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Private foundation (trust)EIN 273664186Est. 2012-03

The Josephine Hughes Sterling Foundation

Dallas, TX 75370

Total Assets

$60.0M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$2.7M

FY 2024

Grants Made

46

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$59K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$3K–$1M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$2.4M

Total Expenses

$3.2M

Qualifying Distributions

$3.0M

Distributable Amount

$3.1M

Min. Investment Return

$3.1M

Undistributed Income

$2.7M

Payout rate 98%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.98%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

46 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $3K through median $23K to maximum $1M, 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

7 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $2.7M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

162 grants

Childrens Medical Center Foundation
$1.8M
7 grants
Memorial Park Conservancy
$1.5M
2 grants
UT Southwestern Health Systems
$1.2M
17 grants
University of Texas Foundation
$900K
5 grants
UT Southwestern Medical Center
$865K
1 grant
Eastwood Ranch Foundation
$650K
7 grants
Houston Methodist Hospital Foundati
$450K
3 grants
Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation
$420K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

162 grants

<$10K
35
grants
$10–50K
69
grants
$50–250K
52
grants
$250K–1M
6
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

7 states

Texas
$10.7M
86% of total
New Mexico
$885K
7% of total
California
$650K
5% of total
New Jersey
$175K
1% of total
Virginia
$50K
0% of total
Minnesota
$35K
0% of total
Florida
$20K
0% of total

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