The Aaron and Betty Lee Stern

GREENWICH, CT EIN: 27-0771357

The Aaron and Betty Lee Stern is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in GREENWICH, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $3.0M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 12 grants totaling $634K. Net investment income was $148K.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$3.0M

-14.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$634K

+17.4% YoY

Grant Count

12

+9.1% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$53K

+7.6% YoY

About The Aaron and Betty Lee Stern

Based on IRS filings

The Aaron and Betty Lee Stern is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in GREENWICH, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $3.0M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 12 grants totaling $634K. Net investment income was $148K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Cities

GreenwichHamdenHanoverLincolnNew HavenNew YorkPhiladelphiaProvidenceWesport

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$698K$1M$2M$3M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$2,997,675$3,489,267$3,964,902
Revenue$151,523$82,321$919,792
Expenses$643,115$557,956$595,863
Qualifying Distributions$637,172$540,100$544,500
Net Investment Income$148,351$79,767$917,153
Distributable Amount$291,413$280,163$328,551

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$250K$500K$750K$1M1 grants20204 grants202112 grants202211 grants202312 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

WEIL CORNELL MEDICAL COL…$131KFILM AT LINCOLN CENTER$125KDAVID LYNCH FOUNDATION$125KUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA$70KBRUNSWICK SCHOOL$50KDARTMOUTH COLLEGE$50KCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY$25KPARK AVE SYNAGOGUE$25KWHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERIC…$15KSQUASH HAVEN$7K

Grant Size Distribution

40 grants across all recorded years

25<$50K7$50–100K6$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JENNIFER KLEINTRUSTEE0.25
BETTY LEE STERNTRUSTEE0.5
LAUREN ROSENKRANZTRUSTEE0.25

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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