Stender Family Foundation
The Stender Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Huntsville, Alabama. In its 2025 filing, it reported 11 grants totaling $113,500, all designated for general support; the listed recipients were primarily Huntsville organizations.
Stender Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Stender Family Foundation gave $114K across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Alabama. 18% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $113,500
- -7.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 11
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $10,318
- -7.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,500
- Total assets
- $232,271
- -26.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 18% first-time grantees (2 of 11, 2025; small sample)
- 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 October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Stender Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds; it states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 403 Echols Ave Se, Huntsville, AL 35801
Phone: (256) 652-2779
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Stender Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Hatch ($50K). Together the top 10 received $113K.
Grant Size Distribution
65 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 60 grants of 65 (92%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grant list shows awards to organizations in Huntsville, Alabama, and one award to the Museum of Power & Industry in Belvidere, Tennessee.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Stender Family Foundation open to new grantees?
18%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 11 grantees (18%) were first-time recipients. With only 11 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 9 points. First grants averaged $3K; repeat grants $12K. How we count
Medians: $3K first-time, $3K repeat.
- 73% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 54% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 800% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $63K (2019) to $269K (2021). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $114K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hatch Huntsville, AL | General Support | $50,000 |
| St Mark's Lutheran Church Huntsville, AL | General Support | $26,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club of N Alabama Huntsville, AL | General Support | $22,500 |
| Huntsville Botanical Gardens Huntsville, AL | General Support | $2,500 |
| Huntsville Library Foundation Huntsville, AL | General Support | $2,500 |
| Second Mile Development Huntsville, AL | General Support | $2,500 |
| Veterans Memorial Foundation Huntsville, AL | General Support | $2,500 |
| Downtown Rescue Mission Huntsville, AL | General Support | $2,000 |
| Volna Prison Ministry Huntsville, AL | General Support | $1,500 |
| The Salvation Army Huntsville, AL | General Support | $1,000 |
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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 | $232,271 | $50,751 | $118,477 | $113,500 | 11 | $113,500 | $44,424 | $14,193 |
| 2024 | $314,663 | $53,093 | $130,743 | $122,000 | 11 | $124,500 | $46,956 | $19,318 |
| 2023 | $440,744 | $13,473 | $99,205 | $91,260 | 16 | $93,260 | $7,660 | $23,573 |
| 2022 | $411,235 | $18,347 | $259,803 | $249,060 | 10 | $249,060 | $9,498 | $28,712 |
| 2021 | $810,271 | $147,232 | $278,435 | $269,000 | 17 | $269,000 | $136,291 | $41,993 |
| 2020 | $925,469 | $414 | $104,734 | $98,000 | 8 | — | $17,568 | $42,465 |
| 2019 | $891,184 | $398,660 | $65,943 | $62,500 | 3 | — | $21,393 | $36,093 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Stender Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $14K 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 went to organizations including HATCH, St Mark’s Lutheran Church, Boys and Girls Club of N Alabama, and Huntsville Botanical Gardens. Two grantees describe their work in their own terms: Second Mile Development says it works toward reconciliation and economic betterment, physical health, psychological well-being, and spiritual commitment; Downtown Rescue Mission says it meets the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of homeless men, women, and children.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation gave $113,500 through 11 grants. Grant amounts ranged from $500 to $50,000, with a median of $2,500. The largest grants were $50,000 to HATCH, $26,000 to St Mark’s Lutheran Church, and $22,500 to Boys and Girls Club of N Alabama. Other listed awards included $2,500 each to Huntsville Botanical Gardens, Huntsville Library Foundation, Second Mile Development, and Veterans Memorial Foundation, and $2,000 to Downtown Rescue Mission.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists William H Stender Jr, William H Stender III, Elizabeth Stender Boyer, Suzanne Stender Krzyminski, and John Frederick Stender as board members.
Stender Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 5 officers; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Elizabeth Stender Boyer
Board Member
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Frederick Stender
Board Member
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Suzanne Stender Krzyminski
Board Member
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William H. Stender III
Board Member
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William H. Stender Jr.
Board Member
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 Stender Family Foundation
How much does Stender Family Foundation give each year?
Stender Family Foundation gave $114K across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $122K across 11 grants.
What is Stender Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Stender Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,500, and its average grant was $10,318, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Stender Family Foundation that year got $3K on average.
Where does Stender Family Foundation give grants?
Stender Family Foundation gives mostly in Alabama: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Huntsville, AL (10 grants).
Does Stender Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Stender Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (11 of 11) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Stender Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Stender Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Hatch ($50,000), St Mark's Lutheran Church ($26,000) and Boys and Girls Club of N Alabama ($22,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 87% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Stender Family Foundation?
Stender Family Foundation reported $232K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $114K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $14K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Stender Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations including HATCH, St Mark’s Lutheran Church, Boys and Girls Club of N Alabama, and Huntsville Botanical Gardens. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Stender Family Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds; it states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Stender Family Foundation's EIN?
Stender Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-2584997. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Stender Family 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 20, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Stender Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/stender-family-foundation-morg_8e9d4a5b7ff0417183e3ec9f6cdbbd74
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