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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-5177179

The Stewardship Foundation

A private foundation in Chalfont, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $225,600 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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $225,600

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $19,420
  • Tax year 2024

    $121,472

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $70,112
  • Tax year 2023

    $100,700

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $40,234
  • Tax year 2022

    $17,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $166,501
  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $19,264
  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $3,842

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Stewardship Foundation EswatiniLobamba, Eswatini

    Support missonaries

    $170,000
  2. Shepherds Staff ShepherdsKnoxville, TN

    Suport missionaries

    $47,000
  3. Bridge Community ChurchJohannesburg, South Africa

    Support missionaries

    $8,600

Approved for future payment

2 grants

Approved in 2025 and not yet paid.

  1. Bridge Community ChurchJohannesburg, South Africa

    Support missionaries

    $31,400
  2. Stewardship Foundation EswatiniLobamba, Eswatini

    Support missonaries

    $30,000

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee1 grant $47,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Wayne J ShaferDIRECTOR & P Hours 2.46Pay $0
  • Jean A ShaferDIRECTOR & T Hours 4Pay $0
  • Steve SimpsonDIRECTOR Hours 0.15Pay $0
  • Martin RoarkDIRECTOR Hours 2.27Pay $0
  • Jeffrey JacksonDIRECTOR Hours 0.27Pay $0

The return

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