The Stern Family Foundation
Cranbury, NJ · EIN 22-2495169. Reported 197 grants totalling $2,210,475 to 122 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Stern Family Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $1,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $10,000; the smallest was $18 and the largest $200,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Park Community Kollel | Highland Park, NJ | $324,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cranbury Kollel | Cranbury, NJ | $229,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Yeshiva Shaarei Tzion | Piscataway, NJ | $210,900 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kollel Zichron Eliyahu | Brooklyn, NY | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Khal Bais Yitzchok D Spinka | Brooklyn, NY | $195,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Yeshiva Netzach Yisroel | Brooklyn, NY | $194,480 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Siach Emuna | Brooklyn, NY | $84,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lehachzikum Ulehachyoisom | Brooklyn, NY | $79,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Yeshiva Ktana of Passaic | Passaic, NJ | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Yad Chaya | Flushing, NY | $39,400 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Refuah Resources | Brooklyn, NY | $36,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of Yeshiva Rashi | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rabbi Jacob Joseph School | Edison, NJ | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bnos Chava Seminary | Jerusalem | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lev L'achiim | Brooklyn, NY | $25,200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| David Posnack Jewish Day School | Davie, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hollywood Torah Center | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lehachzikum Ulehachyoism | Brooklyn, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rutgers Learning Network | New Brunswick, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Congregation Tiferes Tzvi | Monsey, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Morasha Olami | Lakewood, NJ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kollel Beer Miriam | Lakewood, NJ | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Scottsdale Torah Centerahavas Torah | Scottsdale, AZ | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bais Madrash Taharos | Airmont, NY | $15,600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tiferet Yisroel | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Yad Yemin | Brooklyn, NY | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gateways Organizations | Monsey, NY | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Congregation Bais Shalom | Clifton, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Imrei Chaim | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kollel Taharos | Monsey, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lehachzikom Velehachysom | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Talmudic Univeristy of Florida | Miami Beach, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Torah Links | Cherry Hill, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Khal Chassidim | Highland Park, NJ | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mosdos Zos L'yaakov Inc | Lakewood, NJ | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Yeshivah Gedola of Carteret | Carteret, NJ | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mesores Bais Yakov | Brooklyn, NY | $5,180 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Friends of Yad Eliezer B'ezri | Jackson, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Beth Medrash Govoha | Lakewood, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Binyamin Yerusalyim | Cranbury, NJ | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Catv | White Riv Jct, VT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Congregation Ahavas Torah | Englewood, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mechina of South Florida | Miami Beach, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Omti | Raipur, Chhattisgarh | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Torah Vohorah | Brooklyn, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ohel Avrohom Yehoshua | Brooklyn, NY | $4,800 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Congregation Ohr Torah | Monroe, NY | $4,780 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mesivta Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin | Brooklyn, NY | $4,700 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bensalem Kollel & Outreach Center | Bensalem, PA | $4,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lev Berel | Lakewood, NJ | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mesivta Tifereth Jerusalem | New York, NY | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Beth Medrash Gevoha | Lakewood, NJ | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Friends of Kesher Yehudi | Woodmere, NY | $3,300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Khal Chassidim of Highland Park | Highland Park, NJ | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tiferes Yisroel | Baltimore, MD | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Torah Community Project | Denver, CO | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Yeshiva of the Telshe Alumni | Bronx, NY | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Congregation Ramat Shlomo | Lakewood, NJ | $2,800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Agudath Israel of Edisonhighland Park | Highland Park, NJ | $2,772 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| A Time | Brooklyn, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Miami Beach Kollel | Miami Beach, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Yehsiva Ohr Naftoli | New Windsor, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Yeshiva Darchei Torah | Far Rockaway, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Yeshiva Gedolah of Jackson | Lakewood, NJ | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bobbie's Place | Brooklyn, NY | $1,980 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hachnossos Kallah of Miami | Miami Beach, FL | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Khal Park Avenue | Clifton, NJ | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tat of Rjj | Edison, NJ | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Yeshiva Kesser Torah | Brooklyn, NY | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Join Israel | Lakewood, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Keren Menachem | Brooklyn, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Od Yosef Chai | Airmont, NY | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Avos Ubanim | Lakewood, NJ | $1,320 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rpry | Edison, NJ | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Yeshiva Bais Binyomin | Monsey, NY | $1,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Shuvu | Brooklyn, NY | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation | Suffern, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mifal Torah Vodaath | Lakewood, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mirrer Yeshiva Central Institute | Brooklyn, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ohr Hameir Seminary | Cortlandt, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Talmudic University | Miami Beach, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tiferes Boruch | Passaic, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tiferes Yaakov | Lakewood, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Yeshiva Ohr Naftoli | New Windsor, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yeshiva Zichron Mayir | Mountain Dale, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Highland Park Hatzalah | Edison, NJ | $930 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Friends of Torah Umesorah Latinoamerica | Airmont, NY | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bikur Cholim of Raritan Valley | Edison, NJ | $720 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Keren Gemilos Chasodim | Brooklyn, NY | $568 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Congregation Ahavas Yisreal | Edison, NJ | $540 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Friends of Be a Mensch | Brooklyn, NY | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Friends of Ramat Bet Shemesh | Lakewood, NJ | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chizuk Hatorah Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Enter Kollel | Livingston, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Isreal Purim Fund | Long Beach, NY | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Khal Bnei Avrohom Yakov | Brooklyn, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mizrachi Torah Academy | Plantation, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tomche Shabbos of Miami | Miami Beach, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tomchei Tzedakah | Chicago, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Congregation Yecheskal Shraga | Miami Beach, FL | $386 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Madraigos | Woodmere, NY | $360 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tammy's Project USA | Monsey, NY | $360 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hatzolah of Middlesex County | Edison, NJ | $335 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Congregation Ateres Shlomo | Brooklyn, NY | $280 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Institute for Dayanim | Oak Park, MI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Irgun Tomchei Torah Kollel Ramot | Lakewood, NJ | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kollel America | Lakewood, NJ | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Torah Umesorah Latinoamerica | Monsey, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Torah Communications | Brooklyn, NY | $220 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mechon Ruth | Brooklyn, NY | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Guardians of the Sick | Brooklyn, NY | $180 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Israel Purim Fund | Long Beach, NY | $180 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Khal Bnei Avrohom Yaakov Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $180 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Shaarei-Bina | Hollywood, FL | $180 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Yehsiva Torah Vodaath | Brooklyn, NY | $180 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Yeshiva Zichron Paltiel | Staten Island, NY | $180 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Torah Communications Network | Brooklyn, NY | $120 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Overseas Passover Campaign | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kollel Avreichim of Toronto | Toronto | $60 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Zichron Refuah Shlome | Brooklyn, NY | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Torah Schools of Israel | New York, NY | $36 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Torah Schools for Israel | Brooklyn, NY | $18 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
44 of 122 (36%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 50%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Yeshiva Shaarei Tzion
SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S MISSION - Congregation Ohr Torah
SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S MISION - Chizuk Hatorah Inc
SUPOORT ORGANIZATION'S MISSION - Bikur Cholim of Raritan Valley
SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S MISSION SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 60 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47 | $429,612 | $1,000 |
| 2022 | 54 | $580,708 | $2,680 |
| 2023 | 46 | $669,540 | $1,900 |
| 2024 | 50 | $530,615 | $1,375 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
47% of its giving went to organizations in New York. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,500. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New York.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Stern Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Co 4A Cedarbrook Drive, Cranbury, NJ, 08512. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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