The Anderson Stewart Family Foundation concentrates its giving on large, targeted gifts to major Los Angeles institutions, primarily supporting college access at UCLA and pediatric health care at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Its awards are high-dollar and few in number, often repeated to the same flagship organizations, indicating a preference for deep impact within higher education and children’s medical services in the LA area.
Large, repeated gifts to UCLA define the Anderson Stewart Family Foundation’s recent giving. Three grants to the UCLA Foundation total $61,090,000 across 2023, 2024, and 2025, all described as support to assist with college education. That same pattern of concentrated support appears in health care: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles received $35,600,000 in two grants for pediatric health care in 2023 and 2024. Those awards point to a funder that makes high-dollar, institution-focused grants rather than spreading smaller awards widely. The foundation’s portfolio also reaches beyond its Los Angeles anchors. It gave seven-figure support to the Community Foundation on the Virgin Islands for general operations, and provided substantial gifts to Bowdoin College for college education in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Other grants show interest in cancer treatment, ALS research, Alzheimer’s work, homelessness assistance, pregnancy support, museum operations, and garden preservation. Across the record, the foundation favors major organizations with clear service or institutional roles, often returning to the same recipients over multiple years.
College access is a central theme. The Anderson Stewart Family Foundation gave $20,170,000 to the UCLA Foundation in 2025 and $750,000 to Bowdoin College in 2024, both for college education. It also supported The Thacher School with $375,000 in 2024 for college preparatory education and Strake Jesuit College Prep with $225,000 in 2024 for education. Health-related giving reaches several distinct areas. In 2025, it gave $1,000,000 to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center for cancer treatments and research, and $450,000 to Target ALS Foundation in 2025 for ALS research. The foundation also supported UCSF Foundation with $250,000 in 2025 for Alzheimer’s and $300,000 to Eisenhower Health Foundation in 2025 for health care services. Its social-service grants include $350,000 to Coachella Valley Rescue Mission in 2024 for assistance to homeless, $400,000 to Mama’s House in 2025 for pregnancy support, and $250,000 to Experience Camps in 2024 for children dealing with grief.
Grant sizes cluster at the high end: the typical grant sits at a median of $100,000, with a p25 of $50,000 and a p75 of $200,000. The foundation’s reported annual grantmaking is $112,090,000, and the recent record shows a small number of very large awards alongside a broader set of six-figure gifts. Recipients often reappear across years, especially in college education and pediatric health care, which suggests a recurring relationship model rather than one-off grants. It is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
$27M
$54.5M
$26M
$27.6M
Most grants fall between $50K and $200K, with a median of $100K.
25th Percentile
$50K
Median
$100K
75th Percentile
$200K
About 65% of grants go to recipients in MA.
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Highly concentrated, very large grants to a small number of repeat grantees rather than many small awards; funds are geographically focused on Los Angeles and directed toward institutional support and program-specific assistance (education scholarships and pediatric care).
Notable grantees: UCLA Foundation, Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Most grants in the recent record go to recipients in California, including Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Ojai, Palm Desert, Coachella, Rancho Mirage, San Francisco, and the state’s share of grants is 65%. Outside California, the foundation gives frequently in Massachusetts, including Brunswick, Middletown, Westport, and Houston among East Coast and Texas recipients in the broader record. Non-U.S. recipient countries do not appear in the grant list; the recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
Recent grants show repeated support for universities and hospitals, especially college education at UCLA and pediatric health care at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. The record also includes colleges, health research organizations, homelessness services, and family and youth-serving nonprofits.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution centers on six figures. The p25 is $50,000, the median is $100,000, and the p75 is $200,000, with several much larger awards at the top of the recent list.
Yes. UCLA Foundation appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Children’s Hospital Los Angeles appears in 2023 and 2024; Bowdoin College appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and The Garden Conservancy appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
California receives 65% of grants, and many recent recipients are in Los Angeles and other California cities such as Beverly Hills, Ojai, Palm Desert, Coachella, Rancho Mirage, and San Francisco. Massachusetts is the top state by grant count outside the HQ state context.
