Funding search · EIN 842382090 · Wilmington, DE

David Ian Stern Foundation

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

16
grants reported
$783,500
total given
2021–2025
filing years
$7,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212025. 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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Grant history

All 16 reported grants, largest first.

  • $520,000

    Family Reach Foundation · Boston, MA · 2025

    General & Unrestricted

  • $100,000

    Family Reach Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    Family Reach Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $30,000

    Decriminalize Sex Work · Austin, TX · 2025

    General & Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Family Reach Foundation · Boston, MA · 2021

    General & Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Food Finders · Los Alamitos, CA · 2025

    General & Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Food Finders · Los Alamitos, CA · 2021

    Chance - the farmlink project

  • $10,000

    Food Finders · Los Alamitos, CA · 2021

    The farmlink project

  • $5,000

    Decriminalize Sex Work · Austin, TX · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty To · New York, NY · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Decriminalize Sex Work · Austin, TX · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    The Amanda Foundation · Beverly Hills, CA · 2021

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,500

    Maureens Haven · Riverhead, NY · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,500

    California Fire Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2021

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,500

    Cedr Digital Corps · Tigard, OR · 2021

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,000

    California Fire Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2025

    General & Unrestricted

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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.