Sterling Fund And Fellowship Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 06-6057010
Foundation Overview
Based in Chicago, IL, Sterling Fund And Fellowship Foundation has awarded 190 grants totaling $164,048 to organizations in Massachusetts, Iowa and 15 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $250 to $3,517, with a median award of $735.
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New Applicant Friendliness
4 of 19 recipients (21%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.
Geographic Focus
Grants are geographically diversified with 21% in New Hampshire and funding distributed across 17 total locations. This foundation values broad geographic impact and diverse community partnerships. Within New Hampshire, funding concentrates in Moultonborough (44%), Conway (26%), Center Harbor (26%).
Funding Trajectory
Stable funding levels with 5% change over 7 years indicate consistent grant-making capacity and predictable philanthropic resources. This stability suggests reliable ongoing funding opportunities.
Program Areas
Highly focused on general purposes with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Sterling Fund And Fellowship Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Cares Inc | $1,098 | Fairfield, IA, US | General | 2024 |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | $495 | Washington, DC, US | General | 2024 |
| Patient Access Network Foundation | $1,098 | Washington, DC, US | General | 2024 |
| Doctors Without Borders Usa Inc | $800 | New York City, NY, US | General | 2024 |
| Stephen Siller Tunnel | $1,000 | Staten Island, NY, US | General | 2024 |
| Sustainable Iowa Land Trust | $1,098 | West Branch, IA, US | General | 2024 |
| Lakes Region Food Pantry | $1,095 | Moultonborough, NH, US | General | 2024 |
| Alaska Wildness League | $1,000 | Washington, DC, US | General | 2024 |
| Loon Preservation Committee | $300 | Moultonborough, NH, US | General | 2024 |
| Olana Partnership | $1,500 | Hudson, NY, US | General | 2024 |
| Operation Unite New York Inc | $1,795 | Hudson, NY, US | General | 2024 |
| Unitarian Universalist Association | $500 | Boston, MA, US | General | 2024 |
| Children Unlimited | $300 | Conway, NH, US | General | 2024 |
| Starting Point | $300 | Jersey City, NJ, US | General | 2024 |
| Fisher House Foundation Inc | $1,000 | Rockville, MD, US | General | 2024 |
| The Naraya Cultural Preservation | $1,295 | Pocatello, ID, US | General | 2024 |
| Lovelane Special Needs Horseback | $300 | Lincoln, MA, US | General | 2024 |
| American Friends Service Committee | $1,000 | Philadelphia, PA, US | General | 2024 |
| Friends Of Moultonborough Public | $500 | Center Harbor, NH, US | General | 2024 |
| American Red Cross | $3,027 | Boone, IA, US | General | 2023 |
| Beyond Pesticides | $1,027 | Washington, WA, US | General | 2023 |
| The Community Foundation Of Western Nort | $700 | Asheville, NC, US | General | 2023 |
| International Rescue Committee Inc | $1,000 | Albert Lea, MN, US | General | 2023 |
| Jefferson County Farmers And Neighbors | $1,000 | Fairfield, IA, US | General | 2023 |
| Sustainable Iowa Land Trust | $1,000 | West Branch, IA, US | General | 2023 |
| Lakes Region Food Pantry | $827 | Moultonborough, NH, US | General | 2023 |
| Loon Preservation Committee | $300 | Moultonborough, NH, US | General | 2023 |
| Olana Partnership | $1,750 | Hudson, NY, US | General | 2023 |
| Operation Unite New York Inc | $1,277 | Hudson, NY, US | General | 2023 |
| Unitarian Universalist Association | $500 | Boston, MA, US | General | 2023 |
| Children Unlimited | $300 | Conway, NH, US | General | 2023 |
| Starting Point | $300 | Jersey City, NJ, US | General | 2023 |
| Lovelane Special Needs Horseback | $300 | Lincoln, MA, US | General | 2023 |
| Childrens Trust Fund | $300 | Hartford, CT, US | General | 2023 |
| American Friends Service Committee | $1,000 | Philadelphia, PA, US | General | 2023 |
| Friends Of Moultonborough Public | $500 | Center Harbor, NH, US | General | 2023 |
| Bikes Not Bombs | $327 | Jamaica Plain, MA, US | General | 2023 |