No. The foundation is classified as not funding individuals, so its grants go to organizations rather than to people directly.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $20,170,000 | 2025 | ASSIST WITH COLLEGE EDUCATION |
| FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER FED ID #23-7156071 | SEATTLE, WA | $1,000,000 | 2025 | CANCER TREATMENTS AND RESEARCH |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ON THE VIRGIN ISLANDS ID #66-0470703 | ST THOMAS, VI | $1,000,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT |
| BOWDOIN COLLEGE FED ID #01-0215213 | BRUNSWICK, ME | $500,000 | 2025 | ASSIST WITH COLLEGE EDUCATION |
| TARGET ALS FOUNDATION #81-0756743 | NEW YORK, NY | $450,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT ALS RESEARCH |
| MAMA'S HOUSE FED ID #45-4384613 | PALM DESERT, CA | $400,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE PREGNANCY SUPPORT |
| OWNERSHIP WORKS ID #86-2054001 | NEW YORK, NY | $350,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| EISENHOWER HEALTH FOUNDATION FED ID #95-6130458 | RANCHO MIRAGE, CA | $300,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT HEALTH CARE SERVICES |
| COACHELLA VALLEY RESCUE MISSION FED ID #95-2684844 | COACHELLA, CA | $300,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO HOMELESS |
| UCSF FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $250,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT ALZHEIMER'S FUND |
| THE GARDEN CONSERVANCY FED ID #13-3570145 | GARRISON, NY | $250,000 | 2025 | ASSIST WITH GARDEN PRESERVATION |
| GIVE WELL ID #20-8625442 | OAKLAND, CA | $200,000 | 2025 | TOP CHARITIES FUND |
| THE THACHER SCHOOL FED ID #95-1642398 | OJAI, CA | $200,000 | 2025 | ASSIST WITH COLLEGE PREPARATORY EDUCATION |
| LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION CHILDREN'S HEALTH ID #77-0440090 | PALO ALTO, CA | $200,000 | 2025 | FOR NICU |
| THE RIVER SCHOOL ID #52-2172713 | WASHINGTON, DC | $110,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT SCHOOL OPERATIONS |
| ONE EARTH ID #85-2588841 | CULVER CITY, CA | $105,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT |
| STRAKE JESUIT COLLEGE PREP #74-1680596 | HOUSTON, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | ASSIST WITH EDUCATION |
| SAMARITAN'S PURSE ID #58-1437002 | BOONE, NC | $100,000 | 2025 | HURRICANE HELENE RELIEF |
| ST LAURENCE CATHOLIC SCHOOL ID #76-0370748 | SUGAR LAND, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT SCHOOL OPERATIONS |
| YMCA OF METROPOLITAN LOS ANGELES FED ID #95-1644052 | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | ASSIST THE UNDERSERVED IN LOS ANGELES |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES FED ID #95-1690977 | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PEDIATRIC HEALTH CARE |
| WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY FED ID #06-0646959 | MIDDLETOWN, CT | $75,000 | 2025 | ASSIST WITH COLLEGE EDUCATION |
| VIABLE INC ID #84-2852472 | NASHVILLE, TN | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT |
| CANCER FOUNDATION OF SANTA BARBARA FED ID #95-2158727 | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | ASSIST WITH CANCER TREATMENTS |
| MARLBOROUGH SCHOOL ID #95-2816435 | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT SCHOOL OPERATIONS |
| LES AMIES FED ID #56-2676806 | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | ASSIST ABUSED CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES |
| SANTA BARBARA COTTAGE HOSPITAL FED ID #95-3802238 | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE |
| LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY ID #94-1156365 | STANFORD, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | THE DEAN'S FUND AT THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS |
