The Stamps Family Charitable Foundation makes very large, strategic unrestricted gifts focused on institutional support rather than many small projects. Their recent giving is concentrated in community philanthropy—notably multi‑million dollar support to the Chicago Community Trust—and in major gifts to higher education institutions such as the Georgia Tech Foundation. Grants are designed as general operating or endowment-style donations to amplify local community impact and university programs.
Highly concentrated: very few, very large unrestricted grants; repeat support to the same community foundation (Chicago Community Trust) and occasional single large gifts to universities.
A single unrestricted gift of $17,488,165 to Chicago Community Trust in 2025 stands out in the Stamps Family Charitable Foundation Inc’s recent record, and it matches a broader pattern of flexible institutional support. The foundation’s giving is not built around many small project grants; it combines large, general-purpose donations with selected support for universities, hospitals, museums, and community organizations. Another major example is a $1,568,000 unrestricted grant to Georgia Tech Foundation in 2025, reinforcing the role of higher education in its portfolio. The same approach appears in smaller awards as well, where unrestricted gifts go to organizations ranging from health systems and cancer centers to arts and youth-serving nonprofits. Recipients in the recent list include MD Anderson Cancer Center, Miami Lighthouse For The Blind, The Children’s Movement Of Florida, and Action Against Hunger. The pattern suggests a funder that favors institutional stability and broad organizational use over tightly defined project grants. Its 2025 and 2024 grants show continuity in the same general style of support, with repeat unrestricted donations to several organizations over time.
Community philanthropy is the clearest thread in the foundation’s recent giving. It made a $17,488,165 unrestricted donation to Chicago Community Trust in 2025 and a $4,479,872 unrestricted donation to the same organization in 2024, showing sustained support for community-based grantmaking infrastructure. Higher education is another visible area. In 2025, the foundation gave $1,568,000 to Georgia Tech Foundation for unrestricted support, and it also made smaller unrestricted gifts to University of Arizona and University of Miami. Health-related organizations appear across several subsectors. Grants include $25,000 to MD Anderson Cancer Center, $19,500 to Miami Lighthouse For The Blind, and $10,000 to Ovarian Cancer Institute, all as unrestricted donations. Arts and community life also show up through gifts to New World Symphony and Castleton Festival.
The recent distribution is highly skewed: p25 is $1,000, the median is $5,000, and p75 is also $5,000, while a few very large gifts drive the total. The foundation’s visible pattern is repeated unrestricted support rather than one-off project funding. Chicago Community Trust appears in both 2024 and 2025, The Children’s Movement Of Florida appears in 2023 and 2025, Action Against Hunger appears in 2023 and 2024, and Miami Children’s Museum and Alzheimer’s Association also recur. The organization is a private family foundation, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. All recent grants shown are unrestricted donations.
$19.4M
$75.5M
$15.4M
$19.9M
Most grants fall between $1K and $5K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$5K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in FL.
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Notable grantees: Chicago Community Trust, Georgia Tech Foundation
The grant footprint is national, with all recent grants going to U.S. recipients. Florida appears frequently in the recipient list, including Miami, Coral Gables, Clearwater, Miami Beach, Miami Gardens, Fort Pierce, Key Largo, Coconut Grove, and Coral Gables again through multiple institutions. Pennsylvania is the top state by grant count, helped by recipients in Philadelphia. Other visible recipient hubs include Chicago, Atlanta, New York, Houston, and Tucson. The only recurring non-Boston pattern in the data is where the grants land; none go to Massachusetts recipients.
The foundation gives unrestricted donations to community foundations, universities, health organizations, arts groups, and a range of community-serving nonprofits. Recent recipients include Chicago Community Trust, Georgia Tech Foundation, MD Anderson Cancer Center, New World Symphony, and The Children’s Movement Of Florida.
No. The foundation’s profile shows that it does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its recent grants are all listed as unrestricted donations.
The typical award is small compared with the largest grants: p25 is $1,000, the median is $5,000, and p75 is $5,000. The recent record also includes a few much larger institutional gifts that sit well above that middle range.
They are overwhelmingly unrestricted. Every recent grant in the list is labeled “Unrestricted Donation,” including major gifts to Chicago Community Trust and Georgia Tech Foundation as well as smaller awards to health, arts, and community organizations.
