James Stuart III Family Foundation

Historical Funder

Lincoln, Nebraska · EIN 47-0772668 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2025)$456K

Organizations funded44

Typical grant$3,000

Total assets$10.5M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $750 and $10,000.

From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2025):

Contact	James Stuart III President James St
Address	5930 S 58th St Ste I, Lincoln NE 68516
Phone	4024402517
Form and materials	The organization requesting a grant should furnish an opinion to the effect that (1) The organization has been certified by the IRS and is in fact acting as an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code to which contributions are deductible under section 170(c)(2)(b) of the internal revenue code, and furnish the organization's tax identification number: and (2) that the organization is either: (a) one which comes within the definition contained in paragraphs (1), (2), or (3) of section 509(a) of the internal revenue code: or (b) that if the org. Is a "Private Foundation" as described in section 509 (a) that it is also an "Operating Foundation" as defined in section 4942(j)(3) of the internal revenue code.
Deadlines	Applications are accepted at any time.
Restrictions	None

Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Education3
Health3
Animal Welfare2
Arts & Culture2
Human Services2
Mental Health2

Where it gives

36% of grants went outside Nebraska.

Grants paid in tax year 2025

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
First Plymouth Church	Lincoln, NE	Charitable	$80,000
Lincoln Community Foundation	Lincoln, NE	Charitable	$40,000
Phi Delta Theta Foundation	Oxford, OH	Charitable	$40,000
Food Bank of Lincoln	Lincoln, NE	Charitable	$38,050
Tabitha Foundation	Lincoln, NE	Charitable	$32,000
Centerpointe	Lincoln, NE	Charitable	$30,000
Mayo Clinic	Rochester, MN	Charitable	$30,000
University of Nebraska Foundation	Lincoln, NE	Charitable	$27,000
Matt Talbot Kitchen & Outreach	Lincoln, NE	Charitable	$25,000
Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research	New York, NY	Charitable	$25,000
Schwab Charitable Fund - James Stuart III Family Foundation Fund	San Francisco, CA	Charitable	$10,000
The Living Desert	Palm Desert, CA	Charitable	$10,000
Friendship Home	Lincoln, NE	Charitable	$7,050
American Cancer Society	Omaha, NE	Charitable	$5,000
Angel View Foundation	Cathedral City, CA	Charitable	$5,000
Community Action Partnership	Lincoln, NE	Charitable	$5,000
Lincoln Children's Zoo	Lincoln, NE	Charitable	$5,000
Lincoln Public Schools Foundation	Lincoln, NE	Charitable	$5,000
Longville Area Community Foundation	Longville, MN	Charitable	$5,000
Sheldon Art Association	Lincoln, NE	Charitable	$5,000
Nebraska Human Resources Research Foundation Inc	Lincoln, NE	Charitable	$3,500
Longville Lakes Clinic	Longville, MN	Charitable	$3,000
People's City Mission	Lincoln, NE	Charitable	$3,000
Bright Lights Inc	Lincoln, NE	Charitable	$2,000
HopeSpoke	Lincoln, NE	Charitable	$2,000
Nebraska Wesleyan University	Lincoln, NE	Charitable	$2,000
Lincoln Community Playhouse	Lincoln, NE	Charitable	$1,500
Capital Humane Society	Lincoln, NE	Charitable	$1,000
Lincoln Children's Museum	Lincoln, NE	Charitable	$1,000
Longville Food Shelf	Longville, MN	Charitable	$1,000
Nebraska Public Media	Lincoln, NE	Charitable	$1,000
Lakeland Public Television	Bemidji, MN	Charitable	$800
Delta Waterfowl	Bismarck, ND	Charitable	$750
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation	Missoula, MT	Charitable	$750
Trout Unlimited	Arlington, VA	Charitable	$750
Nebraska Community Foundation	Lincoln, NE	Charitable	$500
Nebraska Cultural Endowment	Omaha, NE	Charitable	$500
Project Pink'd	Omaha, NE	Charitable	$500
Wild Sheep Foundation	Bozeman, MT	Charitable	$500
Friends of the Desert Mountains	Palm desert, AZ	Charitable	$250
McCook Community Foundation	McCook, NE	Charitable	$250
The ALS Association	Arlington, VA	Charitable	$100
Bryan Health Foundation	Lincoln, NE	Charitable	$100
Madonna Foundation	Lincoln, NE	Charitable	$50

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2025	$455,900	44
2024	$399,750	49
2023	$406,450	44

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed May 11, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202631319349103473
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 47-0772668
Profile updated Nov 5, 2026

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