Funding search · EIN 540847408 · Mechanicsville, VA

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.

119
grants reported
$507,567
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$789
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

educational

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • Richmond Community Foundation1 grant · $337,549
  • Pga Tour Charities3 grants · $26,000
  • Friends of Israel4 grants · $16,000
  • Pine Ridge Missionary2 grants · $15,000
  • Pine Ridge Missionary Training Camp2 grants · $11,501
  • Museum of the Shenandoah Valley2 grants · $10,000
  • Museum of Shenandoah Valley2 grants · $9,094
  • The Valentine4 grants · $8,548
  • Jews for Jesus4 grants · $8,000
  • Barns of Rose Hill4 grants · $7,628

Giving over time

$41,025
2022
$51,991
2023
$47,000
2024
$367,551
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 119 grants.

  • $337,549

    Richmond Community Foundation · Richmond, CA · 2025

    General operating support

  • $9,000

    Pga Tour Charities · Ponte Vedra Beach, FL · 2023

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $9,000

    Pine Ridge Missionary · Stuarts Draft, VA · 2023

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $8,500

    Pga Tour Charities · Ponte Vedra Beach, FL · 2024

    General operating support

  • $8,500

    Pga Tour Charities · Ponte Vedra Beach, FL · 2022

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $6,500

    Pine Ridge Missionary Training Camp · Mechanicsville, VA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $6,000

    Pine Ridge Missionary · Stuarts Draft, VA · 2022

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $5,150

    Museum of Shenandoah Valley · Winchester, VA · 2023

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $5,001

    Pine Ridge Missionary Training Camp · Mechanicsville, VA · 2025

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Friends of Israel · Westville, NJ · 2025

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Museum of the Shenandoah Valley · Winchester, VA · 2025

    General operating support

  • $5,000

    Museum of the Shenandoah Valley · Winchester, VA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $4,000

    Friends of Israel · Westville, NJ · 2024

    General operating support

  • $4,000

    Friends of Israel · Westville, NJ · 2023

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $4,000

    Washington & Lee University · Lexington, VA · 2023

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $3,944

    Museum of Shenandoah Valley · Winchester, VA · 2022

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $3,000

    Jews for Jesus · San Francisco, CA · 2025

    General operating support

  • $3,000

    Friends of Israel · Westville, NJ · 2022

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $2,575

    The Valentine · Richmond, VA · 2023

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $2,333

    Advancing Native Missions · Afton, VA · 2023

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $2,050

    Barns of Rose Hill · Berryville, VA · 2023

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $2,000

    Barns of Rose Hill · Berryville, VA · 2025

    General operating support

  • $2,000

    The Valentine · Richmond, VA · 2025

    General operating support

  • $2,000

    Barns of Rose Hill · Berryville, VA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $2,000

    Jews for Jesus · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $2,000

    The Valentine · Richmond, VA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $2,000

    Advancing Native Missions · Afton, VA · 2022

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $2,000

    Jews for Jesus · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $1,973

    The Valentine · Richmond, VA · 2022

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $1,578

    Barns of Rose Hill · Berryville, VA · 2022

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $1,367

    Grace and Holy Trinity Church · Richmond, VA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $1,250

    St Catherine'S School · Richmond, VA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $1,250

    St Catherine'S School · Richmond, VA · 2022

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $1,166

    Step Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $1,050

    St Catherine'S School · Richmond, VA · 2023

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $1,028

    Blue Ridge Wildlife Center · Boyce, VA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $1,027

    Blue Ridge School · St George, VA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $1,025

    Blue Ridge School · St George, VA · 2023

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $1,025

    Blue Ridge Wildlife Center · Bvoyce, VA · 2023

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $1,025

    Piedmont Environmental Council · Warrentown, VA · 2023

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $1,025

    Virginia Historical Society · Richmond, VA · 2023

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $1,000

    Advancing Native Missions · Afton, VA · 2025

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Blue Ridge School · St George, VA · 2025

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Blue Ridge Wildlife Center · Boyce, VA · 2025

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Piedmont Environmental Council · Warrentown, VA · 2025

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Step Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2025

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Virginia Historical Society · Richmond, VA · 2025

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Advancing Native Missions · Afton, VA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Equipment International North Carolina · Marion, NC · 2024

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Piedmont Environmental Council · Warrentown, VA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    St Luke'S Episcopal Church · Powhatan, VA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Virginia Historical Society · Richmond, VA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Westminster Canterbury · Richmond, VA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $1,000

    Jews for Jesus · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $1,000

    Step Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2023

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $1,000

    Washington & Lee University · Lexington, VA · 2022

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $950

    Washington and Lee University · Lexington, VA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $833

    Grace and Holy Trinity Church · Richmond, VA · 2023

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $789

    Blue Ridge School · St George, VA · 2022

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $789

    Blue Ridge Wildlife Center · Bvoyce, VA · 2022

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $789

    Piedmont Environmental Council · Warrentown, VA · 2022

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $789

    Virginia Historical Society · Richmond, VA · 2022

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $750

    St Luke'S Church · Smithfield, VA · 2023

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $750

    St Christophers School · Richmond, VA · 2022

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $750

    St Luke'S Church · Smithfield, VA · 2022

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $675

    Grace and Holy Trinity Church · Richmond, VA · 2022

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $675

    Step Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2022

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $560

    Christ Church Millwood · Millwood, VA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $560

    Clarke County Historical Society · Berryville, VA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $550

    St Christophers School · Richmond, VA · 2023

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $525

    Christ Church Millwood · Millwood, VA · 2023

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $525

    Clarke County Historical Association · Berryville, VA · 2023

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $525

    Wva Public Broadcasting · Charleston, WV · 2023

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $500

    University of Virginia · Charlottesville, VA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $500

    Sheltering Arms Hospital · Richmond, VA · 2023

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $475

    Christ Church Millwood · Millwood, VA · 2025

    General operating support

  • $451

    Clarke County Historical Society · Berryville, VA · 2025

    General operating support

  • $400

    St Christopher'S School · Richmond, VA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $395

    Christ Church Millwood · Millwood, VA · 2022

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $395

    Clarke County Historical Association · Berryville, VA · 2022

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $395

    Shenandoah Farms Fire & Rescue · Front Royal, VA · 2022

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $395

    Wva Public Broadcasting · Charleston, WV · 2022

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $373

    Clarke County Conservation Easement Authority · Berryville, VA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $325

    Clarke County Conservation Easement Authority · Berryville, VA · 2023

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $300

    Clarke County Conservation Easement Authority · Berryville, VA · 2025

    General operating support

  • $300

    Sheltering Arms Hospital · Richmond, VA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $250

    Bethel Memorialinc · Millwood, VA · 2023

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $250

    Foundation of the State Arboretum · Boyce, VA · 2023

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $250

    Long Branch · Boyce, VA · 2023

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $250

    Mercer University · Macon, GA · 2023

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $250

    Millwood Community Association · Millwood, VA · 2023

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $250

    Episcopal High School · Alexandria, VA · 2022

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $250

    Mercer University · Macon, GA · 2022

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $250

    University of Virginia · Charlottesville, VA · 2022

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $236

    Clarke County Conservation Easement Authority · Berryville, VA · 2022

    Charitable and educational purposes

  • $233

    Foundation for the State Arboretum · Boyce, VA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $233

    Long Branch · Millwood, VA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $233

    Millwood Community Association · Millwood, VA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $233

    The Bethel Memorial · Millwood, VA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $200

    Episcopal High School · Alexandria, VA · 2024

    General operating support

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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.