Yes. Chicago Community Trust appears in both 2024 and 2025, The Children’s Movement Of Florida appears in 2023 and 2025, Action Against Hunger appears in 2023 and 2024, and Miami Children’s Museum and Alzheimer’s Association each appear more than once.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Community Trust | Chicago, IL | $17,488,165 | 2025 | Unrestricted Donation |
| Georgia Tech Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $1,568,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted Donation |
| University of Arizona | Tuscon, AZ | $232,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted Donation |
| National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum | Fort Pierce, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted Donation |
| MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted Donation |
| Miami Lighthouse For The Blind | Miami, FL | $19,500 | 2025 | Unrestricted Donation |
| The Children's Movement Of Florida | Miami, FL | $10,411 | 2025 | Unrestricted Donation |
| Ovarian Cancer Institute | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted Donation |
| St Hugh Catholic Church | Coconut Grove, FL | $1,500 | 2025 | Unrestricted Donation |
| U of Miami | Coral Gables, FL | $1,341 | 2025 | Unrestricted Donation |
| Incarnate Word Academy Foundation | Corpus Christi, TX | $1,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted Donation |
| Navy Seal Foundation | Virginia Beach, VA | $1,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted Donation |
| Dolphin's Cycling Challenge | Miami Gardens, FL | $1,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted Donation |
| Nicklaus Children's Hospital Foundation | Miami, FL | $1,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted Donation |
| Miami Children's Museum | Miami, FL | $1,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted Donation |
| Vermont Public Television | Colchester, VT | $60 | 2025 | Unrestricted Donation |
| Chicago Community Trust | Chicago, IL | $4,479,872 | 2024 | Unrestricted Donation |
| Healthnetwork Foundation | Chagrin Fall, OH | $170,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted Donation |
| American Jewish Committee | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted Donation |
| New World Symphony | Miami Beach, FL | $10,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted Donation |
| Action Against Hunger | New York, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted Donation |
| Bonefish And Tarpon Unlimited | Key Largo, FL | $5,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted Donation |
| Camp Southern Ground | Fayetteville, GA | $5,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted Donation |
| Baptist Health Foundation | Coral Gables, FL | $5,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted Donation |
| Castleton Festival | Castleton, VA | $5,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted Donation |
| Alzheimer's Association | Clearwater, FL | $1,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted Donation |
| Dolphin's Cycling Challenge | Miami Gardens, FL | $1,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted Donation |
| Miami Children's Museum | Miami, FL | $1,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted Donation |
| Vermont Public Television | Colchester, VT | $60 | 2024 | Unrestricted Donation |
| The Children's Movement Of Florida | Miami, FL | $5,000 | 2023 | Unrestricted Donation |
| Action Against Hunger | New York, NY | $5,000 | 2023 | Unrestricted Donation |
| NYU Langone Health - J Harris Breast Cancer Community Outreach Fund | New York, NY | $5,000 | 2023 | Unrestricted Donation |
| Baptist Health South Florida Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $5,000 | 2023 | Unrestricted Donation |
| Miami Children's Museum | Miami, FL | $1,000 | 2023 | Unrestricted Donation |
| Alzheimer's Association | Clearwater, FL | $1,000 | 2023 | Unrestricted Donation |
| University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL | $1,000 | 2023 | Unrestricted Donation |
| Bonefish And Tarpon Unlimited | Key Largo, FL | $500 | 2023 | Unrestricted Donation |
| Vermont Public | Colchester, VT | $40 | 2023 | Unrestricted Donation |
University of Arizona
$232,000Unrestricted Donation
Miami Lighthouse For The Blind
$19,500Unrestricted Donation
The Children's Movement Of Florida
$10,411Unrestricted Donation
Ovarian Cancer Institute
$10,000Unrestricted Donation
St Hugh Catholic Church
$1,500Unrestricted Donation
U of Miami
$1,341Unrestricted Donation
Incarnate Word Academy Foundation
$1,000Unrestricted Donation
Nicklaus Children's Hospital Foundation
$1,000Unrestricted Donation
Vermont Public Television
$60Unrestricted Donation
American Jewish Committee
$10,000Unrestricted Donation
Bonefish And Tarpon Unlimited
$5,000Unrestricted Donation
Baptist Health Foundation
$5,000Unrestricted Donation
Castleton Festival
$5,000Unrestricted Donation
Vermont Public Television
$60Unrestricted Donation
The Children's Movement Of Florida
$5,000Unrestricted Donation
Action Against Hunger
$5,000Unrestricted Donation
NYU Langone Health - J Harris Breast Cancer Community Outreach Fund
$5,000Unrestricted Donation
Bonefish And Tarpon Unlimited
$500Unrestricted Donation
Vermont Public
$40Unrestricted Donation