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 2021–2025. 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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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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