Funding search · EIN 366047947 · Boca Raton, FL
Irvin 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.
- 144
- grants reported
- $3.2M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $20,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Jewish United Fund of Chicago3 grants · $270,000
- Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County3 grants · $160,000
- Milagro Center3 grants · $110,000
- Inside Out Network4 grants · $100,000
- University of Michigan4 grants · $100,000
- Nourishing Hope2 grants · $80,000
- Root & Rebound2 grants · $80,000
- In Global Learning Design3 grants · $65,000
- Figueroa Wu Family2 grants · $64,419
- Bonifide2 grants · $60,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 144 grants.
- $90,000
Jewish United Fund of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General purpose
- $90,000
Jewish United Fund of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General purpose
- $90,000
Jewish United Fund of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2021
General purpose
- $60,000
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County · West Palm Beach, FL · 2021
General purpose
- $55,000
Milagro Center · Delray Beach, FL · 2021
General purpose
- $50,000
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
General purpose
- $50,000
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County · West Palm Beach, FL · 2022
General purpose
- $45,000
Milagro Center · Delray Beach, FL · 2022
General purpose
- $40,000
Figueroa Wu Family Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $40,000
Nourishing Hope · Chicago, IL · 2023
General purpose
- $40,000
Nourishing Hope · Chicago, IL · 2022
General purpose
- $40,000
Root & Rebound · Oakland, CA · 2022
General purpose
- $40,000
Lakeview Pantry · Chicago, IL · 2021
General purpose
- $40,000
Root & Rebound · Oakland, CA · 2021
General purpose
- $34,419
Figueroa Wu Family · Chicago, IL · 2023
General purpose
- $30,000
American Friends of Latet Humanitarian Aid · White Plains, NY · 2024
General support
- $30,000
Bay Area Hybrid College Initiative · Richmond, CA · 2024
General support
- $30,000
Bonadfide · Oakland, CA · 2024
General support
- $30,000
Brooklyn Boatworks · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
General support
- $30,000
Housing Plus · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
General support
- $30,000
Inglobal · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
General support
- $30,000
Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County · Boca Raton, FL · 2024
General support
- $30,000
Sweet Dream Makers · Folsom, CA · 2023
General purpose
- $30,000
Bonifide · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
General purpose
- $30,000
Figueroa Wu Family · Chicago, IL · 2022
General purpose
- $30,000
Midwest Access Coalition · Chicago, IL · 2022
General purpose
- $30,000
Rivet School · Richmond, CA · 2022
General purpose
- $30,000
Bonifide · Saint Paul, MN · 2021
General purpose
- $30,000
Evanston Scholars · Evanston, IL · 2021
General purpose
- $30,000
Haven of Hope · Clinton Township, MI · 2021
General purpose
- $30,000
Rivet School · Richmond, CA · 2021
General purpose
- $30,000
Thorn Digital Defenders · Washington, DC · 2021
General purpose
- $30,000
Women in Need · New York, NY · 2021
General purpose
- $25,000
Access Reproductive Justice · Oakland, CA · 2024
General support
- $25,000
American Jewish Committee · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Ann and Robert H Lurie Children'S Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Inside Out Network · Tucson, AZ · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Paper Fig Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $25,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
General support
- $25,000
University of Michigan -Jewish Life & Antisemitism · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Erie Family Healthcare · Chicago, IL · 2023
General purpose
- $25,000
In Global Learning Design · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
General purpose
- $25,000
Inside Out Network · Tucson, AZ · 2023
General purpose
- $25,000
Unite America · Denver, CO · 2023
General purpose
- $25,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
General purpose
- $25,000
Brooklyn Boat Works · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
General purpose
- $25,000
Covenant House · Chicago, IL · 2022
General purpose
- $25,000
Cyber Civil Rights · Coral Cables, FL · 2022
General purpose
- $25,000
Erie Family Healthcare · Chicago, IL · 2022
General purpose
- $25,000
Housing Plus Solutions · New York, NY · 2022
General purpose
- $25,000
In Global Learning Design · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
General purpose
- $25,000
Inside Out Network · Tucson, AZ · 2022
General purpose
- $25,000
Out in the Open · Battleboro, VT · 2022
General purpose
- $25,000
Sweet Dreams · Folsom, CA · 2022
General purpose
- $25,000
Unite America · Denver, CO · 2022
General purpose
- $25,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
General purpose
- $25,000
We Evanston · Evanston, IL · 2022
General purpose
- $25,000
A Just Harvest · Chicago, IL · 2021
General purpose
- $25,000
Brooklyn Boat Works · Brooklyn, NY · 2021
General purpose
- $25,000
Inside Out Network · Tucson, AZ · 2021
General purpose
- $25,000
Renew America Foundation · Washington, DC · 2021
General purpose
- $25,000
University of Michigan · An Arbor, MI · 2021
General purpose
- $20,000
American Geographical Society · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $20,000
Chapter 510 · Oakland, CA · 2024
General support
- $20,000
I Mentor Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $20,000
Chapter 510 · Oakland, MI · 2023
General purpose
- $20,000
Evanston Skokie District 65 · Evanston, IL · 2023
General purpose
- $20,000
Housing Plus Solutionsinc · New York, NY · 2023
General purpose
- $20,000
Project Most · East Hamptons, NY · 2023
General purpose
- $20,000
American Geographic Society · New York, NY · 2022
General purpose
- $20,000
Bay Street Theatre · Sag Harbor, NY · 2022
General purpose
- $20,000
Chapter 510 · Oakland, CA · 2022
General purpose
- $20,000
Hanley Foundation · West Palm Beach, FL · 2022
General purpose
- $20,000
Prison Yoga Project · Bolinas, CA · 2022
General purpose
- $20,000
Project Most · East Hampton, NY · 2022
General purpose
- $20,000
American Geographic Society · New York, NY · 2021
General purpose
- $20,000
Bay Street Theatre · Sag Harbor, NY · 2021
General purpose
- $20,000
Boca Ballet · Boca Raton, FL · 2021
General purpose
- $20,000
Housing Plus Solutions · New York, NY · 2021
General purpose
- $20,000
Mount Tamalpias College · San Quentin, CA · 2021
General purpose
- $20,000
Prison Yoga Project · Bolinas, CA · 2021
General purpose
- $20,000
Project Most · East Hampton, NY · 2021
General purpose
- $20,000
Springs Food Pantry · East Hampton, NY · 2021
General purpose
- $20,000
Telluride Association · Ann Arbor, MI · 2021
General purpose
- $20,000
Wu Family Foundation (Pilsen Food) · Folson, CA · 2021
General purpose
- $17,000
Food Recovery Org · Washington, DC · 2023
General purpose
- $15,000
Denver Children'S Foundation · Debver, CO · 2024
General support
- $15,000
J Street Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
- $15,000
The Chicago Debate Commission · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $15,000
Urban Alchemy · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General support
- $15,000
Anne & Robert Lurie Childrens Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2023
General purpose
- $15,000
Denver Children'S Foundation · Denver, CO · 2023
General purpose
- $15,000
Lc and Little Lillie Cox Haven of Hope · Danville, CA · 2023
General purpose
- $15,000
Pactt Learning Center · Chicago, IL · 2023
General purpose
- $15,000
Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General purpose
- $15,000
Means Data · Washington, DC · 2022
General purpose
- $15,000
Pilot Light · Chicago, IL · 2022
General purpose
- $15,000
Urban Alchemy · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General purpose
- $15,000
In Global Learning Design · Ann Arbor, MI · 2021
General purpose
- $15,000
J Street Education Fund · Chicago, IL · 2021
General purpose
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