Irvin Stern Foundation
Private foundation · Lemont, IL · EIN 36-6047947 · reported 2023–2025
99grants reported
$20Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$3,500smallest grant
$2.2Mtotal paid
15states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 10 of its 99 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $385K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
5550 Glades RD Ste 500
Boca Raton, FL 33431-7277
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jewish United Fund of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $90,000 |
| Jewish United Fund of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $90,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County | West Palm Beach, FL | $50,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County | West Palm Beach, FL | $50,000 |
| Milagro Center | Delray Beach, FL | $45,000 |
| Figueroa WU Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | $40,000 |
| Nourishing Hope | Chicago, IL | $40,000 |
| Root & Rebound | Oakland, CA | $40,000 |
| Nourishing Hope | Chicago, IL | $40,000 |
| Figueroa WU Family | Chicago, IL | $34,419 |
| Brooklyn Boatworks | Brooklyn, NY | $30,000 |
| Housing Plus | Brooklyn, NY | $30,000 |
| American Friends of Latet Humanitarian Aid Inc | White Plains, NY | $30,000 |
| Bay Area Hybrid College Initiative | Richmond, CA | $30,000 |
| Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County | Boca Raton, FL | $30,000 |
| Inglobal | Ann Arbor, MI | $30,000 |
| Bonadfide Inc | Oakland, CA | $30,000 |
| Bonifide | Saint Paul, MN | $30,000 |
| Rivet School | Richmond, CA | $30,000 |
| Figueroa WU Family | Chicago, IL | $30,000 |
| Midwest Access Coalition | Chicago, IL | $30,000 |
| Sweet Dream Makers | Folsom, CA | $30,000 |
| Ann and Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| University of Michigan -Jewish Life & Antisemitism | Ann Arbor, MI | $25,000 |
| Inside Out Network | Tucson, AZ | $25,000 |
| Access Reproductive Justice | Oakland, CA | $25,000 |
| American Jewish Committee | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 |
| Paper Fig Foundation | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $25,000 |
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $25,000 |
| Unite America | Denver, CO | $25,000 |
| Brooklyn Boat Works | Brooklyn, NY | $25,000 |
| Housing Plus Solutions | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| In Global Learning Design | Ann Arbor, MI | $25,000 |
| Inside Out Network | Tucson, AZ | $25,000 |
| Sweet Dreams | Folsom, CA | $25,000 |
| Out in the Open | Battleboro, VT | $25,000 |
| Cyber Civil Rights | Coral Cables, FL | $25,000 |
| WE Evanston | Evanston, IL | $25,000 |
| Covenant House | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Erie Family Healthcare | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Unite America | Denver, CO | $25,000 |
| Inside Out Network | Tucson, AZ | $25,000 |
| Erie Family Healthcare | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $25,000 |
| In Global Learning Design | Ann Arbor, MI | $25,000 |
| American Geographical Society | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| Chapter 510 | Oakland, CA | $20,000 |
| I Mentor Chicago | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Chapter 510 | Oakland, CA | $20,000 |
| American Geographic Society | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| Bay Street Theatre Inc | Sag Harbor, NY | $20,000 |
| Prison Yoga Project | Bolinas, CA | $20,000 |
| Project Most | East Hampton, NY | $20,000 |
| Hanley Foundation | West Palm Beach, FL | $20,000 |
| Chapter 510 | Oakland, MI | $20,000 |
| Project Most | East Hamptons, NY | $20,000 |
| Housing Plus Solutionsinc | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| Evanston Skokie District 65 | Evanston, IL | $20,000 |
| Food Recovery Org | Washington, DC | $17,000 |
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