Bluestem Foundation
Bluestem Foundation is a private foundation, based in Ojai, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. In 2025, it reported $2K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list.
Bluestem Foundation at a glance
In short: Bluestem Foundation reported $2K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $1,888 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -66.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $835
- -76.1% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $1,888
- -66.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,888
- -66.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Bluestem Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Bluestem Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $180 (2023) to $19K (2022). In 2025 it reported $2K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Nashville Songwriters Associaton International Nashville, TN | General Contribution | $15,000 |
| Parker County Health Foundation Aledo, TX | General Contribution | $1,800 |
| Los Angeles Mission Los Angeles, CA | General Contribution | $1,800 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | $835 | $1,888 | $1,888 | Total only | $1,888 | $149 |
| 2024 | $1,889 | $3,500 | $5,580 | $5,580 | Total only | $5,580 | $113 |
| 2023 | $3,969 | — | $768 | $180 | Total only | $180 | $214 |
| 2022 | $4,737 | — | $18,600 | $18,600 | 3 | $18,600 | $1,297 |
| 2021 | $23,337 | $9,725 | $12,100 | $12,100 | 2 | $12,100 | $1,467 |
| 2020 | $25,712 | $25,284 | — | — | — | — | $1,267 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bluestem Foundation reported a distributable amount of $149 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Bluestem Foundation is led by Nan Kingsley, President since 2023 (on filings since 2020) — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Nan Kingsley
President
Director → President, 2023
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Bluestem Foundation
How much does Bluestem Foundation give each year?
Bluestem Foundation reported $2K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $6K in grants paid.
Where does Bluestem Foundation operate?
Bluestem Foundation has awarded grants in California, Tennessee, Texas.
How much is Bluestem Foundation required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Bluestem Foundation reported a distributable amount of $149 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is Bluestem Foundation's EIN?
Bluestem Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-2402143. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 28, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 3, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 7, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 3, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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