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Alex Stern Family Foundation

Name: Alex Stern Family 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.

278
grants reported: $2.2M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $5,000
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

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Impact Foundation5 grants · $337,500
Angels Hockey Club4 grants · $100,000
Oak Grove Lutheran School3 grants · $75,000
Moorhead Youth Hockey2 grants · $50,000
Soul Solutions4 grants · $45,000
Handi-Wheels Transportation4 grants · $45,000
Fargo Parks & Recreation2 grants · $40,000
Landon'S Light Foundation4 grants · $40,000
American Gold Gymnastics4 grants · $30,000
Ywca3 grants · $30,000

Giving over time

$544,144

2022

$511,000

2023

$564,833

2024

$553,833

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 278 grants.

$112,500
Impact Foundation · Fargo, ND · 2025
Giving hearts
$112,500
Impact Foundation · Fargo, ND · 2024
Giving hearts
$37,500
Impact Foundation · Fargo, ND · 2023
Giving hearts
$37,500
Impact Foundation · Fargo, ND · 2022
Community benefit fund
$37,500
Impact Foundation · Fargo, ND · 2022
Giving hearts
$30,000
Moorhead Youth Hockey · Moorhead, MN · 2023
General operating support
$25,000
Angels Hockey Club · Fargo, ND · 2025
General operating support
$25,000
Oak Grove Lutheran School · Fargo, ND · 2025
General operating support
$25,000
Angels Hockey Club · Fargo, ND · 2024
General operating support
$25,000
Oak Grove Lutheran School · Fargo, ND · 2024
General operating support
$25,000
Angels Hockey Club · Fargo, ND · 2023
General operating support
$25,000
Oak Grove Lutheran School · Fargo, ND · 2023
General operating support
$25,000
Angels Hockey Club · Fargo, ND · 2022
General operating support
$20,000
Fargo Park District Foundation · Fargo, ND · 2024
General operating support
$20,000
Fargo Parks & Recreation · Fargo, ND · 2024
General operating support
$20,000
Fargo Parks & Recreation · Fargo, ND · 2022
General operating support
$20,000
Moorhead Youth Hockey · Moorhead, MN · 2022
General operating support
$15,000
Handi-Wheels Transportation · Fargo, ND · 2025
General operating support
$15,000
Red River Regional Marksmanship Cen · West Fargo, ND · 2025
General operating support
$15,000
Capstone Classical Academy · Fargo, ND · 2024
General operating support
$15,000
Red River Regional Marksmanship · West Fargo, ND · 2024
General operating support
$15,000
Capstone Classical Academy · Fargo, ND · 2023
General operating support
$15,000
Red River Regional Marksmanship · West Fargo, ND · 2023
General operating support
$15,000
Paul Fisher-Capstone Classical · Fargo, ND · 2022
General operating support
$14,286
Mayville State University · Mayville, ND · 2022
Scholarships
$14,286
Nd State School of Science · Wahpeton, ND · 2022
Scholarhips
$14,286
University of Nd · Grand Forks, ND · 2022
Scholarships
$14,286
Valley City State University · Valley City, ND · 2022
Scholarships
$12,500
Red River Children'S Advocacy Ctr · Fargo, ND · 2024
General operating support
$12,500
Haley'S Hope · West Fargo, ND · 2023
General operating support
$12,500
Red River Children'S Advocacy Ctr · Fargo, ND · 2023
General operating support
$12,500
Soul Solutions · Fargo, ND · 2023
General operating support
$12,500
Haley'S Hope · West Fargo, ND · 2022
General operating support
$12,500
Soul Solutions · Fargo, ND · 2022
General operating support
$10,000
American Gold Gymnastics · Fargo, ND · 2025
General operating support
$10,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Vil · Fargo, ND · 2025
General operating support
$10,000
Hope Blooms · Fargo, ND · 2025
General operating support
$10,000
Hospice of the Red River Valley · Fargo, ND · 2025
General operating support
$10,000
Jeremiah Program Fargo Moorhead · Fargo, ND · 2025
General operating support
$10,000
Landon'S Light Foundation · West Fargo, ND · 2025
General operating support
$10,000
Lend a Hand Up · Fargo, ND · 2025
Program sponsor
$10,000
Red River Children'S Advocacy Cente · Fargo, ND · 2025
General operating support
$10,000
Sanford Health Foundation · Fargo, ND · 2025
General operating support
$10,000
Small Wonders Preschool & Child Car · Fargo, ND · 2025
