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Private foundation (trust)EIN 943320092Est. 1999-07

STEPHENSON FOUNDATION

PALO ALTO, CA 94304

Total Assets

$29.0M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$1.2M

FY 2024

Grants Made

30

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$42K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$100–$850K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1.9M

Total Expenses

$1.4M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.2M

Distributable Amount

$1.4M

Min. Investment Return

$1.4M

Undistributed Income

$1.4M

Payout rate 88%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.88%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

30 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $100 through median $5K to maximum $850K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $1.6M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

167 grants

HOOVER INSTITUTION
$1.7M
4 grants
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
$930K
7 grants
FOLDS OF HONOR
$531K
10 grants
LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
$525K
2 grants
BENS
$500K
4 grants
STANFORD UNIVERSITY (SIEPR)
$200K
2 grants
TEXAS 2036
$200K
1 grant
LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY (SIEPR)
$125K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

167 grants

<$10K
89
grants
$10–50K
59
grants
$50–250K
15
grants
$250K–1M
4
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

18 states

California
$4.0M
61% of total
District of Columbia
$838K
13% of total
Oklahoma
$531K
8% of total
Massachusetts
$335K
5% of total
Texas
$200K
3% of total
Virginia
$161K
2% of total
New York
$95K
1% of total
Georgia
$85K
1% of total
Florida
$54K
1% of total
North Carolina
$43K
1% of total

+8 more states

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