Richard and Judith Stern Family Foundation
Private foundation · Northbrook, IL · EIN 36-4159217 · reported 2023–2025
52grants reported
$2,500median award
$1,000lower quartile
$750smallest grant
$165Ktotal paid
10states reached
3years giving
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
627 Landwehr RD
Northbrook, IL 60062-2309
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mayo Clinic RESEARCH | Rochester, MN | $17,000 |
| Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute | Chicago, IL | $12,500 |
| New Israel Fund | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | Boulder, CO | $6,000 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $5,500 |
| Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Japan Society | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| National Womens Law Center | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Gilmore Family Foundation | Nashville, TN | $5,000 |
| Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Proctor Academy | Andover, NH | $5,000 |
| The Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $4,000 |
| Lincoln Park Zoo | Chicago, IL | $3,000 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $3,000 |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | $3,000 |
| The Rocky Mountain Institute | Boulder, CO | $3,000 |
| Japan Society | New York, NY | $3,000 |
| The Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $3,000 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $3,000 |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | $3,000 |
| Japan Society | New York, NY | $3,000 |
| The Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $3,000 |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | $3,000 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | $2,500 |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation | Chicageo, IL | $2,500 |
| University of Chicago Laboratory | Chicago, IL | $2,500 |
| Proctor Academy | Andover, NH | $2,500 |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $2,500 |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Sandy Hook Promise Foundation | Newtown, CT | $2,000 |
| The Michael J Fox Foundation for | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| New Israel Fund | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| International Rescue Committee | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| Lincoln Park Zoo | Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| Lincoln Park Zoo | Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $1,500 |
| Newman Nation | Libertyville, IL | $1,500 |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $1,500 |
| Proctor Academy | Andover, NH | $1,000 |
| Center for American Progress | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $1,000 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $1,000 |
| Goodman Theater | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Northshore University | Westbury, NY | $1,000 |
| Newman Nation | Libertyville, IL | $1,000 |
| Gilmore Family Foundation | Nashville, TN | $1,000 |
| Goodman Theater | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Northshore University | Westbury, NY | $1,000 |
| Sandy Hook Promise Foundation | Newtown, CT | $1,000 |
| Newman Nation | Libertyville, IL | $750 |
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