General operating support
$10,000
Soul Solutions · Fargo, ND · 2025
General operating support
$10,000
Tnt Kid'S Fitness · Fargo, ND · 2025
General operating support
$10,000
Ywca Cass Clay · Fargo, ND · 2025
General operating support
$10,000
American Gold Gymnastics · Fargo, ND · 2024
General operating support
$10,000
Bridging the Gap · West Fargo, ND · 2024
General operating support
$10,000
Great Plains Food Bank · Fargo, ND · 2024
General operating support
$10,000
Handi-Wheels Transportation · Fargo, ND · 2024
General operating support
$10,000
Landon'S Light Foundation · West Fargo, ND · 2024
General operating support
$10,000
Lend a Hand (Dmf) · Fargo, ND · 2024
Program sponsor
$10,000
Soul Solutions · Fargo, ND · 2024
General operating support
$10,000
Tnt Kid'S Fitness · Fargo, ND · 2024
General operating support
$10,000
Women'S Care Center · Fargo, ND · 2024
General operating support
$10,000
Ywca · Fargo, ND · 2024
General operating support
$10,000
Fargo Air Museum · Fargo, ND · 2023
General operating support
$10,000
Furniture Mission of the Red River · Fargo, ND · 2023
General operating support
$10,000
Handi-Wheels Transportation · Fargo, ND · 2023
General operating support
$10,000
Hospice of the Red River Valley · Fargo, ND · 2023
General operating support
$10,000
Landon'S Light Foundation · West Fargo, ND · 2023
General operating support
$10,000
Lend a Hand (Dmf) · Fargo, ND · 2023
Program sponsor
$10,000
Rape and Abuse Crisis Center · Fargo, ND · 2023
General operating support
$10,000
Tnt Kid'S Fitness · Fargo, ND · 2023
General operating support
$10,000
Women'S Care Center · Fargo, ND · 2023
General operating support
$10,000
Ywca · Fargo, ND · 2023
General operating support
$10,000
Bio Girls · Fargo, ND · 2022
General operating support
$10,000
Concordia College · Moorhead, MN · 2022
Scholarship
$10,000
Great Plains Food Bank · Fargo, ND · 2022
General operating support
$10,000
Handi-Wheels Transportation · Fargo, ND · 2022
General operating support
$10,000
Landon'S Light Foundation · West Fargo, ND · 2022
General operating support
$10,000
Lend a Hand (Dmf) · Fargo, ND · 2022
Program sponsor
$10,000
Moorhead Schools Legacy Foundation · Moorhead, MN · 2022
Morning snacks for low income
$10,000
Moorhead Technical College · Moorhead, MN · 2022
Scholarships
$10,000
Sharehouse · Fargo, ND · 2022
General operating support
$10,000
Ymca · Fargo, ND · 2022
General operating support
$10,000
Ywca · Fargo, ND · 2022
General operating support
$8,333
City of Moorhead · Moorhead, MN · 2025
Matson field improvements
$8,333
City of Moorhead · Moorhead, MN · 2024
Matson field improvements
$7,500
Fargo Moorhead Orchestral Associati · Fargo, ND · 2025
General operating support
$7,000
Historical and Cultural Society · Moorhead, MN · 2023
General operating support
$6,000
Down Home · Fargo, ND · 2023
General operating support
$5,000
American National Red Cross · Fargo, ND · 2025
General operating support
$5,000
Bio Girls · Fargo, ND · 2025
General operating support
$5,000
Cass County North Dakota Historical · West Fargo, ND · 2025
General operating support
$5,000
Ccri · Moorhead, MN · 2025
General operating support
$5,000
Childrens Dental Services · Fargo, ND · 2025
General operating support
$5,000
Community of Care · Fargo, ND · 2025
Volunteer program
$5,000
Deep Roots Recovery · Fargo, ND · 2025
General operating support
$5,000
Emergency Food Pantry · Fargo, ND · 2025
General operating support
$5,000
Fargo Air Museum · Fargo, ND · 2025
General operating support
$5,000
Fargo Moorhead Area Youth Symphonie · Fargo, ND · 2025
General operating support
$5,000
Fargo Moorhead Orchestral Associati · Fargo, ND · 2025
General operating support
$5,000
Fargo Public Schools Development Fo · Fargo, ND · 2025
General operating support
$5,000
Firstlink · Fargo, ND · 2025
General operating support
$5,000
Fix It Forward Ministry · Moorhead, MN · 2025
General operating support
$5,000
Fm Ballet · Fargo, ND · 2025
General operating support
$5,000
Fraser Ltd · Fargo, ND · 2025
General operating support
$5,000
Friends of the Children Fargo- Moor · Fargo, ND · 2025
General operating support

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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.