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Michael Stewart Foundation

Preselected recipients only New York, New York · EIN 136179721

Michael Stewart Foundation is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $7,000 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $5,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2024 was the same as $7,000 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$7,0003$162,843
2024$7,0003$182,399

How to apply

Michael Stewart 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 Michael Stewart Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York2$6,000
Connecticut1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Dramatists Guild
New York, NY
Support for writers and performers$5,000
Goodspeed Opera House
East Haddam, CT
Financially assist theatrical productions$1,000
York Theatre Company
New York, NY
Financially assist theatrical productions$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Michael Stewart Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Michael Stewart Foundation give?

$7,000 in tax year 2024, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Michael Stewart Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Susan Johansson (Trustee) and Laurie N Wenk (Trustee).

What does Michael Stewart Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture.

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