Private foundation · EIN 05-0544633 · Wilmington, Delaware · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Michael and Karen Stone Family Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 38 grants paid, $2.9M total, median $25K.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
38
$2.9M
Median grant
$25K
Stays in DE
—
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$63M

Grants paid in 2024

38 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Duke UniversityDurham, NCGeneral & Unrestricted$1.1M
Bishops SchoolLA Jolla, CACapital Campaign$250K
San Diego Museum of ArtSan Diego, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$250K
Wilderness Safaris Wildlife TrustRivonia Johannesburg, SFDrought relief food program$250K
Rady Childrens Hospital - San DiegoSan Diego, CAThe President's Fund$100K
Stanford UniversityStanford, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$100K
Harvard Business SchoolBoston, MAHBS Fund$63K
Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego County IncSan Diego, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$52K
Shelburne FarmsShelburne, VTGeneral & Unrestricted$52K
Voices for ChildrenSan Diego, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$52K
Bishops SchoolLA Jolla, CAAnnual Fund$50K
Camp Southern Ground IncFayetteville, GAGeneral & Unrestricted$50K
Duke UniversityDurham, NCLemur Center Operations and Lemur Madagascar Programs$50K
Regents of the University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MIGeneral & Unrestricted$50K
Duke UniversityDurham, NCFuqua Annual Fund and Fuqua Scholarship Fund$45K
Charities Aid Foundation AmericaAlexandria, VAFriends Fund: GAVI, The Vaccine Alliance$30K
Lake Champlain Committee IncBurlington, VTGeneral & Unrestricted$25K
Regents of the University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MIMaize & Blue Cupboard Fund$25K
Regents of the University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MIEmergency Fund$25K
University of VermontBurlington, VTGeneral & Unrestricted$25K
University of VermontBurlington, VTSpecial Collections Fund$25K
Climate Vault IncChicago, ILGeneral & Unrestricted$15K
U C San Diego FoundationLA Jolla, CATo support Scripps Institution of Oceanography and to be used at the discretion of the SIO Director$15K
Bishops SchoolLA Jolla, CAThe Bishops School 2024 Gala$13K
Govern for California FoundationSan Rafael, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$13K
Dakshana FoundationWest Lake Hills, TXGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
Harvard Business SchoolBoston, MAGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
Shelburne Museum IncorporatedShelburne, VTGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
The Nature Conservancy Georgia ChapterAtlanta, GACoastal Conservation fund$10K
The San Diego FoundationSan Diego, CALa Jolla Country Club Employee Scholarship Fund$10K
Hotchkiss SchoolLakeville, CTGiving Day 2018$5,000
Hotchkiss SchoolLakeville, CTThe Hotchkiss Fund/Parents Fund$5,000
Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
The Gillispie SchoolLA Jolla, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Boys to Men Mentoring Network IncSpring Valley, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$2,500
Honorary Deputy Sheriffs Association of San DiegoSan Diego, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$2,500
Neurolab 360Encinitas, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$2,500
University of Notre Dame du LacNotre Dame, INGeneral & Unrestricted$1,000

By state: North Carolina 3 · California 15 · INTL 1 · Vermont 5 · Michigan 3 · Massachusetts 2

About this foundation

Michael and Karen Stone Family Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Wilmington, Delaware, administered in care of Foundation Source, tax-exempt since 2003. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Michael and Karen Stone Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Michael and Karen Stone Family Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $2.9M across 38 grants, a median of $25K.

Where does Michael and Karen Stone Family Foundation Inc give?

North Carolina (3 grants), California (15 grants), INTL (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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