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Private foundation (trust)EIN 261598679Est. 2008-07

THE DIANNE & DAVID STERN FOUNDATION

NEW YORK, NY 10017

Total Assets

$26.6M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$607K

FY 2024

Grants Made

31

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$20K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$500–$275K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$695K

Total Expenses

$678K

Qualifying Distributions

$615K

Distributable Amount

$1.3M

Min. Investment Return

$1.3M

Payout rate 48%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.48%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

31 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $5K to maximum $275K, 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

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $2.8M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

140 grants

EARTHJUSTICE
$6.8M
6 grants
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
$832K
6 grants
ECOJUSTICE CANADA SOCIETY
$220K
3 grants
JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER
$215K
3 grants
THURGOOD MARSHALL COLLEGE
$200K
1 grant
UJA FEDERATION OF NEW YORK
$110K
3 grants
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION
$100K
1 grant
FRIENDS OF THE CANADIAN WILDERNESS
$75K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

140 grants

<$10K
91
grants
$10–50K
31
grants
$50–250K
10
grants
$250K–1M
4
grants
$1–5M
4
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

13 states

California
$6.8M
74% of total
New York
$1.7M
18% of total
District of Columbia
$346K
4% of total
Colorado
$119K
1% of total
Florida
$101K
1% of total
Maryland
$50K
1% of total
Massachusetts
$50K
1% of total
Virginia
$25K
0% of total
Georgia
$15K
0% of total
Pennsylvania
$13K
0% of total

+3 more states

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