Stoner Waters Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Kennett Square, PA EIN: 80-6170313

Stoner Waters Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Kennett Square, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $278K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $34K. Net investment income was $20K.

Stoner Waters Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Stoner Waters Family Foundation gave $34K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$34,000
+17.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
6
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$5,667
+17.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$3,500
Total assets
$278,251
-4.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
Pennsylvania (94% 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 Stoner Waters Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2025

Good Neighbors Home Repair: $15KGood Neighbors Home Repair$15KKeystone Human Services: $9KKeystone Human Services$9KLifetime Wells International: $5KLifetime Wells International$5KHandi-Crafters Inc: $2KHandi-Crafters Inc$2KSenior Dog Haven & Hospice Inc: $2KSenior Dog Haven & Hospice Inc$2KThe Garage Youth Center: $1KThe Garage Youth Center$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Good Neighbors Home Repair ($15K). Together the top 6 received $34K.

Grant Size Distribution

35 grants across all recorded years

35<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 35 grants of 35 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.

Cities

Kennett SquareAshtonThorndaleChadds FordGrantvilleWashingtonWest ChesterStaten IslandAllenwoodBearChester SpringsChinoKennett SquaureLeesburgNew YorkSuccasunnaWilmington

How Stoner Waters Family Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 24% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 189% 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

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K10 grants2019 13 grants2020 9 grants2021 9 grants2022 5 grants2023 6 grants2024 6 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $28K (2022) to $39K (2021). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $34K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Good Neighbors Home Repair Kennett Square, PAFor Assistance to Indigent Families$15,000
Keystone Human Services Grantville, PADonation to susquehanna service dogs to assist with the raising and placing of service dogs with individuals with disabilities.$9,000
Lifetime Wells International Ashton, PAGeneral Contribution$5,000
Handi-Crafters Inc Thorndale, PAFor Assistance to Indigent Families$2,000
Senior Dog Haven & Hospice Inc Wilmington, DEThe mission is to rescue and re-home senior dogs (age 7 and older) and to offer hospice care to rescued seniot dogs in our program.$2,000
The Garage Youth Center Kennett Square, PAAfter School and Youth Development Program$1,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$278,251$23,047$37,102$34,0006$34,000$19,945$18,033
2024$291,055$26,727$32,023$29,0006$29,000$23,704$19,657
2023$295,293$26,445$35,120$31,1605$31,160$22,485$20,592
2022$304,356$10,972$29,812$27,5009$27,500$8,660$22,283
2021$323,590$48,208$42,562$39,0009$39,000$44,646$24,045
2020$318,251$25,590$34,811$30,62513—$22,550$23,084
2019$391,444$33,306$30,600$28,00010—$31,605$22,097

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Stoner Waters Family 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

Stoner Waters Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Denise Waters

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph M. Waters

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michele E. Henriques

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert J. Waters

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/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 Stoner Waters Family Foundation

How much does Stoner Waters Family Foundation give each year?

Stoner Waters Family Foundation gave $34K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $29K across 6 grants.

What is Stoner Waters Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Stoner Waters Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $3,500, and its average grant was $5,667, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Stoner Waters Family Foundation give grants?

Stoner Waters Family Foundation gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 94% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Delaware (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were Kennett Square, PA (2 grants).

Does Stoner Waters Family Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 17% of Stoner Waters Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 6) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Stoner Waters Family Foundation's largest grantees?

Stoner Waters Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Good Neighbors Home Repair ($15,000), Keystone Human Services ($9,000) and Lifetime Wells International ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 85% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Stoner Waters Family Foundation?

Stoner Waters Family Foundation reported $278K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $34K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $18K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Stoner Waters Family Foundation's EIN?

Stoner Waters Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 80-6170313. 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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 14, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 23, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 13, 2024)

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