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Stairway Fund

Chicago, IL  ·  EIN 300286949  ·  Website (ProPublica) ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$3.2M

Total Giving

$683K

Grants on File

62

Average Grant

$11K

Giving Radius

Where Stairway Fund Has Given

AK — no grants on file AL — no grants on file AR — no grants on file AZ — no grants on file CA — $28K across 2 grants CO — $25K across 1 grant CT — $88K across 9 grants DC — $16K across 3 grants DE — no grants on file FL — no grants on file GA — no grants on file HI — no grants on file IA — no grants on file ID — no grants on file IL — no grants on file IN — no grants on file KS — no grants on file KY — no grants on file LA — no grants on file MA — $5K across 1 grant MD — no grants on file ME — no grants on file MI — no grants on file MN — no grants on file MO — $51K across 2 grants MS — no grants on file MT — no grants on file NC — no grants on file ND — no grants on file NE — no grants on file NH — no grants on file NJ — no grants on file NM — no grants on file NV — no grants on file NY — $461K across 41 grants OH — no grants on file OK — no grants on file OR — no grants on file PA — $2K across 1 grant RI — $5K across 1 grant SC — no grants on file SD — no grants on file TN — no grants on file TX — no grants on file UT — no grants on file VA — no grants on file VT — no grants on file WA — no grants on file WI — $2K across 1 grant WV — no grants on file WY — no grants on file
Historical grants to 55 recipients across 10 states. Top concentrations: NEW YORK ($391K, 30 grants), HARTFORD ($52K, 3 grants), BROOKLYN ($50K, 8 grants), ST LOUIS ($50K, 1 grant), WASHINGTON DT ($27K, 3 grants).

Section I

How to Apply

No application guidelines on file — check the foundation's website directly.

On Unsolicited Proposals no

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient Amount Year
Whitney Museum of American Art $5K 2022
Washington University $50K 2022
Washington Park Foundation - Judy Black Memorial Park & Gardens $2K 2022
Union Square Partnership INC $5K 2022
Trinity College Trustees $10K 2022
Trinity College Trustees $25K 2022
Washington Ambulance Association $5K 2022
Theatre for a New Audience INC (Tfana) $150K 2022
Trinity College Trustees $18K 2022
Theatre for a New Audience (Tfana) $15K 2022
Theatre for a New Audience (Tfana) $5K 2022
Theatre for a New Audience INC (Tfana) $10K 2022
Theatre for a New Audience INC (Tfana) $30K 2022
The Mountain School of Milton Academy $5K 2022
The Apollo Theater Foundation INC $5K 2022
The Public Theater (New York Shakespeare Festival) $2K 2022
Studio Museum in Harlem $5K 2022
Steep Rock Association INC $20K 2022
Streetsquash INC $2K 2022
Studio in a School Association $15K 2022
Spring Hill Arts Gathering $5K 2022
Share Our Strength $10K 2022
Share Our Strength $5K 2022
Public Art Fund $5K 2022
Rethink Food Nyc $5K 2022

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Filing History

Year-by-year financial summary from IRS 990-PF filings. Total assets and qualifying distributions show the foundation's growth and giving trajectory.

Year Total Assets Qualifying Distributions Total Revenue Total Expenses
2023 $2.3M $119K $147K $515K
2022 $2.8M $148K $428K $991K
2021 $3.2M $184K $357K $416K
2020 $3.4M $182K $117K $452K
2019 $3.9M $182K $769K $600K
2015 $4.6M $255K $548K $805K
2014 $4.6M $260K $500K $512K
2013 $4.6M $239K $532K $337K
2012 $4.4M $222K $484K $334K
2011 $4.3M $228K $357K $319K

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