Stupski Foundation
Stupski Foundation is a private foundation based in an individual recipient, California. It supports work in health, food, and postsecondary systems, with a stated commitment to return all its resources to communities by 2029.
Stupski Foundation at a glance
In short: Stupski Foundation gave $51.5M across 205 grants in 2024 (avg $251K), mostly in California. 33% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $51,521,350
- -8.6% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 205
- -17.3% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $251,324
- +10.6% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $150,000
- Total assets
- $168,686,266
- -24.6% vs 2023
- New grantees (estimate)
- 33% first-time grantees (64 of 194, 2024)
- Primary geography
- California (53% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Stupski Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Its website says it does not plan to fund new rounds of open applications for new grantee partners and is planning to use remaining grant funds to support existing partners through its spend-down transition. It describes its approach as trust-based philanthropy, with most grants multiyear or unlimited-term, larger, flexible, and less restricted.
- Contact
Mailing address: 90 New Montgomery St Ste 1100, San Francisco, CA 94105-4551
Phone: (415) 655-4400
Website: https://stupski.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Stupski Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was San Francisco State University ($2.5M). Together the top 10 received $15.1M.
Organizations only. It also paid 3 grants to individuals ($530,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
1,173 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 341 grants of 1,173 (29%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation prioritizes organizations working in Hawaiʻi and an individual recipient and Alameda Counties. Its website also describes its focus more broadly as Hawaiʻi and the an individual recipient Bay Area. In 2024, 53% of grant dollars went to California recipients and 39% to Hawaiʻi recipients; smaller shares went to recipients in Washington, D.C. (2%), Colorado (1%), and New York (1%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 205 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Stupski Foundation open to new grantees?
33%
first-time grantees, 2024
In 2024, 64 of 194 grantees (33%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $155K; repeat grants $320K. How we count
Medians: $100K first-time, $200K repeat.
- 49% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
- Giving grew 87% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2024 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $27.5M (2021) to $69.7M (2022). In 2024 it made 205 grants totaling $51.5M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA | To support advising transformation at San Francisco State University. | $2,500,000 |
| Cal State East Bay Educational Foundation Hayward, CA | To support a more visible, accessible, and equitable advising system that enhances student engagement and success through space modernization, technology integration, continuous professional development, wellness initiatives, and comprehensive evaluation, with a focus on increasing retention and graduation rates, particularly among underrepresented students. | $2,480,000 |
| Freedom Community Clinic Oakland, CA | To provide general operating support. | $2,000,000 |
| Hawaii Land Trust Honolulu, HI | To provide general operating support. | $1,500,000 |
| Kalihi Palama Health Center Honolulu, HI | To provide general operating support. | $1,500,000 |
| Alameda Health System Foundation Oakland, CA | To support the expansion of palliative care services. | $1,400,000 |
| Hawaii Good Food Alliance Kaunakakai, HI | To provide general operating support. | $1,000,000 |
| Hawaii Public Health Institute Honolulu, HI | To provide general operating and support the Hawaii Community Health Workers Association program and the implementation of payment models for Community Health Workers' sustainability and support the Transforming Hawaii Food Systems Together statewide initiative. | $940,000 |
| Community Clinic of Maui Inc Wailuku, HI | To provide general operating support. | $800,000 |
| Maui Economic Development Board Kihei, HI | To support the STEM works program and provide general operating support. | $725,000 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $168,686,266 | $9,070,239 | $65,016,161 | $51,521,350 | 205 | $91,834,648 | $4,741,211 | $9,166,505 |
| 2023 | $223,687,249 | $12,166,059 | $70,195,435 | $56,379,067 | 248 | $69,066,408 | $9,245,551 | $11,406,951 |
| 2022 | $288,836,904 | $138,179 | $85,289,072 | $69,741,164 | 306 | $78,053,369 | $854,348 | $14,338,716 |
| 2021 | $405,121,546 | $131,219,016 | $29,080,019 | $27,525,826 | 215 | $35,617,882 | $12,014,113 | $10,241,646 |
| 2020 | $306,547,037 | $134,835,311 | $42,998,843 | $38,188,835 | 199 | — | $26,183,841 | $9,860,569 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Stupski Foundation reported a distributable amount of $9.2M for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation says it works toward a future in which health, food, and postsecondary systems promote well-being and abundance for everyone. Its stated areas of work include food justice, early brain development, serious illness care, and postsecondary success. It also describes youth voice and trust-based philanthropy as part of its work.
