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Lee and Debbie Stuart Family Foundation

Accepts applications Lincoln, Nebraska · EIN 470772672

Lee and Debbie Stuart Family Foundation is a private foundation in Lincoln, Nebraska. In tax year 2024 it gave $250,800 in 40 grants; the typical grant was $4,000 and the largest $27,300. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $258,510 the year before.

35% of its 2024 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$258,51038$5.2 million
2024$250,80040$5.7 million

How to apply

ContactLee R Stuart Chairman Lee and Debbi
3617 Potomac Ln, Lincoln, NE 68516
Phone or email(402) 525-3350
What to submitThe organization requesting a grant should furnish an opinion to the effect that (1) the organization has been certified by the Internal Revenue Service and is in fact acting as an organization described in Section 501(C)(3) of the internal revenue code to which contributions are deductible under section 170(c)(2)(b) of the internal revenue code, and furnish the organization's tax identification number: and (2) that the organization is either: (A) one which comes within the definition contained in paragraphs (1), (2), or (3) of Section 509(A) of the internal revenue code: or (b) that if the organization is a "private foundation" as described in section 509(A) that it is also an "operating foundation" as defined in section 4942(j)(3) of the internal revenue code.
DeadlinesApplications are accepted at any time.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Lee and Debbie Stuart Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to Nebraska.

StateGrantsAmount
Nebraska32$220,800
Texas2$10,000
New York1$10,000
California2$4,500
Oregon1$2,500
Illinois1$2,000
Florida1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 40 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Northstar Foundation
Omaha, NE
Charitable$27,300
Joslyn Art Museum
Omaha, NE
Charitable$25,000
Nebraska Game & Parks Foundation
Waverly, NE
Charitable$20,000
The Malone Center
Lincoln, NE
Charitable$20,000
Educare Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
Charitable$15,000
Foundation for Lincoln Public Schools
Lincoln, NE
Charitable$12,500
Food Bank of Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
Charitable$10,000
Michael J Fox Foundation
New York City, NY
Charitable$10,000
Visionary Youth
Lincoln, NE
Charitable$10,000
Trails Have Our Respect (THOR)
Lincoln, NE
Charitable$7,500
Lincoln Literacy
Lincoln, NE
Charitable$7,500
CenterPointe
lincoln, NE
Charitable$5,000
Lincoln Arts Council
Lincoln, NE
Charitable$5,000
Madonna Foundation
Lincoln, NE
Charitable$5,000
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Charitable$5,000
Osiri University Foundation
Lincoln, NE
Charitable$5,000
Planned Parenthood of Lincoln NE
Lincoln, NE
Charitable$5,000
Rahr to the Rescue
Forth Worth, TX
Charitable$5,000
University of Nebraska Foundation
Lincoln, NE
Charitable$5,000
Fitting Futures
Lincoln, NE
Charitable$5,000
First Plymouth Church
lincoln, NE
Charitable$3,000
St Peters Catholic Church
lincoln, NE
Charitable$3,000
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lied Center for Performing Arts
Lincoln, NE
Charitable$3,000
Alzheimer's Association
Lincoln, NE
Charitable$2,500
Capital Humane Society
Lincoln, NE
Charitable$2,500
Lux Center for the Arts
Lincoln, NE
Charitable$2,500
Matt Talbot Kitchen & Outreach
Lincoln, NE
Charitable$2,500
Rabble Mill
Lincoln, NE
Charitable$2,500
Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Charitable$2,500
Nestucca Valley Community Alliance
Pacific City, OR
Charitable$2,500
Canine Companions for Independence
Santa Rosa, CA
Charitable$2,000
Dreamweaver Foundation
OMaha, NE
Charitable$2,000
Lighthouse
Lincoln, NE
Charitable$2,000
Rock Island Parks and Recreation Foundation
Rock Island, IL
Charitable$2,000
Mourning Hope
Lincoln, NE
Charitable$2,000
American Cancer Society
Lincoln, NE
Charitable$1,000
Lincoln Community Playhouse
Lincoln, NE
Charitable$1,000
Ukranian Assumption Catholic Church Byzan
Omaha, NE
Charitable$1,000
First Tee - North Florida
St Augustine, FL
Charitable$1,000
Junior Achievement of Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
Charitable$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Lee and Debbie Stuart Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Applications are accepted at any time..

How much does Lee and Debbie Stuart Family Foundation give?

$250,800 in tax year 2024, across 40 grants, with a typical grant of $4,000.

Who runs Lee and Debbie Stuart Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Lee R Stuart (President & Dir), James Stuart III (Director), Debra K Stuart (Vice President, Asst. Sec. & Director) and Susan S Seiler (Vice President & Director) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does Lee and Debbie Stuart Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, education and environment and conservation.

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