Funding search · EIN 306015902 · New York, NY

Brendalyn and Ernest Stempel Foundation

Name: Brendalyn and Ernest Stempel Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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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.

35
grants reported: $2.1M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $20,000
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.

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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.

Grant history

All 35 reported grants, largest first.

$500,000
Herschel School for Girls · 2023
Existing scholarship fund/ existing endowment fund for future scholarships
$320,000
Africa Foundation · 2025
Clef undergraduate trade schoolbursaries & post grad students
$300,000
Bishops Diocesan College · 2023
Existing scholarship fund/ existing endowment fund for future scholarships
$250,000
Herschel School for Girls · 2025
Existing scholarship fund/ existing endowment fund for future scholarships
$105,000
African Solutions To African Problems · 2025
General support
$50,000
Lalela Children'S Charity · 2025
Current art outreach projects
$45,000
Africa Foundation · 2022
Various various (cleff students,hustle program,echo program,ranger programclef scholarships (community living education fund)
$45,000
Diocesan College High School (South Africa)Thru Bishop Foundation USA · 2022
Existing scholarship fund/ existing endowment fundthe hoffman stempel endowment for student bursaries and financial aid
$25,000
American Friends of Masterworks Inc-Museum of Bermuda Art · 2025
Designated art lessons and education for young art lovers to attend classes at masterworks.
$25,000
Bishops Diocesan College · 2025
Existing scholarship fund/ existing endowment fund for future scholarships
$25,000
Operation Smile · Virginia Beach, VA · 2025
Support for operation smile in south africa
$25,000
Ruth Prowse Art School · 2025
General support
$25,000
South Africa Limited Childrens Hospital · 2025
General support
$25,000
American Friends of Masterworks Inc-Museum of Bermuda Art · 2024
Designated art lessons and education for young art lovers to attend classes at masterworks.
$25,000
Africa Foundation · 2023
Clef scholarships (community living education fund)
$25,000
Learning To Reach · 2023
Children's house of lavendar hill preschool
$25,000
Lalela Children'S Charity · 2022
Current art outreach projects
$20,000
Cultiver - Resolve · Washington, DC · 2025
General support
$20,000
Ruth Prowse Art School · 2023
General support
$20,000
African Solutions To African Problems - Learning in Rech · 2022
General
$15,000
Young Audiences Arts for Learning · New York, NY · 2025
Ongoing support for musical programs
$15,000
(the) American Fund for Charities · Boston, MA · 2023
Red cross war memorial children's hospital in sa - toward weekend waiting list program
$15,000
Lalela Children'S Charity · 2023
Current art outreach projects
$15,000
Operation Smile · Virginia Beach, VA · 2023
Support for operation smile in south africa
$15,000
Ruth Prowse Art School · 2022
General support
$10,000
Steps Charity Npc · 2025
General support
$10,000
Africa Foundation · 2023
Clef undergraduate trade schoolbursaries & post grad students
$10,000
Young Audiences Arts for Learning · New York, NY · 2023
Ongoing support for musical programs
$10,000
Young Audiences Arts for Learning · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$8,000
Red Cross Children'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022
Weekend waiting program
$7,000
American Friends of Masterworks Inc-Museum of Bermuda Art · 2023
Designated for summer camp scholarships for unpriveleged children
$7,000
Herschel School for Girls · 2022
General support and/or ongoing costs
$5,000
American Friends of Masterworks Inc-Museum of Bermuda Art · 2022
Designated for summer camp scholarships
$5,000
Operation Smile · Virginia Beach, VA · 2022
Support for operation smile in south africa
$5,000
The American Fund for Charities Fro Steps Charity Npc · Boston, MA · 2022
Funds are designated specifically for projects within steps

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.