| American Red Cross | $3,027 | Boone, IA, US | General | 2023 |
| Beyond Pesticides | $1,027 | Washington, WA, US | General | 2023 |
| The Community Foundation Of Western Nort | $700 | Asheville, NC, US | General | 2023 |
| International Rescue Committee Inc | $1,000 | Albert Lea, MN, US | General | 2023 |
| Jefferson County Farmers And Neighbors | $1,000 | Fairfield, IA, US | General | 2023 |
| Sustainable Iowa Land Trust | $1,000 | West Branch, IA, US | General | 2023 |
| Lakes Region Food Pantry | $827 | Moultonborough, NH, US | General | 2023 |
| Loon Preservation Committee | $300 | Moultonborough, NH, US | General | 2023 |
| Olana Partnership | $1,750 | Hudson, NY, US | General | 2023 |
| Operation Unite New York Inc | $1,277 | Hudson, NY, US | General | 2023 |
| Unitarian Universalist Association | $500 | Boston, MA, US | General | 2023 |
| Children Unlimited | $300 | Conway, NH, US | General | 2023 |
| Starting Point | $300 | Jersey City, NJ, US | General | 2023 |
| Lovelane Special Needs Horseback | $300 | Lincoln, MA, US | General | 2023 |
| Childrens Trust Fund | $300 | Hartford, CT, US | General | 2023 |
| American Friends Service Committee | $1,000 | Philadelphia, PA, US | General | 2023 |
| Friends Of Moultonborough Public | $500 | Center Harbor, NH, US | General | 2023 |
| Bikes Not Bombs | $327 | Jamaica Plain, MA, US | General | 2023 |
| Fair Field Productions | $3,235 | Fairfield, IA, US | General | 2022 |
| Stephen Siller Tunnel | $1,235 | Staten Island, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Lakes Region Food Pantry | $735 | Moultonborough, NH, US | General | 2022 |
| Alaska Wildness League | $800 | Washington, DC, US | General | 2022 |
| Loon Preservation Committee | $300 | Moultonborough, NH, US | General | 2022 |
| Olana Partnership | $2,000 | Hudson, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Operation Unite New York Inc | $1,235 | Hudson, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Unitarian Universalist Association | $1,000 | Boston, MA, US | General | 2022 |
| Children Unlimited | $300 | Conway, NH, US | General | 2022 |
| Starting Point | $300 | Jersey City, NJ, US | General | 2022 |
| Fisher House Foundation Inc | $1,000 | Rockville, MD, US | General | 2022 |
| The Naraya Cultural Preservation | $1,000 | Pocatello, ID, US | General | 2022 |
| Lovelane Special Needs Horseback | $300 | Lincoln, MA, US | General | 2022 |
| Childrens Trust Fund | $300 | Hartford, CT, US | General | 2022 |
| The Mountain School Of Milton Academy | $500 | Vershire, VT, US | General | 2022 |
| American Friends Service Committee | $800 | Philadelphia, PA, US | General | 2022 |
| Friends Of Moultonborough Public | $500 | Center Harbor, NH, US | General | 2022 |
| Bikes Not Bombs | $335 | Jamaica Plain, MA, US | General | 2022 |
| Bard College | $800 | Annadaleonhudson, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Fair Field Productions | $3,235 | Fairfield, IA, US | General | 2022 |
| Stephen Siller Tunnel | $1,235 | Staten Island, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Lakes Region Food Pantry | $735 | Moultonborough, NH, US | General | 2022 |
| Alaska Wildness League | $800 | Washington, DC, US | General | 2022 |
| Loon Preservation Committee | $300 | Moultonborough, NH, US | General | 2022 |
| Olana Partnership | $2,000 | Hudson, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Operation Unite New York Inc | $1,235 | Hudson, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Unitarian Universalist Association | $1,000 | Boston, MA, US | General | 2022 |
| Children Unlimited | $300 | Conway, NH, US | General | 2022 |
| Starting Point | $300 | Jersey City, NJ, US | General | 2022 |
| Fisher House Foundation Inc | $1,000 | Rockville, MD, US | General | 2022 |
| The Naraya Cultural Preservation | $1,000 | Pocatello, ID, US | General | 2022 |
| Lovelane Special Needs Horseback | $300 | Lincoln, MA, US | General | 2022 |
| Childrens Trust Fund | $300 | Hartford, CT, US | General | 2022 |
| The Mountain School Of Milton Academy | $500 | Vershire, VT, US | General | 2022 |
