How to apply
none Contact: Daniel Dominguez and Jay Epstein, Po Box 1837, Bellaire, Tx, 7139276464, jayepsteincpa@gmail.com Deadlines: none Restrictions: none
Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.
Grants paid in 2025
18 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Centro Familiar CristianoSugarland, TX | to assist organization in providing educational services to young children and families to help develop language, social, emotional and cre… | $150K |
| Jewish Family ServiceHouston, TX | to assist organization in providing financial assistance to low income Holocaust survivors in the greater Houston area | $90K |
| Congregation Anshai TorahPlano, TX | To assist organization with enhancing its educational activities | $15K |
| Seven Acres Jewish Senior Care ServicesHouston, TX | to assist organization with providing social and medical services to residents and elderly persons living in the community. Organization is… | $10K |
| Holocaust Museum HoustonHouston, TX | to assist organization with educational activities to make people aware of the dangers of prejudice, hatred and violence brought about duri… | $5,000 |
| Fisher House FoundationRockville, MD | to assist organization with building comfort homes where military and veterans families can stay free of charge while a loved one is hospit… | $3,000 |
| The Center for PursuitHouston, TX | To assist organization with promoting the pursuit of choice, growth and personal independence for adults with intellectual and developmenta… | $3,000 |
| Dr Marnie Rose Foundation IncBellaire, TX | to assist organization in its support of brain cancer research and pediatric health initiatives | $2,500 |
| Houston HillelHouston, TX | To assist this organization with its purpose of assisting students and young professional in the greater Houston Texas area | $2,500 |
| Hillel at Texas a & M UniversityCollege Station, TX | to support educational programming for the students of Texas A&M University | $2,500 |
| TruefaceDawsonville, GA | to assist organization with its mission of advancing the relationship process of building trust with oneself and others | $2,500 |
| Texas EquusearchDickinson, TX | to assist organization with providing volunteer horse mounted search and recovery for lost and missing persons nationwide | $2,000 |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of AmericaStafford, TX | to assist organization with granting the wish of a child diagnosed with a critical illness | $2,000 |
| Hope MinistriesAtlanta, GA | to assist organization with providing counseling to individuals, couples and families and distributing supplies to disaster victims | $1,500 |
| His Mansion MinistriesDeering, NH | to assist organization with offering counseling and long term residential care to men and women with addiction and substance abuse problems | $1,200 |
| Anixter CenterChicago, IL | to assist organization with providing an array of services and support for people with disabilities and related challenges to learn and wor… | $1,000 |
| Aishal HouseHouston, TX | to assist organization with providing residential assistance to patients and their families who come to the Texas Medical Center for treatm… | $1,000 |
| Jewish Community CenterHouston, TX | to assist organization with providing meals for homebound individuals age 60 or older who are incapacitated or disabled, through its "Meals… | $1,000 |
By state: Texas 13 · Georgia 2 · Maryland 1 · New Hampshire 1 · Illinois 1
About this foundation
Sterling Family Foundation Tr is a private grantmaking foundation in Bellaire, Texas, administered in care of Jay Epstein, tax-exempt since 2003. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.
Does Sterling Family Foundation Tr accept grant applications?
Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. none Deadlines: none.
How much does Sterling Family Foundation Tr give each year?
In tax year 2025 it paid $296K across 18 grants, a median of $2,500.
Where does Sterling Family Foundation Tr give?
Texas (13 grants), Georgia (2 grants), Maryland (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.
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