Donnell B & Elizabeth D Stewart Education Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 87-6179880 · since 1978·Utah·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$2.4M

Annual giving, 2023 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$400 to $25,000

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$5,000

Typical grant (median)

58 grants in the latest filing

Open to applications

Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

The filing gives no geographic focus, so it does not limit who may apply, although most of its grants have gone to organisations in Utah.
Its grants span education, arts, libraries, health, animal welfare and community services, all filed as general charitable purposes, so a request should describe the organisation's work rather than one project.
Typical grants run from $400 to $25,000, with a median of $5,000, so a modest request fits well, and the largest grant was about $1,650,000, so that band is not a ceiling.
In the filing, 93% of grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in the earlier filing, so a first approach may be competitive and relationship-led, though a new applicant can still write in.
Submit a written request; the filing gives no deadlines and says it accepts applications, so the timing is open.

Overview

Donnell B & Elizabeth D Stewart Education Foundation is a US private foundation administered by its trustee, Bank of Utah, in Ogden, UT.

What they fund

Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 13 October 2026.

Priority Areas

Across the recorded grants, recipients include higher-education institutions and schools, arts and cultural organisations, libraries and museums, youth and community services, health and social-service organisations, animal-welfare groups, and civic and religious bodies. Education and culture feature prominently among recipient types, alongside support for animal care, health, food assistance and community services. The filings label every grant as being for general charitable purposes, rather than specifying a programme or project purpose. Grants are concentrated in Utah, while a small number went to organisations in other states.

Geographic Focus

No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Utah.

How to apply

Submit a written request.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2023 filing, 93% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 filing.
Grant size: Across its TY2022 and TY2023 filings, half of its 110 grants to organisations were $5,000 or less.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2023.

Grant dollars by state

Utah99%

New Mexico<1%

Texas<1%

Michigan<1%

Illinois<1%

New York<1%

5 other states: <1%

The largest single recipient received 71% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2023, 93% of grant dollars went to organisations Donnell B & Elizabeth D Stewart Education Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
<1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

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

How much do they typically give?

Share of 58 grants in tax year 2023 by size

Under $1k21%

$1k–$2.5k17%

$2.5k–$5k7%

$5k–$10k24%

$10k–$25k16%

$25k–$50k5%

$50k–$100k5%

$100k–$250k3%

$250k–$500k0%

$500k–$1M0%

$1M and over2%

Median $5,000 (tax year 2023)

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

Weber State University · General charitable purpose
$1,660,4432023 tax year
OnStage Ogden · General charitable purpose
$132,0002023 tax year
Elizabeth Stewart Treehouse Museum · General charitable purpose
$126,2502023 tax year
Ogden School Foundation · General charitable purpose
$70,0002023 tax year
Peery's Egyptian Foundation · General charitable purpose
$55,0002023 tax year
Boys and Girls Club of Northern Utah · General charitable purpose
$50,0002023 tax year
Your Community Connection · General charitable purpose
$30,0002023 tax year
Ogden Piano Festival · General charitable purpose
$25,0002023 tax year

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

Officers and directors

Sean Stromberg — Director
Jacklyn Lampros Hunt — Director
Karin Hurst — Director
Kristen Hurst-Hyde — Vice Chair
Jamie Shenefelt — Vice Chair
Richard Stromberg — Chair
Dean W Hurst — Director
Jack Lampros — Director

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

2 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$2,880,547	$2,169,100	$49,819,248	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$2,897,034	$2,395,543	$55,585,897	Filing for 2023 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

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