Pauline and Edgar Stern Foundation
Pauline and Edgar Stern Foundation is a private foundation, based in Santa Rosa, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $921K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $86K. Net investment income was $26K.
Pauline and Edgar Stern Foundation at a glance
In short: Pauline and Edgar Stern Foundation gave $86K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $29K), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $86,200
- -22.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -62.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $28,733
- +105.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $33,200
- Total assets
- $920,881
- -4.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Washington (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Pauline and Edgar Stern Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Housing Resources Bainbridge ($50K). Together the top 3 received $86K.
Grant Size Distribution
21 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 18 grants of 21 (86%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Pauline and Edgar Stern Foundation gives
- Giving grew 173% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 163% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $32K (2022) to $186K (2023). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $86K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Housing Resources Bainbridge Bainbride Island, WA | General Operationsgeneral Operations | $50,000 |
| Bloedel Reserve Bainbride Island, WA | General Operations | $33,200 |
| The Island School Bainbride Island, WA | General Operationsgeneral Operations | $3,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $920,881 | $47,804 | $94,871 | $86,200 | 3 | $87,245 | $25,877 | $53,559 |
| 2024 | $967,948 | $37,586 | $118,586 | $111,752 | 8 | $111,805 | $24,411 | $52,473 |
| 2023 | $1,048,948 | $31,549 | $191,735 | $186,000 | 8 | $186,059 | $23,920 | $54,446 |
| 2022 | $1,209,134 | $942,785 | $36,370 | $31,529 | 2 | $32,942 | — | $39,407 |
| 2021 | $302,719 | $7,762 | $1,810 | — | — | $875 | $7,762 | $14,654 |
| 2020 | $296,767 | $7,629 | $155,223 | $150,000 | 7 | — | $7,629 | $21,766 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Pauline and Edgar Stern Foundation reported a distributable amount of $54K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Pauline and Edgar Stern Foundation is led by Sandra McIver, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sandra McIver
President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Tad Sanders
Treasurer & Secretary
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Lauren Scout
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: Erica Steiner (2020–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Lessing Stern (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Robert Karelitz (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Samuel Guyton (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Tim Brinton (2020–2024) — Assistant Treasurer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Pauline and Edgar Stern Foundation
How much does Pauline and Edgar Stern Foundation give each year?
Pauline and Edgar Stern Foundation gave $86K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $112K across 8 grants.
What is Pauline and Edgar Stern Foundation's typical grant size?
Pauline and Edgar Stern Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $33,200, and its average grant was $28,733, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Pauline and Edgar Stern Foundation give grants?
Pauline and Edgar Stern Foundation gives mostly in Washington: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Bainbride Island, WA (3 grants).
Does Pauline and Edgar Stern Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Pauline and Edgar Stern Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Pauline and Edgar Stern Foundation?
Pauline and Edgar Stern Foundation reported $921K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $87K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $54K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Pauline and Edgar Stern Foundation's EIN?
Pauline and Edgar Stern Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-0867448. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 18, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 22, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 31, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 7, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 31, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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