Washington · Private foundation
Lee and Stuart Rolfe Family Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $258k
- Granted FY2020
- 12
- Grants FY2020
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 56%
- First-time grantees FY2020
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of Lee and Stuart Rolfe Family Foundation’s FY2024 grant dollars went to Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2024 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2020, the last year Lee and Stuart Rolfe Family Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 7 organizations, $258k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2020
- $25,000
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $50,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 9
- FY2017 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 3
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 56% of the organizations Lee and Stuart Rolfe Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 64% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 36% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $156k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 9 | $243k | 56% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $6k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 8 | $76k | 88% |
| FY2017 | 4 | $40k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA West Province Society of Jesus | $150,075 | 2 | n/a |
| Seattle University | $67,400 | 3 | 0% |
| The Seattle Aquarium Society | $55,150 | 2 | 0% |
| Fulcrum Foundation | $50,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Eisenhower Medical Center | $48,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Seattle Parks Foundation | $42,500 | 3 | 1% |
| Rainier Scholars | $32,500 | 4 | 0% |
| Seattle Repertory Theatre | $25,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Lakeside School | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Classical 981 | $5,000 | 2 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA West Province Society of Jesus | $150,075 | 2 | n/a |
| Seattle University | $67,400 | 3 | 0% |
| The Seattle Aquarium Society | $55,150 | 2 | 0% |
| Fulcrum Foundation | $50,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Eisenhower Medical Center | $48,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Seattle Parks Foundation | $42,500 | 3 | 1% |
| Rainier Scholars | $32,500 | 4 | 0% |
| Seattle Repertory Theatre | $25,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Lakeside School | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Classical 981 | $5,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Plymouth Housing Group and Subsidiaries | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Pike Place Market Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Neighbors to Nicaragua | $5,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Merwin Conservancy Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Seattle (6871) | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| College Success Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 5 recipients with no EIN on record ($125k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Lee and Stuart Rolfe Family Foundation supplied at peak.
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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.
Open a dossier: Seattle Foundation · The US Charitable Gift Trust · Moccasin Lake Foundation · The Norcliffe Foundation · Gates Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program
How this is measured
Compare Lee and Stuart Rolfe Family Foundation with peer funders
About Lee and Stuart Rolfe Family Foundation
- How much does Lee and Stuart Rolfe Family Foundation give?
- Lee and Stuart Rolfe Family Foundation reported 12 grants totaling $257,900 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 9 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
- What does Lee and Stuart Rolfe Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Philanthropy (68%), Religion (10%), Education (6%).
- Who are Lee and Stuart Rolfe Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: USA West Province Society of Jesus ($150k), Seattle University ($67k), The Seattle Aquarium Society ($55k).
- Does Lee and Stuart Rolfe Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 56% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Lee and Stuart Rolfe 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 Lee and Stuart Rolfe Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Seattle Foundation, The US Charitable Gift Trust, Moccasin Lake Foundation.
- Where is Lee and Stuart Rolfe Family Foundation based?
- Lee and Stuart Rolfe Family Foundation is based in WA.
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