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The Stebbins Fund Inc

Preselected recipients only New York, New York · EIN 116021709

The Stebbins Fund Inc is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $188,250 in 87 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $10,000. 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 up from $180,500 the year before.

45% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$180,50069$5.1 million
2024$188,25087$6.3 million

How to apply

The Stebbins Fund 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 The Stebbins Fund Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 15 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York32$67,750
Massachusetts13$29,500
Oregon13$23,500
District of Columbia11$16,750
Virginia5$10,500
Maryland1$10,000
Oklahoma2$9,000
Connecticut3$6,000
Arizona1$5,000
Washington1$3,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 87 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Harvard Art Museum
Cambridge, MA
General$10,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer
New York, NY
General$10,000
Museum of Fine Arts School
Boston, MA
General$10,000
Planting Fields Foundation
Oyster Bay, NY
General$10,000
United Way of the Columbia Gorge
Hood River, OR
General$10,000
Wild Earth Allies
Chevy Chase, MD
General$10,000
Preservation Long Island
Cold Sping Harbor, NY
General$7,500
Reining Horse Foundation
Oklahoma City, OK
General$7,000
Center for Biological Diversity
Tucson, AZ
General$5,000
Rainbow Therapeutic Riding Center
Haymarket, VA
General$5,000
Trinity Pawling School
Pawling, NY
General$5,000
Yale University Art Gallery
New Haven, CT
General$4,000
World Monuments Fund
New York, NY
General$3,500
Methow Valley Riding Unlimited
Winthrop, WA
General$3,000
Committee on the Shelterless
Petaluma, CA
General$2,500
Hollins University
Roanoke, VA
General$2,500
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Westbury, NY
General$2,500
National Resources Defense Council
New York, NY
General$2,500
Sitar Arts Center
Washington, DC
General$2,500
El Haynes Public Charter School
Washington, DC
General$2,000
Fish Food Bank
Hood River, OR
General$2,000
Mass Historical Society
Greenfield, MA
General$2,000
North Country Garden Club
Locust Valley, NY
General$2,000
Potomac Riverkeeper Network
Washington, DC
General$2,000
Recovery Cafe DC
Washington, DC
General$2,000
Regional Food Bank
Latham, NY
General$2,000
Rein in Cancer
Byars, OK
General$2,000
The Highlands Current
Cold Spring, NY
General$2,000
Wolf Conservation Center
South Salem, NY
General$2,000
Hawaii Community Foundation
Honolulu, HI
General$1,500
Hood River Adopt A Dog
Hood River, OR
General$1,500
Hood River Area Trail Stewards
Hood River, OR
General$1,500
Middlebury Language Schools
Middlebury, VT
General$1,500
Miriam's Kitchen
Washington, DC
General$1,500
Oregon Music Hall of Fame
Portland, OR
General$1,500
World Food Program
Washington, DC
General$1,500
United Negro College Fund
Washington, DC
General$1,250
Animal Rescue Foundation of Beacon
Beacon, NY
General$1,000
Ausable Club Preservation Foundation
Keene Valley, NY
General$1,000
Capitol Area Food Bank
Washington, DC
General$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Stebbins Fund Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Stebbins Fund Inc give?

$188,250 in tax year 2024, across 87 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs The Stebbins Fund Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Victoria Stebbins Greenleaf (President, Director), Edwin Ef Stebbins (Secretary,exec Vp,director), Michael Morgan Stebbins (Treasurer,exec Vp,director) and Theodore E Stebbins Jr (Director) among 8 officers and trustees.

What does The Stebbins Fund Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, education and health.

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