Private foundation · EIN 71-0899950 · Boca Raton, Florida

The Bernard Stern Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you work nationally. The foundation accepts applications (No submission deadlines) and its median grant is $5,000.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 17 grants paid, $94K total, median $5,000. 29% of grants stayed in Florida. Stated restrictions: No restrictions or limitations except that the foundation does not award grants to individuals, nor award scholarships, fellowships, loans, prizes or similar benefits.

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
17
$94K
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in FL
29%
of grants
Deadline
See below
No submission deadlines
Assets
$1.4M

How to apply

No particular form or application is necessary. Only a letter that gives essential details of the project is required. Contact: Ellen Stern, 10631 Stonebridge Blvd, Boca Raton, Fl, 5614779411 Deadlines: No submission deadlines Restrictions: No restrictions or limitations except that the foundation does not award grants to individuals, nor award scholarships, fellowships, loans, prizes or similar benefits.

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2024

17 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Hillel of Broward & Palm BeachDavie, FLCharitable$15K
Fau FoundationBoca Raton, FLCharitable$10K
Jewish Federation of Palm BeachWest Palm Beach, FLCharitable$10K
Alzheimers AssociationChicago, ILCharitable$10K
Anti-Defamation LeagueNew York, NYCharitable$5,000
Bladder Cancer Advocacy NetworkBethesda, MDCharitable$5,000
Friends of the IdfNew York, NYCharitable$5,000
Birthright Israel FoundationNew York, NYCharitable$5,000
St Jude Childrens HospitalMemphis, TNCharitable$5,000
HadassahNew Yourk, NYCharitable$5,000
Simon Wiesenthal CenterLos Angeles, CACharitable$5,000
Wounded Warrior ProjectAtlanta, GACharitable$4,000
No Kid HungryWashington, DCCharitable$3,000
Play for PinkNew York, NYCharitable$2,000
In Jacob's ShoesDeerfield Beach, FLCharitable$2,000
Zvi DanceNew York, NYCharitable$2,000
West Boca Bulls AthleticsBoca Raton, FLCharitable$600

By state: Florida 5 · New York 6 · Illinois 1 · Maryland 1 · Tennessee 1 · California 1

About this foundation

The Bernard Stern Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Boca Raton, Florida, administered in care of Henry J Stern, tax-exempt since 2002. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does The Bernard Stern Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. No particular form or application is necessary. Only a letter that gives essential details of the project is required. Deadlines: No submission deadlines.

How much does The Bernard Stern Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $94K across 17 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does The Bernard Stern Foundation Inc give?

Florida (5 grants), New York (6 grants), Illinois (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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