Emergency relief
Rapid, no-interest grants for medical bills, funeral costs, housing gaps, and disaster recovery — usually within ten days of applying.
A family fund, since 2016
Supporting Stoessels, everywhere.
We connect and support people who share the Stoessel name — through direct financial assistance, scholarships, and a mutual aid network built on the simple idea that a shared name comes with shared care.
- $412,600
- Raised since 2016
- 268
- Stoessels helped
- 31
- States & 6 countries
- 94¢
- Of every dollar to aid
Our mission
One name, one family, one mission.
Somewhere out there is a Stoessel you've never met who is having the hardest month of their life. The Foundation exists so that person isn't facing it alone.
We pool small, steady gifts from Stoessels around the world and turn them into fast, dignified help — no lengthy bureaucracy, no repayment, no judgment. Every applicant is reviewed by volunteers who share their name and, often, their story.
See where the money goes →Education & apprenticeships
Annual scholarships and trade-tool stipends for Stoessel students, from first-generation college kids to mid-career retraining.
Mutual aid network
A member directory of Stoessels offering rides, spare rooms, legal advice, childcare, and a listening ear when it's needed most.
A story from the family
“When the roof gave out, I had two weeks before the county condemned the house. Eleven days after I wrote to the Foundation, there was a crew on my porch. Strangers with my last name.”
Margarethe Stoessel
Home Stability Grant, 2024
More stories$25 a month keeps the fund open.
Recurring gifts are what let us answer an application in days instead of months. Give once or become a Keeper of the Name — every donation is tax-deductible and receipted instantly.
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