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Stenkirke Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Rogers, Arkansas · EIN 825206504

Stenkirke Family Foundation is a private foundation in Rogers, Arkansas. In tax year 2025 it gave $1.3 million in 28 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $700,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $1.4 million the year before.

36% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$781,50032$14.0 million
2024$1.4 million27$13.7 million
2025$1.3 million28$14.2 million

How to apply

Stenkirke Family Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Stenkirke Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 11 states, the most to Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas5$735,200
North Carolina1$202,500
Arkansas3$175,000
California10$78,000
New York2$65,000
Wisconsin1$22,268
Washington2$20,000
Mississippi1$15,000
Georgia1$10,000
Colorado1$8,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 28 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
St Marks Episcopal Church
Austin, TX
General & unrestricted$700,000
Duke University - Duke Divinity School
Durham, NC
General & unrestricted$202,500
Ezekiel Rain
Siloam Springs, AR
General & unrestricted$75,000
Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Northwest Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
General & unrestricted$75,000
Nomi Network
New York, NY
General & unrestricted$50,000
First Presbyterian Church
Siloam Springs, AR
Building fund$25,000
Lake Geneva Foundation
Lake Geneva, WI
General & unrestricted$22,268
American Gateways
Waco, TX
General & unrestricted$15,000
In His Steps Ministries Inc
Canton, MS
General & unrestricted$15,000
St Martin-In-The-Fields Foundation
New York, NY
General & unrestricted$15,000
Treepeople Inc
Los Angeles, CA
General & unrestricted$13,000
Community Doulas of Waco
Waco, TX
General & unrestricted$10,200
Catholic Charities of la
Los Angeles, CA
General & unrestricted$10,000
Church of the Resurrection
Los Angeles, CA
General & unrestricted$10,000
The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights
Los Angeles, CA
General & unrestricted$10,000
Create Good Foundation - Funda Vida
Seattle, WA
Funda vida-founders fund$10,000
National Christian Foundation
Alpharetta, GA
The pete wilson fund$10,000
Side by Side
Spokane, WA
General & unrestricted$10,000
Ca Immigrant Policy Center
Los Angeles, CA
General & unrestricted$8,000
Overflow Inc
Colorado Springs, CO
General & unrestricted$8,000
Inclusive Action for the City
Los Angeles, CA
General & unrestricted$7,000
Pasadena School
Pasadena, CA
General & unrestricted$7,000
Plant With Purpose
San Diego, CA
General & unrestricted$7,000
Casa Marianella
Austin, TX
General & unrestricted$5,000
Hildegard College
Costa Mesa, CA
General & unrestricted$5,000
Texas Civil Rights Project
Austin, TX
General & unrestricted$5,000
Feeding America
Washington, DC
General & unrestricted$4,800
We Care Solar
Berkeley, CA
General & unrestricted$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Stenkirke Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Stenkirke Family Foundation give?

$1.3 million in tax year 2025, across 28 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Stenkirke Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Wendy Soderquist Togami (Director/President), Zachary G Koons (Vice President), Christian S Koons (Treasurer) and Kinsley J Whitworth (Secretary) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Stenkirke Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, education and human services.

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