| SHARE OUR STRENGTH ID #52-1367538 | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT |
| STRIVE ID #33-0411257 | LOS ANGELES, CA | $27,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT |
| BO'S PLACE ID #76-0326979 | HOUSTON, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT |
| SACRED HEARTH SCHOOLS ATHERTON ID #94-1170355 | ATHERTON, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT SCHOOL OPERATIONS |
| GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA FED ID #13-1626773 | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | PROMOTING HORTICULTURE, CONSERVATION, AND EDUCATION |
| THE GARDEN CLUB OF SANTA BARBARA ID #95-6076112 | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT |
| CEO FOUNDATION ID #86-3639660 | SUGAR LAND, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | 2025 GALA LEADERSHIP SPONSORSHIP |
| WATTS 2 BOSTON FOUNDATION ID #83-4043198 | WESTWOOD, MA | $22,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT |
| 826LA ID #38-3722092 | LOS ANGELES, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | WRITE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE EVENT |
| VENTURA COUNTY FOOD SHARE FED ID #75-1403169 | OXNARD, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROVIDING FOOD FOR THOSE IN NEED |
| PATH FED ID #95-3950196 | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PUBLIC HEALTH IMPROVEMENT |
| MARK DAY SCHOOL ID #94-2598891 | SAN RAFAEL, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY FED ID #91-1914868 | AMERICUS, GA | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT HOUSING FOR THOSE IN NEED |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS FED ID #13-3433452 | HAGERSTOWN, MD | $10,000 | 2025 | ASSIST IN PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE IN CRISES |
| SANTA BARBARA ZOO FED ID #95-2268554 | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT ZOO OPERATIONS |
| UCLA FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $30,420,000 | 2024 | ASSIST WITH COLLEGE EDUCATION |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES FED ID #95-1690977 | LOS ANGELES, CA | $30,100,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT PEDIATRIC HEALTH CARE |
| BOWDOIN COLLEGE FED ID #01-0215213 | BRUNSWICK, ME | $750,000 | 2024 | ASSIST WITH COLLEGE EDUCATION |
| THE THACHER SCHOOL FED ID #95-1642398 | OJAI, CA | $375,000 | 2024 | ASSIST WITH COLLEGE PREPARATORY EDUCATION |
| COACHELLA VALLEY RESCUE MISSION FED ID #95-2684844 | COACHELLA, CA | $350,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO HOMELESS |
| TARGET ALS FOUNDATION #81-0756743 | NEW YORK, NY | $300,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT ALS RESEARCH |
| THE GARDEN CONSERVANCY FED ID #13-3570145 | GARRISON, NY | $250,000 | 2024 | ASSIST WITH GARDEN PRESERVATION |
UCLA FOUNDATION
$20,170,000ASSIST WITH COLLEGE EDUCATION
FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER FED ID #23-7156071
$1,000,000CANCER TREATMENTS AND RESEARCH
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ON THE VIRGIN ISLANDS ID #66-0470703
$1,000,000GENERAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT
BOWDOIN COLLEGE FED ID #01-0215213
$500,000ASSIST WITH COLLEGE EDUCATION
TARGET ALS FOUNDATION #81-0756743
$450,000SUPPORT ALS RESEARCH
MAMA'S HOUSE FED ID #45-4384613
$400,000PROVIDE PREGNANCY SUPPORT
OWNERSHIP WORKS ID #86-2054001
$350,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
EISENHOWER HEALTH FOUNDATION FED ID #95-6130458
$300,000SUPPORT HEALTH CARE SERVICES
COACHELLA VALLEY RESCUE MISSION FED ID #95-2684844
$300,000PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO HOMELESS
UCSF FOUNDATION
