Stella Roy Foundation
The Stella Roy Foundation is a private foundation based in Wilmington, Delaware. Its 2025 filing reports 13 grants totaling $3,576,000 to charitable organizations, including organizations working in pediatric disease research and treatment, hunger relief, dance, and wishes for children with critical illnesses.
Stella Roy Foundation at a glance
In short: Stella Roy Foundation gave $3.6M across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $275K), top state Nevada. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $3,576,000
- +36.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 13
- +62.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $275,077
- -16.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $100,000
- Total assets
- $76,495,088
- -0.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Nevada (39% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Stella Roy Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: Foundation Source 501 Silverside Rd, Wilmington, DE 19809-1377
Phone: (800) 839-1754
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Stella Roy Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Keep Memory Alive ($1.0M). Together the top 10 received $3.6M.
Grant Size Distribution
23 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 9 grants of 23 (39%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 filing reports that grant dollars went to recipients in Nevada (39%), Tennessee (28%), Virginia (19%), Arizona (6%), and the District of Columbia (6%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.
Cities
How Stella Roy Foundation gives
- 45% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 97% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2025). 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 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.1M (2023) to $3.6M (2025). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $3.6M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Keep Memory Alive Las Vegas, NV | General & Unrestricted | $1,000,000 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital Inc Memphis, TN | St. Jude Global | $1,000,000 |
| Charities Aid Foundation America Alexandria, VA | Andrea Bocelli Foundation | $692,000 |
| Celebrity Adventures Inc Phoenix, AZ | General & Unrestricted | $200,000 |
| Commissariat of the Holy Land for U S a Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | $200,000 |
| Make-a-Wish Nevada Las Vegas, NV | Wish Donation | $100,000 |
| Nevada Ballet Theatre Las Vegas, NV | The Nutcracker by George Balanchine | $100,000 |
| Selfless Love Foundation Inc Jupiter, FL | General & Unrestricted | $100,000 |
| Three Square Las Vegas, NV | General & Unrestricted | $100,000 |
| Boy Scouts of America Las Vegas, NV | Las Vegas Area council | $63,000 |
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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 | $76,495,088 | $3,296,370 | $3,767,072 | $3,576,000 | 13 | $3,711,872 | $3,296,370 | $3,811,157 |
| 2024 | $76,965,790 | $3,514,088 | $2,864,163 | $2,630,334 | 8 | $2,795,395 | $3,514,088 | $3,699,917 |
| 2023 | $76,315,865 | $2,515,681 | $1,199,803 | $1,100,000 | 2 | $1,182,203 | $2,515,681 | $3,677,666 |
| 2022 | $74,999,987 | $74,999,987 | — | — | — | — | — | $260,800 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Stella Roy Foundation reported a distributable amount of $3.8M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for organizations whose own stated missions include advancing cures and prevention for pediatric catastrophic diseases (St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital), providing food to people experiencing hunger (Three Square), and promoting dance and related arts in the Las Vegas Valley (Nevada Ballet Theatre). Other 2025 recipients include Make-A-Wish Nevada, which says it creates wishes for children with critical illnesses, and Selfless Love Foundation, which says it is dedicated to transforming the lives of current and former foster youth.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 13 grants totaling $3,576,000. Grant amounts ranged from $5,000 to $1,000,000, with a median of $100,000.
Among the largest reported grants were $1,000,000 to Keep Memory Alive for general and unrestricted purposes and $1,000,000 to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for St. Jude Global. Other notable grants were $692,000 to Charities Aid Foundation America for the Andrea Bocelli Foundation; $200,000 each to Celebrity Adventures and the Commissariat of the Holy Land for U.S.A. for general and unrestricted purposes; and $100,000 each to Make-A-Wish Nevada, Nevada Ballet Theatre, Selfless Love Foundation, and Three Square.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Stella Roy as director, president, and secretary, and Sandra Gonzalez as treasurer and vice president.
Stella Roy Foundation is led by Stella Roy, Director, President & Secretary since 2024 (on filings since 2022); none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Stella Roy
Director, President & Secretary
Director, President, Secretary & Treasurer → Director, President & Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sandra Gonzalez
Treasurer & Vice President
Treasurer → Treasurer & Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Brenda Lea Knight (2022–2024) — Vice President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "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 Roy Foundation
How much does Stella Roy Foundation give each year?
Stella Roy Foundation gave $3.6M across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $2.6M across 8 grants.
What is Stella Roy Foundation's typical grant size?
Stella Roy Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $100,000, and its average grant was $275,077, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Stella Roy Foundation give grants?
Stella Roy Foundation's top state is Nevada, with 39% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Tennessee (28%) and Virginia (19%). The most frequent recipient cities were Las Vegas, NV (7 grants).
Does Stella Roy Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 46% of Stella Roy Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (6 of 13) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Stella Roy Foundation's largest grantees?
Stella Roy Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Keep Memory Alive ($1,000,000), St Jude Childrens Research Hospital Inc ($1,000,000) and Charities Aid Foundation America ($692,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 75% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Stella Roy Foundation?
Stella Roy Foundation reported $76.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $3.7M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $3.8M (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.
What does Stella Roy Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for organizations whose own stated missions include advancing cures and prevention for pediatric catastrophic diseases (St. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Stella Roy Foundation?
The foundation states that it 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 Stella Roy Foundation's EIN?
Stella Roy Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 88-3957641. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.
Does Stella Roy 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
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 25, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 2, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 2, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 1, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Stella Roy Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/stella-roy-foundation-morg_163f846dd9914698991aa2aed90c1d9f
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