Stellar Solutions Foundation appears to make targeted, high-impact grants aimed at improving organizational performance and recognition of excellence. Its single recorded grant is an unrestricted contribution to the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, indicating an interest in national programs that promote quality, performance standards, and organizational best practices rather than direct service delivery or local charities.
Concentrated, one-off support: a single, relatively large unrestricted grant to a national-level organization rather than multiple or local grantees. No evidence of repeat funding or diversified portfolios.
Stellar Solutions Foundation’s clearest pattern is a long-running commitment to the Malcolm Baldrige quality-award ecosystem. The largest recent grant in the record is a $40,000 unrestricted donation to the Foundation for the Malcolm Baldrige Nq Award, following two $25,000 unrestricted donations in 2023 and 2024 to the same recipient. That repetition suggests a funder that backs national benchmarking and recognition programs over direct service delivery. The foundation also supports a wider set of organizations through modest unrestricted gifts, including grants to Hawaii Community Foundation- Maui Strong, Freedom Outreach International, Samaritans's Purse International Relief, and the Aclu Foundation. Those awards show that the portfolio is not limited to one institution, but the Baldrige award work remains the clearest anchor. Its recent grants are generally small, often flexible, and directed to organizations with broad missions rather than narrowly defined projects. The mix includes education, relief, health, advocacy, and faith-based recipients, but the consistent throughline is organization-directed support. With national giving and a concentration of grants in a few recurring recipients, the foundation reads as a focused, low-volume grantmaker rather than a broad programmatic funder.
Organizational capacity and performance standards are the most visible themes. A $40,000 unrestricted donation to the Foundation for the Malcolm Baldrige Nq Award points to support for national quality recognition and benchmarking. The foundation also made a $25,000 unrestricted donation in 2024 to California Council for Excellence, which fits the same interest in performance standards and excellence frameworks. In disaster response, it gave $7,000 to Hawaii Community Foundation- Maui Strong, indicating support for a coordinated local relief effort. Other grants show a wider charitable mix. It gave $5,000 to Samaritans's Purse International Relief and $2,500 to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, both unrestricted. It also awarded $2,500 to Aclu Foundation, showing that the portfolio includes advocacy alongside relief and health-related giving.
Typical awards are small: the p25, median, and p75 are all clustered at $500, $1,000, and $1,000. That profile matches a foundation that mostly gives modest unrestricted grants, with a few larger outliers. The record shows repeat support to the same recipient across multiple years, most clearly the Foundation for the Malcolm Baldrige Nq Award in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation is not a DAF or individual-giving vehicle; it is a private foundation with organization-directed grants and no program-related investments.
$239K
$1.2M
$406K
$248K
Most grants fall between $500 and $1K, with a median of $1K.
25th Percentile
$500
Median
$1K
75th Percentile
$1K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Stellar Solutions Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 888 | $826K | 99.8% |
| 2 | Puerto Rico |
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Notable grantees: Foundation for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
Grants go primarily to U.S. recipients, with 889 grants in the United States and one in RQ. The top state by grant count is Connecticut, though many named recipients are elsewhere. Recent grants reached Washington, DC; Kahului, HI; Boone, NC; Boulder, CO; and New York, NY. California appears in the recipient list as well, including Orange, Lakewood, Newport Beach, Irvine, and Arcadia.
The foundation gives unrestricted support to a mix of organizations tied to quality and recognition work, relief, advocacy, health, education, and faith-based service. Recent examples include national award and excellence programs, disaster relief in Hawaii, and grants to advocacy and health organizations.
Yes. The Foundation for the Malcolm Baldrige Nq Award received unrestricted donations in 2023, 2024, and 2025, including a $40,000 grant in 2025 and $25,000 grants in the prior two years.
Its grant-size distribution is tightly clustered: the 25th percentile is $500, the median is $1,000, and the 75th percentile is $1,000. That indicates most grants are small, with a few larger exceptions.
