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Nancy and Geoffrey Stack Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Newport Beach, California · EIN 711019812

Nancy and Geoffrey Stack Family Foundation is a private foundation in Newport Beach, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $1.1 million in 15 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $825,000. 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 $3.3 million the year before.

33% 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$1.6 million19$0
2024$3.3 million22$0
2025$1.1 million15$0

How to apply

Nancy and Geoffrey Stack 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 Nancy and Geoffrey Stack Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California11$1.1 million
District of Columbia2$35,000
Pennsylvania1$25,000
Virginia1$10,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 15 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Uc San Diego Foundation
La Jolla, CA
General support$825,000
Cystinosis Research Foundation
Irvine, CA
General support$100,000
Laura's House
Ladera Ranch, CA
General support$50,000
Georgetown University Scholarship
Washington, DC
General support$25,000
Achieve
San Francisco, CA
General support$25,000
University of Pennsylvania
Philidelphia, PA
General support$25,000
The Wooden Floor
Santa Ana, CA
General support$15,000
Uli Foundation
Washington, DC
General support$10,000
Habitat for Humanity
Santa Ana, CA
General support$10,000
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation
Dumfries, VA
General support$10,000
Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Costa Mesa, CA
General support$10,000
Orange County Community Foundation
Newport Beach, CA
General support$5,000
Uc Berkeley Foundation
Berkeley, CA
General support$5,000
City of Hope
Duarte, CA
General support$5,000
Dawn Redwoods Charitable Trust
Tiburon, CA
General support$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Nancy and Geoffrey Stack Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Nancy and Geoffrey Stack Family Foundation give?

$1.1 million in tax year 2025, across 15 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Nancy and Geoffrey Stack Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Nancy Stack (Trustee) and Geoffrey L Stack (Trustee).

What does Nancy and Geoffrey Stack Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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