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Stephens Family Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Shorewood, Wisconsin · EIN 204617210

Stephens Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Shorewood, Wisconsin. In tax year 2025 it gave $251,750 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $70,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $724,300 the year before.

20% 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$547,24616$9.5 million
2024$724,30015$9.8 million
2025$251,75013$10.4 million

How to apply

ContactKatherine Eurich
4230 N OAKLAND AVENUE No 317, Shorewood, WI 53211
Phone or email(414) 408-9197
What to submitOpen letter format

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Stephens Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Wisconsin.

StateGrantsAmount
Wisconsin7$185,000
Massachusetts3$51,250
Texas2$10,500
New Hampshire1$5,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Ninewise Publishing Foundation
Whitefish Bay, WI
Early Childhood Education$70,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Milwaukee, WI
Youth Development$40,000
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design
Milwaukee, WI
Creative Fusion$40,000
Smith College
Northampton, MA
Smith Fund Scholarship$21,250
Smith College
Northampton, MA
Smith Fund Scholarship$20,000
Messengers of Mercy
Lindale, TX
Religious/General$10,000
All-in-Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
Education Assistance$10,000
Incourage Community
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Community$10,000
UMass Amherst Fdn
Amherst, MA
Scholarships$10,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Milwaukee, WI
Youth Development$10,000
Friends of Dartmouth Equestrian
Hanover, NH
Equestrian Athletics$5,000
Malaika Early Learning
Milwaukee, WI
Early Education$5,000
Messengers of Mercy
Lindale, TX
Religious/General$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Stephens Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Stephens Family Foundation Inc give?

$251,750 in tax year 2025, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Stephens Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Andrew C Stephens (Co-President), Jane E Kim (Co-President), Katherine A Eurich (Treas/Asst Sec) and Sunhee Lee (Secretary).

What does Stephens Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, youth programs and faith communities.

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