$250,000SUPPORT ALZHEIMER'S FUND
THE GARDEN CONSERVANCY FED ID #13-3570145
$250,000ASSIST WITH GARDEN PRESERVATION
GIVE WELL ID #20-8625442
$200,000TOP CHARITIES FUND
THE THACHER SCHOOL FED ID #95-1642398
$200,000ASSIST WITH COLLEGE PREPARATORY EDUCATION
LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION CHILDREN'S HEALTH ID #77-0440090
$200,000FOR NICU
THE RIVER SCHOOL ID #52-2172713
$110,000SUPPORT SCHOOL OPERATIONS
ONE EARTH ID #85-2588841
$105,000GENERAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT
STRAKE JESUIT COLLEGE PREP #74-1680596
$100,000ASSIST WITH EDUCATION
SAMARITAN'S PURSE ID #58-1437002
$100,000HURRICANE HELENE RELIEF
ST LAURENCE CATHOLIC SCHOOL ID #76-0370748
$100,000SUPPORT SCHOOL OPERATIONS
YMCA OF METROPOLITAN LOS ANGELES FED ID #95-1644052
$100,000ASSIST THE UNDERSERVED IN LOS ANGELES
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES FED ID #95-1690977
$100,000SUPPORT PEDIATRIC HEALTH CARE
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY FED ID #06-0646959
$75,000ASSIST WITH COLLEGE EDUCATION
VIABLE INC ID #84-2852472
$50,000GENERAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT
CANCER FOUNDATION OF SANTA BARBARA FED ID #95-2158727
$50,000ASSIST WITH CANCER TREATMENTS
MARLBOROUGH SCHOOL ID #95-2816435
$50,000SUPPORT SCHOOL OPERATIONS
LES AMIES FED ID #56-2676806
$50,000ASSIST ABUSED CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES
SANTA BARBARA COTTAGE HOSPITAL FED ID #95-3802238
$50,000SUPPORT COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE
LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY ID #94-1156365
$50,000THE DEAN'S FUND AT THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
SHARE OUR STRENGTH ID #52-1367538
$50,000GENERAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT
STRIVE ID #33-0411257
$27,500GENERAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT
BO'S PLACE ID #76-0326979
$25,000GENERAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT
SACRED HEARTH SCHOOLS ATHERTON ID #94-1170355
$25,000SUPPORT SCHOOL OPERATIONS
GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA FED ID #13-1626773
$25,000PROMOTING HORTICULTURE, CONSERVATION, AND EDUCATION
THE GARDEN CLUB OF SANTA BARBARA ID #95-6076112
$25,000GENERAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT
CEO FOUNDATION ID #86-3639660
$25,0002025 GALA LEADERSHIP SPONSORSHIP
WATTS 2 BOSTON FOUNDATION ID #83-4043198
$22,500GENERAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT
826LA ID #38-3722092
$15,000WRITE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE EVENT
VENTURA COUNTY FOOD SHARE FED ID #75-1403169
$10,000SUPPORT PROVIDING FOOD FOR THOSE IN NEED
PATH FED ID #95-3950196
$10,000SUPPORT PUBLIC HEALTH IMPROVEMENT
MARK DAY SCHOOL ID #94-2598891
$10,000GENERAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY FED ID #91-1914868
$10,000SUPPORT HOUSING FOR THOSE IN NEED
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS FED ID #13-3433452
$10,000ASSIST IN PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE IN CRISES
SANTA BARBARA ZOO FED ID #95-2268554
$10,000SUPPORT ZOO OPERATIONS
UCLA FOUNDATION
$30,420,000ASSIST WITH COLLEGE EDUCATION
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES FED ID #95-1690977
$30,100,000SUPPORT PEDIATRIC HEALTH CARE
BOWDOIN COLLEGE FED ID #01-0215213
$750,000ASSIST WITH COLLEGE EDUCATION
THE THACHER SCHOOL FED ID #95-1642398
$375,000ASSIST WITH COLLEGE PREPARATORY EDUCATION
COACHELLA VALLEY RESCUE MISSION FED ID #95-2684844
$350,000PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO HOMELESS
TARGET ALS FOUNDATION #81-0756743
$300,000SUPPORT ALS RESEARCH
THE GARDEN CONSERVANCY FED ID #13-3570145
$250,000ASSIST WITH GARDEN PRESERVATION