Funding search · EIN 263787429 · Memphis, TN

Sternberg Charitable 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.

71
grants reported
$236,676
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$2,979
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. 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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Top recipients

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  • Santa Teresa Parent-Teacher Organization3 grants · $21,125
  • Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts3 grants · $21,125
  • Planned Parenthood Mar Monte3 grants · $17,044
  • American Civil Liberties Union3 grants · $14,323
  • Tawonga Jewish Community Center-Camp Tawonga3 grants · $12,066
  • Make It Home Bay Area3 grants · $11,521
  • Electronic Frontier Foundation3 grants · $10,562
  • Southern Poverty Law Center3 grants · $10,562
  • Save the Redwoods League3 grants · $10,110
  • San Francisco Food Bank3 grants · $10,110

Giving over time

$73,176
2022
$77,499
2023
$86,001
2024

Grant history

All 71 reported grants, largest first.

  • $7,522

    American Civil Liberties Union · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $7,522

    Planned Parenthood Mar Monte · San Jose, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $7,522

    Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $7,522

    Santa Teresa Parent-Teacher Organization · San Jose, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $7,220

    Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $7,220

    Santa Teresa Parent-Teacher Organization · San Jose, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $6,383

    Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    General support

  • $6,383

    Santa Teresa Parent-Teacher Organization · San Jose, CA · 2022

    General support

  • $5,624

    Make It Home Bay Area · San Jose, CA · 2022

    General support

  • $5,265

    Tawonga Jewish Community Center-Camp Tawonga · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $5,054

    Planned Parenthood Mar Monte · San Jose, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    Church Health · Memphis, TN · 2022

    General support

  • $4,468

    Planned Parenthood Mar Monte · San Jose, CA · 2022

    General support

  • $3,761

    Electronic Frontier Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $3,761

    San Francisco Food Bank · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $3,761

    Save the Redwoods League · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $3,761

    Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties · San Jose, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $3,761

    Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2024

    General support

  • $3,761

    Spark Sf Public Schools · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $3,761

    Trees for the Future · Silver Spring, MD · 2024

    General support

  • $3,610

    American Civil Liberties Union · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $3,610

    Electronic Frontier Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $3,610

    Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2023

    General support

  • $3,610

    Tawonga Jewish Community Center-Camp Tawonga · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $3,610

    Trees for the Future · Silver Spring, MD · 2023

    General support

  • $3,370

    San Francisco Food Bank · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $3,370

    Save the Redwoods League · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $3,370

    Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties · San Jose, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $3,370

    Spark Sf Public Schools · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $3,191

    American Civil Liberties Union · New York, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $3,191

    Electronic Frontier Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    General support

  • $3,191

    Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2022

    General support

  • $3,191

    Tawonga Jewish Community Center-Camp Tawonga · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    General support

  • $3,129

    San Jose Children'S Musical Theater · San Jose, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $3,009

    Make It Home Bay Area · San Jose, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $2,979

    San Francisco Food Bank · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    General support

  • $2,979

    Save the Redwoods League · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    General support

  • $2,979

    Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties · San Jose, CA · 2022

    General support

  • $2,888

    Make It Home Bay Area · San Jose, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $2,766

    San Jose Children'S Musical Theater · San Jose, CA · 2022

    General support

  • $2,766

    Spark Sf Public Schools · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    General support

  • $2,507

    Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation · Monterey, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $2,507

    Opera San Jose · San Jose, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $2,507

    San Jose Animal Care Center · San Jose, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $2,407

    Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation · Monterey, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $2,407

    Opera San Jose · San Jose, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $2,257

    Family Dog Rescue · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $2,257

    Memphis Zoo · Memphis, TN · 2024

    General support

  • $2,257

    Overton Park Conservancy · Memphis, TN · 2024

    General support

  • $2,257

    San Jose Children'S Musical Theater · San Jose, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $2,166

    Larkin Street Youth Services · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $2,166

    Memphis Zoo · Memphis, TN · 2023

    General support

  • $2,166

    Overton Park Conservancy · Memphis, TN · 2023

    General support

  • $2,166

    San Jose Animal Care Center · San Jose, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $2,128

    Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation · Monterey, CA · 2022

    General support

  • $2,128

    Opera San Jose · San Jose, CA · 2022

    General support

  • $1,925

    Congregation Shir Hadash · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $1,915

    Larkin Street Youth Services · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    General support

  • $1,915

    Memphis Zoo · Memphis, TN · 2022

    General support

  • $1,915

    Overton Park Conservancy · Memphis, TN · 2022

    General support

  • $1,915

    San Jose Animal Care Center · San Jose, CA · 2022

    General support

  • $1,755

    Trustees of the Smith College · Boston, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $1,702

    Congregation Shir Hadash · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    General support

  • $1,685

    Congregation Emanu-El · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $1,685

    Rape Abuse & Incest National Network · Washington, DC · 2023

    General support

  • $1,685

    Trustees of the Smith College · Boston, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $1,504

    Larkin Street Youth Services · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $1,504

    Rape Abuse & Incest National Network · Washington, DC · 2024

    General support

  • $1,489

    Congregation Emanu-El · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    General support

  • $1,489

    Rape Abuse & Incest National Network · Washington, DC · 2022

    General support

  • $1,489

    Trustees of the Smith College · Boston, MA · 2022

    General 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.