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Stephenson Pope Babcock Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$170k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
26
Grants FY2025
23
Organizations funded FY2024
57%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$8,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$17,000
Organizations funded a year
19 to 31
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
12
Total assets, FY2025
$2.7M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 57% of the organizations Stephenson Pope Babcock Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 44% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 56% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $58k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesEducationEnvironmentInternationalRecreation & SportsYouth DevelopmentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving25$159k56%
FY202423$133k57%
FY202319$112k58%
FY202222$168k45%
FY202131$131k58%
FY202031$173k61%
FY201924$118k63%
FY201825$126k64%
97% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$231kEnvironment$148kArts & Culture$141kHealth$133kHuman Services$109kInternational$103kYouth Development$89kPhilanthropy$57kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

NH
ID
MN
NY
MA
IA
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
UT
CO
VA
MD
AZ
NM
NC
SC
DC
OK
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 107 grantees
All grantees of Stephenson Pope Babcock Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Project Most Inc$83,00071%
International Community Development Foundation$58,000643%
Roots and Wings Inc$57,00061%
Hamptons Community Outreach Inc$46,00041%
North Carolina Coastal Federation Inc$45,00060%
Children's Museum of the East End I$38,00041%
City Squash Inc$31,00031%
Ola of Eastern Long Island Inc$28,00031%
Fish Reef Project$27,000235%
Binational Emergency Medical Care C$24,000411%
The Feather Foundation Inc$22,000359%
Community Care Center for Forsyth County$22,00020%
Center for Comprehensive Health Practice Inc$20,00030%
The Coral Restoration Foundation Inc$17,00020%
Bookmarks Inc$17,00021%
Put Me in Inc$17,00022%
On Course Foundation USA$17,0001n/a
Inspirational Triathlon Racing International Corp$16,00022%
Iyrs School of Technology & Trades Inc$15,00010%
Kula for Karma New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation$15,00022%
Global Pearls Inc$15,00021%
Wildcoast$12,00010%
Billion Oyster Project Inc$12,00010%
Collegiate Directions Inc$12,00011%
Winston-Salem Street School$12,00011%
Thousand Islands Land Trust Inc$11,00020%
Experience Camps$11,00020%
Isabella Housing Foundation$11,0002n/a
United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation Inc$11,00020%
LEAD Girls of NC Inc$10,00011%
Pave Schools Inc$10,00020%
Folds of Honor Foundation$10,00010%
The Bottom Line Inc$10,00010%
Flying Kites Inc$10,00011%
Springs Food Pantry Inc$10,0001n/a
The Center for Family Justice Inc$10,00010%
Advantage Cleveland Tennis and Education Inc$10,00012%
Yellow Ribbon Fund Inc$10,00010%
Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center Inc$10,00010%
Open Table Ministry Inc$9,00032%
Ocean Institute$9,00020%
Made in Durham$8,00011%
Sustainable Food Center$8,00010%
Forever Maryland Inc$7,00071%
Matthews Giving Tree Foundation$7,0001n/a
Community Greening Corp$7,00012%
Food Bank of Central & Eastern Nc Inc$6,00020%
Puppy Prodigies$6,00021%
A Walk on Water Inc$6,00011%
Filling in the Blanks Inc$5,00010%
Malta House Inc$5,00010%
International Rescue Committee INC$5,00010%
Retreat Inc$5,00010%
Operation Home Inc$5,00010%
The Conservation Fund a Nonprofit Corporation$5,00010%
Together Rising$5,00010%
Urbansurf4kids$5,00016%
Sports Bra Project Inc$5,0001n/a
International Medical Corps$5,00010%
Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank$5,00010%
Brighter Lives for Kids Foundation Inc$5,000112%
Neighbor to Neighbor Inc$5,00010%
Sydney Paige Foundation$5,00010%
The First Tee of Greater Washington DC Langston Golf Course$5,00011%
Impact 100 Palm Beach County Inc$4,00040%
Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons Inc$4,00010%
Education for All Children$4,00040%
Stony Brook Foundation Inc$3,00030%
The 5 Gyres Institute$2,00020%
Crossnore Communities for Children$2,00020%
Spectrum for Living Development Inc$2,00020%
Hampton Lifeguard Association Inc$1,0001n/a
Chances for Children$1,00010%
The Academy for Teachers Inc$1,00010%
Valley Guardians Inc$1,00010%
10000 Lunches$1,00017%
Hopekids Inc$1,00010%
St Anns Church$1,0001n/a
Access Educational Services Inc$1,00010%
Samaritan's Purse$1,0001n/a
Syrian American Medical Society$1,00010%
Save The Children Federation Inc$1,00010%
Goat on a Boat Inc Po Box 327$1,00012%
The Childrens Room Center for Grieving Children$1,00010%
Friends of Breakthrough Schools$1,00010%
Amigos of Costa Rica Inc$1,00010%
Sail to Win Inc$1,00015%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$1,00010%
Sag Harbor Comm Food Pantry Inc$1,00011%
Reach Prep Inc$1,00010%
Chesapeake Conservancy Inc$1,00010%
The Thirst Project$1,00010%
Open Doors of Asheville Inc$1,00010%
Steinbeck House Incorporated$1,00010%
Central Park Conservancy Inc$1,00010%
Boys & Girls Club of Pbc$1,00010%
Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich$1,00010%
Protect Our Winters$1,00010%
Concussion Legacy Foundation Inc$1,0001n/a
Human Needs Food Pantry Inc$1,00010%
Sag Harbor Partnership Inc$1,00010%
Park & Recreation Association of Sag Harbor Inc$1,00010%
Duke University$1,00010%
Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia$1,00010%
Little Sisters Fund Inc$1,00010%
Friends of Utah Avalanche Fore Cast Center Inc$1,00010%