The foundation says it supports community-based organizations as well as larger systems and institutions, and prioritizes community-led organizations and organizations led by people of color. Examples of grantees’ work include an individual recipient East Bay Educational Foundation, whose stated mission is to manage gifts benefiting the university and support its advancement program; Freedom Community Clinic, which describes its work as community-centered healing integrating ancestral, Indigenous, holistic, and Western approaches; and Kalihi-Palama Health Center, which says it provides integrated health and social services to its community and others in need.
Grantmaking
In 2024, the foundation reported 205 grants totaling $51,521,350. Grants ranged from $5,000 to $2,500,000, with a median of $150,000. Notable grants included $2,500,000 to an individual recipient State University for advising transformation; $2,480,000 to an individual recipient East Bay Educational Foundation for advising-system improvements; $2,000,000 to Freedom Community Clinic for general operating support; and $1,500,000 each to Hawaii Land Trust and Kalihi Palama Health Center for general operating support.
Other large grants included $1,400,000 to Alameda Health System Foundation for palliative care expansion, $1,000,000 to Hawaii Good Food Alliance for general operating support, and $940,000 to Hawaii Public Health Institute for general operating support and specified community health and food-systems work. Alameda Health System Foundation describes its mission as advancing health equity in the communities served by Alameda Health System. Hawaii Good Food Alliance describes itself as a group of community leaders working across food production, aggregation, and distribution.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists Glen Galaich as chief executive officer and Jim Wiggett as director and board chair. It also lists Deborah Alvarez-Rodreguez, Keoni Lee, Maida Lynn, Lorree Novotny, Marisa Hayase, Pia Infante, Richard Tate, and Sam Cobbs as directors; Maida Lynn is listed as secretary and Lorree Novotny as treasurer.
Stupski Foundation is led by Glen Galaich, Chief Executive Officer on every filing since 2020; 2 of 10 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Glen Galaich
Chief Executive Officer
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$473K (2020) → $572K (2024)
Jim Wiggett
Director & Board Chair
On filings since 2021
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maida Lynn
Director & Secretary
Director → Director & Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Deborah Alvarez-Rodreguez
Director
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Keoni Lee
Director
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marisa Hayase
Director
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pia Infante
Director
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Tate
Director
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sam Cobbs
Director
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lorree Novotny
Treasurer
Treasurer & Secretary → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$169K (2021) → $298K (2024)
Former officers (6)
- Former: Kelvin Taketa (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Tom Layton (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: James G. B. Demartini III (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Joyce L. Stupski (2020–2021) — Board Chair · Filing note: Deceased
- Former: Karie Dewan (2020) — CFO & Secretary
- Former: Parag Gupta (2020) — Chief Program Officer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $572K, to Glen Galaich (Chief Executive Officer). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Stupski Foundation
How much does Stupski Foundation give each year?
Stupski Foundation gave $51.5M across 205 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $56.4M across 248 grants.
What is Stupski Foundation's typical grant size?
Stupski Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $150,000, and its average grant was $251,324, across 205 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Stupski Foundation that year got $155K on average.
Where does Stupski Foundation give grants?
Stupski Foundation gives mostly in California: 53% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Hawaii (39%). The most frequent recipient cities were Honolulu, HI (34 grants), Oakland, CA (34 grants), San Francisco, CA (25 grants) and Los Angeles, CA (8 grants).
Does Stupski Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 39% of Stupski Foundation's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (80 of 205) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Stupski Foundation's largest grantees?
Stupski Foundation's largest 2024 grantees include San Francisco State University ($2,500,000), Cal State East Bay Educational Foundation ($2,480,000) and Freedom Community Clinic ($2,000,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 3 grants to individuals ($530,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 14% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is Stupski Foundation?
Stupski Foundation reported $168.7M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $91.8M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $9.2M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Stupski Foundation fund?
The foundation says it works toward a future in which health, food, and postsecondary systems promote well-being and abundance for everyone. Its stated areas of work include food justice, early brain development, serious illness care, and postsecondary success. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Stupski Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Stupski Foundation's EIN?
Stupski Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 68-0397103. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Does Stupski Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
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