Elbridge and Debra Stuart Family Foundation
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About Elbridge and Debra Stuart Family Foundation
The Elbridge and Debra Stuart Family Foundation is a highly place-based funder that channels its philanthropy through the Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation to support the Lake Tahoe region. All recorded giving is concentrated in a single recipient, indicating the foundation prefers to fund local community needs via a trusted community foundation intermediary rather than many direct grantees. Their support likely enables a mix of regional priorities (environmental stewardship, local services, arts and education) managed by Parasol Tahoe.
Focus Areas
Lake Tahoe regional community philanthropy (funding via Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation)Environmental conservation and watershed/stewardship in the Tahoe basinLocal arts, cultural and community programming in Incline Village/Truckee areaCommunity services and local education initiatives in the Lake Tahoe region
Who They Fund
Lake Tahoe region residents (Incline Village, Truckee)local nonprofits and community organizations (grantees via Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation)Tahoe basin ecosystems and watershed stakeholders
About Elbridge and Debra Stuart Family Foundation
Three consecutive unrestricted grants to The Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation Inc. anchor the Elbridge and Debra Stuart Family Foundation’s public record. The largest of those, $3,260,030 in 2025, was followed by $2,419,830 in 2024 and $2,353,857 in 2023, all to the same Incline Village intermediary. That pattern shows a foundation that prefers large, repeated gifts to a single local recipient rather than a broad portfolio of direct grantees. The foundation’s giving is highly place-based in the Lake Tahoe region, with Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation serving as the channel for support. The existing record ties this intermediary-led approach to regional priorities such as environmental stewardship, local arts and cultural programming, community services, and education initiatives. Because the grants are unrestricted, the support can be used flexibly within that local framework. Its public grant record is narrow in scope but large in size. Annual giving totals $8,033,717, and the grant history on file shows only one recipient. That combination makes the foundation distinctive among community-oriented funders: concentrated, multi-year support delivered through a trusted local foundation in Nevada.
What Elbridge and Debra Stuart Family Foundation Funds
The clearest topic area in the record is Lake Tahoe regional community philanthropy. In 2025, the foundation gave $3,260,030 to The Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation Inc. for unrestricted use, continuing a multi-year pattern of support through the same intermediary. Environmental stewardship is another identified priority in the foundation’s existing profile, tied to the Tahoe basin and watershed protection. That theme fits the place-based structure of the grantmaking, even though the recent grants list does not break the unrestricted awards into sub-programs. The profile also points to local arts, cultural programming, community services, and education initiatives in Incline Village and the broader Tahoe area. A 2024 unrestricted grant of $2,419,830 to the same community foundation is the most recent visible example of that local funding channel, while the foundation’s topic taxonomy explicitly links its philanthropy to education initiatives for Lake Tahoe residents.
How Elbridge and Debra Stuart Family Foundation Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.1M
Total Assets
$35.7M
Total Revenue
$2.9M
Total Expenses
$2.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $2.4M and $2.4M, with a median of $2.4M.
25th Percentile
$2.4M
Median
$2.4M
75th Percentile
$2.4M
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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