Stacey M Cernadas Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Montgomery, AL EIN: 82-1062132

Stacey M Cernadas Foundation is a private foundation, based in Montgomery, AL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $801K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $47K. Net investment income was $29K.

Stacey M Cernadas Foundation at a glance

In short: Stacey M Cernadas Foundation gave $47K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $47K), mostly in Alabama. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$47,355
+2.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$47,355
+2.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$47,355
Total assets
$801,117
-2.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Alabama (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 Stacey M Cernadas Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Calhoun Community College Foundation Inc: $47KCalhoun Community CollegeFoundation Inc$47K

The largest 2025 recipient was Calhoun Community College Foundation Inc ($47K).

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

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

States

Cities

DecaturTroy

How Stacey M Cernadas Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−3%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 93% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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$20K$40K$60K2 grants2020 2 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $46K (2024) to $52K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $47K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Calhoun Community College Foundation Inc Decatur, ALScholarships for tuition and books for an emt student and a nursing student and establish an endowment in the name of the foundation.$47,355
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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$801,117$39,990$60,892$47,3551$47,355$29,079$51,125
2024$822,019$43,834$61,637$46,2001$46,200$33,139$48,368
2023$839,822$41,973$60,333$46,6181$46,618$31,442$45,167
2022$858,182$31,141$64,288$49,0001$49,000$20,495$47,425
2021$891,329$41,860$65,084$52,0002$52,000$30,566$53,389
2020$914,553$-537$61,326$48,0002—$14,530$47,664

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Stacey M Cernadas Foundation reported a distributable amount of $51K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Stacey M Cernadas Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Elizabeth Cernadas

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Javier Cernadas

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Stuart H. Memory

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    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 Stacey M Cernadas Foundation

How much does Stacey M Cernadas Foundation give each year?

Stacey M Cernadas Foundation gave $47K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $46K across 1 grant.

How large is Stacey M Cernadas Foundation?

Stacey M Cernadas Foundation reported $801K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $47K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $51K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

Where does Stacey M Cernadas Foundation operate?

Stacey M Cernadas Foundation has awarded grants in Alabama.

What is Stacey M Cernadas Foundation's EIN?

Stacey M Cernadas Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-1062132. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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