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Candis J Stern Charitable Foundation

Name: Candis J Stern Charitable 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.

131
grants reported: $1.8M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $15,000
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.

Top recipients

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

Dona Ana County Humane Society4 grants · $82,000
Action Programs for Animals4 grants · $60,000
Humane Society of Huron Valley4 grants · $60,000
Safe Haven Animal Sanctuary4 grants · $57,000
Animal Legal Defense Fund3 grants · $50,000
Spay and Neuter Action Program3 grants · $50,000
Animal Protection of New Mexico3 grants · $47,000
Raptor Education Group3 grants · $47,000
Defenders of Wildlife3 grants · $45,000
Dharmahorse3 grants · $45,000

Giving over time

$408,500

2022

$407,000

2023

$464,000

2024

$521,500

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 131 grants.

$25,000
Dona Ana County Humane Society · Las Cruces, NM · 2024
General operating
$22,000
Brown Dog Foundation · Carlsbad, CA · 2023
General operating
$22,000
Frankies Friends · Mt Pleasant, SC · 2023
General operating
$22,000
Harleys Hope Foundation · Colorado Spgs, CO · 2023
General operating
$22,000
Mollys Hope · Reisterstown, MD · 2023
General operating
$22,000
Mosby Foundation · Staunton, VA · 2023
General operating
$22,000
Onyx & Breezy Foundation Tr · Tuxedo, NY · 2023
General operating
$22,000
Pet Helpers · Round Rock, TX · 2023
General operating
$22,000
Starelief and Pet Assistance · Stamford, CT · 2023
General operating
$22,000
Sugarbelle Foundation · Vestavia Hls, AL · 2023
General operating
$22,000
The Pet Fund · Sacramento, CA · 2023
General operating
$20,000
Animal Legal Defense Fund · Cotati, CA · 2025
General operating
$20,000
Animal Protection of New Mexico · Albuquerque, NM · 2025
General operating
$20,000
Center for Humane Economy · Bethesda, MD · 2025
General operating
$20,000
Dona Ana County Humane Society · Las Cruces, NM · 2025
General operating
$20,000
Frankies Friends · Mt Pleasant, SC · 2025
General operating
$20,000
Oneida County Humane Society · Rhinelander, WI · 2025
General operating
$20,000
Pets for Patriots · Long Beach, NY · 2025
General operating
$20,000
Raptor Education Group · Antigo, WI · 2025
General operating
$20,000
Spay and Neuter Action Program · Las Cruces, NM · 2025
General operating
$20,000
The Wild Animal Sanctuary · Keenesburg, CO · 2025
General operating
$20,000
Animal Companions · Pipe Creek, TX · 2022
General operating
$20,000
Dona Ana County Humane Society · Las Cruces, NM · 2022
General operating
$17,000
Dona Ana County Humane Society · Las Cruces, NM · 2023
General operating
$15,000
Action Programs for Animals · Las Cruces, NM · 2025
General operating
$15,000
Alley Cat Allies · Bethesda, MD · 2025
General operating
$15,000
Defenders of Wildlife · Washington, DC · 2025
General operating
$15,000
Dharmahorse · Las Cruces, NM · 2025
General operating
$15,000
Face Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2025
General operating
$15,000
Faithful Friends · New Castle, DE · 2025
General operating
$15,000
Giraffe Conservation Foundation · Orlando, FL · 2025
General operating
$15,000
Humane Society of Huron Valley · Ann Arbor, MI · 2025
General operating
$15,000
Rancho Coastal Humane Society · Encinitas, CA · 2025
General operating
$15,000
Safe Haven Animal Sanctuary · Las Cruces, NM · 2025
General operating
$15,000
Shelter Animal Donations · Fenton, MI · 2025
General operating
$15,000
Spirit Animal Sanctuary · Boonville, NY · 2025
General operating
$15,000
Wild Instincts · Rhinelander, WI · 2025
General operating
$15,000
Wings of Rescue · Beverly Hills, CA · 2025
General operating
$15,000
Working Dogs for Conservation Foundation · Missoula, MT · 2025
General operating
$15,000
Action Programs for Animals · Las Cruces, NM · 2024
General operating
$15,000
Animal Legal Defense Fund · Cotati, CA · 2024
General operating
$15,000
Care for Wild · Camarillo, CA · 2024
General operating
$15,000
Cats Meow Resource Adoption Center · Las Cruces, NM · 2024
General operating
$15,000
Center for Biological Diversity · Tucson, AZ · 2024
General operating
$15,000
Community Fdn of Southern New · Las Cruces, NM · 2024
General operating
$15,000
