Elaine Stern Foundation

SOUTHFIELD, MI EIN: 81-4062393

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$15.9M

+2.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$731K

+6.6% YoY

Grant Count

16

+14.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$46K

-6.7% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$634K$1M$2M$3M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$15,934,507$15,545,437$14,135,434
Revenue$604,843$422,309$270,029
Expenses$961,471$890,311$968,919
Qualifying Distributions$786,209$730,204$808,298
Net Investment Income$413,430$262,192$109,408
Distributable Amount$798,973$733,769$768,951

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$208K$415K$623K$830K10 grants202011 grants202114 grants202214 grants202316 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

ALTERNATIVES FOR GIRLS$100KBRILLIANT DETROIT$76KHUMBLE DESIGN INC$65KBEYOND BASICS$50KCOLLEGE CAREER AND BEYON…$50KCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR…$50KDETROIT HORSE POWER$50KMICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSIT…$50KREGENTS OF THE UNIVERSIT…$50KWINNING FUTURES$45K

Grant Size Distribution

65 grants across all recorded years

19<$50K33$50–100K13$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

SHERI CATALDOSECRETARY, DIRECTOR, TRUSTEE$24KJAMES M REINHARTDIRECTOR, TRUSTEE$24K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
R CHRISTOPHER CATALDOPRESIDENT, DIRECTOR, TRUSTEE1.5
SHERI CATALDOSECRETARY, DIRECTOR, TRUSTEE1.5$24,000
JAMES M REINHARTDIRECTOR, TRUSTEE1.5$24,000

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

AdrianAnn ArborBingham FarmsDetroitEast LansingFarmington HillsOak ParkPontiacSouthfieldWarrenWixom

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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