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Funding search · EIN 561841856 · Greensboro, NC

William a 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.

240
grants reported: $498,684
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $1,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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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Top recipients

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Church World Services Greensboro4 grants · $27,000
Greensboro Urban Ministry4 grants · $25,000
Greensboro Jewish Federation4 grants · $20,000
United Way of Greater Gso4 grants · $17,500
Communities in School3 grants · $15,000
Cone Health1 grant · $15,000
Newcomers School4 grants · $13,000
Westchester Country Day School4 grants · $12,000
Childrens Home Society of Nc4 grants · $12,000
Preservation Greensboro4 grants · $12,000

Giving over time

$111,260

2022

$115,260

2023

$140,364

2024

$131,800

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 240 grants.

$15,000
Cone Health · Greensboro, NC · 2025
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$12,000
Church World Services Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2025
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$10,000
The Healing Gardens at Wesley Long · Greensboro, NC · 2024
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$10,000
Greensboro Urban Ministry · Greensboro, NC · 2022
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$5,000
Communities in School · Wilmington, NC · 2025
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$5,000
Cone Health Philanthropy · Greensboro, NC · 2025
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$5,000
Greensboro Jewish Federation · Greensboro, NC · 2025
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$5,000
Greensboro Urban Ministry · Greensboro, NC · 2025
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$5,000
Junior League of High Point · High Point, NC · 2025
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$5,000
Church World Services Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2024
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$5,000
Communities in School · Wilmington, NC · 2024
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$5,000
Greensboro Jewish Federation · Greensboro, NC · 2024
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$5,000
Greensboro Urban Ministry · Greensboro, NC · 2024
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$5,000
Junior League of High Point · High Point, NC · 2024
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$5,000
Nc Folk Festival · Greensboro, NC · 2024
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$5,000
Peacehaven Farm · Whitsett, NC · 2024
Support
$5,000
United Way of Greater Gso · Greensboro, NC · 2024
Support
$5,000
Church World Services Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2023
Support
$5,000
Communities in School · Wilmington, NC · 2023
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$5,000
Greensboro Jewish Federation · Greensboro, NC · 2023
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$5,000
Greensboro Urban Ministry · Greensboro, NC · 2023
Support
$5,000
Interactive Resource Ctr · Greensboro, NC · 2023
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$5,000
The Junior League of Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2023
Support
$5,000
United Way of Greater Gso · Greensboro, NC · 2023
Support
$5,000
Church World Services Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2022
Support
$5,000
Greensboro Jewish Federation · Greensboro, NC · 2022
Support
$5,000
Interactive Resource Ctr · Greensboro, NC · 2022
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$5,000
Uncg Dept Classical Studies · Greensboro, NC · 2022
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$5,000
United Way of Greater Gso · Greensboro, NC · 2022
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$4,500
Sidney J Stern Sr Mem Fd · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
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$4,500
Uncg Flora Stern Scholarship · Greensboro, NC · 2024
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$4,500
Uncw · Wilmington, NC · 2024
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$4,500
Preservation Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2022
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$4,000
Westchester Country Day School · High Point, NC · 2025
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$4,000
Cape Fear Community College Fdtn in · Wilmington, NC · 2023
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$4,000
Uncg Dept Classical Studies · Greensboro, NC · 2023
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$4,000
A Room at the Inn · Greensboro, NC · 2022
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$4,000
