The Stanley Family Foundation is highly focused and exclusively funds biomedical research, with a particular emphasis on psychiatric and genomics-related science. Their giving is directed to a single institutional partner—the Broad Institute—to support psychiatric medical research, indicating a strategy of deep investment in translational research infrastructure rather than broad, diversified philanthropy.
Extremely concentrated giving: very large, multi-grant support to a single flagship research institution rather than many smaller or diverse grantees.
Stanley Family Foundation’s defining pattern is a very large, repeated commitment to The Broad Institute for psychiatric medical research: $60,150,000 in 2023, $57,500,000 in 2024, and $60,000,000 in 2025. That three-year sequence makes the foundation’s priorities unusually clear. Rather than spreading support across many disciplines, it centers biomedical research tied to psychiatry and genomics, with institutional backing that looks designed to sustain research infrastructure over time. Beyond The Broad Institute, the foundation also supports organizations connected to psychiatric treatment and mission-driven community work. Treatment Advocacy Center received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, with funding rising from $600,000 to $900,000 and then $600,000 again. Other grants extend to a smaller set of organizations in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and New York, but the core pattern remains concentrated: the foundation favors a few recipients, repeats support across years, and keeps its largest commitments aligned with psychiatric medical research. Its scale is substantial, with annual grants of $180,400,000 and total assets of $547,031,469.
In psychiatric medical research, the foundation’s largest grants go to The Broad Institute for support of psychiatric medical research, including $60,150,000 in 2023 and $60,000,000 in 2025. That makes research infrastructure a central part of its giving. The foundation also backs psychiatric advocacy and treatment-related work. Treatment Advocacy Center received $900,000 in 2023 and $600,000 in both 2024 and 2025, each time to support the organization’s mission. Outside that core area, the foundation makes smaller mission grants to community organizations and education-focused groups. Reading Education Foundation received $55,000 in 2023 and 2024 and $35,000 in 2025, while St Martin De Porres Academy received $32,500 in 2023 and $10,000 in both 2024 and 2025.
Typical grant size is modest relative to the largest awards: p25 is $5,000, median is $10,000, and p75 is $15,000. The distribution is bimodal, with a few very large research grants and many smaller mission grants. Recurring support is common: The Broad Institute appears in three consecutive years, and several smaller grantees also recur across 2023 through 2025. Stanley Family Foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF or PRI-making vehicle, and its filing history on record runs through 2025.
$60.8M
$547M
$56.6M
$63.3M
Most grants fall between $5K and $15K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$15K
About 10% of grants go to recipients in CT.
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Notable grantees: The Broad Institute (psychiatric medical research)
Grant recipients are entirely in the US. Connecticut is the top state by grant count, and many awards land in Fairfield County and nearby cities such as Stamford, Norwalk, New Canaan, and New Haven. Outside Connecticut, recipient cities include Cambridge, Arlington, Philadelphia, Reading, Bronx, and West Reading. New York recipients appear as well, but only 10% of grants go to organizations in the foundation’s HQ state.
Its clearest focus is psychiatric medical research. The largest grants in the record support The Broad Institute for psychiatric medical research, including awards of $60,150,000 in 2023, $57,500,000 in 2024, and $60,000,000 in 2025.
Yes. The Broad Institute received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Treatment Advocacy Center also received funding in all three years. Several smaller recipients, including Reading Education Foundation and Laurel House, appear across multiple years as well.
The middle of the distribution is small compared with the foundation’s largest awards: p25 is $5,000, median is $10,000, and p75 is $15,000. That suggests many grants are in the low five-figure or high four-figure range, even though the foundation also makes very large research commitments.
Connecticut is the top state by grant count. Recipient cities there include Stamford, Norwalk, New Canaan, and New Haven, showing a strong concentration of awards in that state even though the foundation is headquartered in New York.
