Lee and Stuart Rolfe Family Foundation
Lee and Stuart Rolfe Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Seattle, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $21K. Net investment income was $13K.
Lee and Stuart Rolfe Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Lee and Stuart Rolfe Family Foundation gave $21K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $21K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $21,231
- -98.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -75.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $21,231
- -93.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $21,231
- Total assets
- $6,402
- Primary geography
- New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Lee and Stuart Rolfe Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc ($21K).
Grant Size Distribution
16 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 16 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Lee and Stuart Rolfe Family Foundation gives
- Giving fell 84% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2019) to $1.4M (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $21K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc Albany, NY | To continue mission of lee and stuart rolfe family foundation | $21,231 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,402 | $44,471 | $38,069 | $21,231 | 1 | $29,610 | $13,092 | $136 |
| 2024 | — | $64,961 | $1,377,765 | $1,371,845 | 4 | $1,374,815 | $62,011 | $62,178 |
| 2023 | $433,634 | $29,974 | $58,571 | $52,575 | 2 | $54,141 | $27,044 | $52,968 |
| 2022 | $412,156 | $551,746 | $142,668 | $135,000 | 4 | $138,076 | $47,126 | $27,359 |
| 2021 | $504,557 | $80,233 | $99,018 | $92,500 | 5 | $95,003 | $76,219 | $31,613 |
| 2020 | $522,321 | $15,669 | $267,865 | $257,900 | 12 | — | $9,727 | $33,723 |
| 2019 | $774,517 | $39,017 | $10,894 | $5,500 | 2 | — | $36,229 | $39,326 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lee and Stuart Rolfe Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $136 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Lee and Stuart Rolfe Family Foundation is led by Stuart T. Rolfe, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Stuart T. Rolfe
President
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Theiline Wright Rolfe
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Lee and Stuart Rolfe Family Foundation
How much does Lee and Stuart Rolfe Family Foundation give each year?
Lee and Stuart Rolfe Family Foundation gave $21K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.4M across 4 grants.
How large is Lee and Stuart Rolfe Family Foundation?
Lee and Stuart Rolfe Family Foundation reported $6K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $30K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $136 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Lee and Stuart Rolfe Family Foundation operate?
Lee and Stuart Rolfe Family Foundation has awarded grants in California, Illinois, New York, Washington.
What is Lee and Stuart Rolfe Family Foundation's EIN?
Lee and Stuart Rolfe Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-3992891. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 24, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 9, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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