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Stoddard Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Harbor Springs, Michigan · EIN 383539927

Stoddard Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Harbor Springs, Michigan. In tax year 2025 it gave $415,000 in 15 grants; the typical grant was $25,000 and the largest $80,000. 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 $380,000 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$372,50010$8.1 million
2024$380,00013$8.6 million
2025$415,00015$9.4 million

How to apply

Stoddard Family Foundation Inc 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 Stoddard Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 9 states, the most to Michigan.

StateGrantsAmount
Michigan5$150,000
Virginia2$70,000
Utah1$60,000
Kansas1$25,000
New York1$25,000
Tennessee1$25,000
West Virginia1$25,000
Maryland1$20,000
Montana2$15,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 15 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Little Traverse Nature Conservancy
Harbor Springs, MI
Woody's woods$80,000
LDS Philanthropies
Provo, UT
General fund$60,000
Southern Virginia University
Buena Vista, VA
Svu general fund$50,000
American Red Cross Local
Detroit, MI
General fund$25,000
Shriners Children's
Ranson, WV
General fund$25,000
St Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
General fund$25,000
The Salvation Army
Southfield, MI
General fund$25,000
Tunnel to Towers Foundation
Staten Island, NY
General fund$25,000
Wounded Warrior Project
Topeka, KS
General fund$25,000
Fisher House Foundation Inc
Rockville, MD
General fund$20,000
Gary Sinise Foundation
Merrifield, VA
General fund$20,000
Education Foundation for Billings Public Schools
Billings, MT
General fund$10,000
Manna Food Project
Harbor Springs, MI
General fund$10,000
Northwestern University
Traverse City, MI
Nwu general fund$10,000
Tumbleweed Runaway Program
Billings, MT
General fund$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Stoddard Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Stoddard Family Foundation Inc give?

$415,000 in tax year 2025, across 15 grants, with a typical grant of $25,000.

Who runs Stoddard Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Stanford D Stoddard (President,treasurer, Direc), Elizabeth S Taggart (SECRETARY,1ST VP, Director) and Simeon H Stoddard (2nd VP, Director).

What does Stoddard Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, human services and youth programs.

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