Steward Family Foundation
Steward Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in St. Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $29K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $10.0M.
Steward Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Steward Family Foundation gave $10.0M across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $3.3M), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $10,011,133
- +4.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,337,044
- -30.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $350,000
- Total assets
- $28,751
- +332.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Missouri (96% 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 Steward Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was United Way of Greater St Louis ($9.6M). Together the top 3 received $10.0M.
Grant Size Distribution
24 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 24 (42%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Steward Family Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+6%). Method
- 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9.4M (2021) to $13.0M (2020). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $10.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| United Way of Greater St Louis St. Louis, MO | To further the exempt purpose of the recipient organizationto further the exempt purpose of the recipient organization | $9,561,133 |
| The Areion Foundation Gloucester, VA | To further the exempt purpose of the recipient organization | $350,000 |
| Rick and Isabella Pina Ministries Haymarket, VA | To further the exempt purpose of the recipient organization | $100,000 |
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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 | $28,751 | $10,287,483 | $10,265,376 | $10,011,133 | 3 | $10,265,376 | — | $1,200 |
| 2024 | $6,644 | $9,649,550 | $9,665,392 | $9,565,396 | 2 | $9,665,392 | — | $1,431 |
| 2023 | $22,486 | $12,505,319 | $11,647,836 | $11,536,325 | 5 | $11,647,816 | $349,587 | — |
| 2022 | $15,003 | $9,619,434 | $9,628,167 | $9,462,292 | 5 | $9,628,167 | $676,608 | $4,295 |
| 2021 | $23,736 | $8,567,873 | $9,492,393 | $9,418,653 | 9 | $9,418,653 | $3,713 | $9,403 |
| 2020 | $948,256 | $12,990,002 | $12,995,008 | $12,964,884 | 9 | — | $2 | $4,168 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Steward Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Steward Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
David L. Steward
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thelma E. Steward
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Steward Family Foundation
How much does Steward Family Foundation give each year?
Steward Family Foundation gave $10.0M across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $9.6M across 2 grants.
What is Steward Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Steward Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $350,000, and its average grant was $3,337,044, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Steward Family Foundation give grants?
Steward Family Foundation gives mostly in Missouri: 96% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Steward Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Steward Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Steward Family Foundation?
Steward Family Foundation reported $29K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $10.3M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Steward Family Foundation's EIN?
Steward Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-1802424. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
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 2020 (received by the IRS August 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 8, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 3, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 30, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 29, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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