Its giving is national, with 889 grants in the United States and one recorded grant in RQ. Among recent named recipients, locations include Washington, DC; Kahului, HI; Boone, NC; Boulder, CO; and multiple California cities.
The recent grants are described as unrestricted donations, and the foundation’s philosophy tags point to flexible, organization-directed support, including general operating support and multi-purpose philanthropic support.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| 2 |
| $2K |
0.2% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOUNDATION FOR THE MALCOLM BALDRIGE NQ AWARD | WASHINGTON, DC | $40,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| SAMARITANS'S PURSE INTERNATIONAL RELIEF | BOONE, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| PROCLAIM INTERNATIONAL INC | BOCA RATON, FL | $3,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL SYSTEM (VCHS) | LAKEWOOD, CA | $2,500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| SAVE A WARRIOR | COLUMBUS, OH | $2,500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC | MEMPHIS, TN | $2,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| SEC OF THE AIR FORCE SPECIAL | IRVINE, CA | $2,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| UNITED STATES GEOSPATIALINTELLIGENCE FOUNDATION | HERNDON, VA | $1,545 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| HEART OF TUCSON HAPPY EQUINE | TUCSON, AZ | $1,500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| LEGACIES ALIVE FOUNDATION AWS RUN FOR THE GOLD STAR FAMILIES | BEAVER FALLS, PA | $1,500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| TOWER FOUNDATION OF SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY | SAN JOSE, CA | $1,500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| GOOD SHEPHERDS CHILDREN CTR | ARCADIA, CA | $1,500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP OF FREDERICKSBURG | FREDERICKSBURG, VA | $1,500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| NATIONAL DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION | ARLINGTON, VA | $1,200 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| LIFELINE PUPPY RESCUE | BRIGHTON, CO | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| AIR FORCE ACADEMY FOUNDATION | USAF ACADEMY, CO | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| BECKFORD BELL FUND | NORTHRIDGE, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| AIR FORCE ACADEMY FOUNDATION | USAF ACADEMY, CO | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| ROUND HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PTO | ROUND HILL, VA | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| SEND INTERNATIONAL | FARMINGTON HILLS, MI | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| SMILE TRAIN INC | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION | BOULDER, CO | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| MOON MOUNTAIN SANCTUARY | MENA, AR | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| NORTH COUNTY RAPE CRISIS & CPC | LOMPOC, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| CORVALIS PERFORMING ARTS BOOSTER CLUB | CORVALLIS, MT | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| BRUNSWICKTOPSHAM LAND TRUST | BRUNSWICK, ME | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| BRINGING RESOURCES TO AID WOMEN'S SHELTERS | VIENNA, VA | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| NOAHS ARKS RESCUE | OKATIE, SC | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| LONG BEACH LITTLE LEAGUE | LONG BEACH, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| BIG FISH FOUNDATION NEDERLAND CO | BOULDER, CO | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| LAS CRUCES CATHLOLIC SCHOOLS | LAS CRUCES, NM | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| MOUNT SAINT MARYS UNIVERSITY | EMMITSBURG, MD | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| UNITED STATES AIR FORCE | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA | SILVER SPRING, MD | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| YOUTH WITH A MISSION BOSTON INC | SOMMERVILLE, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| CORNELL CATHOLIC COMMUNITY | ITHACA, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| LOVEPAWS | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| GREENVILLE HURRICANES INC | GREER, SC | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| CHANGE UNCHAINED | PENSACOLA, FL | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| BICHONS AND BUDDIES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| BRAVE CHURCH | ENGLEWOOD, CO | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| CASA DE PEREGRINOS | LAS CRUCES, NM | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| EDUCATE FAIRFAX | FALLS CHURCH, VA | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| COLORADO GIVES FOUNDATION | ARVADA, CO | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| CONVOY OF HOPE | SPRINGFIELD, MO | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| DIGNITY PERIOD INC | SAINT LOUIS, MO | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| ALL THINGS POSSIBLE CHRISTS COMPASSION CENTER | ASHBURN, VA | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| FRIENDS OF THE OPEN SCHOOL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| FAUQUIER FAMILY SHELTER | WARRENTON, VA | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
| AIR FORCE ACADEMY FOUNDATION | USAF ACADEMY, CO | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED DONATION |
FOUNDATION FOR THE MALCOLM BALDRIGE NQ AWARD
$40,000UNRESTRICTED DONATION
SAMARITANS'S PURSE INTERNATIONAL RELIEF
$5,000UNRESTRICTED DONATION
PROCLAIM INTERNATIONAL INC
$3,000UNRESTRICTED DONATION
UNRESTRICTED DONATION
SEC OF THE AIR FORCE SPECIAL
$2,000UNRESTRICTED DONATION
UNITED STATES GEOSPATIALINTELLIGENCE FOUNDATION
$1,545UNRESTRICTED DONATION
HEART OF TUCSON HAPPY EQUINE
$1,500UNRESTRICTED DONATION
LEGACIES ALIVE FOUNDATION AWS RUN FOR THE GOLD STAR FAMILIES
$1,500UNRESTRICTED DONATION
GOOD SHEPHERDS CHILDREN CTR
$1,500UNRESTRICTED DONATION
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP OF FREDERICKSBURG
$1,500UNRESTRICTED DONATION
NATIONAL DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION
$1,200UNRESTRICTED DONATION
LIFELINE PUPPY RESCUE
$1,000UNRESTRICTED DONATION
BECKFORD BELL FUND
$1,000UNRESTRICTED DONATION
ROUND HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PTO
$1,000UNRESTRICTED DONATION
SEND INTERNATIONAL
$1,000UNRESTRICTED DONATION
MOON MOUNTAIN SANCTUARY
$1,000UNRESTRICTED DONATION
NORTH COUNTY RAPE CRISIS & CPC
$1,000UNRESTRICTED DONATION
CORVALIS PERFORMING ARTS BOOSTER CLUB
$1,000UNRESTRICTED DONATION
BRUNSWICKTOPSHAM LAND TRUST
$1,000UNRESTRICTED DONATION
BRINGING RESOURCES TO AID WOMEN'S SHELTERS
$1,000UNRESTRICTED DONATION
NOAHS ARKS RESCUE
$1,000UNRESTRICTED DONATION
LONG BEACH LITTLE LEAGUE
$1,000UNRESTRICTED DONATION
BIG FISH FOUNDATION NEDERLAND CO
$1,000UNRESTRICTED DONATION
LAS CRUCES CATHLOLIC SCHOOLS
$1,000UNRESTRICTED DONATION
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
$1,000UNRESTRICTED DONATION
ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
$1,000UNRESTRICTED DONATION
YOUTH WITH A MISSION BOSTON INC
$1,000UNRESTRICTED DONATION
CORNELL CATHOLIC COMMUNITY
$1,000UNRESTRICTED DONATION
LOVEPAWS
$1,000UNRESTRICTED DONATION
GREENVILLE HURRICANES INC
$1,000UNRESTRICTED DONATION
CHANGE UNCHAINED
$1,000UNRESTRICTED DONATION
BICHONS AND BUDDIES
$1,000UNRESTRICTED DONATION
BRAVE CHURCH
$1,000UNRESTRICTED DONATION
CASA DE PEREGRINOS
$1,000UNRESTRICTED DONATION
EDUCATE FAIRFAX
$1,000UNRESTRICTED DONATION
CONVOY OF HOPE
$1,000UNRESTRICTED DONATION
DIGNITY PERIOD INC
$1,000UNRESTRICTED DONATION
ALL THINGS POSSIBLE CHRISTS COMPASSION CENTER
$1,000UNRESTRICTED DONATION
FRIENDS OF THE OPEN SCHOOL
$1,000UNRESTRICTED DONATION
FAUQUIER FAMILY SHELTER
$1,000UNRESTRICTED DONATION