The Robert Stern Family Foundation | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 52-1654921

Foundation Overview

Based in New York, NY, The Robert Stern Family Foundation has awarded 201 grants totaling $2,176,911 to organizations in Connecticut, California and 11 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $100 to $150,000, with a median award of $2,500.

Latest Tax Year
2023
Total Giving (all years)
$2,176,911
Total Assets
$4,689,435
Median Grant (all grants)
$2,500

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
50
Median Grant
$5,000
% Median Grant Growth
+300% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Relationship-Focused: 20%

10 of 50 recipients (20%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.

Geographic Focus
California

Grants are geographically diversified with 30% in California and funding distributed across 13 total locations. This foundation values broad geographic impact and diverse community partnerships. Within California, funding concentrates in Santa Barbara (22%), San Francisco (20%), Los Alamos (20%).

Funding Trajectory
+186%

Strong 186% growth in annual giving over 7 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.

Program Areas
General Purposes

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 The Robert Stern Family 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
City Seed Inc $1,000 New Haven, CT, US Charitable 2023
Client Earth $1,000 Calabasas, CA, US Charitable 2023
Earthjustice $500 San Francisco, CA, US Charitable 2023
Friends Of The Los Alamos Public Library $10,000 Los Alamos, CA, US Charitable 2023
Global Health Works Foundation $10,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2023
Himalayan Health Care Inc $5,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2023
Junior Milers $2,000 Hinesburg, VT, US Charitable 2023
Lee Pesky Learning Center $2,500 Boise, ID, US Charitable 2023
Lyme Ambulance Association $1,000 Hadlyme, CT, US Charitable 2023
Lyme Fire Department $1,000 Lyme, CT, US Charitable 2023
Musical Masterworks $5,000 Old Lyme, CT, US Charitable 2023
Nyc Salt Inc $15,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2023
Planned Parenthood Federation Of America $1,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2023
Pleiades Network For Fork In The Road $30,000 Germantown, NY, US Charitable 2023
Polk Education Foundation $5,000 Bartow, FL, US Charitable 2023
Rainbow House $2,000 Cranston, RI, US Charitable 2023
Resilient Democracy $15,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2023
Santa Barbara County Firefighters Benevolent Foundation $16,500 Santa Barbara, CA, US Charitable 2023
Santa Barbara Zoo $10,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US Charitable 2023
Shoreline Soup Kitchens And Pantries $1,000 Essex, CT, US Charitable 2023
Stephens College Stern Center For Language & Learning $5,000 Williston, VT, US Charitable 2023
The Hun School Of Princeton $5,000 Princeton, NJ, US Charitable 2023
The Syv Family School $20,000 Los Olivos, CA, US Charitable 2023
Transplant Foundation $9,000 Philadelphia, PA, US Charitable 2023
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania $150,000 Philadelphia, PA, US Charitable 2023
City Seed Inc $1,000 New Haven, CT, US Charitable 2023
Client Earth $1,000 Calabasas, CA, US Charitable 2023
Earthjustice $500 San Francisco, CA, US Charitable 2023
Friends Of The Los Alamos Public Library $10,000 Los Alamos, CA, US Charitable 2023
Global Health Works Foundation $10,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2023
Himalayan Health Care Inc $5,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2023
Junior Milers $2,000 Hinesburg, VT, US Charitable 2023
Lee Pesky Learning Center $2,500 Boise, ID, US Charitable 2023
Lyme Ambulance Association $1,000 Hadlyme, CT, US Charitable 2023
Lyme Fire Department $1,000 Lyme, CT, US Charitable 2023
Musical Masterworks $5,000 Old Lyme, CT, US Charitable 2023
Nyc Salt Inc $15,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2023
Planned Parenthood Federation Of America $1,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2023
Pleiades Network For Fork In The Road $30,000 Germantown, NY, US Charitable 2023
Polk Education Foundation $5,000 Bartow, FL, US Charitable 2023
