The Winifred Stevens Foundation concentrates its philanthropic dollars into a very small number of large grants, primarily funding a donor-advised account at the California Community Foundation and a major international missions project. Its giving signals a mix of place-based philanthropy routed through a California DAF and direct support for faith-based church planting in Tokyo/Asia. The foundation typically makes few, high-dollar grants rather than many small awards.
Winifred Stevens Foundation’s giving is defined by a small number of very large awards, anchored by a repeated donor-advised account at California Community Foundation and several major gifts tied to Seventh-day Adventist missions and institutions. Across recent grants, the foundation has supported church planting in Tokyo, health and education infrastructure in Adventist networks, and student-centered projects at schools and universities. It also funds humanitarian and relief work, including support for displaced people, school feeding, and refugee resettlement. The foundation’s recent pattern shows long-running support for a few organizations rather than a broad grant portfolio. California Community Foundation appears multiple times as a major recipient, with awards described as a John Stevens DAF account and a DAF contribution. Beyond that, the foundation has given sizable grants to General Conference of Seventh-day Adventist entities, Adventist Development and Relief Agency International, Liberty in North Korea, and Walla Walla University. The mix points to faith-based institutional support, international relief, and education-related funding, all delivered through large, episodic grants.
Faith-based work is one of the foundation’s clearest priorities. It gave $700,000 to General Conference of Seventh-day Adventist - Global Missions Asia for the Mission Unusual-Tokyo! urban center of influence for church planting, and $350,000 to Gulf States Conference of SDA for Tupelo First Seventh Day Adventist Church and Grace Space Community Enrichment Center. Education and student support also show up repeatedly. Adventist Development and Relief Agency International received $400,000 for scholarships for youth participants (Youth Connect), while Highland Academy received $170,000 for its counseling center. Pine Forge Academy was supported with $150,000 for the PFA Student Success Center and experiential learning pathways. Humanitarian and relief funding is another throughline. Liberty in North Korea received $250,000 in 2023 and $250,000 in 2024 for the Rescue + Resettlement Fund, and ADRA also received $250,000 for the El Niño Relief & Recovery School Feeding Initiative.
Typical grants cluster at a relatively high level: the 25th percentile is $25,000, the median is $50,000, and the 75th percentile is $100,000. The recent record shows a much larger set of outlier grants, including multiple awards in the $150,000 to $1.86 million range. Recipients often reappear across years: California Community Foundation, Liberty in North Korea, Upper Columbia Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Walla Walla University, Pine Forge Academy, and ADRA all received repeated support. The foundation funds individuals and appears to rely on both direct institutional grants and donor-advised giving through California Community Foundation.
$9.1M
$139.1M
$17.5M
$9.8M
Most grants fall between $25K and $100K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$100K
About 4% of grants go to recipients in WA.
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Winifred Stevens Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 316 | $26.8M | 94.6% |
| 2 | Canada |
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Highly concentrated giving: only four grants totaling $6.23M, with three large, repeat grants to a single intermediary (California Community Foundation) and one sizable, single-purpose grant to an international religious missions organization. Prefers large, targeted gifts rather than broad, diversified small grants.
Notable grantees: California Community Foundation (John Stevens DAF Account), General Conference of Seventh‑day Adventists – Global Missions (Asia), Mission Unusual – Tokyo (urban church planting project)
The foundation gives nationally, but grant activity is weighted toward New York recipients and only 4% of grants go to Arizona recipients. Recent awards land in a range of U.S. cities, including Los Angeles, Silver Spring, Spokane, College Place, Long Beach, and Pine Forge. California is also prominent through California Community Foundation in Los Angeles and a California-based recipient list that includes Long Beach and Loma Linda. Outside the U.S., the recipient country distribution includes Canada with 18 grants.
Its recent grants are concentrated in faith-based Seventh-day Adventist institutions, donor-advised giving through California Community Foundation, and humanitarian or education-oriented projects. Examples include church planting in Tokyo, scholarship support, hospital and school infrastructure, and refugee resettlement.
Yes. California Community Foundation appears in multiple years, Liberty in North Korea received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and several Adventist education and conference entities also recur, including Walla Walla University, Upper Columbia Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Pine Forge Academy, and ADRA.
Among recent grants, the 25th percentile is $25,000, the median is $50,000, and the 75th percentile is $100,000. The distribution also includes much larger awards, such as $700,000, $1.82 million, and $1.86 million.
