Stonehill Benevolent Foundation
The Stonehill Benevolent Foundation provides financial assistance for needy residents of Stonehill Care Center, assists Stonehill Care Center in its general operations, generates and attracts substantial support from the public to receive contributions and grants, and holds, administers, converts, invests, reinvests and manages such contributions and grants for the benefit of Stonehill Franciscan Services in various ways.
Stonehill Benevolent Foundation at a glance
In short: Stonehill Benevolent Foundation gave $178K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $178K), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $178,008
- -48.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $178,008
- -48.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $178,008
- Total assets
- $9,659,960
- +11.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Iowa (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Stonehill Benevolent Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Stonehill Franciscan Services ($178K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Stonehill Benevolent Foundation gives
- Giving fell 32% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 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 $178K (2025) to $5.2M (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $178K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Stonehill Franciscan Services Dubuque, IA | Assistance for residents and operational support | $178,008 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9,659,960 | $808,341 | $486,051 | $178,008 | 1 | $384,892 |
| 2024 | $8,674,249 | $736,279 | $652,402 | $347,512 | 1 | $258,502 |
| 2023 | $7,973,042 | $342,105 | $496,213 | $285,730 | 1 | $56,936 |
| 2022 | $7,559,642 | $893,481 | $522,465 | $261,348 | 1 | $570,313 |
| 2021 | $9,075,749 | $755,281 | $556,139 | $331,398 | 1 | $278,824 |
| 2020 | $8,110,229 | $3,852,917 | $5,484,850 | $5,230,914 | 1 | $721,733 |
About Stonehill Benevolent Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Stonehill Benevolent Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Dubuque, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $9.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $178K. Net investment income was $385K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Stonehill Benevolent Foundation is led by Justine Bemis, Chair since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 15 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Justine Bemis
Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2021
Vice Chair → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Harris
Director
Director - → Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Derek Duehr
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John McDermott
Director
Director - → Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pat Sunseri
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Kronlage
Director
Chair → Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paula Friedman
Director
Vice Chair → Chair, 2021
Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matt Dodds
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sr Kate Katoski
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Watters
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lori Klein
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marie Zoromski
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jayme Kluesner
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Pearce - SecTreas
CFO Stonehill Franciscan Service
CFO Stonehill Franciscan Services → CFO Stonehill Franciscan Service, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peggy Stockel-CEO Stonehill
Franciscan Services
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Sr Maureen Leach (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Gretchen Brown-CEO Stonehill (2024) — Franciscan Services
- Former: Gretchen Brown (2020–2023) — CEO Stonehill Franciscan Services
- Former: Sr Camilla Hemann (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Jayme Kluesner-Director (2023) — April & Vice Chair · Filing note: Until
- Former: Justine Bemis - Vice Chair (2023)
- Former: Daisy Bauman (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Susan Pearce (2022) — CFO Stonehill Franciscan Services
- Former: Danielle Gratton (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Sr Marie Cigrand OSF (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Susan Pearce -SecretaryTreas (2020–2021) — CFO Stonehill Franciscan Services
- Former: Paul Kronlage - prior Chair (2021) — Director
- Former: Sr Helen Hueve (2020) — Director -
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 Stonehill Benevolent Foundation
How much does Stonehill Benevolent Foundation give each year?
Stonehill Benevolent Foundation gave $178K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $348K across 1 grant.
How large is Stonehill Benevolent Foundation?
Stonehill Benevolent Foundation reported $9.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $808K.
What is Stonehill Benevolent Foundation?
Stonehill Benevolent Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Dubuque, IA. It holds $9.7M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Stonehill Benevolent Foundation operate?
Stonehill Benevolent Foundation has awarded grants in Iowa.
What is Stonehill Benevolent Foundation's EIN?
Stonehill Benevolent Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-1337556. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 30, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 1, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 13, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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