessChicago, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  25. Every OrgSan Francisco, CA

    Ideas42 fund

    $2,000
  26. Feeding AmericaWashington, DC

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  27. Guadalupe Center IncNaples, FL

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  28. Habitat for Humanity International IncAmericus, GA

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  29. Homefront IncLawrenceville, NJ

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  30. Housing Initiatives of Princeton Charitable TRPrinceton, NJ

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  31. International Refugee Assistance Project IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  32. Medecins Sans Frontieres USA IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  33. National Immigration Law CenterLos Angeles, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  34. Paws with A CauseWayland, MI

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  35. Poor Magazine IncOakland, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  36. Rank the VoteLeominster, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  37. RefugeeoneChicago, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  38. Represent US Education FundFlorence, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  39. The Clear FundOakland, CA

    Top Charities Fund

    $2,000
  40. Vera Institute of Justice IncBrooklyn, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  41. Waukegan to College NFPWaukegan, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  42. Palestine Childrens Relief FundBurbank, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,800
  43. Alliance for JusticeWashington, DC

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  44. American Constitution Society for Law and PolicyWashington, DC

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  45. Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  46. Chicago Public Media IncChicago, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  47. Cooperative for Assistance and Relief EverywhereAtlanta, GA

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  48. Covenant House Illinois IncChicago, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  49. Emmas Torch LTDBrooklyn, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  50. Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  51. Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation IncFort Myers, FL

    WGCU Public Media - NPR SWFL

    $1,000
  52. Grace Place for Children and Families IncNaples, FL

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  53. Medical Debt Resolution IncLong Island City, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  54. Mercy CorpsPortland, OR

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  55. Middle East Childrens AllianceBerkeley, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  56. Mothers Demand Action CorporationNorth Haven, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  57. Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL

    Margo Brown Student Emergency Fund

    $1,000
  58. Pro Publica IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  59. Southern Poverty Law Center IncMontgomery, AL

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  60. Unite America Institute IncDenver, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  61. Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  62. World Central Kitchen IncorporatedWashington, DC

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  63. World Relief Corporation of National AssociationWashington, DC

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  64. City Harvest IncBrooklyn, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  65. Clean Air Task Force IncBoston, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  66. Genesys WorksKeller, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  67. Naples Botanical Garden IncNaples, FL

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  68. National Audubon Society IncNew York, NY

    Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in Florida

    $500
  69. National Network of Abortion FundsBeaverton, OR

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  70. The Conservancy of Southwest Florida IncNaples, FL

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  71. Union of Concerned Scientists IncCambridge, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  72. Black and Pink IncBoston, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $400
  73. Equal Justice InitiativeMontgomery, AL

    General & Unrestricted

    $400
  74. First Nations Development InstituteLongmont, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $400
  75. Native American Rights FundBoulder, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $400
  76. One IowaDes Moines, IA

    General & Unrestricted

    $400
  77. Services & Advocacy for Gay Lesbian Bisexual & TraNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $400
  78. Literacy Volunteers of Collier County IncNaples, FL

    General & Unrestricted

    $250
  79. Wikimedia Foundation IncSan Francisco, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Civil rights10 grants $26,10022% of the total
  2. International aid10 grants $19,30017% of the total
  3. Human services9 grants $19,00016% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture3 grants $10,5009% of the total
  5. Education8 grants $9,5008% of the total
  6. Arts and culture4 grants $6,5006% of the total
  7. 8 other causes16 grants $25,50022% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia13 grants $29,750
  2. New York14 grants $25,700
  3. Illinois9 grants $20,000
  4. New Jersey6 grants $16,500
  5. California7 grants $13,800
  6. Florida8 grants $10,250
  7. Maryland2 grants $6,000
  8. Minnesota1 grant $6,000
  9. Massachusetts4 grants $5,000
  10. Pennsylvania1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Derek SteelbergDir, Pres, Sec, Treas Hours 3Pay $0
  • Maria SteelbergVP Hours 0Pay $0

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