Giving is national, with New York as the top state by grant count. Recent recipient cities include Los Angeles, Silver Spring, Spokane, College Place, Long Beach, and Pine Forge, and 4% of grants go to recipients in Arizona.
Yes. Recent grants support work tied to Tokyo, Ukraine, Karachi, and Latin American marine protected areas, and the recipient-country data includes grants to organizations in Canada as well as the United States.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| 18 |
| $557K |
5.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | SILVER SPRING, MD | $1,820,000 | 2025 | DAF CONTRIBUTION |
| UPPER COLUMBIA CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS | SPOKANE, WA | $380,000 | 2025 | UPPER COLUMBIA CONFERENCE SERVE ONE MORE INITIATIVE |
| GENERAL CONFERENCE HEALTH MINISTRIES | SILVER SPRING, MD | $270,000 | 2025 | KARACHI ADVENTIST HOSPITAL DENTAL CLINIC AND NURSING SCHOOL UPGRADE |
| LIBERTY IN NORTH KOREA | LONG BEACH, CA | $200,000 | 2025 | RESCUE & RESETTLEMENT FUND |
| WALLA WALLA UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE PLACE, WA | $150,000 | 2025 | CENTER FOR HUMANITARIAN ENGAGEMENT (CHE) AT WWU |
| HOLBROOK INDIAN SCHOOL | HOLBROOK, AZ | $150,000 | 2025 | STUDENT LIFE CENTER CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| SEA SHEPHERD | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $150,000 | 2025 | ANTARCTICA DEFENSE - THE PERFECT STORM OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND CLIMATE |
| ADVENTIST DEVELOPMENT AND RELIEF AGENCY INTERNATIONAL | SILVER SPRING, MD | $150,000 | 2025 | ADRA CONNECTIONS |
| PINE FORGE ACADEMY | PINE FORGE, PA | $150,000 | 2025 | PFA STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER: CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR PATHWAYS OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING |
| EQUALITY NOW INC | NEW YORK, NY | $145,000 | 2025 | ENDING SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN SOUTH ASIA (2024-25) |
| ASAP MINISTRIES INC | BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI | $130,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION INITIATIVES FOR THE MARGINALIZED IN MYANMAR AND THE WEST BORDER REGION OF THAILAND |
| OPERATION SAFE HOUSE INC | RIVERSIDE, CA | $125,000 | 2025 | OPERATION SAFEHOUSE |
| POTOMAC CONFERENCE CORPORATION OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS | STAUNTON, VA | $125,000 | 2025 | THE HYATTSVILLE URBAN CENTER OF INFLUENCE |
| HOLBROOK INDIAN SCHOOL | HOLBROOK, AZ | $123,000 | 2025 | MAPS INITIATIVE |
| SPRINGFIELD SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH | SPRINGFIELD, OR | $121,000 | 2025 | CELEBRATE RECOVERY AT SPRINGFIELD ADVENTIST CHURCH |
| GOOD NEWS BROADCASTING NETWORK | SCOTTSDALE, AZ | $120,000 | 2025 | WSF 2024 PROGRAM SUPPORT GRANT APPLICATION |
| ANDEAN HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT | MADISON, WI | $107,250 | 2025 | TRAINING RURAL HEALTHCARE LEADERS IN ECUADOR |
| IMPACT HOPE | GLADSTONE, OR | $100,000 | 2025 | 2024 VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT EXPANSION |
| OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY | HUNTSVILLE, AL | $100,000 | 2025 | THE NEW MUSIC BUILDING |
| GEORGIA-CUMBERLAND ACADEMY | CALHOUN, GA | $100,000 | 2025 | GCA'S CENTER FOR STUDENT SUCCESS AND WELLNESS |
| RESTORE A CHILD INC | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $100,000 | 2025 | HEALTH, MEDICAL AND EDUCATION FOR MAASAI AND UKRAINE REFUGEE CHILDREN |
| ADVENTIST DEVELOPMENT AND RELIEF AGENCY INTERNATIONAL | SILVER SPRING, MD | $100,000 | 2025 | ADRA SCHOOL FEEDING INITIATIVE |
| GENERAL CONFERENCE CORPORATION OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST | SILVER SPRING, MD | $100,000 | 2025 | GLOBAL MISSION PIONEERS IN CHINA AND GLOBAL CHINESE MISSIONARIES AROUND THE WORLD |
| WHYHUNGER | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | INCREASED SUPPORT FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND AGROECOLOGY IN THE U.S. AND GLOBALLY |
