Stewart Universal Reserve Foundation
Stewart Universal Reserve Foundation is a private foundation, based in Golden, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $1.4M. Net investment income was $612K.
Stewart Universal Reserve Foundation at a glance
In short: Stewart Universal Reserve Foundation gave $1.4M across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $700K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,400,000
- +86.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $700,000
- +180.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $700,000
- Total assets
- $4,942,292
- -13.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Colorado (71% 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 Stewart Universal Reserve Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Mean Street ministry a Beloved Raga ($1.0M). Together the top 2 received $1.4M.
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 7 grants of 9 (78%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Stewart Universal Reserve Foundation gives
- Giving grew 289% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 423% of 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2019) to $1.4M (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $1.4M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mean Street ministry a Beloved Raga Lakewood, CO | General Support | $1,000,000 |
| Good News Publishers Wheaton, IL | General Support | $400,000 |
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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 | $4,942,292 | $643,429 | $1,442,657 | $1,400,000 | 2 | $1,400,000 | $611,648 | $330,945 |
| 2024 | $5,741,520 | $427,895 | $791,256 | $750,000 | 3 | $750,000 | $175,836 | $343,760 |
| 2023 | $6,104,881 | $386,155 | $364,502 | $318,782 | 2 | $318,782 | $202,883 | $298,790 |
| 2022 | $6,083,230 | $-338,583 | $372,604 | $360,000 | 1 | $360,000 | $109,570 | $318,994 |
| 2021 | $7,051,708 | $290,725 | $423,733 | $355,594 | 1 | $355,594 | $105,693 | $359,788 |
| 2020 | $7,302,485 | $160,516 | $406,505 | $337,500 | 2 | — | $160,516 | $355,662 |
| 2019 | $7,191,487 | $162,086 | $69,652 | $10,000 | 1 | — | $142,086 | $346,309 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Stewart Universal Reserve Foundation reported a distributable amount of $331K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Stewart Universal Reserve Foundation is led by Teresa M Stewart, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Teresa M Stewart
President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Gary C Stewart
Vicepresident
Vice President → Vicepresident, 2022
On filings since 2019
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 Stewart Universal Reserve Foundation
How much does Stewart Universal Reserve Foundation give each year?
Stewart Universal Reserve Foundation gave $1.4M across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $750K across 3 grants.
How large is Stewart Universal Reserve Foundation?
Stewart Universal Reserve Foundation reported $4.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.4M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $331K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Stewart Universal Reserve Foundation operate?
Stewart Universal Reserve Foundation has awarded grants in Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Pennsylvania.
What is Stewart Universal Reserve Foundation's EIN?
Stewart Universal Reserve Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-2703247. 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
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 14, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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