| American Friends Service Committee | $800 | Philadelphia, PA, US | General | 2022 |
| Friends Of Moultonborough Public | $500 | Center Harbor, NH, US | General | 2022 |
| Bikes Not Bombs | $335 | Jamaica Plain, MA, US | General | 2022 |
| Bard College | $800 | Annadaleonhudson, NY, US | General | 2022 |
| Resist Inc | $400 | Boston, MA, US | General | 2021 |
| Fair Field Productions | $3,517 | Fairfield, IA, US | General | 2021 |
| Lwala Community Alliance | $400 | Nashville, TN, US | General | 2021 |
| Lakes Region Food Pantry | $817 | Moultonborough, NH, US | General | 2021 |
| Alaska Wildness League | $500 | Washington, DC, US | General | 2021 |
| Loon Preservation Committee | $300 | Moultonborough, NH, US | General | 2021 |
| Olana Partnership | $2,000 | Hudson, NY, US | General | 2021 |
| Operation Unite New York Inc | $1,517 | Hudson, NY, US | General | 2021 |
| Unitarian Universalist Association | $500 | Boston, MA, US | General | 2021 |
| Children Unlimited | $400 | Conway, NH, US | General | 2021 |
| Starting Point | $400 | Jersey City, NJ, US | General | 2021 |
| Fisher House Foundation Inc | $2,517 | Rockville, MD, US | General | 2021 |
| The Naraya Cultural Preservation | $1,000 | Pocatello, ID, US | General | 2021 |
| Lovelane Special Needs Horseback | $300 | Lincoln, MA, US | General | 2021 |
| Childrens Trust Fund | $300 | Hartford, CT, US | General | 2021 |
| The Mountain School Of Milton Academy | $500 | Vershire, VT, US | General | 2021 |
| American Friends Service Committee | $867 | Philadelphia, PA, US | General | 2021 |
| Friends Of Moultonborough Public | $500 | Center Harbor, NH, US | General | 2021 |
| Bard College | $850 | Annadaleonhudson, NY, US | General | 2021 |
| Resist Inc | $400 | Boston, MA, US | General | 2021 |
| Fair Field Productions | $3,517 | Fairfield, IA, US | General | 2021 |
| Lwala Community Alliance | $400 | Nashville, TN, US | General | 2021 |
| Lakes Region Food Pantry | $817 | Moultonborough, NH, US | General | 2021 |
| Alaska Wildness League | $500 | Washington, DC, US | General | 2021 |
| Loon Preservation Committee | $300 | Moultonborough, NH, US | General | 2021 |
| Olana Partnership | $2,000 | Hudson, NY, US | General | 2021 |
| Operation Unite New York Inc | $1,517 | Hudson, NY, US | General | 2021 |
| Unitarian Universalist Association | $500 | Boston, MA, US | General | 2021 |
| Children Unlimited | $400 | Conway, NH, US | General | 2021 |
| Starting Point | $400 | Jersey City, NJ, US | General | 2021 |
| Fisher House Foundation Inc | $2,517 | Rockville, MD, US | General | 2021 |
| The Naraya Cultural Preservation | $1,000 | Pocatello, ID, US | General | 2021 |
| Lovelane Special Needs Horseback | $300 | Lincoln, MA, US | General | 2021 |
| Childrens Trust Fund | $300 | Hartford, CT, US | General | 2021 |
| The Mountain School Of Milton Academy | $500 | Vershire, VT, US | General | 2021 |
| American Friends Service Committee | $867 | Philadelphia, PA, US | General | 2021 |
| Friends Of Moultonborough Public | $500 | Center Harbor, NH, US | General | 2021 |
| Bard College | $850 | Annadaleonhudson, NY, US | General | 2021 |
| Resist Inc | $642 | Boston, MA, US | General | 2020 |
| Fair Field Productions | $2,147 | Fairfield, IA, US | General | 2020 |
| Brooklyn College Foundation Inc | $1,449 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General | 2020 |
| Lwala Community Alliance | $400 | Nashville, TN, US | General | 2020 |
| Lakes Region Food Pantry | $647 | Moultonborough, NH, US | General | 2020 |
| Loon Preservation Committee | $300 | Moultonborough, NH, US | General | 2020 |
| Olana Partnership | $2,000 | Hudson, NY, US | General | 2020 |
| Operation Unite New York Inc | $1,147 | Hudson, NY, US | General | 2020 |
| Unitarian Universalist Association | $500 | Boston, MA, US | General | 2020 |
| Children Unlimited | $300 | Conway, NH, US | General | 2020 |
| Foundation For Shamanic Studies | $1,000 | Mill Valley, CA, US | General | 2020 |
| Starting Point | $300 | Jersey City, NJ, US | General | 2020 |
| Fisher House Foundation Inc | $1,147 | Rockville, MD, US | General | 2020 |
