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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 85-1238954

The Max Stenbeck Charitable Fund

A private foundation in Los Angeles, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $2.1 million paid in grants.

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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

    $2,077,412

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $19,734,066

  • Tax year 2023

    $3,575,845

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $20,933,723

  • Tax year 2022

    $4,273,333

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $15,094,066

  • Tax year 2021

    $5,904,998

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $20,330,613

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. New York UniversityNew York, NY

    General support

    $500,000
  2. Choate Rosemary Hall FoundationWallingford, CT

    General support

    $425,000
  3. Friends of Hih International IncNewton, MA

    To fight poverty through job creation in Eastern Africa.

    $250,000
  4. Ridgefield AcademyRidgefield, CT

    General support

    $250,000
  5. Washington International Horse ShowAnnapolis, MD

    General support

    $250,000
  6. Friends of Challenging HeightsDavidson, NC

    General support

    $202,412
  7. Sonia Nabeta FoundationNew York, NY

    General support

    $150,000
  8. Upwell TurtlesMonterey, CA

    General support

    $50,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $1,175,00057% of the total
  2. International aid2 grants $400,00019% of the total
  3. Sports and recreation1 grant $250,00012% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $202,41210% of the total
  5. Animals1 grant $50,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut2 grants $675,000
  2. New York2 grants $650,000
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $250,000
  4. Maryland1 grant $250,000
  5. North Carolina1 grant $202,412
  6. California1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Sophie StenbeckMEMBER-DIRECTOR-PRESDNT-SECY-T Hours 1Pay $0
  • Henry GuyMEMBER-DIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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