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Stern Sidney Memorial TUW

Accepts applications Saint Louis, Missouri · EIN 956495222

Stern Sidney Memorial TUW is a private foundation in Saint Louis, Missouri. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.1 million in 236 grants; the typical grant was $3,500 and the largest $63,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $1.1 million the year before.

56% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$1.5 million299$20.6 million
2023$1.1 million252$22.5 million
2024$1.1 million236$23.3 million

How to apply

ContactSidney Stern Memorial Trust Board O
PO Box 893, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
Phone or email(800) 352-3705
What to submitNo required format for request
DeadlinesRequests are accepted at any time
RestrictionsAll distributions are made for charitable, scientific, medical or educational purposes within the U.S.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Stern Sidney Memorial TUW funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 27 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California115$531,250
Hawaii20$148,750
New York21$87,000
Colorado13$61,750
Massachusetts12$43,250
Utah11$42,000
Pennsylvania4$25,750
District of Columbia6$25,500
Connecticut5$23,500
Florida5$21,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 236 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The UCLA Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
General operating$63,000
University of Hawaii Foundation
Honolulu, HI
General operating$60,750
Adventure Rabbi Trips Adventure Rabbi Adventure Judaism
Beverly Hills, CO
General operating$15,000
Dunn School
Los Olivos, CA
General operating$15,000
Swarthmore College
Swathmore, PA
General operating$14,750
Hillel the Fdn for Jewish Campus Life Hillel Hawaii
Honolulu, HI
General operating$11,500
Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT
General operating$10,000
Performance Zone Inc
New York, NY
General operating$10,000
Credit Do Inc
South Orange, NJ
General operating$10,000
Working Wardrobes for A New Start
Santa Ana, CA
General operating$10,000
Clarkston Community Health Inc
Clarkston, GA
General operating$10,000
Oahu Jewish Ohana
Honolulu, HI
General operating$10,000
Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence
Washington, DC
General operating$10,000
Thinktech Hawaii Inc
Honolulu, HI
General operating$10,000
California State University
Fresno, CA
General operating$10,000
Camp Hess Kramer Inc
Los Angeles, CA
General operating$10,000
Inst for the Study of Ethical Diversity
Redondo Beach, CA
General operating$10,000
Chaminade University of Honolulu
Honolulu, HI
General operating$10,000
Jewish Community Services of Hawaii Jewish Community Services of Hawaii
Honolulu, HI
General operating$10,000
English Speaking Union of the US
New York, NY
General operating$9,500
Friends of Ballona Wetlands
Playa del Rey, CA
General operating$8,000
National Yiddish Book Center Inc
Amherst, MA
General operating$7,500
The North American Conference on British Studies
Buffalo, NY
General operating$7,500
Prison University Project Inc
San Quentin, CA
General operating$7,500
Scholars Hope Foundation
Garden Grove, CA
General operating$7,500
Street Books
Portland, OR
General operating$7,500
Vista del Mar Child and Family
Los Angeles, CA
General operating$7,500
Community Legal Aid Socal
Santa Ana, CA
General operating$7,500
Alexander Hamilton Hs Alumni
San Francisco, CA
General operating$7,500
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stan
Redwood City, CA
General operating$7,250
The Maestro Foundation
Santa Monica, CA
General operating$7,000
Public Counsel
Los Angeles, CA
General operating$6,000
Distribution Center Inc
Orlando, FL
General operating$6,000
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
General operating$6,000
Bay Area Legal Aid Baylegal
Los Angeles, CA
General operating$6,000
Child Care Law Center
Berkeley, CA
General operating$6,000
Garrison Institute
Garrison, NY
General operating$5,000
Jewishcolorado
Denver, CO
General operating$5,000
Home for Aged Women Inc
Brookline, MA
General operating$5,000
Medieval Academy of America
Boston, MA
General operating$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Stern Sidney Memorial TUW accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Requests are accepted at any time.

How much does Stern Sidney Memorial TUW give?

$1.1 million in tax year 2024, across 236 grants, with a typical grant of $3,500.

Who runs Stern Sidney Memorial TUW?

Its 2024 filing lists Wells Fargo Bank N A (Trustee).

What does Stern Sidney Memorial TUW fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and faith communities.

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