| MANASSEHS CHILDREN | WASHINGTON, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | MANASSEHS CHILDREN - EMPOWERMENT TRANSFORMATION TRAINING (ETT) |
| FRIENDS OF THE EARTH | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2025 | STOPPING PLASTICS POLLUTION IN OUR OCEANS |
| GENERAL CONFERENCE CORPORATION OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST | SILVER SPRING, MD | $100,000 | 2025 | HIGH SCHOOL DORM IN THAILAND TO HOUSE CHINESE STUDENTS |
| GEORGIA-CUMBERLAND ACADEMY | CALHOUN, GA | $100,000 | 2025 | EXCELLENCE IN MUSIC PRODUCTION |
| WABANAKI PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS NPC | BANGOR, ME | $100,000 | 2025 | SUPPORTING WABANAKI PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS CEDAR ROAD (DETOX) RECOVERY SERVICES |
| GENERAL CONFERENCE CORPORATION OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST | SILVER SPRING, MD | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CONFERENCE OF SDA - WHITE ESTATE |
| MENTAL HEALTH GRACE ALLIANCE | WACO, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | MHGA CAPACITY BUILDING FOR EXPANSION EFFORTS 2024 |
| WISCONSIN CONFERENCE OF SDA | FALL RIVER, WI | $80,000 | 2025 | WISCONSIN COLLEGE MINISTRY - MISSIONARY STAFF SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| NORTH PACIFIC UNION CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTS | RIDGEFIELD, WA | $80,000 | 2025 | DISCIPLETREK |
| UPPER COLUMBIA ACADEMY | SPANGLE, WA | $80,000 | 2025 | UCA 2024 FARM SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT |
| ADVENTIST COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE | MOSCOW, ID | $80,000 | 2025 | HEALTHMOTIVATE COMMUNITY OUTREACH |
| FIRST NATIONS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE | LONGMONT, CO | $75,000 | 2025 | STEWARDING NATIVE LANDS (SNL) |
| HOUSE OF RUTH | CLAREMONT, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | HOUSE OF RUTH PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAM |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH INTERNATIONAL | LOMA LINDA, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | FLEXI FUND FOR 2024 |
| WHITESIDE MANOR | RIVERSIDE, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | WHITESIDE MANOR TRANSITIONAL LIVING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES |
| SEA SHEPHERD | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $75,000 | 2025 | GULF OF MEXICO COLLABORATION - TOXIC SEAS INVESTIGATION |
| WILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | WCN GENERAL OPERATING AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| MOUNT ELLIS ACADEMY MONTANA CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS | BOZEMAN, MT | $75,000 | 2025 | MEA TRADE PROGRAM |
| BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF ORANGE COUNTY AND THE INLAND EMPIRE | RIVERSIDE, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | THE ROAD TO SUCCESS: STRONG CONNECTIONS FOR YOUTH THROUGH ONE-TO-ONE MENTORING |
| ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND | COTATI, CA | $70,000 | 2025 | USING STRATEGIC LITIGATION TO HOLD FACTORY FARMS TO ACCOUNT |
| MOUNT PISGAH ACADEMY | CANDLER, NC | $65,000 | 2025 | MOUNT PISGAH ACADEMY MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM |
| ALLIANCE FOR MIDDLE EAST PEACE INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $60,500 | 2025 | GAZA HUMANITARIAN AID |
| LIVING FREE | MOUNTAIN CENTER, CA | $60,000 | 2025 | LIVING FREE ANIMAL RESCUE TRANSPORT VAN |
| OCEAN CONSERVANCY | WASHINGTON, DC | $60,000 | 2025 | OCEAN CONSERVANCY OCEAN PLASTICS PROGRAM |
| INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION FOR ADVENTIST COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES | TUSTIN, CA | $60,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP FOR EVANGELISM AND MINISTRY (SHIN KEI-HOON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP) |
| ON THE GROUND INTERNATIONAL | COLLEGE PLACE, WA | $60,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$1,820,000DAF CONTRIBUTION
