Stuart Family Foundation

LAKE FOREST, IL EIN: 36-3422731

Stuart Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in LAKE FOREST, IL. IRS filing data is available for 2020. In 2020, it awarded 22 grants totaling $2.0M.

Financial Overview

From 2020 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$2.0M

Grant Count

22

Avg Grant Size

$89K

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Stuart Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $42K for 2020 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

About Stuart Family Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Stuart Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in LAKE FOREST, IL. IRS filing data is available for 2020. In 2020, it awarded 22 grants totaling $2.0M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Cities

AuburnChicagoCortlandGreenwichLake ForestNew YorkSanta BarbaraSanta RosaSyracuseWashington

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$569K$1M$2M$2M2020
Metric2020
Total Assets
Revenue$7,115
Expenses$2,070,236
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount$41,718

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$492K$984K$1M$2M22 grants2020

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2020

Center for Strategic and…$977KCampaign Legal Center$175KMillennial Action Project$150KProject on Government Ov…$125KTake Back Our Republic$125KConvergence Center for P…$100KRobin and Sandy Stuart F…$86KSecuring America's Futur…$75KInterfaith Youth Core$50KMore In Common Inc$50K

Grant Size Distribution

22 grants across all recorded years

12<$50K4$50–100K5$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

Among its reported 2020 grants, the largest include Center for Strategic and International Studies ($977,048), Campaign Legal Center ($175,000), Millennial Action Project ($150,000).

RecipientPurposeAmount
Campaign Legal Center Washington, DCCampaign finance reform$175,000
Center for Strategic and International Studies Washington, DCFund Stuart Center for Euro Atlantic and Northern European Studies$977,048
Community Foundation Sonoma Santa Rosa, CACovid relief$5,000
Convergence Center for Policy Resolution Washington, DCPolicy facilitation General Support$100,000
Direct Relief Santa Barbara, CACovid relief$5,000
Feeding America Chicago, ILCovid relief$5,000
Food Bank of Central New York Syracuse, NYCovid relief$8,000
Greater Chicago Food Depository Chicago, ILCovid relief$5,000
Greenwich United Way Greenwich, CTCovid relief$5,000
Inner City Muslim Action Network Chicago, ILCovid relief$5,000

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2020 IRS filing

Cathy DeWeirdtSecretary$30KTeresa AcunaTreasurer$7K

From 2020 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Alexander D StuartDirector, President
Marian S PillsburyDirector, V.P.
Barbara Pillsbury EndersDirector
Trevor PotterDirector
James M StuartDirector
Teresa AcunaTreasurer1$6,750
Catherine A BertiniDirector
Maren M StuartDirector
Ann R StuartDirector
R Douglas Stuart IVDirector
Cathy DeWeirdtSecretary5$30,475
Truman O Anderson IIIDirector
Donaldson C Pillsbury JrDirector
Wendy E PillsburyDirector

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Stuart Family Foundation operate?

Stuart Family Foundation has awarded grants in Alabama, California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Illinois, New York.

What size grants does Stuart Family Foundation award?

In 2020, Stuart Family Foundation awarded 22 grants totaling $2.0M — an average of about $89K per grant, based on its IRS Form 990 filings.

How much is Stuart Family Foundation required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2020, Stuart Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $42K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Stuart Family Foundation's EIN?

Stuart Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-3422731. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020.

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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