Defenders of Wildlife · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating
$15,000
Dharmahorse · Las Cruces, NM · 2024
General operating
$15,000
Humane Society of Huron Valley · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
General operating
$15,000
Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA · Laguna Hills, CA · 2024
General operating
$15,000
Skydog Ranch and Sanctuary · Malibu, CA · 2024
General operating
$15,000
Spay and Neuter Action Program · Las Cruces, NM · 2024
General operating
$15,000
The Elephant Sanctuary · Hohenwald, TN · 2024
General operating
$15,000
Action Programs for Animals · Las Cruces, NM · 2023
General operating
$15,000
Animal Protection of New Mexico · Albuquerque, NM · 2023
General operating
$15,000
Dharmahorse · Las Cruces, NM · 2023
General operating
$15,000
Humane Society of Huron Valley · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
General operating
$15,000
Oneida County Humane Society · Rhinelander, WI · 2023
General operating
$15,000
Safe Haven Animal Sanctuary · Las Cruces, NM · 2023
General operating
$15,000
Spay and Neuter Action Program · Las Cruces, NM · 2023
General operating
$15,000
The Cats Meow · Dallas, TX · 2023
General operating
$15,000
Action Programs for Animals · Las Cruces, NM · 2022
General operating
$15,000
Animal Legal Defense Fund · Cotati, CA · 2022
General operating
$15,000
Animal Protection of New Mexico · Santa Fe, NM · 2022
Unrestricted
$15,000
Cats Meow · Anacortes, WA · 2022
General operating
$15,000
Defenders of Wildlife · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating
$15,000
Dharma Horse Equine Sanctuary · Las Cruces, NM · 2022
Unrestricted
$15,000
Humane Society International · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating
$15,000
Humane Society of Huron Valley · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
General operating
$15,000
Paws With a Cause · Wayland, MI · 2022
General operating
$15,000
Raptor Education Group · Antigo, WI · 2022
General operating
$15,000
Red Birds Trust · Tooele, UT · 2022
General operating
$15,000
Red Rover · Sacremento, CA · 2022
General operating
$15,000
Safe Haven Animal Sanctuary · Las Cruces, NM · 2022
General operating
$15,000
Spay and Neuter Program · Toledo, OH · 2022
General operating
$15,000
The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA I · Laguna Hills, CA · 2022
General operating
$12,000
The Loon Project · Orange, CA · 2025
General operating
$12,000
Animal Protection of New Mexico · Albuquerque, NM · 2024
General operating
$12,000
Canine Liberation League · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
General operating
$12,000
Farm Sanctuary · Watkins Glen, NY · 2024
General operating
$12,000
Here Today Adopted Tomorrow · Brimfield, MA · 2024
General operating
$12,000
Pad for Paws Foundation · Helena, MT · 2024
General operating
$12,000
Pets for Patriots · Long Beach, NY · 2024
General operating
$12,000
Project Coyote · Larkspur, CA · 2024
General operating
$12,000
Rancho Coastal Humane Society · Encinitas, CA · 2024
General operating
$12,000
Raptor Education Group · Antigo, WI · 2024
General operating
$12,000
Richland Animal Rescue · Richland, MI · 2024
General operating
$12,000
Safe Haven Animal Sanctuary · Las Cruces, NM · 2024
General operating
$12,000
The Street Dog Coalition · Fort Collins, CO · 2024
General operating
$12,000
Turtle Mountain Animal Rescue · Rolla, ND · 2024
General operating
$12,000
Wisconsin Humane Society · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
General operating
$10,000
Care for Wild · Camarillo, CA · 2025
General operating
$10,000
International Crane Foundation · Baraboo, WI · 2025
General operating
$10,000
Muttville · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General operating
$10,000
Shark · Malibu, CA · 2025
General operating
$10,000
Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA · Laguna Hills, CA · 2025
General operating
$10,000
Attorneys for Animals · Canton, MI · 2024
General operating
$10,000
Chapman University · Orange, CA · 2024
The loon project
$10,000
Shark · Malibu, CA · 2024
General operating
$10,000
Animal Companions · Pipe Creek, TX · 2023
General operating
$10,000
Colorado State University Foundation · Fort Collins, CO · 2023
General operating

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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.