Stamps Family Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 04-2943910 · since 1988stampsfoundation.org·United States·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$4.7M

Annual giving, 2022 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$1,000 to $170k

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$5,000

Typical grant (median)

13 grants in the latest filing

Invitation only

Unsolicited applications are not accepted

This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.

Key takeaways

The foundation's stated focus is educational opportunity through multi-year scholarships for driven and talented student leaders, delivered with partner colleges and universities, so work outside that field is unlikely to fit.
It states that it is by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is not the route in.
Its typical grants, where about 8 in 10 of its 13 grants to organisations fall, are between $1,000 and $170,000, with a median of $5,000, and its largest grant of about $4,500,000 shows that band is not a ceiling, so a modest request is the safer size to plan around.
No geographic focus is stated, and the filing records organisation grants as unrestricted, but it does not establish general eligibility for organisations, so say little about who qualifies beyond fit with the scholarship programme.

Overview

Stamps Family Charitable Foundation is a US private foundation based in Boston, MA.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (stampsscholars.org), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The foundation supports educational opportunity through multi-year scholarships for driven and talented student leaders, partnering with colleges and universities to enable extraordinary educational experiences. Its programme includes enrichment support such as study abroad, academic conferences and leadership training, while partner schools share award costs. Most partner institutions offer four-year scholarships to entering first-year students, with some awards for students entering their second or third year. The filing records organisation grants as unrestricted donations, but does not establish broader fields or general eligibility for organisations seeking grants.

Themes

Student scholarships

Geographic Focus

No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants spread across the United States.

How to apply

The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.

Application success factors

Grant size: In its TY2022 filing, half of its 13 grants to organisations were $5,000 or less.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax year 2022.

Grant dollars by state

Illinois95%

Ohio4%

Florida<1%

Pennsylvania<1%

New York<1%

Georgia<1%

2 other states: <1%

The largest single recipient received 95% of grant dollars to organisations.
No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
95% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

13 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $5,000

How much do they typically give?

Share of 13 grants in tax year 2022 by size

Under $1k8%

$1k–$2.5k23%

$2.5k–$5k0%

$5k–$10k38%

$10k–$25k15%

$25k–$50k0%

$50k–$100k0%

$100k–$250k8%

$250k–$500k0%

$500k–$1M0%

$1M and over8%

Median $5,000 (tax year 2022)

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

Chicago Community Trust · Unrestricted Donation
$4,479,8722022 tax year
Healthnetwork Foundation · Unrestricted Donation
$170,0002022 tax year
New World Symphony · Unrestricted Donation
$10,0002022 tax year
American Jewish Committee · Unrestricted Donation
$10,0002022 tax year
Action Against Hunger · Unrestricted Donation
$5,0002022 tax year
Castleton Festival · Unrestricted Donation
$5,0002022 tax year
Camp Southern Ground · Unrestricted Donation
$5,0002022 tax year
Bonefish and Tarpon Unlimited · Unrestricted Donation
$5,0002022 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Officers and directors

Elizabeth A Stamps — Vice President
David H Hopfenberg — Treasurer & Clerk
E Roe Stamps IV — President

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

1 year of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$5,055,307	$4,697,932	$91,734,895	Filing for 2022 tax year

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.

Sources

Registers and filings

Other sources

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