Recent mission-oriented grants include Treatment Advocacy Center in Arlington, Virginia; Reading Education Foundation in Reading, Pennsylvania; St Martin De Porres Academy in New Haven, Connecticut; and Wildlife Conservation Society in the Bronx, New York.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE BROAD INSTITUTE | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $60,000,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT PSYCHIATRIC MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| TREATMENT ADVOCACY CENTER | ARLINGTON, VA | $600,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| READING EDUCATION FOUNDATION | READING, PA | $35,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| SPRING GARDEN CDC | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $20,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| BUILDING ONE COMMUNITY | STAMFORD, CT | $15,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| LAUREL HOUSE | STAMFORD, CT | $15,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| BREAST CANCER SUPPORT SERVICES OF THE BERKS | WEST READING, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY | READING, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| LET'S GET READY | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| ST MARTIN DE PORRES ACADEMY | NEW HAVEN, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| FOUNDATION FOR READING AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE | READING, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| MERCY LEARNING CENTER | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| HORIZONS CT STATE NORWALK | NORWALK, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| EAGLE HILL FOUNDATION | GREENWICH, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| NORWALK COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION | NORWALK, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| DIGNITY GROWS NATIONAL | HARTFORD, CT | $5,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| SPACE ON RYDER FARM | BREWSTER, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| CENTER FOR WELL BEING CENTRO-BIENESTAR | STAMFORD, CT | $5,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| THE BROAD INSTITUTE | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $57,500,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT PSYCHIATRIC MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| TREATMENT ADVOCACY CENTER | ARLINGTON, VA | $600,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| READING EDUCATION FOUNDATION | READING, PA | $55,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| SPRING GARDEN CDC | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $20,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| LAUREL HOUSE | STAMFORD, CT | $15,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| BUILDING ONE COMMUNITY | STAMFORD, CT | $15,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| HORIZONS AT NEW CANAAN COUNTRY SCHOOL | NEW CANAAN, CT | $10,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| OXFAM | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| ST MARTIN DE PORRES ACADEMY | NEW HAVEN, CT | $10,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| BREAST CANCER SUPPORT SERVICES OF THE BERKS | WEST READING, PA | $10,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| HORIZONS AT NORWALK COMMUNITY COLLEGE | NORWALK, CT | $10,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY | BRONX, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY | READING, PA | $10,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| EAGLE HILL FOUNDATION | GREENWICH, CT | $5,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| LET'S GET READY | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| PARKINSON'S BODY AND MIND | GREENWICH, CT | $5,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| FOUNDATION FOR READING AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE | READING, PA | $5,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| CENTER FOR WELL BEING CENTRO-BIENESTAR | STAMFORD, CT | $5,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| THE BROAD INSTITUTE | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $60,150,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT PSYCHIATRIC MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| TREATMENT ADVOCACY CENTER | ARLINGTON, VA | $900,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| READING EDUCATION FOUNDATION | READING, PA | $55,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| ST MARTIN DE PORRES ACADEMY | NEW HAVEN, CT | $32,500 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| SPRING GARDEN CDC | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $20,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| HORIZONS AT NORWALK COMMUNITY COLLEGE | NORWALK, CT | $15,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| BUILDING ONE COMMUNITY | STAMFORD, CT | $15,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| LAUREL HOUSE | STAMFORD, CT | $15,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| NORWALK COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION | NORWALK, CT | $10,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| MERCY LEARNING CENTER | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $10,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY | READING, PA | $10,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| SAFE BERKS ENDOWMENT | READING, PA | $10,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| HORIZONS AT NEW CANAAN COUNTRY SCHOOL | NEW CANAAN, CT | $10,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
READING EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$35,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
SPRING GARDEN CDC
$20,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
BREAST CANCER SUPPORT SERVICES OF THE BERKS
$10,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY
$10,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
FOUNDATION FOR READING AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
$10,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
HORIZONS CT STATE NORWALK
$10,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
EAGLE HILL FOUNDATION
$10,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
NORWALK COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION
$10,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
SPACE ON RYDER FARM
$5,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
CENTER FOR WELL BEING CENTRO-BIENESTAR
$5,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
READING EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$55,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
SPRING GARDEN CDC
$20,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
BREAST CANCER SUPPORT SERVICES OF THE BERKS
$10,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
HORIZONS AT NORWALK COMMUNITY COLLEGE
$10,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY
$10,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
EAGLE HILL FOUNDATION
$5,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
PARKINSON'S BODY AND MIND
$5,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
FOUNDATION FOR READING AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
$5,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
CENTER FOR WELL BEING CENTRO-BIENESTAR
$5,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
READING EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$55,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
SPRING GARDEN CDC
$20,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
HORIZONS AT NORWALK COMMUNITY COLLEGE
$15,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
NORWALK COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION
$10,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
MERCY LEARNING CENTER
$10,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY
$10,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION