Private foundation · EIN 95-4659838 · Hillsborough, California

Eugene and Marilyn Stein 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: 20 grants paid, $8.3M total, median $10K. 65% of grants stayed in California.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
20
$8.3M
Median grant
$10K
Stays in CA
65%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$19M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Blue Meridian PartnersNew York, NYAnnual fund$6.0M
Blue Meridian PartnersNew York, NYAnnual fund$1.1M
Los Angeles OperaLos Angeles, CAAnnual fund$620K
UCLA FoundationLos Angeles, CAEndowment fund$250K
Los Angeles Philharmonic AssociatioLos Angeles, CAAnnual fund$50K
Harvard Business School FundBoston, MAAnnual fund$40K
Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, ALAnnual fund$40K
Stanford UniversityStanford, CAAnnual fund$20K
Pitzer CollegeClaremont, CAAnnual fund$10K
Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJAnnual fund$10K
Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PAAnnual fund$10K
Union Station Homeless ServicesPasadena, CAAnnual fund$10K
Mosiac ProjectOakland, CAAnnual fund$10K
Planned Parenthood PasadenaAltadena, CAAnnual fund$7,000
LA Canada Flintridge Educational FdLA Canada, CAEndowment fund$5,000
Hrs True HopeGeorgia, TXAnnual fund$5,000
Junior League of PasadenaPasadena, CAAnnual fund$5,000
Music Academy of the WestSanta Barbara, CAAnnual fund$2,500
Santa Barbara City College FoundatiSanta Barbara, CAAnnual fund$2,000
Flintridge Preparatory SchoolLA Canada, CAEndowment fund$1,000

By state: New York 2 · California 13 · Massachusetts 1 · Alabama 1 · New Jersey 1 · Pennsylvania 1

About this foundation

Eugene and Marilyn Stein Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Hillsborough, California, administered in care of Eugene P Stein, tax-exempt since 1998. 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 Eugene and Marilyn Stein 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 Eugene and Marilyn Stein Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $8.3M across 20 grants, a median of $10K.

Where does Eugene and Marilyn Stein Family Foundation give?

New York (2 grants), California (13 grants), Massachusetts (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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