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Alexander William Stearn Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Reston, Virginia · EIN 521457719

Alexander William Stearn Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Reston, Virginia. In tax year 2024 it gave $45,000 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $20,000. 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 $35,000 the year before.

20% of its 2024 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$35,0005$1.3 million
2024$45,0005$1.3 million

How to apply

ContactJeanne Firey
C/O 11404 Gate Hill Place Unit B, Reston, VA 20194
Phone or email(703) 424-8420
What to submitRequest information from the foundation as to the requirements for submission of an application.
DeadlinesNo deadlines exist
RestrictionsApplicants are limited to graduating seniors of lake clifton senior high school in baltimore, Maryland or other education based tax exempt organizations.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Alexander William Stearn Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Maryland.

StateGrantsAmount
Maryland5$45,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD
Educational scholarships$20,000
Bowie State University
Bowie, MD
Educational scholarships$10,000
Towson Unversity
Towson, MD
Educational scholarships$5,000
Notre Dame of Maryland University
Baltimore, MD
Educational scholarships$5,000
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Princess Anne, MD
Educational scholarships$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Alexander William Stearn Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: No deadlines exist.

How much does Alexander William Stearn Foundation Inc give?

$45,000 in tax year 2024, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Alexander William Stearn Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Jeanne Firey (President), Karen R Mullins (Vice President), Doug Harris (Secretary) and Andrea Usiak (Treasurer).

What does Alexander William Stearn Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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