Rainbow House $2,000 Cranston, RI, US Charitable 2023
Resilient Democracy $15,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2023
Santa Barbara County Firefighters Benevolent Foundation $16,500 Santa Barbara, CA, US Charitable 2023
Santa Barbara Zoo $10,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US Charitable 2023
Shoreline Soup Kitchens And Pantries $1,000 Essex, CT, US Charitable 2023
Stephens College Stern Center For Language & Learning $5,000 Williston, VT, US Charitable 2023
The Hun School Of Princeton $5,000 Princeton, NJ, US Charitable 2023
The Syv Family School $20,000 Los Olivos, CA, US Charitable 2023
Transplant Foundation $9,000 Philadelphia, PA, US Charitable 2023
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania $150,000 Philadelphia, PA, US Charitable 2023
City Seed Inc $500 New Haven, CT, US Charitable 2022
Client Earth $500 Calabasas, CA, US Charitable 2022
Earthjustice $500 San Francisco, CA, US Charitable 2022
Friends Of The Los Alamos Public Library $5,000 Los Alamos, CA, US Charitable 2022
Global Health Works Foundation $5,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Himalayan Health Care Inc $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Isla Vista Youth Project $250 Goleta, CA, US Charitable 2022
Lee Pesky Learning Center $7,500 Boise, ID, US Charitable 2022
Los Alamos Fire Station 24 $1,500 Los Alamos, CA, US Charitable 2022
Lyme Ambulance Association $500 Hadlyme, CT, US Charitable 2022
Lyme Fire Department $500 Lyme, CT, US Charitable 2022
Musical Masterworks $5,005 Old Lyme, CT, US Charitable 2022
Nyc Salt Inc $5,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Planned Parenthood Federation Of America $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Pleiades Network For Fork In The Road $25,000 Germantown, NY, US Charitable 2022
Polk Education Foundation $500 Bartow, FL, US Charitable 2022
Santa Barbara County Firefighters Benevolent Foundation $13,500 Santa Barbara, CA, US Charitable 2022
Shoreline Soup Kitchens And Pantries $500 Essex, CT, US Charitable 2022
Stephens College Stern Center For Language & Learning $1,000 Williston, VT, US Charitable 2022
The Elwyn Foundation $10,000 Elwyn, PA, US Charitable 2022
The Hun School Of Princeton $5,000 Princeton, NJ, US Charitable 2022
The Syv Family School $20,000 Los Olivos, CA, US Charitable 2022
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania $150,000 Philadelphia, PA, US Charitable 2022
World Central Kitchen $1,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2022
City Seed Inc $500 New Haven, CT, US Charitable 2022
Client Earth $500 Calabasas, CA, US Charitable 2022
Earthjustice $500 San Francisco, CA, US Charitable 2022
Friends Of The Los Alamos Public Library $5,000 Los Alamos, CA, US Charitable 2022
Global Health Works Foundation $5,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Himalayan Health Care Inc $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Isla Vista Youth Project $250 Goleta, CA, US Charitable 2022
Lee Pesky Learning Center $7,500 Boise, ID, US Charitable 2022
Los Alamos Fire Station 24 $1,500 Los Alamos, CA, US Charitable 2022
Lyme Ambulance Association $500 Hadlyme, CT, US Charitable 2022
Lyme Fire Department $500 Lyme, CT, US Charitable 2022
Musical Masterworks $5,005 Old Lyme, CT, US Charitable 2022
Nyc Salt Inc $5,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Planned Parenthood Federation Of America $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Pleiades Network For Fork In The Road $25,000 Germantown, NY, US Charitable 2022
Polk Education Foundation $500 Bartow, FL, US Charitable 2022
Santa Barbara County Firefighters Benevolent Foundation $13,500 Santa Barbara, CA, US Charitable 2022
Shoreline Soup Kitchens And Pantries $500 Essex, CT, US Charitable 2022
Stephens College Stern Center For Language & Learning $1,000 Williston, VT, US Charitable 2022
The Elwyn Foundation $10,000 Elwyn, PA, US Charitable 2022
The Hun School Of Princeton $5,000 Princeton, NJ, US Charitable 2022
The Syv Family School $20,000 Los Olivos, CA, US Charitable 2022
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania $150,000 Philadelphia, PA, US Charitable 2022
World Central Kitchen $1,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2022
