Private foundation · EIN 81-0741144 · Missouri City, Texas · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Teresa & Stephen Family Foundation

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 2025 Form 990-PF: 21 grants paid, $118K total, median $2,000. 29% of grants stayed in Texas.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
21
$118K
Median grant
$2,000
Stays in TX
29%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$3.8M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Chung Yuan Christian University Development Foundation-North AmericaCupertino, CACharitable donation$50K
Sugar Land Chinese Baptist ChurchStafford, TXCharitable donation$20K
Buddhist Tzu-Chi FoundationHouston, TXCharitable donation$6,000
Doctor Without BordersNew York, NYCharitable donation$5,000
Natural Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NYCharitable donation$5,000
Trustees of Tufts College IncBoston, MACharitable donation$5,000
Methodist Hospital FoundationHouston, TXCharitable donation$5,000
St Jude Children's Research HospitalHouston, TXCharitable donation$5,000
Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TXCharitable donation$5,000
Texas Children's HospitalHagerstown, MDCharitable donation$3,000
FapaWashington, DCCharitable donation$2,000
FincaWashington, DCCharitable donation$1,000
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TXCharitable donation$1,000
Feeding AmericanChicago, ILCharitable donation$1,000
Oxfam AmericaBoston, MACharitable donation$1,000
World Central KitchenWashington, DCCharitable donation$1,000
Shriners Children'sTopeka, KSCharitable donation$1,000
American Heart AssociationPhoenix, AZCharitable donation$1,000
Wounded Warrior ProjectJacksonville, FLCharitable donation$250
Orbis InternationalNew York, NYCharitable donation$100
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United StatesMilford, NHCharitable donation$20

By state: California 1 · Texas 6 · New York 3 · Massachusetts 2 · District of Columbia 3 · Maryland 1

About this foundation

Teresa & Stephen Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Missouri City, Texas, tax-exempt since 2016. 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 Teresa & Stephen Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 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 Teresa & Stephen Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $118K across 21 grants, a median of $2,000.

Where does Teresa & Stephen Family Foundation give?

California (1 grants), Texas (6 grants), New York (3 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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