Stoller Family Foundation

• The filing says the foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold proposal is unlikely to be considered; the sensible first step is to build a connection that could lead to an invitation.
• Most of its 88 grants to organisations were modest, with about 8 in 10 falling between $500 and $150,000 and a median of $7,000, so any request should sit in that region; its largest grant was $1,000,000, so that band is typical rather than a ceiling.
• Its filings show strong repeat giving, with 93% of grant dollars to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, which suggests existing relationships matter more than new applicants.
• The filings do not state a geographic focus or funding priorities, though grants have mainly gone to Oregon, Oklahoma and Washington, so organisations elsewhere should not assume they are excluded.
• Organisations that have not been preselected should not send requests.

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

• Pacific University · General
  $925,0002024 tax year
• Lower Columbia College · General fund
  $500,0002024 tax year
• Carpe Mundi · General fund
  $152,5002024 tax year
• Oregon State University Foundation · General
  $56,8002024 tax year
• Portland State University · General
  $55,0002024 tax year
• Communities Foundation of Oklahoma · General fund
  $50,0002024 tax year
• Oregon Business Academy · General fund
  $25,0002024 tax year
• Campaign for Literary Arts · General
  $25,0002024 tax year

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

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.