The Stephanie and Carter McClelland Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered and the realistic route in is an invitation, ideally through someone who already knows the foundation.
- Repeat giving is strong: 99% of its grant dollars to organisations in its latest filing went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so relationships appear to matter a great deal.
- Half of its grants to organisations were $25,000 or less, and the median grant was $25,000, so a request near that level matches its usual giving; about 8 in 10 of its grants fall between $500 and $1,050,000, which is a typical band rather than a ceiling, since its largest grant was $2,200,000.
- No geographic focus is stated, and its grants are recorded mainly in New York and California, with some in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, so the filings describe where it has given rather than where it will consider giving.
Overview
The Stephanie and Carter McClelland Foundation is a US private foundation based in New York, NY.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Across the filings, grants are recorded as unrestricted support for recipients’ exempt purposes, rather than being assigned to named projects or activities. Recipients include schools and universities, theatre organisations, a park conservancy, and local volunteer emergency-service organisations. The record therefore shows support to a varied group of charitable organisations, with arts and education institutions among the substantial recipients, alongside civic and community bodies. The recorded recipients are mainly in New York and California, with additional grants to organisations in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York and California.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 99% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 29 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 36% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 99% of grant dollars went to organisations The Stephanie and Carter McClelland Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 40% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 7 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $500k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Juilliard School · Unrestricted grant for donee's exempt purpose.$1,250,0002024 tax year
- Echoing Green Foundation · Unrestricted grant for donee's exempt purpose.$1,000,0002024 tax year
- Stanford University Development Services · Unrestricted grant for donee's exempt purpose.$1,000,0002024 tax year
- American Associates of the National Theatre · Unrestricted grant for donee's exempt purpose.$500,0002024 tax year
- National Theatre in America · Unrestricted grant for donee's exempt purpose.$31,0002024 tax year
- Central Park Conservancy · Unrestricted grant for donee's exempt purpose.$25,0002024 tax year
- Bedford Playhouse · Unrestricted grant for donee's exempt purpose.$5,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Stephanie P McClelland — Trustee
- W Carter McClelland — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,450,759 | $1,450,759 | $801,861 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $4,777,726 | $4,776,500 | $2,640,432 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,852,541 | $3,811,000 | $598,135 | Filing for 2024 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
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- New York, NY