Grants awarded
Who does Irvin Stern Foundation fund?
Irvin Stern Foundation has awarded $4.9 million across 236 grants to 140 grantees between 2019 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $20,000, with most between $10,000 and $25,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $20,000 versus $15,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$4.9M
Typical grant
$20K
Grantees
140
Grants
236
Years
2019–2024
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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| J Jewish United Fund of Chicago | $480K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$228K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | FL | |
| M Milagro Center | $200K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Root & Rebound
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$150K | 4 | 2019–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| U University of Michigan House Officers Association | $125K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
Inside Out Network INC
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$100K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | AZ | |
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$100K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| I Individual recipient | $95K | 4 | 2019–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| B Bonifide | $90K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $90K | 4 | 2019–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $90K | 3 | 2019–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| R Rivet School | $90K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Nourishing Hope
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$80K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| B Bay Street Theatre INC | $70K | 4 | 2019–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$65K | 3 | 2019–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $65K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Evanston Scholars
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$65K | 3 | 2019–2021 | 2021 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $64K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $60K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| A American Geographic Society | $60K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Chapter 510 | $60K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| U Unite America INC | $50K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | CO | |
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$45K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| P Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation | $45K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Housing Plus Solutions INC
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$45K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
| I Individual recipient | $45K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $40K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County INC
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$40K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | FL | |
Prison Yoga Project INC
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$40K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $40K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
J Street Education Fund INC
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$40K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
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$40K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| M Mount Tamalpias College | $40K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| W Wu Family Foundation (pilsen Food) | $40K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Telluride Association INC
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$35K | 3 | 2019–2021 | 2021 | NY | |
| I Individual recipient | $35K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
American Jewish Committee
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$35K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| B Boys Town Nevada | $32K | 3 | 2019–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Greater Chicago Food Depository
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$30K | 3 | 2019–2021 | 2021 | IL | |
| D Denver Children's Foundation | $30K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$30K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | FL | |
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$30K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| H Haven of Hope | $30K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Urban Alchemy
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$30K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $30K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| T Thorn Digital Defenders of Children | $30K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
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$30K | 3 | 2019–2021 | 2021 | VT | |
| B Bonadfide INC | $30K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A American Friends of Latet Humanitarian Aid INC | $30K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Inglobal
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$30K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| B Brady Center for Gun Violence | $30K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$30K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $30K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| H Hanley Foundation | $28K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| U University of Michigan -Jewish Life & Antisemitism | $25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | VT | |
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$25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| R Renew America Foundation | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
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$25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| E Eleanor Whitmore Early Childhood Center | $25K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| M My Hood My Block My City | $25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Prison University Project INC
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$20K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| L Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada | $20K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Rise Against Hunger INC
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$20K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| C Cyber Civil Right Initiative | $20K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
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$20K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | DE | |
| E Evanston Skokie District 65 | $20K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| T Twin Palms Center | $20K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Our Generation Speaks INC
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$20K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | MA | |
Springs Food Pantry INC
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$20K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NY | |
| F Food Recovery Org | $17K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| A Anne & Robert Lurie Childrens Hospital | $16K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| L Lc and Little Lillie Cox Haven of Hope | $15K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| K Katy's Kids | $15K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| C College Spring | $15K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| F Figerosa Family Foundation for Pilsen Food Pantry | $15K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
Chicago Debate Commission
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$15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$15K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | IL | |
| L Lc & Lillie Cox Haven of Help | $15K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| J Jewish Center of the Hamptons | $15K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
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$15K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IL | |
Erie Family Health Center INC
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$15K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | IL | |
The American Writers Museum
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$15K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
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