Estate of Joseph L Stubblefield
Walla Walla, WA · EIN 91-6031350. Reported 91 grants totalling $8,134,009 to 65 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Estate of Joseph L Stubblefield did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $3,212,500. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mountain Community Foundation Blue Mountain Community Foundation | Walla Walla, WA | $6,027,284 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Blue Mountain Community Foundation | Walla Walla, WA | $778,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wsu Foundation | Pullman, WA | $230,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Walla Walla Parks & Recreation | Walla Walla, WA | $144,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Citizens for Walla Walla Parks Citizens for Walla Walla Parks | Walla Walla, WA | $129,872 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Whitman College | Walla Walla, WA | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Walla Walla Parks & Recreation Wall Walla Parks & Recreation | Walla Walla, WA | $90,578 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Wsu Foundation Wsu Foundation | Pullman, WA | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Christian Aid Center | Walla Walla, WA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Walla Walla Community College Found | Walla Walla, WA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Blue Mountain Action Council Blue Mountain Action Council | Walla Walla, WA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| YMCA of Walla Walla YMCA of Walla Walla | Walla Walla, WA | $32,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Akin Akin | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children's Home Society | Seattle, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Christian Aid Center Christian Aid Center | Walla Walla, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rotary Club of Walla Walla Fdn Rotary Club of Walla Walla Fdn | Walla Walla, WA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Walla Walla Public Schools Foundati | Walla Walla, WA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Whitman College Whitman College | Walla Walla, WA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Walla Walla Catholic Schools Walla Walla Catholic Schools | Walla Walla, WA | $20,200 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| District 5080 Charitable Fund | Walla Walla, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| VFW Post 992 VFW Post 992 | Walla Walla, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Walla Walla Pickleball Association | Walla Walla, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Early Learning Coalition | Walla Walla, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rotary Foundationd | Walla Walla, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of the Blue Mountains | Walla Walla, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Walla Walla Community College Fdn Walla Walla Community College Fdn | Walla Walla, WA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Blue Mountain Health Cooperative Blue Mountain Health Cooperative | Walla Walla, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Liberty Christian School Liberty Christian School | Walla Walla, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of the Blue Mountains United Way of the Blue Mountains | Walla Walla, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Walla Walla Public Schools Foundati Walla Walla Public Schools Fdn | Walla Walla, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Waters From Wine | Walla Walla, WA | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Water From Wine Water From Wine | Patterson, WA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Away Home Washington | Walla Walla, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Campfire Walla Walla Campfire Walla Walla | Walla Walla, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Childeren Walla Walla Friends of Children Walla Walla | Walla Walla, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hope Street Hope Street | Walla Walla, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Basis Academy | Walla Walla, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Star Project | Walla Walla, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Star Project the Star Project | Walla Walla, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ww Citizens for Schools | Walla Walla, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Walla Walla Catholic Schools | Walla Walla, WA | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Little Theater of Walla Walla | Walla Walla, WA | $4,025 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| YWCA of Walla Walla YWCA of Walla Walla | Walla Walla, WA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Big Blue Boosters Big Blue Boosters | Walla Walla, WA | $2,600 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Big Blue Boosters | Walla Walla, WA | $2,550 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Great Explorations Great Explorations | Walla Walla, WA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Walla Walla Valley Baseball | Walla Walla, WA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| YWCA of Walla Walla | Walla Walla, WA | $2,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Blue Mt Humane Society | Walla Walla, WA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Childrens Museum of Walla Walla | Walla Walla, WA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City of Walla Walla-Parks & Rec | Walla Walla, WA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Blue Mountain Humane Society Blue Mountain Humane Society | Walla Walla, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Blue Mountain Humane Society Blue Mountain Society | Walla Walla, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Great Explorations in Education | Walla Walla, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sonbridge | Walla Walla, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stanford University Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Walla Walla Valley Disability Netwk Walla Walla Valley Disability Netwk | Walla Walla, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pacific Little League | Walla Walla, WA | $650 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pacific Little League Pacific Little League | Walla Walla, WA | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Walla Walla Baseball Club Walla Walla Baseball Club | Walla Walla, WA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Walla Walla Valley Little League Walla Walla Valley Little League | Walla Walla, WA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Humanitarian Experience Humanitarian Experience | Salt Lake City, UT | $350 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Walla Walla Exchange Club Fdn | Walla Walla, WA | $300 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Big Blue Boosteres | Walla Walla, WA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
21 of 65 (32%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 36%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 28 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17 | $486,500 | $3,000 |
| 2022 | 21 | $484,125 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 13 | $558,400 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 28 | $3,501,800 | $5,500 |
| 2025 | 12 | $3,103,184 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
100% of its giving went to organizations in Washington. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Washington.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Estate of Joseph L Stubblefield's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 1757, Walla Walla, WA, 99362. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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