Lee and Debbie Stuart Family Foundation
Lincoln, NE · EIN 47-0772672. Reported 160 grants totalling $1,111,250 to 80 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Lee and Debbie Stuart Family Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $10,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $40,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northstar Foundation | Omaha, NE | $106,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nebraska Game & Parks Foundation | Waverly, NE | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Centerpointe | Lincoln, NE | $82,260 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lincoln Community Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $63,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Food Bank of Lincoln | Lincoln, NE | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lincoln Youth Complex | Lincoln, NE | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation | New York City, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Lincoln Public Schools | Lincoln, NE | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Monica's | Lincoln, NE | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Visionary Youth | Lincoln, NE | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Joslyn Art Museum | Omaha, NE | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| U of N Foundation for Raikes School | Lincoln, NE | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boy's and Girls Club of America | Atlanta, GA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lincoln Parks Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Educare of Lincoln | Lincoln, NE | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Madonna Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood of Lincoln Ne | Lincoln, NE | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Malone Center | Lincoln, NE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Capital Humane Society | Lincoln, NE | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Educare Lincoln | Lincoln, NE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lincoln Arts Council | Lincoln, NE | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rahr to the Rescue | Forth Worth, TX | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Peters Catholic Church | Lincoln, NE | $14,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Lincoln, NE | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| First Plymouth Church | Lincoln, NE | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way | Lincoln, NE | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Cancer Society | Lincoln, NE | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Osiri University Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Brookings Institution - Center for Universal Education | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Canine Companions for Independence | Santa Rosa, CA | $8,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lux Center for the Arts | Lincoln, NE | $7,690 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lighthouse | Lincoln, NE | $7,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lincoln Literacy | Lincoln, NE | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Matt Talbot Kitchen & Outreach | Lincoln, NE | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rabble Mill | Lincoln, NE | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Trails Have Our Respect (thor) | Lincoln, NE | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Smile Together | Durham, NC | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| CASA of Adams & Broomfield Counties | Westminster, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Denver Youth Program | Denver, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dreamweaver Foundation | Omaha, NE | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fitting Futures | Lincoln, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Home Builders Foundation | Englewood, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Imagine Foundation | Lafayette, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Judi's House | Aurora, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lincoln Calling | Lincoln, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Museum of Nebraska Art | Kearney, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nestucca Valley Community Alliance | Pacific City, OR | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Platte River Whooping Crane Trust | Wood River, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Bridge - Behavioral Health | Lincoln, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lied Center for Perfoming Arts | Lincoln, NE | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ukranian Assumption Catholic Church Byzan | Omaha, NE | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lincoln Community Playhouse | Lincoln, NE | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lied Center for Performing Arts | Lincoln, NE | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Als Association | Omaha, NE | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Duke University School of Medicine | Durham, NC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Grand Rapids Parks | Grand Rapids, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Immigrant Legal Center | Lincoln, NE | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| India Association of Nebraska | Omaha, NE | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Intercultural Senior Center | Omaha, NE | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lincoln Literacy Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bryan Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mourning Hope | Lincoln, NE | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University | Lincoln, NE | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rock Island Parks and Recreation Foundation | Rock Island, IL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Elmwood Community Foundation | Papillion, NE | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Aksarben Foundation | Omaha, NE | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| CUNY School of Professiona Studies Foundation | New York City, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Davis Phinney Foundation | Louisville, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| First Tee - North Florida | St Augustine, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement | Lincoln, NE | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Omaha Habitat for Humanity | Omaha, NE | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| There With Care | Denver, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| West Point Parents Club | West Point, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Joshua Collingsworth Memorial Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Junior Achievement of Lincoln | Lincoln, NE | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
35 of 80 (44%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 66%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 101 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35 | $308,000 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 47 | $293,940 | $3,000 |
| 2023 | 38 | $258,510 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 40 | $250,800 | $4,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 85% of this one's giving went to organizations in Nebraska. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Nebraska.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Lee and Debbie Stuart Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 3617 Potomac Ln, Lincoln, NE, 68516. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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