California · Private foundation
J Ralph and Lois Stone Family Foundation
Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $245k
- Granted FY2022
- 20
- Grants FY2022
- 20
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 25%
- First-time grantees FY2022
Read this first · the figures below need context
95% of J Ralph and Lois Stone Family Foundation’s FY2023 grant dollars went to National Philanthropic Trust, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2023 names 7 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2022, the last year J Ralph and Lois Stone Family Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 7 organizations, $245k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2022
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2022
- $30,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 17 to 23
- FY2017 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2022
- 2
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 25% of the organizations J Ralph and Lois Stone Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 16% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 84% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $40k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 20 | $245k | 25% |
| FY2021 | 17 | $180k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 19 | $200k | 26% |
| FY2019 | 21 | $212k | 14% |
| FY2018 | 23 | $209k | 78% |
| FY2017 | 18 | $190k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redwood Empire Food Bank | $140,000 | 7 | 0% |
| Friday Night Out | $77,500 | 6 | 55% |
| Canine Companions for Independence Inc | $65,000 | 7 | 0% |
| United Anglers of Casa Grande Inc | $45,000 | 7 | 7% |
| The Zones | $38,000 | 6 | 1% |
| The Ceres Community Project | $30,000 | 4 | 0% |
| PALS Programs | $30,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Young Life | $25,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Salvation Army | $25,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Achieve Tahoe | $25,000 | 2 | 1% |
Show all 16 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redwood Empire Food Bank | $140,000 | 7 | 0% |
| Friday Night Out | $77,500 | 6 | 55% |
| Canine Companions for Independence Inc | $65,000 | 7 | 0% |
| United Anglers of Casa Grande Inc | $45,000 | 7 | 7% |
| The Zones | $38,000 | 6 | 1% |
| The Ceres Community Project | $30,000 | 4 | 0% |
| PALS Programs | $30,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Young Life | $25,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Salvation Army | $25,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Achieve Tahoe | $25,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Sunset Community Church | $15,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Down Syndrome Connection of the Bay Area | $15,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Contra Costa Family Justice Alliance | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Goodwill Industries of the Redwood Empire | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Robla Education Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 33 recipients with no EIN on record ($920k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
J Ralph and Lois Stone Family Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 13 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
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How this is measured
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About J Ralph and Lois Stone Family Foundation
- How much does J Ralph and Lois Stone Family Foundation give?
- J Ralph and Lois Stone Family Foundation reported 20 grants totaling $245,000 in its FY2022 IRS filing. It funded between 17 and 23 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2022.
- What does J Ralph and Lois Stone Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Philanthropy (76%), Food & Nutrition (4%), Youth Development (3%).
- Who are J Ralph and Lois Stone Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: Redwood Empire Food Bank ($140k), Friday Night Out ($78k), Canine Companions for Independence Inc ($65k).
- Does J Ralph and Lois Stone Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does J Ralph and Lois Stone Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as J Ralph and Lois Stone Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include National Philanthropic Trust, The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc, American Online Giving Foundation Inc.
- Where is J Ralph and Lois Stone Family Foundation based?
- J Ralph and Lois Stone Family Foundation is based in CA.
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