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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-6584433

The Max and Bella Stein Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Wayne, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 16 grants and $740,025 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

    $740,025

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $19,372,153

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,276,730

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $19,068,122

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,269,055

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $18,792,129

  • Tax year 2022

    $970,758

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $19,209,323

  • Tax year 2021

    $758,288

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $19,395,277

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,054,560

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $16,944,082

Grants paid in 2025

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Jewish National FundRockville Ctr, NY

    General

    $454,400
  2. Vanguard CharitableMalvern, PA

    General

    $150,000
  3. Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, PA

    General

    $55,000
  4. Vegan FriendlyNew York, NY

    General

    $15,000
  5. Broadway CaresNew York, NY

    General

    $10,000
  6. Friends of Rittenhouse SquarePhiladelphia, PA

    General

    $10,000
  7. Navigation FundBerkeley, CA

    General

    $10,000
  8. Schecter InstitutePhiladelphia, PA

    General

    $10,000
  9. Stratford Shakespeare Festival AmericaStratford, Canada

    General

    $10,000
  10. Adath IsraelMerion Station, PA

    General

    $5,000
  11. Live Like Blaine FoundationBala Cynwyd, PA

    General

    $5,000
  12. University of Washington FoundationSeattle, WA

    General

    $3,000
  13. Providence Animal CenterMedia, PA

    General

    $1,000
  14. Crohns and Colitis FoundationNew York, NY

    General

    $700
  15. Tree of LifePittsburgh, PA

    General

    $500
  16. Jewish Heritage ProgramsPhiladelphia, PA

    General

    $425

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $454,40064% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $150,00021% of the total
  3. Education3 grants $63,0009% of the total
  4. Animals2 grants $16,0002% of the total
  5. Environment1 grant $10,0001% of the total
  6. Science and technology1 grant $10,0001% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $1,125<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania10 grants $542,025
  2. Rhode Island1 grant $150,000
  3. New York2 grants $25,000
  4. California1 grant $10,000
  5. Washington1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Michael Alan SteinDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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