Stern Family Foundation
Stern Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Columbia, SC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $205K in total assets. Net investment income was $13K.
Stern Family Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $205,199
- +6.9% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $14,886
- +186.8% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $13,339
- +196.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,597
- +16.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Stern Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Stern Family Foundation gives
- In 2023 it paid out 867% 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 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2019) to $101K (2023). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $101K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Columbia Jewish Federation Columbia, SC | Support for the Jewish Community | $100,908 |
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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 | $205,199 | $14,886 | $1,597 | — | — | — | $13,339 | $10,800 |
| 2024 | $191,910 | $5,191 | $1,374 | — | — | — | $4,506 | $10,190 |
| 2023 | $188,093 | $3,171 | $102,534 | $100,908 | 1 | $100,908 | $4,852 | $11,633 |
| 2022 | $268,344 | $4,963 | $2,295 | — | — | — | $5,009 | $14,554 |
| 2021 | $266,535 | $7,566 | $14,882 | $12,905 | 1 | $12,905 | $5,589 | $14,997 |
| 2020 | $267,128 | $20,613 | $876 | — | — | — | $19,737 | $13,773 |
| 2019 | $247,391 | $4,955 | $7,498 | $7,331 | 2 | — | $5,404 | $13,076 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Stern Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $11K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Stern Family Foundation is led by William H. Stern, President, Treasurer & Director on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
William H. Stern
President, Treasurer & Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian J. Stern
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jason A. Stern
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Linda C. Stern
Vice President, Secretary & Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Stern Family Foundation
How large is Stern Family Foundation?
Stern Family Foundation reported $205K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $15K.
Where does Stern Family Foundation operate?
Stern Family Foundation has awarded grants in South Carolina.
How much is Stern Family Foundation required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Stern Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $11K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is Stern Family Foundation's EIN?
Stern Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-8015847. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 22, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 3, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 17, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 28, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 12, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 30, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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