City Seed Inc $500 New Haven, CT, US Charitable 2022
Client Earth $500 Calabasas, CA, US Charitable 2022
Earthjustice $500 San Francisco, CA, US Charitable 2022
Friends Of The Los Alamos Public Library $5,000 Los Alamos, CA, US Charitable 2022
Global Health Works Foundation $5,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Himalayan Health Care Inc $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Isla Vista Youth Project $250 Goleta, CA, US Charitable 2022
Lee Pesky Learning Center $7,500 Boise, ID, US Charitable 2022
Los Alamos Fire Station 24 $1,500 Los Alamos, CA, US Charitable 2022
Lyme Ambulance Association $500 Hadlyme, CT, US Charitable 2022
Lyme Fire Department $500 Lyme, CT, US Charitable 2022
Musical Masterworks $5,005 Old Lyme, CT, US Charitable 2022
Nyc Salt Inc $5,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Planned Parenthood Federation Of America $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Pleiades Network For Fork In The Road $25,000 Germantown, NY, US Charitable 2022
Polk Education Foundation $500 Bartow, FL, US Charitable 2022
Santa Barbara County Firefighters Benevolent Foundation $13,500 Santa Barbara, CA, US Charitable 2022
Shoreline Soup Kitchens And Pantries $500 Essex, CT, US Charitable 2022
Stephens College Stern Center For Language & Learning $1,000 Williston, VT, US Charitable 2022
The Elwyn Foundation $10,000 Elwyn, PA, US Charitable 2022
The Hun School Of Princeton $5,000 Princeton, NJ, US Charitable 2022
The Syv Family School $20,000 Los Olivos, CA, US Charitable 2022
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania $150,000 Philadelphia, PA, US Charitable 2022
World Central Kitchen $1,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2022
Calm $500 Santa Barbara, CA, US Charitable 2021
City Seed Inc $1,000 New Haven, CT, US Charitable 2021
Client Earth $2,500 Calabasas, CA, US Charitable 2021
Court Appointed Special Advocates (casa) Of Santa Barbara County $500 Santa Barbara, CA, US Charitable 2021
Earthjustice $2,500 San Francisco, CA, US Charitable 2021
Friends Of The Los Alamos Public Library $1,000 Los Alamos, CA, US Charitable 2021
Global Health Works Foundation $5,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
Glynwood Center Inc $9,225 Cold Spring, NY, US Charitable 2021
Himalayan Health Care Inc $5,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
Isla Vista Youth Project $1,000 Goleta, CA, US Charitable 2021
Lee Pesky Learning Center $2,500 Boise, ID, US Charitable 2021
Los Alamos Fire Station 24 $1,500 Los Alamos, CA, US Charitable 2021
Lyme Ambulance Association $1,000 Hadlyme, CT, US Charitable 2021
Lyme Fire Department $1,000 Lyme, CT, US Charitable 2021
Musical Masterworks $5,000 Old Lyme, CT, US Charitable 2021
Naturebridge $1,000 San Francisco, CA, US Charitable 2021
Nyc Salt Inc $5,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
Planned Parenthood Federation Of America $2,500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
Pleiades Network For Fork In The Road $20,000 Germantown, NY, US Charitable 2021
Polk Education Foundation $2,000 Bartow, FL, US Charitable 2021
Santa Barbara County Firefighters Benevolent Foundation $20,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US Charitable 2021
Shoreline Soup Kitchens And Pantries $1,000 Essex, CT, US Charitable 2021
Stephens College Stern Center For Language & Learning $5,000 Williston, VT, US Charitable 2021
The Berry Center $5,000 New Castle, KY, US Charitable 2021
The Dwight School Foundation $1,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
The Family School $1,000 Los Olivos, CA, US Charitable 2021
The Hun School Of Princeton $5,000 Princeton, NJ, US Charitable 2021
The Syv Family School $20,000 Los Olivos, CA, US Charitable 2021
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania $150,000 Philadelphia, PA, US Charitable 2021
White Buffalo Land Trust $500 Summerland, CA, US Charitable 2021
Zero Foodprint $5,000 San Francisco, CA, US Charitable 2021
Friends Of The Los Alamos Public Library $-500 Los Alamos, CA, US Charitable 2021
American Foundation For Suicide Prevention $1,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
Calm $1,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US Charitable 2020
