The Sheryl Steinberg Collins Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Woodbury, NY EIN: 20-3932209

The Sheryl Steinberg Collins Foundation is a private foundation, based in Woodbury, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $405K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $19K. Net investment income was $5K.

The Sheryl Steinberg Collins Foundation at a glance

In short: The Sheryl Steinberg Collins Foundation gave $19K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$18,500
-89.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
-50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$9,250
-79.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$9,250
Total assets
$404,838
-3.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (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 The Sheryl Steinberg Collins Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Childrens Medical Fund: $11KChildrens Medical Fund$11KTown of Huntington: $8KTown of Huntington$8K

The largest 2025 recipient was Childrens Medical Fund ($11K). Together the top 2 received $19K.

Grant Size Distribution

49 grants across all recorded years

48<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 48 grants of 49 (98%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

11states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

WashingtonHuntingtonOceansideNew YorkKanabMemphisStaten IslandSyossetWoodland HillsKansas CityPhoenixRockvilleJupiterNesconsetFairfieldGarden CityLafayetteRonkonkoma

How The Sheryl Steinberg Collins Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 51% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 61% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K12 grants2020 15 grants2021 15 grants2022 13 grants2023 4 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $19K (2025) to $180K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $19K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Childrens Medical Fund Syosset, NY2025 GRANT$11,000
Town of Huntington Huntington, NY2025 GRANT$7,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$404,838$9,820$24,521$18,5002$18,995$4,530$31,087
2024$419,539$38,826$187,378$180,0004$180,483$31,931$30,109
2023$568,091$12,939$38,032$30,95013$31,525$7,332$1,094
2022$593,184$73,146$51,508$38,00015$38,750$60,388$32,638
2021$571,546$105,253$47,654$36,00015$36,750$94,349$35,825
2020$513,947$49,934$43,813$32,50012—$39,471$31,035

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Sheryl Steinberg Collins Foundation reported a distributable amount of $31K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Sheryl Steinberg Collins Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Barry R. Steinberg

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Seth Collins

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

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 The Sheryl Steinberg Collins Foundation

How much does The Sheryl Steinberg Collins Foundation give each year?

The Sheryl Steinberg Collins Foundation gave $19K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $180K across 4 grants.

How large is The Sheryl Steinberg Collins Foundation?

The Sheryl Steinberg Collins Foundation reported $405K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $19K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $31K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

Where does The Sheryl Steinberg Collins Foundation operate?

The Sheryl Steinberg Collins Foundation has awarded grants in Arizona, California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, New York, Tennessee, Utah.

What is The Sheryl Steinberg Collins Foundation's EIN?

The Sheryl Steinberg Collins Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-3932209. 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

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 5, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 4, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 26, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 5, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)

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