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Stewart Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Woburn, Massachusetts · EIN 562423767

Stewart Family Foundation is a private foundation in Woburn, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $102,500 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $20,000 and the largest $50,000. 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 up from $96,199 the year before.

20% 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$87,5993$1.9 million
2024$96,19930$2.0 million
2025$102,5005$2.3 million

How to apply

Stewart 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 Stewart Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York3$70,500
Kentucky1$29,500
Georgia1$2,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
General support$50,000
Fidelity Charitable Foundation
Covington, KY
General support$29,500
St Lawrence University
Canton, NY
General support$20,000
The Carter Center
Atlanta, GA
General support$2,500
East Rochester Alumni Foundation Inc
East Rochester, NY
General support$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Stewart Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Stewart Family Foundation give?

$102,500 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $20,000.

Who runs Stewart Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Scott D Stewart (Trustee) and Pamela M Stewart (Trustee).

What does Stewart Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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