City Seed Inc $5,000 New Haven, CT, US Charitable 2020
Client Earth $5,000 Calabasas, CA, US Charitable 2020
Court Appointed Special Advocates (casa) Of Santa Barbara County $1,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US Charitable 2020
Cunnift Dixon Foundation $5,000 Essex, CT, US Charitable 2020
Earthjustice $2,500 San Francisco, CA, US Charitable 2020
Florence Griswold Museum $1,000 Old Lyme, CT, US Charitable 2020
Friends Of The Los Alamos Public Library $500 Los Alamos, CA, US Charitable 2020
Global Health Works Foundation $10,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
Greenwave Organization $10,000 New Haven, CT, US Charitable 2020
Helping Hands $1,000 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2020
Himalayan Health Care Inc $10,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
Isla Vista Youth Project $1,500 Goleta, CA, US Charitable 2020
Lee Pesky Learning Center $5,000 Boise, ID, US Charitable 2020
Lyme Ambulance Association $1,000 Hadlyme, CT, US Charitable 2020
Bethania Church $500 Solvang, CA, US Charitable 2020
City Harvest $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
Ct River Conservancy $300 Greenfield, MA, US Charitable 2020
Gift Of Life $5,000 Boca Raton, FL, US Charitable 2020
Glynwood $1,000 Cold Spring, NY, US Charitable 2020
Natural Resources Defense Council $1,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
Naturebridge $1,000 San Francisco, CA, US Charitable 2020
Nyc Salt Inc $30,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
Planned Parenthood Federation Of America $1,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
Polk Education Foundation $2,000 Bartow, FL, US Charitable 2020
Riverside Park Conservancy $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
Santa Barbara County Firefighters Benevolent Foundation $20,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US Charitable 2020
Shelburne Farms $2,500 Shelburne, VT, US Charitable 2020
Lyme Fire Department $1,000 Lyme, CT, US Charitable 2020
Pleiades Network For Fork In The Road $20,000 Germantown, NY, US Charitable 2020
The Dwight School Foundation $1,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
The Family School $5,000 Los Olivos, CA, US Charitable 2020
The Hun School Of Princeton $5,000 Princeton, NJ, US Charitable 2020
Schumaccher Center For The New Economy $1,000 Great Barrington, MA, US Charitable 2020
Tompkins Conservation $5,000 San Francisco, CA, US Charitable 2020
Shoreline Soup Kitchens And Pantries $1,500 Essex, CT, US Charitable 2020
Yellow Farmhouse Education Center $2,000 Stonington, CT, US Charitable 2020
Stephens College $1,000 Columbia, MO, US Charitable 2020
Stephens College Stern Center For Language & Learning $5,000 Williston, VT, US Charitable 2020
Team Rubicon $2,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Charitable 2020
Thirteen $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
World Central Kitchen $100 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2020
Zero Foodprint $5,000 San Francisco, CA, US Charitable 2020
University Of Pennsylvania Hospital $125,000 Philadelphia, PA, US Charitable 2020
Trustees Of Columbia University $50,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
See Attached Schedule $113,021 New York, NY, US Charitable 2016

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Contact Information

Official contact details for The Robert Stern Family Foundation as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.

EIN 52-1654921
Website N/A
Address CO ANCHIN - 3 TIMES SQUARE New York, NY 10036-0000

Key People (2)

Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee The Robert Stern Family Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.

President Robert Stern
Treasurer Kathryn Hays Gonnion

Forms 990-PF

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Form 990-PF Research Tips
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  • Check Part I for total assets, annual giving amounts, and payout requirements
  • Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
  • Look for trends across multiple years to understand giving patterns

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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.