| The Naraya Cultural Preservation | $2,000 | Pocatello, ID, US | General | 2020 |
| Lovelane Special Needs Horseback | $300 | Lincoln, MA, US | General | 2020 |
| Childrens Trust Fund | $300 | Hartford, CT, US | General | 2020 |
| The Mountain School Of Milton Academy | $505 | Vershire, VT, US | General | 2020 |
| American Friends Service Committee | $800 | Philadelphia, PA, US | General | 2020 |
| Friends Of Moultonborough Public | $500 | Center Harbor, NH, US | General | 2020 |
| Bard College | $800 | Annadaleonhudson, NY, US | General | 2020 |
| Fair Field Productions | $1,449 | Fairfield, IA, US | General | 2019 |
| Brooklyn College Foundation Inc | $1,449 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General | 2019 |
| Lakes Region Food Pantry | $648 | Moultonboro, NH, US | General | 2019 |
| Sawhorse Revolution | $385 | Seattle, WA, US | General | 2019 |
| Center For Third World Organizing | $600 | Oakland, CA, US | General | 2019 |
| Alaska Wildness League | $600 | Washington, DC, US | General | 2019 |
| Hudson Parks Conservancy | $898 | Hudson, NY, US | General | 2019 |
| Loon Preservation Committee | $250 | Moultonborough, NH, US | General | 2019 |
| Olana Partnership | $1,000 | Hudson, NY, US | General | 2019 |
| Operation Unite New York Inc | $1,000 | Hudson, NY, US | General | 2019 |
| Unitarian Universalist Association | $1,000 | Boston, MA, US | General | 2019 |
| Children Unlimited | $250 | Conway, NH, US | General | 2019 |
| Starting Point | $250 | Jersey City, NJ, US | General | 2019 |
| Fisher House Foundation Inc | $1,898 | Rockville, MD, US | General | 2019 |
| The Naraya Cultural Preservation | $1,000 | Pocatello, ID, US | General | 2019 |
| Lovelane Special Needs Horseback | $250 | Lincoln, MA, US | General | 2019 |
| Childrens Trust Fund | $250 | Hartford, CT, US | General | 2019 |
| American Friends Service Committee | $800 | Philadelphia, PA, US | General | 2019 |
| Friends Of Moultonborough Public | $500 | Center Harbor, NH, US | General | 2019 |
| Bard College | $898 | Annadaleonhudson, NY, US | General | 2019 |
| Fair Field Productions | $800 | Fairfield, IA, US | General | 2017 |
| Brooklyn College Foundation Inc | $1,700 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General | 2017 |
| Columbia Land Conservancy Inc | $1,042 | Chatham, NY, US | General | 2017 |
| United States Hang Gliding And Paraglidi | $1,000 | Colorado Springs, CO, US | General | 2017 |
| Lwala Community Alliance | $325 | Nashville, TN, US | General | 2017 |
| Lakes Region Food Pantry | $625 | Moultonboro, NH, US | General | 2017 |
| Sawhorse Revolution | $300 | Seattle, WA, US | General | 2017 |
| Olana Partnership | $1,041 | Hudson, NY, US | General | 2017 |
| Operation Unite New York Inc | $1,542 | Hudson, NY, US | General | 2017 |
| Children Unlimited | $250 | Conway, NH, US | General | 2017 |
| Friends Of Children Trust Fund Inc | $500 | Boston, MA, US | General | 2017 |
| Foundation For Shamanic Studies | $625 | Mill Valley, CA, US | General | 2017 |
| Starting Point | $250 | Jersey City, NJ, US | General | 2017 |
| Fisher House Foundation Inc | $2,125 | Rockville, MD, US | General | 2017 |
| Lovelane Special Needs Horseback | $500 | Lincoln, MA, US | General | 2017 |
| The Mountain School Of Milton Academy | $500 | Vershire, VT, US | General | 2017 |
| American Friends Service Committee | $1,000 | Philadelphia, PA, US | General | 2017 |
| Friends Of Moultonborough Public | $500 | Center Harbor, NH, US | General | 2017 |
| Bard College | $1,000 | Annandaleonhudson, NY, US | General | 2017 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 06-6057010 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 10 S DEARBORN IL1-0111 Chicago, IL 60603-2300 |
Key People (6)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Sterling Fund And Fellowship Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Trustee | |
|---|---|
| Co-trustee | Blythe Sterling |
| Co-trustee | Katharine Parks Sterling |
| Co-trustee | R Dutcher Sterling Ii |
| Co-trustee | Sarah Hoe Sterling |
Forms 990-PF
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