Funding search · EIN 263479263 · Franklin, MI

Stern Family 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.

58
grants reported
$197,058
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$1,015
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

developmentcommunitychildreneducationhealthresearchdiabetespublic

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit4 grants · $43,910
  • Brilliant Detroit4 grants · $41,654
  • Temple Israel4 grants · $28,662
  • Repair the World3 grants · $26,782
  • American Jewish Joint Distribution Center2 grants · $12,500
  • Conservative Synagogue Adath Israel of Riverdale1 grant · $12,000
  • The Friendship Circle4 grants · $5,100
  • Yad Ezra2 grants · $2,833
  • Gary Burnstein Clinic2 grants · $2,536
  • Dreamstreet1 grant · $2,500

Giving over time

$40,134
2022
$66,431
2023
$47,004
2024
$43,489
2025

Grant history

All 58 reported grants, largest first.

  • $15,125

    Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2023

    To support community development

  • $15,000

    Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2025

    To support community development

  • $15,000

    Repair the World · New York, NY · 2023

    To support community development

  • $12,000

    Conservative Synagogue Adath Israel of Riverdale · New York, NY · 2024

    To support community development

  • $11,364

    Brilliant Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2025

    To support children's health and education

  • $10,290

    Brilliant Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2022

    To support children's health and education

  • $10,000

    Brilliant Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2024

    To support children's health and education

  • $10,000

    American Jewish Joint Distribution Center · New York, NY · 2023

    Provide aid to vulnerable jews

  • $10,000

    Brilliant Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2023

    To support children's health and education

  • $10,000

    Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2022

    To support community development

  • $8,600

    Repair the World · New York, NY · 2025

    To support community development

  • $8,568

    Temple Israel · West Bloomfield, MI · 2022

    To support religious programs

  • $8,434

    Temple Israel · West Bloomfield, MI · 2024

    To support religious programs

  • $7,160

    Temple Israel · West Bloomfield, MI · 2023

    To support religious programs

  • $4,500

    Temple Israel · West Bloomfield, MI · 2025

    To support religious programs

  • $3,785

    Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2024

    To support community development

  • $3,182

    Repair the World · New York, NY · 2024

    To support community development

  • $2,500

    American Jewish Joint Distribution Center · New York, NY · 2022

    Provide aid to vulnerable jews

  • $2,500

    Dreamstreet · Beverly Hills, CA · 2022

    Provide camping programs for children and young adults with chronic and life threatening illnesses

  • $1,863

    Kivunim · New York, NY · 2023

    To support cultural development

  • $1,800

    Yad Ezra · Berkley, MI · 2025

    To support community development

  • $1,800

    The Friendship Circle · West Bloomfield, MI · 2024

    To provide assistance to special needs children

  • $1,800

    The Friendship Circle · West Bloomfield, MI · 2023

    To provide assistance to special needs children

  • $1,536

    Gary Burnstein Clinic · Pontiac, MI · 2025

    To support children's health

  • $1,036

    National Ablity Center · Park City, UT · 2024

    To support community development

  • $1,033

    Yad Ezra · Berkley, MI · 2024

    To support community development

  • $1,030

    Dana-Farber Jimmy Fund · Boston, MA · 2023

    To support cancer research

  • $1,030

    Humble Design · Pontiac, MI · 2022

    To support families transitioning out of homeless shelters

  • $1,020

    Jdrf · Southfield, MI · 2024

    To support diabetes research

  • $1,010

    Jdrf · Southfield, MI · 2023

    To support diabetes research

  • $1,000

    Erase Ptsd Now · Schaumburg, IL · 2024

    To support community development

  • $1,000

    Gary Burnstein Clinic · Pontiac, MI · 2024

    To support children's health

  • $1,000

    The Children'S Center · Detroit, MI · 2022

    To support the health and saftey of children

  • $1,000

    The Friendship Circle · West Bloomfield, MI · 2022

    To provide assistance to special needs children

  • $950

    Leket for Israel · Teaneck, NJ · 2023

    To provide food to feed the hungry

  • $780

    Wdet · Detroit, MI · 2022

    To support public radio

  • $550

    Intandem Cycling · New York, NY · 2024

    To support community development

  • $536

    Arts Ignite · New York, NY · 2022

    To support the use of art to end poverty

  • $529

    Downtown Boxing Gym · Detroit, MI · 2024

    To support children's education

  • $529

    Downtown Boxing Gym · Detroit, MI · 2023

    To support children's education

  • $515

    Humble Design · Pontiac, MI · 2023

    To support families transitioning out of homeless shelters

  • $500

    The Friendship Circle · West Bloomfield, MI · 2025

    To provide assistance to special needs children

  • $500

    Dana-Farber Jimmy Fund · Boston, MA · 2024

    To support cancer research

  • $500

    Lighthouse Michigan · Pontiac, MI · 2023

    To provide food to feed the hungry

  • $500

    Detroit Public Theatre · Detroit, MI · 2022

    To support performing arts

  • $500

    Lighthouse Michigan · Pontiac, MI · 2022

    To provide food to feed the hungry

  • $500

    Ort America · New York, NY · 2022

    Preserve historical records

  • $480

    Wdet · Detroit, MI · 2024

    To support public radio

  • $480

    Wdet · Detroit, MI · 2023

    To support public radio

  • $365

    National Public Radio · Eau Claire, WI · 2023

    To support public radio

  • $250

    The Association for Professionals in Infection Control (Apic) · Arlington, VA · 2024

    To support diesase contal

  • $250

    Jdrf · Southfield, MI · 2022

    To support diabetes research

  • $200

    Meal Train · Burlington, VT · 2024

    To support community development

  • $189

    Jdrf · Southfield, MI · 2025

    To support diabetes research

  • $180

    Hebrew Free Loan · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2024

    To support community development

  • $180

    Make-a-Wish Michigan · Brighton, MI · 2022

    To grant wishes to critically ill children

  • $104

    University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023

    To support college education

  • $25

    Watch Duty · Santa Rosa, CA · 2024

    To support community development

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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.