UPPER COLUMBIA CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS
$380,000UPPER COLUMBIA CONFERENCE SERVE ONE MORE INITIATIVE
GENERAL CONFERENCE HEALTH MINISTRIES
$270,000KARACHI ADVENTIST HOSPITAL DENTAL CLINIC AND NURSING SCHOOL UPGRADE
LIBERTY IN NORTH KOREA
$200,000RESCUE & RESETTLEMENT FUND
HOLBROOK INDIAN SCHOOL
$150,000STUDENT LIFE CENTER CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
SEA SHEPHERD
$150,000ANTARCTICA DEFENSE - THE PERFECT STORM OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND CLIMATE
ADVENTIST DEVELOPMENT AND RELIEF AGENCY INTERNATIONAL
$150,000ADRA CONNECTIONS
PINE FORGE ACADEMY
$150,000PFA STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER: CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR PATHWAYS OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
EDUCATION INITIATIVES FOR THE MARGINALIZED IN MYANMAR AND THE WEST BORDER REGION OF THAILAND
POTOMAC CONFERENCE CORPORATION OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS
$125,000THE HYATTSVILLE URBAN CENTER OF INFLUENCE
HOLBROOK INDIAN SCHOOL
$123,000MAPS INITIATIVE
SPRINGFIELD SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH
$121,000CELEBRATE RECOVERY AT SPRINGFIELD ADVENTIST CHURCH
GOOD NEWS BROADCASTING NETWORK
$120,000WSF 2024 PROGRAM SUPPORT GRANT APPLICATION
IMPACT HOPE
$100,0002024 VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT EXPANSION
OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY
$100,000THE NEW MUSIC BUILDING
GEORGIA-CUMBERLAND ACADEMY
$100,000GCA'S CENTER FOR STUDENT SUCCESS AND WELLNESS
RESTORE A CHILD INC
$100,000HEALTH, MEDICAL AND EDUCATION FOR MAASAI AND UKRAINE REFUGEE CHILDREN
ADVENTIST DEVELOPMENT AND RELIEF AGENCY INTERNATIONAL
$100,000ADRA SCHOOL FEEDING INITIATIVE
GENERAL CONFERENCE CORPORATION OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
$100,000GLOBAL MISSION PIONEERS IN CHINA AND GLOBAL CHINESE MISSIONARIES AROUND THE WORLD
INCREASED SUPPORT FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND AGROECOLOGY IN THE U.S. AND GLOBALLY
MANASSEHS CHILDREN
$100,000MANASSEHS CHILDREN - EMPOWERMENT TRANSFORMATION TRAINING (ETT)
GENERAL CONFERENCE CORPORATION OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
$100,000HIGH SCHOOL DORM IN THAILAND TO HOUSE CHINESE STUDENTS
GEORGIA-CUMBERLAND ACADEMY
$100,000EXCELLENCE IN MUSIC PRODUCTION
SUPPORTING WABANAKI PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS CEDAR ROAD (DETOX) RECOVERY SERVICES
GENERAL CONFERENCE CORPORATION OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
$100,000GENERAL CONFERENCE OF SDA - WHITE ESTATE
MENTAL HEALTH GRACE ALLIANCE
$100,000MHGA CAPACITY BUILDING FOR EXPANSION EFFORTS 2024
WISCONSIN CONFERENCE OF SDA
$80,000WISCONSIN COLLEGE MINISTRY - MISSIONARY STAFF SUPPORT PROGRAM
NORTH PACIFIC UNION CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTS
$80,000DISCIPLETREK
UPPER COLUMBIA ACADEMY
$80,000UCA 2024 FARM SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT
ADVENTIST COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE
$80,000HEALTHMOTIVATE COMMUNITY OUTREACH
WHITESIDE MANOR
$75,000WHITESIDE MANOR TRANSITIONAL LIVING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
WCN GENERAL OPERATING AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM SUPPORT
MOUNT ELLIS ACADEMY MONTANA CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS
$75,000MEA TRADE PROGRAM
THE ROAD TO SUCCESS: STRONG CONNECTIONS FOR YOUTH THROUGH ONE-TO-ONE MENTORING
USING STRATEGIC LITIGATION TO HOLD FACTORY FARMS TO ACCOUNT
MOUNT PISGAH ACADEMY
$65,000MOUNT PISGAH ACADEMY MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM
LIVING FREE
$60,000LIVING FREE ANIMAL RESCUE TRANSPORT VAN
INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION FOR ADVENTIST COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
$60,000SCHOLARSHIP FOR EVANGELISM AND MINISTRY (SHIN KEI-HOON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP)
ON THE GROUND INTERNATIONAL
$60,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT