Steele Family Foundation
Hobe Sound, FL · EIN 22-3431692. Reported 237 grants totalling $2,507,400 to 78 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. Steele Family Foundation 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 $7,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $4,000 and $11,000; the smallest was $2,000 and the largest $68,600. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe Prep Stratgic Impact Fund | Santa Fe, NM | $128,200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Canterbury School | New Milford, CT | $127,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Santa Fe Prep | Santa Fe, NM | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Evans Scholars | Golf, IL | $115,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Fredonia College Foundation | Fredonia, NY | $112,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| United Women of Color | Capshaw, AL | $106,150 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Ms Foundation for Women | Brooklyn, NY | $104,750 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Banner Lake Community Fund | Hobe Sound, FL | $99,850 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Homeboy Industries | Los Angeles, CA | $92,525 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Mayo Clinic | Jacksonville, FL | $73,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cubs Charities Community Fund | Chicago, IL | $69,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Jupiter Medical Center Foundation | Jupiter, FL | $56,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Colorectal Cancer Alliance | Washington, DC | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Nantz National Alzheimer Center | Sugar Land, TX | $54,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jeremiah Program | Minneapolis, MN | $52,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Cara Program | Chicago, IL | $52,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Dig Deep-Appalachia Water Project | Los Angeles, CA | $47,750 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Southhampton Fresh Air Home | Southampton, NY | $47,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Youth Empowerment Project | New Orleans, LA | $43,175 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cure Alzheimer's Fund | Wellesley Hills, MA | $42,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | Montgomery, AL | $39,850 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Sky Centernew Mexico Suicide Prevention | Santa Fe, NM | $37,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation | New York City, NY | $35,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Tunnel to Towers | Staten Island, NY | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Be Nola Incorporated | New Orleans, LA | $33,225 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Every Third Saturday | Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| One Goal | Brooklyn, NY | $30,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Precious Blood Ministry | Chicago, NY | $27,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | $26,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| America's Vetdogs | Smithtown, NY | $24,100 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Professional Children's School | New York, NY | $23,750 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Firstline Schools | New Orleans, LA | $23,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Gerard's House | Santa Fe, NM | $21,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Breakthrough Santa Fe | Santa Fe, NM | $20,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Chicago Foundation for Women | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Freedom Community Center - St Louis | Saint Louis, MO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Women Golfers Give Back | Plymouth Meeting, PA | $19,100 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Society of the Sacred Heart | St Louis, MO | $19,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Uptown Group Inc | St Paul, MN | $19,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Dig Deep-Navajo Water Project | Los Angeles, CA | $18,750 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Growing Up New Mexico | Santa Fe, NM | $18,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| West Palm Beach Golf Community Trust | Jupiter, FL | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Transgender Research Center of New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | $17,600 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Communities in Schools New Mexico | Santa Fe, NM | $17,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Mod Diaper Dollars | Chicago, IL | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Folds of Honor Foundation | Owasso, OK | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Food Depot | Santa Fe, NM | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| New Orleans Rowing Club | New Orleans, LA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Row Nola | New Orleans, LA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| St Elizabeth Shelter-CASA | Santa Fe, NM | $13,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Covenant House New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $13,300 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Santa Fe Community Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | $13,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| New Mexico Women | Santa Fe, NM | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Alcoholics Anonymous | New York, NY | $10,550 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Givedirectly Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Solace Sexual Assault Services | Santa Fe, NM | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Partnership With Native Americans | Addison, TX | $9,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Global Response Medicine | Marco Islane, FL | $8,800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Breakthrough New York | New York, NY | $8,225 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Christopher Church | Tonawanda, NY | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Urban Upbound | Lic, NY | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Saafon | Santa Rosa, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Orleans Women and Children's Shelter | New Orleans, LA | $5,750 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Do for One | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Johns Hopkins | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Partnership for Women and Families | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| New Orleans Women & Children's Shelter Inc | New Orleans, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Prosperity Now | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Reading Quest | Santa Fe, NM | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Santa Fe Farmers Market Institute | Santa Fe, NM | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Santa Fe International Literary Festival | Santa Fe, NM | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Bella's Angels | West Palm Beach, FL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lifecamp | Jamaica, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Make the Road New York | Brooklyn, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| St Vincent Hospital Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kiwimbi International | Gladstone, NJ | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
53 of 78 (68%) 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 86%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Cubs Charities Community Fund
CHILD/YOUTH EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS - Santa Fe Farmers Market Institute
ASSIST FARMERS WITH PRODUCTION, PROMOTION AND PRESERVATION OF AGRICULTURE.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 118 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 | 39 | $373,700 | $8,000 |
| 2022 | 46 | $589,100 | $9,000 |
| 2023 | 49 | $492,100 | $7,000 |
| 2024 | 50 | $487,500 | $5,500 |
| 2025 | 53 | $565,000 | $6,000 |
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
21% of its giving went to organizations in New York. 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 $7,000. 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 New York.
- 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.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Steele Family Foundation'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: 11450 Se Dixie Highway, Hobe Sound, FL, 33455. 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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