Newcomers School · Greensboro, NC · 2022
Support
$3,500
Elon University Law School · Greensboro, NC · 2024
Support
$3,500
Ymca Camp Weaver · Greensboro, NC · 2024
Support
$3,500
Sanctuary House · Greensboro, NC · 2022
Support
$3,000
Cape Fear Community College · Wilmington, NC · 2025
Support
$3,000
Childrens Home Society of Nc · Greensboro, NC · 2025
Support
$3,000
Newcomers School · Greensboro, NC · 2025
Support
$3,000
Uncg · Greensboro, NC · 2025
Support
$3,000
Childrens Home Society of Nc · Greensboro, NC · 2024
Support
$3,000
Greensboro Public Library Fdtn · Greensboro, NC · 2024
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$3,000
Newcomers School · Greensboro, NC · 2024
Support
$3,000
Westchester Country Day School · High Point, NC · 2024
Support
$3,000
Childrens Home Society of Nc · Greensboro, NC · 2023
Support
$3,000
Greensboro Public Library Fdtn · Greensboro, NC · 2023
Support
$3,000
Newcomers School · Greensboro, NC · 2023
Support
$3,000
Westchester Country Day School · High Point, NC · 2023
Support
$3,000
Childrens Home Society of Nc · Greensboro, NC · 2022
Support
$3,000
Greensboro Public Library Fdtn · Greensboro, NC · 2022
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$2,500
Hillel at Unc · Chapel Hill, NC · 2025
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$2,500
Nc Hillel Fdtn Unc Ch · Chapel Hill, NC · 2025
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$2,500
Preservation Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2025
Support
$2,500
Sanctuary House · Greensboro, NC · 2025
Support
$2,500
United Way of Greater Gso · Greensboro, NC · 2025
Support
$2,500
Hillel at Unc · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Support
$2,500
Nc Hillel Fdtn Unc Ch · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
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$2,500
Preservation Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2024
Support
$2,500
Sanctuary House · Greensboro, NC · 2024
Support
$2,500
Preservation Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2023
Support
$2,500
Sanctuary House · Greensboro, NC · 2023
Support
$2,500
Ymca Camp Weaver · Greensboro, NC · 2023
Support
$2,500
Ymca Camp Weaver · Greensboro, NC · 2022
Support
$2,000
American Jewish Committee · New York, NY · 2025
Support
$2,000
Bennett College · Greensboro, NC · 2025
Support
$2,000
Boys & Girls Home of Nc · Lake Waccamaw, NC · 2025
Support
$2,000
Greensboro Hebrew Cemetary · Greensboro, NC · 2025
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$2,000
Greensboro Public Library Fdtn · Greensboro, NC · 2025
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$2,000
Multiple Myeloma Research Fdn · Boston, MA · 2025
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$2,000
Mustard Seed Comm Health · Greensboro, NC · 2025
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$2,000
Sidney J Stern Sr Mem Fd · Chapel Hill, NC · 2025
Support
$2,000
Uncg Flora Stern Scholarship · Greensboro, NC · 2025
Support
$2,000
Uncw · Wilmington, NC · 2025
Support
$2,000
University of Nc Press · Chapel Hill, NC · 2025
Support
$2,000
American Jewish Committee · New York, NY · 2024
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$2,000
Bennett College · Greensboro, NC · 2024
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$2,000
Eastern Music Festival · Greensboro, NC · 2024
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$2,000
Greensboro Hebrew Cemetary · Greensboro, NC · 2024
Support
$2,000
Jewish Foundation Loan Fund · Atlanta, GA · 2024
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$2,000
Mustard Seed Comm Health · Greensboro, NC · 2024
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$2,000
Nc African Services · Greensboro, NC · 2024
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$2,000
Piedmont Land Conservancy · Greensboro, NC · 2024
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$2,000
Unc Press · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Support
$2,000
University of Nc Press · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Support
$2,000
African Services Committee · New York, NY · 2023
Support
$2,000
American Jewish Committee · New York, NY · 2023
Support
$2,000
Bennett College · Greensboro, NC · 2023
Support
$2,000
Greensboro Hebrew Cemetary · Greensboro, NC · 2023
Support
$2,000
Mustard Seed Comm Health · Greensboro, NC · 2023
Support
$2,000
Piedmont Land Conservancy · Greensboro, NC · 2023
Support
$2,000
Sidney J Stern Sr Mem Fd · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Support
$2,000
Tiny House Community Development · Greensboro, NC · 2023
Support
$2,000
Uncg Flora Stern Scholarship · Greensboro, NC · 2023
Support
$2,000
Uncw · Wilmington, NC · 2023
Support
$2,000
University of Nc Press · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
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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.