Funding search · EIN 273664186 · Dallas, TX

The Josephine Hughes Sterling Foundation

Name: The Josephine Hughes Sterling Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

149
grants reported: $9.1M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $25,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

teacher scholarships care cutaneous fellowship lymphoma bone health

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Memorial Park Conservancy3 grants · $2.3M
Childrens Medical Center Foundation4 grants · $1.1M
Ut Southwestern Health Systems24 grants · $1.0M
Houston Methodist Hospital3 grants · $500,000
The Ut Md Anderson Cancer Center4 grants · $500,000
Texas Health Resources Foundation4 grants · $405,000
Eastwood Ranch Foundation4 grants · $375,000
Sherman Isd Education Foundation4 grants · $235,000
Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation1 grant · $220,000
University of Texas Law School Foundation2 grants · $200,000

Giving over time

$1.4M

2022

$2.3M

2023

$2.7M

2024

$2.7M

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 149 grants.

$1.0M
Memorial Park Conservancy · Houston, TX · 2024
Rooted & Resilient
$782,500
Memorial Park Conservancy · Houston, TX · 2025
Rooted & Resilient
$500,000
Memorial Park Conservancy · Houston, TX · 2023
Running Complex Cafe Const
$300,000
Childrens Medical Center Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2025
Bone marrow regeneration
$300,000
Childrens Medical Center Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2024
Bone marrow/Stem cells
$275,000
Childrens Medical Center Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2023
Bone marrow/Stem cells
$225,000
Childrens Medical Center Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2022
Bone marrow/stem cells
$220,000
Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation · Houston, TX · 2022
JHSF neurogastroenterology
$200,000
The Ut Md Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2025
Cutaneous lymphoma/Radiation oncology
$200,000
Houston Methodist Hospital · Houston, TX · 2024
JHSF Neurogastroenterology
$200,000
Houston Methodist Hospital · Houston, TX · 2023
JHSF Neurogastroenterology
$165,000
Ut Southwestern Health Systems · Dallas, TX · 2025
Hepatobiliary Cancers/Targeting CD47
$160,000
Ut Southwestern Health Systems · Dallas, TX · 2023
Melanoma research/Hepatobiliary cancers
$160,000
Ut Southwestern Health Systems · Dallas, TX · 2022
Transplant ID fellowship, therapeutic avenues, Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, cutaneous lymphoma, and geriatrics care
$105,000
Texas Health Resources Foundation · Arlington, TX · 2022
Finley Ewing cardiovascular, Mobile health program
$100,000
Eastwood Ranch Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Lifesaving Operations Rescue center
$100,000
Houston Methodist Hospital · Houston, TX · 2025
JHSF Neurogastroenterology
$100,000
Texas Health Resources Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2025
Mobile Health Program
$100,000
Eastwood Ranch Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
New Rescue Facility/Adoption
$100,000
Episcopal School of Dallas · Dallas, TX · 2024
Dale Family Fund
$100,000
Texas Health Resources Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2024
Mobile Health Program
$100,000
The Ut Md Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2024
Radiation therapy
$100,000
Eastwood Ranch Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
New Rescue Facility/Adoption
$100,000
Texas Health Resources Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2023
Mobile Health Program
$100,000
The Ut Md Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2023
Radiation therapy
$100,000
University of Texas Law School Foundation · Austin, TX · 2023
Texas Law Pipeline project
$100,000
Friends of Down Syndrome · Houston, TX · 2022
Cinderella Ball, Forever home
$100,000
The Ut Md Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2022
Radiation therapy
$100,000
University of Texas Law School Foundation · Austin, TX · 2022
Texas law pipeline project
$75,000
New Mexico Community Trust · Albuquerque, NM · 2025
Las Campanas Community Fund Scholarships
$75,000
Santa Fe Community Foundation · Santa Fe, NM · 2024
Scholarships & community
$75,000
Santa Fe Community Foundation · Santa Fe, NM · 2023
Scholarships & community
$75,000
Ut Southwestern Health Systems · Dallas, TX · 2023
Hepatocellular carcinoma/Mitral Valve disease
$75,000
Eastwood Ranch Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
New rescue facility/adoption
$75,000
Las Campanas Community Fund · Santa Fe, NM · 2022
Operating funds
$65,000
Sherman Isd Education Foundation · Sherman, TX · 2025
Scholarships & teacher grants
$60,500
Ut Southwestern Health Systems · Dallas, TX · 2025
Ultra Sound/Heart Disease
$60,000
Sherman Isd Education Foundation · Sherman, TX · 2024
Scholarships & teacher grants
$60,000
Sherman Isd Education Foundation · Sherman, TX · 2023
Scholarships & teacher grants
$50,000
Ut Southwestern Health Systems · Dallas, TX · 2024
Ultra Sound/Pacemaker
$50,000
Sherman Isd Education Foundation · Sherman, TX · 2022
Education enrichment
$45,000
Gainesville Isd Education Foundation · Gainesville, TX · 2025
