Lee and Stuart Rolfe Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Seattle, WA EIN: 20-3992891

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

GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc: $21KGS Donor Advised PhilanthropyFund for Wealth Management Inc$21K

The largest 2025 recipient was GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc ($21K).

Grant Size Distribution

16 grants across all recorded years

12<$50K1$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K2$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 16 (75%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

SeattleAlbanyLos GatosChicagoEastsoundRancho Milagro

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

$0$500K$1M$1.5M2 grants2019 12 grants2020 5 grants2021 4 grants2022 2 grants2023 4 grants2024 1 grant2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc Albany, NYTo continue mission of lee and stuart rolfe family foundation$21,231
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$6,402$44,471$38,069$21,2311$29,610$13,092$136
2024—$64,961$1,377,765$1,371,8454$1,374,815$62,011$62,178
2023$433,634$29,974$58,571$52,5752$54,141$27,044$52,968
2022$412,156$551,746$142,668$135,0004$138,076$47,126$27,359
2021$504,557$80,233$99,018$92,5005$95,003$76,219$31,613
2020$522,321$15,669$267,865$257,90012—$9,727$33,723
2019$774,517$39,017$10,894$5,5002—$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

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 24, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 9, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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