The Stella Roy Foundation makes a very small number of large, unrestricted grants concentrated in the arts and in community/cultural organizations. Its giving is dominated by substantial support for a professional ballet company and significant unrestricted funding to an American Lebanese/Syrian community organization, along with a grant routed through an intermediary to support the Andrea Bocelli Foundation. The foundation favors high-impact, flexible funding over many small awards.
A pair of $1,000,000 unrestricted grants anchors the Stella Roy Foundation’s recent giving: one to Nevada Ballet Theatre and one to American Lebanese Syrian Assoc Char Inc. That combination points to a funder that supports both professional performing arts and Lebanese and Syrian American community organizations, with a clear preference for large, flexible awards. The foundation also used a six-figure intermediary grant to support the Andrea Bocelli Foundation through Charities Aid Foundation America, showing willingness to route funding through a partner when needed. Recent awards are concentrated among established nonprofits rather than many small recipients, and the purposes attached to those grants are mostly general and unrestricted. Across the latest grants on file, the foundation also supported a professional ballet company, a wish-granting nonprofit, a Catholic charitable entity, a hospice foundation, and a charitable event. The pattern suggests grantmaking built around a small set of organizations and institutional relationships, with support that is often meant to strengthen operating capacity rather than underwrite a single restricted project.
In the arts, the Stella Roy Foundation gave $1,000,000 to Nevada Ballet Theatre for general and unrestricted support in 2025 and repeated that same level of support in 2024. That makes professional performance a visible part of its recent grantmaking. For community and cultural work, it awarded $1,000,000 to American Lebanese Syrian Assoc Char Inc for general and unrestricted support, plus a separate $25,000 charitable event grant to the same organization. The foundation also backed charitable and humanitarian organizations outside those two core areas, including $150,000 to Make-a-wish Nevada for general and unrestricted support and $140,000 to Commissariat of the Holy Land for U S A for general and unrestricted support. A separate $260,834 grant to Charities Aid Foundation America was designated to support the Andrea Bocelli Foundation, showing an international philanthropic connection carried through an intermediary.
The Stella Roy Foundation gives very large grants. Its typical grant size is $62,500 at the 25th percentile, $145,000 at the median, and $815,208 at the 75th percentile. The recent record also shows repeated support to the same recipients across years, including grants to Nevada Ballet Theatre in both 2024 and 2025 and to Commissariat of the Holy Land for U S A in both years. Most awards are general and unrestricted, with one charitable event grant and one intermediary grant in the latest set. The foundation does not fund individuals and is not making program-related investments.
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Most grants fall between $63K and $815K, with a median of $145K.
25th Percentile
$63K
Median
$145K
75th Percentile
$815K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in NV.
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Very concentrated giving: few but very large grants (two repeat grants to the same ballet company), predominantly unrestricted funding, and use of intermediaries for select international or celebrity-linked initiatives.
Notable grantees: Nevada Ballet Theatre, American Lebanese Syrian Assoc Char Inc, Charities Aid Foundation America (for Andrea Bocelli Foundation support)
Grant recipients are entirely in the United States. Recent awards reached Las Vegas, Memphis, Washington, Phoenix, and Alexandria, showing a national spread rather than a single-city pattern. Nevada appears frequently in the recipient list, with multiple grants to Las Vegas organizations and a 50,000 grant to Celebrity Adventures Inc in Phoenix adding an Arizona recipient. The top state by grant count is Arizona, while Delaware received 0% of grants in the available data.
The recent grants show a strong tilt toward professional performing arts and Lebanese and Syrian American community organizations. Nevada Ballet Theatre received $1,000,000 in both 2024 and 2025, and American Lebanese Syrian Assoc Char Inc received $1,000,000 for general support plus a separate $25,000 charitable event grant.
Yes. The latest grants are dominated by general and unrestricted awards, including $1,000,000 to Nevada Ballet Theatre, $1,000,000 to American Lebanese Syrian Assoc Char Inc, $150,000 to Make-a-wish Nevada, and $140,000 to Commissariat of the Holy Land for U S A.
Yes. Nevada Ballet Theatre appears in both 2024 and 2025 at $1,000,000 each time, and Commissariat of the Holy Land for U S A appears in both years as well, with $100,000 in 2024 and $140,000 in 2025.
The grants are national, with all recent recipients located in the US. Arizona has the highest grant count in the data, while Delaware received none of the recorded grants.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEEP MEMORY ALIVE | LAS VEGAS, NV | $1,000,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| ST JUDE CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC | MEMPHIS, TN | $1,000,000 | 2026 | St. Jude Global |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $692,000 | 2026 | Andrea Bocelli Foundation |
| CELEBRITY ADVENTURES INC | PHOENIX, AZ | $200,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| COMMISSARIAT OF THE HOLY LAND FOR U S A | WASHINGTON, DC | $200,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| SELFLESS LOVE FOUNDATION INC | JUPITER, FL | $100,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| NEVADA BALLET THEATRE | LAS VEGAS, NV | $100,000 | 2026 | The Nutcracker by George Balanchine |
| THREE SQUARE | LAS VEGAS, NV | $100,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| MAKE-A-WISH NEVADA | LAS VEGAS, NV | $100,000 | 2026 | Wish Donation |
| BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA | LAS VEGAS, NV | $63,000 | 2026 | Las Vegas Area council |
| BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA | LAS VEGAS, NV | $10,000 | 2026 | Charitable Event |
| NEVADA BALLET THEATRE | LAS VEGAS, NV | $6,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN NEVADA | RENO, NV | $5,000 | 2026 | Nevada Women's Philanthropy Annual Contribution |
| NEVADA BALLET THEATRE | LAS VEGAS, NV | $1,000,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| AMERICAN LEBANESE SYRIAN ASSOC CHAR INC | MEMPHIS, TN | $1,000,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $260,834 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT Andrea Bocelli Foundation |
| MAKE-A-WISH NEVADA | LAS VEGAS, NV | $150,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| COMMISSARIAT OF THE HOLY LAND FOR U S A | WASHINGTON, DC | $140,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| CELEBRITY ADVENTURES INC | PHOENIX, AZ | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| AMERICAN LEBANESE SYRIAN ASSOC CHAR INC | MEMPHIS, TN | $25,000 | 2025 | Charitable Event |
| NATHAN ADELSON HOSPICE FOUNDATION INC | LAS VEGAS, NV | $4,500 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| NEVADA BALLET THEATRE | LAS VEGAS, NV | $1,000,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| COMMISSARIAT OF THE HOLY LAND FOR U S A | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
KEEP MEMORY ALIVE
$1,000,000General & Unrestricted
COMMISSARIAT OF THE HOLY LAND FOR U S A
$200,000General & Unrestricted
General & Unrestricted
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
$63,000Las Vegas Area council
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
$10,000Charitable Event
Nevada Women's Philanthropy Annual Contribution
COMMISSARIAT OF THE HOLY LAND FOR U S A
$140,000General & Unrestricted
COMMISSARIAT OF THE HOLY LAND FOR U S A
$100,000General & Unrestricted