Stern Family Foundation
Stern Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Auburn, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $318.
Stern Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Stern Family Foundation gave $318 across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $318), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $318
- -22.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $318
- -22.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $318
- Total assets
- $2,421
- -52.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (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 Stern Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Temple Israel of Boston ($318).
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Stern Family Foundation gives
- Giving fell 36% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 199% 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 $318 (2025) to $600 (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $318.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Temple Israel of Boston Boston, MA | General Funding | $318 |
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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 | $2,421 | — | $2,643 | $318 | 1 | $318 | — | $160 |
| 2024 | $5,064 | — | $2,596 | $411 | 1 | $411 | — | $318 |
| 2023 | $7,660 | — | $2,080 | $450 | 1 | $450 | — | $424 |
| 2022 | $9,740 | — | $2,030 | $500 | 1 | $500 | — | $513 |
| 2021 | $11,770 | — | $1,470 | — | — | — | — | $615 |
| 2020 | $13,240 | $10,563 | $639 | $600 | 1 | — | $12,696 | $409 |
| 2019 | $3,316 | $191 | $36 | — | — | — | $190 | $567 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Stern Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $160 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 Barbara F. Stern, Trustee on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Barbara F. Stern
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/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 much does Stern Family Foundation give each year?
Stern Family Foundation gave $318 across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $411 across 1 grant.
How large is Stern Family Foundation?
Stern Family Foundation reported $2K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $318 in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $160 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Stern Family Foundation?
Stern Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Auburn, MA. It holds $2K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Stern Family Foundation operate?
Stern Family Foundation has awarded grants in Florida, Massachusetts.
What is Stern Family Foundation's EIN?
Stern Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-3073966. 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 March 2, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 1, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 18, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 16, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 4, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 20, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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