Piedmont Land Conservancy$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 32 recipients with no EIN on record ($211k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Stephenson Pope Babcock Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 98 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetProject Most Inc: $83,000 over 7y, 1.3% of budgetInternational Community Development Foundation: $58,000 over 6y, 43% of budgetRoots and Wings Inc: $57,000 over 6y, 1.2% of budgetHamptons Community Outreach Inc: $46,000 over 4y, 1.4% of budgetNorth Carolina Coastal Federation Inc: $45,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetChildren's Museum of the East End I: $38,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetCity Squash Inc: $31,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetOla of Eastern Long Island Inc: $28,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetFish Reef Project: $27,000 over 2y, 35% of budgetBinational Emergency Medical Care C: $24,000 over 4y, 11% of budgetThe Feather Foundation Inc: $22,000 over 3y, 59% of budgetCommunity Care Center for Forsyth County: $22,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetCenter for Comprehensive Health Practice Inc: $20,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Coral Restoration Foundation Inc: $17,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetBookmarks Inc: $17,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetPut Me in Inc: $17,000 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetInspirational Triathlon Racing International Corp: $16,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetIyrs School of Technology & Trades Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetKula for Karma New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation: $15,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetGlobal Pearls Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetWildcoast: $12,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBillion Oyster Project Inc: $12,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCollegiate Directions Inc: $12,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetWinston-Salem Street School: $12,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetThousand Islands Land Trust Inc: $11,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetExperience Camps: $11,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetUnited Mitochondrial Disease Foundation Inc: $11,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetLEAD Girls of NC Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetPave Schools Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetFolds of Honor Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Bottom Line Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFlying Kites Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetThe Center for Family Justice Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAdvantage Cleveland Tennis and Education Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetYellow Ribbon Fund Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetOpen Table Ministry Inc: $9,000 over 3y, 2.1% of budgetOcean Institute: $9,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMade in Durham: $8,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetSustainable Food Center: $8,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetForever Maryland Inc: $7,000 over 7y, 0.8% of budgetCommunity Greening Corp: $7,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetFood Bank of Central & Eastern Nc Inc: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPuppy Prodigies: $6,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetA Walk on Water Inc: $6,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetFilling in the Blanks Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMalta House Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 98.

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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.

The New York Community TrustNY20.3× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The New York Community Trust · Yaffa Foundation Inc · Reynolds American Foundation · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · The Winston-Salem Foundation · The Edward T Habermann & Susan B Koehn Foundation · Muchnic Foundation · Pledgeling Foundation · Orange County Community Foundation · The Clamshell Foundation Inc · Hamptons Invitational Charitable Fund Inc · Halsey Family Foundation Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Stephenson Pope Babcock Foundation

How much does Stephenson Pope Babcock Foundation give?
Stephenson Pope Babcock Foundation reported 26 grants totaling $170,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 19 and 31 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Stephenson Pope Babcock Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (18%), Environment (12%), Arts & Culture (11%).
Who are Stephenson Pope Babcock Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Project Most Inc ($83k), International Community Development Foundation ($58k), Roots and Wings Inc ($57k).
Does Stephenson Pope Babcock Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 57% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Stephenson Pope Babcock 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 Stephenson Pope Babcock Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The New York Community Trust, Yaffa Foundation Inc, Reynolds American Foundation.
Where is Stephenson Pope Babcock Foundation based?
Stephenson Pope Babcock Foundation is based in NC.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 142 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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