Stella Mar Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker St. Louis, MO EIN: 81-4381268

Stella Mar Foundation is a private foundation, based in St. Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $180 in total assets.

Stella Mar Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$180
+0.0% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$995
+4.7% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$995
+4.7% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Stella Mar Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

ErlangerKansas CityAtlantaCape GirardeauSt. LouisStockbridgeSugar Land

How Stella Mar Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 44% from 2020 to 2023. 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$60K4 grants2019 4 grants2020 4 grants2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2023) to $58K (2021). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $25K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Life Teen Inc Atlanta, GAFurther Charitable Purpose$25,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying Distributions
2025$180$995$995———
2024$180$950$950———
2023$180$25,950$25,950$25,0001$25,000
2022$180$30,900$30,900$30,0002$30,000
2021$180$58,400$58,400$57,5004$57,500
2020$180$46,000$45,870$45,0004—
2019$50$35,900$36,600$35,7504—

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Stella Mar Foundation is led by Benjamin R. Harris, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Benjamin R. Harris

    President

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donna Culver

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Pilkenton

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tony Grasso

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Harris

    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 Stella Mar Foundation

How large is Stella Mar Foundation?

Stella Mar Foundation reported $180 in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $995.

Where does Stella Mar Foundation operate?

Stella Mar Foundation has awarded grants in Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, Texas.

What is Stella Mar Foundation's EIN?

Stella Mar Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-4381268. 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 July 14, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 13, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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