Private foundation · EIN 30-0286949

The Stairway Fund

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Chicago, IL

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Tax year 2024 (period ending 2024-12-31) · Filed with IRS 2025 · Data as of 2026-10-24 · View filing on ProPublica · Source: IRS e-file object 202523149349102442
Total assets (EOY)$3,214,223
Grants paid$481,800
Typical (median) grant$5,000
Grants listed69
Giving in home state (IL)0%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K26
$5K–$25K37
$25K–$100K5
$100K+1

Smallest $500 · Largest $100,000

Geographic focus

NY
54%
MO
18%
CT
16%
CA
5%
DC
3%
RI
2%
NJ
1%
PA
0%

Common purposes

gift

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2023$442,026$2,266,62363
2024$481,800$3,214,22369

Years shown are the filings ingested so far; more years are added as additional IRS batches are processed.

How to apply

This foundation checked Part XV line 2 of its 990-PF: it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Source: 990-PF Part XV line 2, tax year 2024.

Top recipients (tax year 2024)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Washington UniversityST LOUIS, MOGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT$100,000
Theatre For A New Audience (Tfana)NEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT$35,000
Museum Of Modern Art - New YorkNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT$25,000
Steep Rock AssociationWASHINGTON, CTGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT$25,000
Trinity CollegeHARTFORD, CTGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT$25,000
Union Square Partnership IncNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT$25,000
Madison Square Park Conservancy (Mspc)NEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT$23,000
Giffords Law Center To Prevent Gun ViolenceSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT$20,000
Studio Museum In HarlemNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT$20,000
Union Square Partnership IncNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT$20,000
Nyu Langone HealthNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT$15,000
Target Als FoundationNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT$15,000
Jacques Pepin FoundationBARRINGTON, RIGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT$12,500
American Independent FoundationWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT$10,000
Edible Schoolyard NycBERKELEY, CAGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT$10,000
Gramercy Park Block AssociationNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT$10,000
Hudson Valley Writing Project Via Research Foundation For Suny (Fs)ALBANY, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT$10,000
Madison Square Park Conservancy (Mspc)NEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT$10,000
Park Avenue ArmoryNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT$10,000
Washington Ambulance AssociationWASHINGTON, CTGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT$10,000
Share Our StrengthWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT$9,800
American Academy In RomeNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT$5,000
American Jewish CommitteeNEW YORK, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT$5,000
Brooklyn Botanic GardenBROOKLYN, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT$5,000
Brooklyn MuseumBROOKLYN, NYGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/ANNUAL GIFT$5,000
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