Stevenson Arts Foundation
Stevenson Arts Foundation is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Menlo Park, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $413K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $20K. Net investment income was $2.
Stevenson Arts Foundation at a glance
In short: Stevenson Arts Foundation gave $20K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $20,000
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +200.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,667
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $412,693
- -15.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (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 Stevenson Arts Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Triton Museum of Art ($10K). Together the top 3 received $20K.
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Stevenson Arts Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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
From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2024) to $20K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $20K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Triton Museum of Art Santa Clara, CA | To Support a Non-Profit Organization | $10,000 |
| San Jose Jazz San Jose, CA | To Support a Non-Profit Organization | $5,000 |
| History San Jose San Jose, CA | To Support a Non-Profit Organization | $5,000 |
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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 | $412,693 | $318,852 | $394,794 | $20,000 | 3 | $394,794 | $2 | $17,880 |
| 2024 | $488,635 | $446,951 | $119,049 | $10,000 | 1 | $119,049 | — | $7,138 |
| 2023 | $164,908 | $160,000 | $78,680 | — | — | $78,680 | — | $5,707 |
| 2022 | $83,588 | $60,000 | $16,946 | — | — | $16,946 | — | $2,858 |
| 2021 | $50,217 | $44,897 | $6,253 | — | — | $6,253 | — | $746 |
| 2020 | $1,890 | — | $110 | — | — | — | — | $93 |
| 2019 | $2,000 | $2,675 | $675 | — | — | — | — | $99 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Stevenson Arts Foundation reported a distributable amount of $18K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Stevenson Arts Foundation is led by Xiang Li, President & CEO on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Xiang Li
President & CEO
On filings since 2019
5 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 Stevenson Arts Foundation
How much does Stevenson Arts Foundation give each year?
Stevenson Arts Foundation gave $20K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $10K across 1 grant.
What is Stevenson Arts Foundation's typical grant size?
Stevenson Arts Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $6,667, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Stevenson Arts Foundation give grants?
Stevenson Arts Foundation gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were San Jose, CA (2 grants).
Does Stevenson Arts Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Stevenson Arts Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "To Support a Non-Profit Organization" (3 grants).
How large is Stevenson Arts Foundation?
Stevenson Arts Foundation reported $413K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $395K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $18K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Stevenson Arts Foundation?
Stevenson Arts Foundation is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Menlo Park, CA. It holds $413K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Stevenson Arts Foundation's EIN?
Stevenson Arts Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-2516857. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 2, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 27, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 4, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 4, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 28, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
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