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Stearns Family Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Houston, Texas · EIN 461618182

Stearns Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Houston, Texas. In tax year 2024 it gave $65,420 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $25,420 and the largest $30,000. 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 $232,000 the year before.

33% 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$232,0005$2.0 million
2024$65,4203$1.9 million

How to apply

ContactStanley D Stearns President
PO Box 55603, Houston, TX 77255-5603
Phone or email(713) 266-0846
What to submitGrant application should include a description of the project, estimated cost and benefits to be derived.
DeadlinesDeadlines for grant applications are february 1 and september 1 of each year.
RestrictionsRestrictions are that grant applications must be for charity, education, religion, science.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Stearns Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Washington.

StateGrantsAmount
Washington3$65,420

Grants paid in 2024

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Tom Taylor YMCA Gig Harbor
Gig Harbor, WA
Charity- community development$30,000
Gig Harbor Junior Sailing Camp
Gig Harbor, WA
Charity - youth development$25,420
People for Animal Care & Kindness
Gig Harbor, WA
Charity - animal safety & welfare$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Stearns Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Deadlines for grant applications are february 1 and september 1 of each year..

How much does Stearns Family Foundation Inc give?

$65,420 in tax year 2024, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $25,420.

Who runs Stearns Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Stanley D Stearns (President), Judith Stearns (Secretary) and Julia Stearns (Vice Preside).

What does Stearns Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly community development, youth programs and animals.

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