Stein Family Charitable Foundation
The Stein Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Wilmington, North Carolina. Its 2024 filing lists 22 charitable grants to organizations in several states and Washington, DC, including recipients focused on education, arts, youth skills, and other charitable work.
Stein Family Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Stein Family Charitable Foundation gave $190K across 22 grants in 2024 (avg $9K), mostly in New York. 59% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $190,296
- -43.8% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 22
- +15.8% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $8,650
- -51.4% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $1,750
- Total assets
- $3,596,600
- +7.6% vs 2023
- New grantees (estimate)
- 59% first-time grantees (13 of 22, 2024; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New York (54% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Stein Family Charitable Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 1225 Great Oaks Drive, Wilmington, NC 28405
Phone: (910) 200-2113
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Stein Family Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was UJA ($101K). Together the top 10 received $180K.
Grant Size Distribution
137 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 128 grants of 137 (93%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2024, 54% of grant dollars went to recipients in New York and 35% to recipients in North Carolina. The remaining grant dollars went to Alabama (7%), Washington (3%), and Washington, DC (1%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 22 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Stein Family Charitable Foundation open to new grantees?
59%
first-time grantees, 2024
In 2024, 13 of 22 grantees (59%) were first-time recipients. With only 22 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $10K; repeat grants $7K. How we count
Medians: $1K first-time, $5K repeat.
- 18% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (−6%). Method
- In 2024 it paid out 130% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $114K (2020) to $537K (2022). In 2024 it made 22 grants totaling $190K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| UJA New York, NY | Charitable | $101,000 |
| Cape Fear Community College Wilmington, NC | Charitable | $32,296 |
| Albert Schweitzer Fellowship Birmingham, AL | Charitable | $13,000 |
| WHQR Wilmington, NC | Charitable | $11,000 |
| Port City Music Festival Wilmington, NC | Charitable | $5,000 |
| Vivace Music Foundation Seattle, WA | Charitable | $5,000 |
| NC Jazz Festival Wilmington, NC | Charitable | $5,000 |
| Uncw Wilmington, NC | Charitable | $3,000 |
| Opera House Theater Wilmington, NC | Charitable | $2,500 |
| Jewish Federations of North America New York, NY | Charitable | $2,500 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,596,600 | $102,449 | $199,409 | $190,296 | 22 | $197,131 | $100,171 | $151,241 |
| 2023 | $3,341,923 | $99,165 | $349,287 | $338,402 | 19 | $346,528 | $96,406 | $163,144 |
| 2022 | $3,717,399 | $1,700,258 | $550,985 | $537,151 | 18 | $546,447 | $100,629 | $150,318 |
| 2021 | $2,442,079 | $246,484 | $209,604 | $202,460 | 38 | $206,986 | $102,062 | $148,780 |
| 2020 | $2,405,199 | $106,094 | $122,827 | $114,266 | 40 | — | $104,380 | $121,352 |
| 2019 | $2,421,932 | $97,200 | $124,035 | $116,174 | 36 | — | $90,277 | $140,057 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Stein Family Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $151K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s own mission is not stated. Its 2024 recipients included Cape Fear Community College, whose stated mission is to provide scholarships for college students and support the college’s programs; Kids Making It, which says it teaches woodworking, vocational, and arts skills to empower youth; and Vivace Music Foundation, which says it promotes arts and artists through music festivals, educational events, and productions.
Other recipients describe work in higher education: UNCW Corporation says it enhances the University of North Carolina at Wilmington’s educational mission. Project ALS says it brings researchers and clinicians together to pursue understanding and effective treatments for ALS, while the American Cancer Society says it works to improve the lives of people with cancer and their families through advocacy, research, and patient support.
Grantmaking
In 2024, the foundation awarded 22 grants totaling $190,296. Awards ranged from $100 to $101,000, with a median grant of $1,750. Its largest listed grants were $101,000 to UJA in New York, $32,296 to Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington, and $13,000 to the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship in Birmingham. Other notable grants included $11,000 to WHQR, $5,000 each to Port City Music Festival, Vivace Music Foundation, and NC Jazz Festival, and $3,000 to UNCW.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Stein Family Charitable Foundation's 2024 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Elliot Stein
Director, Vice President & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Howard M Stein
Director, Vice President & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Leonard B. Stein (2019–2021) — Director & President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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 Stein Family Charitable Foundation
How much does Stein Family Charitable Foundation give each year?
Stein Family Charitable Foundation gave $190K across 22 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $338K across 19 grants.
What is Stein Family Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?
Stein Family Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $1,750, and its average grant was $8,650, across 22 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Stein Family Charitable Foundation that year got $10K on average.
Where does Stein Family Charitable Foundation give grants?
Stein Family Charitable Foundation gives mostly in New York: 54% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were North Carolina (35%) and Alabama (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Wilmington, NC (11 grants), New York, NY (3 grants) and Chapel Hill, NC (2 grants).
Does Stein Family Charitable Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2024: none of the 22 grants with a stated purpose on Stein Family Charitable Foundation's 2024 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (22 grants).
Who are Stein Family Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
Stein Family Charitable Foundation's largest 2024 grantees include UJA ($101,000), Cape Fear Community College ($32,296) and Albert Schweitzer Fellowship ($13,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 77% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is Stein Family Charitable Foundation?
Stein Family Charitable Foundation reported $3.6M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $197K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $151K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Stein Family Charitable Foundation fund?
The foundation’s own mission is not stated. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Stein Family Charitable Foundation?
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Stein Family Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Stein Family Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-2031608. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Does Stein Family Charitable Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 13, 2020)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Stein Family Charitable Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/stein-family-charitable-foundation-morg_f82cf8b71ccd4361ab0487e09c141f17
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