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Private foundation (trust)EIN 136113256Est. 1949-01

The Isidore Stern Foundation

Ridgefield, CT 06877

Total Assets

$2.3M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$108K

FY 2024

Grants Made

24

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$5K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$2K–$11K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$338K

Total Expenses

$119K

Qualifying Distributions

$108K

Distributable Amount

$108K

Min. Investment Return

$113K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

24 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $2K through median $3K to maximum $11K, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $270K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

94 grants

ACLU
$78K
4 grants
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
$73K
4 grants
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND
$64K
4 grants
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
$47K
3 grants
SOUTHERN PROVERTY LAW CENTER
$42K
4 grants
UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND
$35K
4 grants
ANTI DEFAMATION LEAGUE
$31K
4 grants
OXFAM AMERICA
$31K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

94 grants

<$10K
72
grants
$10–50K
22
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

11 states

New York
$413K
55% of total
Massachusetts
$109K
15% of total
District of Columbia
$85K
11% of total
Alabama
$42K
6% of total
Maryland
$22K
3% of total
Connecticut
$22K
3% of total
Virginia
$22K
3% of total
Illinois
$15K
2% of total
Arkansas
$13K
2% of total
Arizona
$8K
1% of total

+1 more states

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