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Private foundation (trust)EIN 326432105Est. 2017-03

STERLING FOUNDATION

PITTSBORO, NC 273127609

Total Assets

$544K

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$148K

FY 2024

Grants Made

21

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$7K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$53K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$53K

Camp Linn Haven - Linville NC Donations provided as part of the clean-up repair and rebuilding efforts after Hurricane Helene,

Program 2

$50K

Mountainside Lutheran - Linville NC Donations provided as part of the clean-up repair and rebuilding efforts after Hurricane Helene.

Program 3

$8K

SportsQuest - Cypress TX - Soccer camps for special needs children and adults.

Program 4

$6K

African Inland Missions - Supporting Kijabe hosporital personnel in Kenya Africa.

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$122K

Total Expenses

$164K

Qualifying Distributions

$164K

Distributable Amount

$27K

Min. Investment Return

$28K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

21 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $2K to maximum $53K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $148K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

59 grants

Camp Linn Haven
$54K
2 grants
Mountainside Lutheran Church
$50K
1 grant
SportsQuest
$22K
4 grants
Concordia Theological Seminary
$20K
5 grants
African Inland Mission
$17K
4 grants
Reaching Avery Ministry
$12K
4 grants
Assembly of God
$8K
3 grants
CoreLuv
$8K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

59 grants

<$10K
57
grants
$10–50K
1
grants
$50–250K
1
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

13 states

North Carolina
$149K
59% of total
Texas
$35K
14% of total
Georgia
$20K
8% of total
Missouri
$18K
7% of total
Indiana
$16K
6% of total
Florida
$3K
1% of total
Montana
$3K
1% of total
Tennessee
$2K
1% of total
Idaho
$2K
1% of total
California
$2K
1% of total

+3 more states

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