Bee Payne-stewart Foundation

SPRINGFIELD, MO EIN: 43-1863996

The Bee Payne-Stewart Foundation is a private foundation based in Springfield, Missouri, established in 2000. It is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to enriching lives through education, community development, and health initiatives with both local and national impact.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$155K

-50.8% YoY

Grant Count

21

-34.4% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$7K

-25.0% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation primarily funds support of programs and program support across education, community development, and health initiatives. Its grantmaking focuses on human services, philanthropy, voluntarism, and grantmaking efforts.

Grantmaking

The foundation does not accept unsolicited applications.

Grant Range

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Average Grant

amount varies by year

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation supports causes across multiple U.S. cities and states, with primary focus in Missouri. Additional geographic areas of support include New York, Texas, Wisconsin, Kansas City, and Austin.

Grant Distribution by State

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+3 more states

Cities

AUSTINBALLWINBOLIVARBRIGHTONBROWNWOODCHESTERFIELDCOLUMBIADELAFIELDEUGENEGREENLANDGREENWHICHJEFFERSON CITYKANSAS CITYKIMBERLING CITYLENEXALIBERTYMEMPHISNEW YORKOZARKSPRINGFIELD

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

2024 Financial Summary:

  • Total assets: $4.5–$4.7 million
  • Total giving: $314,000
  • Total expenses: $274,145–$433,767
  • Total revenues: $170,933–$510,799
  • Investment income and dividends: $114,120

Historical Assets:

  • 2024: $4.5–$4.7 million
  • 2023: $4.1 million
  • 2022: $5.1 million
  • 2021: $5.0 million
  • 2020: $4.9 million
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120202021202220232024
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Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$79K$157K$236K$314K36 grants202040 grants202129 grants202232 grants202321 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

GYNCA$26KKVC MISSOURI$20KHABITAT FOR HUMANITY$15KCONVOY OF HOPE$10KSCULPTURE WALK SPRINGFIELD$10KSTOMP THE BLUES OUT OF H…$10KELKS LODGE 2779$6KMSU FOUNDATION$6KUMKC$6KCASA OF SW MO$5K

Grant Size Distribution

158 grants across all recorded years

158<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

  • Susan Stewart-Daniel – President
  • Lora Stewart-Thomas – Vice President and Secretary
  • Julie Stewart – Vice President

The foundation has no employees.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

SUSAN STEWART-DANIELPRESIDENT$45KLORA STEWART-THOMASVP/SEC$45KBRUCE MCCURRYSECRETARY$950JEFF ROBINSONTREASURER$950

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
SUSAN STEWART-DANIELPRESIDENT$45,000
LORA STEWART-THOMASVP/SEC$45,000
JULIE STEWARTVP
BRUCE MCCURRYSECRETARY$950
JEFF ROBINSONTREASURER$950

Recent News & Activity

Recent developments and announcements

The foundation serves as a sponsor of CASAblanca, a fundraising event supporting CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), demonstrating its commitment to child advocacy initiatives. The foundation has been recognized as a presenter of women's sports and outdoor sports luncheons through the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.

Women's Sports Luncheon presented by Bee Payne-Stewart ...

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Related Funders

Similar funders by location and focus area

Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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