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Sterling Insurance Company Foundation 008132

Preselected recipients only Oneonta, New York · EIN 467199984

Sterling Insurance Company Foundation 008132 is a private foundation in Oneonta, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $172,400 in 78 grants; the typical grant was $300 and the largest $50,500. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $266,600 the year before.

40% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$195,30771$1.2 million
2024$266,60080$1.3 million
2025$172,40078$1.7 million

How to apply

Sterling Insurance Company Foundation 008132 says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Sterling Insurance Company Foundation 008132 funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 9 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York68$169,500
Tennessee1$800
Oklahoma1$750
Maryland2$450
Virginia2$350
Illinois1$225
Alabama1$150
California1$100
Minnesota1$75

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 78 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Schoharie Economic Enterprise Corp
Schoharie, NY
Provide support of$50,500
The Joshua Project
Middleburgh, NY
Provide support of$31,975
Schoharie County Council of Senior
Cobleskill, NY
Provide support of$10,000
Marathon for A Better Life
Warnerville, NY
Provide financial support$5,725
Cobleskill Richmondville Education Fdn
Cobleskill, NY
General support$5,450
Suny Cobleskill Foundation
Cobleskill, NY
Provide support of$5,150
Cobleskill Partnership Inc
Cobleskill, NY
General support$5,150
Friends of Bassett
Cooperstown, NY
Matching contribution from$5,000
Cobleskill Fire Department
Cobleskill, NY
Provide support of$5,000
Helios Care
Oneonta, NY
Provide support of$5,000
The Arc Lexington
Schoharie, NY
General support$5,000
Schoharie County Community Action Program
Cobleskill, NY
General support$5,000
Animal Shelter of Schoharie Valley
Howes Cave, NY
Assist in care of shelter$3,075
Iroquois Indian Museum
Howes Cave, NY
Provide financial support$2,500
Literacy New York
Cobleskill, NY
Provide support for$2,500
New York Insurance Scholarship Fdn
Albany, NY
Provide support of$2,500
Cobleskill Rescue Squad
Cobleskill, NY
Provide support for$2,000
Richmondville Volunteer Ambulance Squad
Richmondville, NY
General support$2,000
Landis Arboretum
Esperance, NY
Fundraiser at grapevine$1,000
Le Moyne College - McNeil Academy
Syracuse, NY
General support$1,000
Catholic Charities of Delaware Otsego and Schoharie Counties
Warnerville, NY
General support$975
Rescue Mission of Utica
Utica, NY
Support organizations$800
St Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
General support$800
Soldier's Wish Foundation
Broken Arrow, OK
General support$750
Ayres Memorial Animal Shelter
Sprakers, NY
General support$725
The Community Library
Cobleskill, NY
General support$675
Richmondville Volunteer Fire Company
Richmondville, NY
General support$650
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Schoharie & Otsego Counties
Cobleksill, NY
General support$550
Schoharie Free Library
Schoharie, NY
General support$500
Middleburgh Library
Middleburgh, NY
General support$500
Schoharie River Center
Esperance, NY
General support$500
The Community Hospice Foundation
Albany, NY
General support$500
Cobleskill United Methodist Church
Cobleskill, NY
Provide support for$400
Things of My Very Own
Schenectady, NY
General support$400
Middleburgh Emergency Volunteer Ambulance Corp
Middleburgh, NY
General support$400
St Peter's Hospital Foundation
Albany, NY
General support$350
Finger Lakes SPCA of Cny
Auburn, NY
General support$350
Schoharie Little Leaque
Schoharie, NY
General support$325
Sunmark Charitable Community Foundation
Latham, NY
General support$300
Healthwell Foundation
Germantown, MD
General support$300

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Sterling Insurance Company Foundation 008132 accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Sterling Insurance Company Foundation 008132 give?

$172,400 in tax year 2025, across 78 grants, with a typical grant of $300.

Who runs Sterling Insurance Company Foundation 008132?

Its 2025 filing lists Community Bank NA (Trustee).

What does Sterling Insurance Company Foundation 008132 fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, community development and animals.

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