Scholarships & teacher grants
$45,000
Sanger Education Foundation · Sanger, TX · 2025
Scholarships & teacher grants
$40,000
Krum Isd Education Foundation · Krum, TX · 2025
Scholarships & teacher grants
$40,000
Ut Southwestern Health Systems · Dallas, TX · 2024
Cutaneous lymphoma
$40,000
Ut Southwestern Health Systems · Dallas, TX · 2023
Cutaneous lymphoma
$35,000
Aubrey Education Foundation · Aubrey, TX · 2025
Scholarships & teacher grants
$35,000
Lake Cities Education Foundation · Lake Dallas, TX · 2025
Scholarships & teacher grants
$35,000
Ut Southwestern Health Systems · Dallas, TX · 2025
Cutaneous lymphoma w Sezary Syndrome
$35,000
Aubrey Education Foundation · Aubrey, TX · 2024
Scholarships & teacher grants
$35,000
Gainesville Isd Education Foundation · Gainesville, TX · 2024
Scholarships & teacher grants
$35,000
Lake Cities Education Foundation · Lake Dallas, TX · 2024
Scholarships & teacher grants
$35,000
Sanger Education Foundation · Sanger, TX · 2024
Scholarships & teacher grants
$35,000
Aubrey Education Foundation · Aubrey, TX · 2023
Scholarships & teacher grants
$35,000
Gainesville Isd Education Foundation · Gainesville, TX · 2023
Scholarships & teacher grants
$35,000
Lake Cities Education Foundation · Lake Dallas, TX · 2023
Scholarships & teacher grants
$35,000
Sanger Education Foundation · Sanger, TX · 2023
Scholarships & teacher grants
$33,000
Ut Southwestern Health Systems · Dallas, TX · 2025
Hepatocellular carcinoma
$30,000
Callisburg Isd Education Foundation · Callisburg, TX · 2025
Scholarships & teacher grants
$30,000
New Mexico Wildlife Center · Espanola, NM · 2025
Veterinary Care & Wildlife Rehabilitation
$30,000
Callisburg Isd Education Foundation · Callisburg, TX · 2024
Scholarships & teacher grants
$30,000
Krum Isd Education Foundation · Krum, TX · 2024
Scholarships & teacher grants
$30,000
Callisburg Isd Education Foundation · Callisburg, TX · 2023
Scholarships & teacher grants
$30,000
Krum Isd Education Foundation · Krum, TX · 2023
Scholarships & teacher grants
$30,000
Lake Cities Education Foundation · Lake Dallas, TX · 2022
2023 scholarships
$26,000
Insync Exotics · Wylie, TX · 2025
Operations, food, medicines, workshop
$25,000
Era Education Foundation · Era, TX · 2025
Scholarships & teacher grants
$25,000
Forestburg Isd Education Foundation · Forestburg, TX · 2025
Scholarships & teacher grants
$25,000
Gigi'S Playhouse · Houston, TX · 2025
Diamond sponsorship
$25,000
Ut Southwestern Health Systems · Dallas, TX · 2025
Med Student Aging Res/Educ Program
$25,000
Ut Southwestern Health Systems · Dallas, TX · 2025
Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia
$25,000
Wylie Isd Education Fdn · Wylie, TX · 2025
Teacher grants
$25,000
Forestburg Isd Education Foundation · Forestburg, TX · 2024
Scholarships & teacher grants
$25,000
Ndi of New Mexico · Santa Fe, NM · 2024
Outreach Program
$25,000
New Mexico Wildlife Center · Espanola, NM · 2024
Wildlife Rehabilitation
$25,000
Sea Shepherd Conservation · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Stop the Grind
$25,000
Ut Southwestern Health Systems · Dallas, TX · 2024
Hepatocellular carcinoma
$25,000
Wylie Isd Education Fdn · Wylie, TX · 2024
Teacher grants
$25,000
Forestburg Isd Education Foundation · Forestburg, TX · 2023
Scholarships & teacher grants
$25,000
Ndi of New Mexico · Santa Fe, NM · 2023
Educational
$25,000
New Mexico Wildlife Center · Espanola, NM · 2023
Wildlife Rehabilitation
$25,000
Wylie Isd Education Fdn · Wyle, TX · 2023
Teacher grants
$25,000
Krum Isd Education Foundation · Krum, TX · 2022
Scholarship/grant application
$25,000
New Mexico Wildlife Center · Espanola, NM · 2022
Wildlife rehabilitation
$25,000
Sanger Isd · Sanger, TX · 2022
Classroom/student scholarships
$25,000
Santa Fe Raptor Center · Santa Fe, NM · 2022
Operating expenses
$25,000
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society · Alexandria, VA · 2022
Operation milagro
$20,000
Dallas Symphony Assn · Dallas, TX · 2025
Young Strings
$20,000
Frank Buck Zoological Society · Gainesville, TX · 2025
The Preserve
$20,000
Pilot Point Isd Educational Foundation · Pilot Point, TX · 2025
Scholarships & teacher grants
$20,000
Valley View Education Fdn · Valley View, TX · 2025
Scholarships & teacher grants
$20,000
Era Education Foundation · Era, TX · 2024
Scholarships & teacher grants
$20,000
Frank Buck Zoological Society · Gainesville, TX · 2024
Asian Small Clawed Otter Habitat
$20,000
Pilot Point Isd Educational Foundation · Pilot Point, TX · 2024
Scholarships & teacher grants
$20,000
Ut Southwestern Health Systems · Dallas, TX · 2024
Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia
$20,000
Valley View Education Fdn · Valley View, TX · 2024
Scholarships & teacher grants
$20,000
Era Education Foundation · Era, TX · 2023
Scholarships & teacher grants
$20,000
Pilot Point Isd Educational Foundation · Pilot Point, TX · 2023
Scholarships & teacher grants
$20,000
Ut Southwestern Health Systems · Dallas, TX · 2023
Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia
$20,000
Ut Southwestern Health Systems · Dallas, TX · 2023
Geriatrics care/Ophthalmology diseases

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