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Stern Sidney Memorial Tuw at a glance

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Stern Sidney Memorial Tuw

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1.1M
Granted FY2025still arriving
236
Grants FY2025still arriving
27
States reached
$63k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Education$1.2MArts & Culture$866kHealth$447kHuman Services$408kReligion$224kCrime & Legal$213kEnvironment$190kHousing & Shelter$176kOther$0
02FY2025 · 236 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k217 grants · $794k
  • $10k–50k17 grants · $186k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $124k
$3,500
Median grant
27
States reached
$19M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE UCLA FOUNDATION$63,000
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII FOUNDATION$60,750
ADVENTURE RABBI TRIPS$15,000
DUNN SCHOOL$15,000
SWARTHMORE COLLEGE$14,750
HILLEL THE FDN FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE$11,500
INST FOR THE STUDY OF ETHICAL DIVERSITY$10,000
OAHU JEWISH OHANA$10,000
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY$10,000
THINKTECH HAWAII INC$10,000
CAMP HESS KRAMER INC$10,000
CREDIT DO INC$10,000
CLARKSTON COMMUNITY HEALTH INC$10,000
PERFORMANCE ZONE INC$10,000
CHAMINADE UNIVERSITY OF HONOLULU$10,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY23–25, $269k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 74% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%BELOVED BUILDERS INC: $3k → 12%YOUNG WOMENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION: $4k → 11%FORGOTTEN SOLDIER PROGRAM: $4k → 6%NEXT DOOR SOLUTIONS TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: $5k → 8%GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND INC: $3k → 8%UP VALLEY FAMILY CENTERS OF NAPA COUNTY: $3k → 9%SACRAMENTO LOAVES AND FISHES: $5k → 12%UNCHAINED AT LAST: $5k → 10%CREDIT DO INC: $10k → 16%HOME FOR AGED WOMEN INC: $5k → 7%UP VALLEY FAMILY CENTERS OF NAPA COUNTY: $3k → 9%ELDERHELP OF SAN DIEGO: $3k → 11%CREDIT DO INC: $10k → 16%HOME FOR AGED WOMEN INC: $5k → 7%CHILD CARE LAW CENTER: $6k → 10%CANINE SUPPORT TEAMS INC: $4k → 11%CHILD CARE LAW CENTER: $4k → 10%BOULDER JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: $3k → 12%EMPOWER HER NETWORK INC: $5k → 9%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF COLORADO INC: $5k → 12%IMMIGRANT LEGAL RESOURCE CENTER: $6k → 10%DOWNTOWN WOMENS CENTER: $3k → 14%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF COLORADO INC: $5k → 12%COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER: $5k → 11%VISTA DEL MAR CHILD AND FAMILY: $8k → 14%ADOPT-A-NATIVE-ELDER: $5k → 8%VISTA DEL MAR CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES: $5k → 14%ADOPT-A-NATIVE-ELDER: $5k → 8%REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL: $3k → 14%VALLEY FAMILY CENTER: $5k → 14%FOOD ON FOOT INC: $4k → 14%THINKTECH HAWAII INC: $10k → 9%FOOD ON FOOT INC: $4k → 14%THINKTECH HAWAII INC: $8k → 9%WAYFINDER FAMILY SERVICES: $5k → 14%WAYFINDER FAMILY SERVICES: $3k → 14%CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT: $5k → 14%REDISCOVER CENTER INC: $3k → 14%STEP UP ON SECOND STREET INC: $4k → 14%STEP UP ON SECOND STREET INC: $3k → 14%INTERNATIONAL GUIDING EYES INC: $4k → 14%INTERNATIONAL GUIDING EYES INC: $3k → 14%MEND-MEET EACH NEED WITH DIGNITY: $4k → 14%MIDNIGHT MISSION: $3k → 14%FULFILLMENT FUND: $5k → 14%JOHN TRACY CLINIC: $3k → 14%BRAILLE INSTITUTE OF AMERICA INC: $5k → 14%BRAILLE INSTITUTE OF AMERICA INC: $5k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
VT
NH
WA
MT
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
NV
WY
OH
PA
NJ
CT
CA
UT
CO
NE
MO
KY
VA
MD
AZ
NM
KS
TN
NC
DC
HI
LA
MS
GA
TX
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

67%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$3.1M · 274 repeat orgs$1.5M to everyone else

274 repeat relationships: 167 still active in FY2025, 107 since wound down; 65 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

274
311

Total granted

$3.1M
$1.3M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+10%
+10%

Still filing today

89%
68%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 77% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $233k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’21’23’24’25
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesEducationHealthAnimalsYouth DevelopmentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII FOUNDATION
    4× · 2021–2025 · $233k · revenue +64%
  • SWARTHMORE COLLEGE
    4× · 2021–2025 · $66k · revenue +5%
  • JC
    JEWISH COMMUNITY SERVICES OF HAWAII
    3× · 2023–2025 · $53k · revenue +27%

Funded once

  • NY
    New York Universitygraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $100k · revenue +30%
  • FF
    FOUNDATION FOR HUMAN ENRICHMENT
    one grant, 2023 · $30k · revenue +19%
  • OR
    O'AHU RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND
    one grant, 2021 · $20k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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2
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc

The union of concerned scientists puts rigorous, independent science into action, developing solutions and advocating for a healthy, safe, and just future.

International
3
California College of the Arts

California college of the arts educates students to shape culture and society through the practice and critical study of art, architecture, design, and writing. benefitting from its san francisco bay area location, the college prepares…

Education
4
California Western School of Law

California western school of law is an independent, aba/aals and wasc senior college and university commission (wscuc) accredited s.d. law school that prepares graduates for the practice of law through a carefully sequenced program of…

Education
5
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

The Television Academy is dedicated to celebrating excellence, innovation and the advancement of the telecommunications arts and sciences through recognition, education and leadership, while fostering a diverse, inclusive and accessible…

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6
The American Institute of Architects California

The AIA California, in collaboration with local components, is the voice of the architectural profession.

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7
California Dental Association

The california dental association is committed to the success of our members in service to their patients and the public.

Community Improvement
8
California Dental Association Foundation

The foundation's mission is to improve the oral health of all californians by supporting the dental profession and its efforts to meet community needs.

Science & Tech
9
Marin Humane Society

Marin humane transforms lives through exceptional animal care, humane education, and advocacy. every day, marin humane inspires compassion and positive relationships between people and animals.

Animals
10
Association of California School Administrators

The association serves its members by creating resources that enable california school administrators to develop and apply creative leadership and management skills and in turn, improve the educational process for all students.

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11
The California Channel

To distribute public affairs and other educational information in order to create an electronic bridge between californians and their public officials, and, in the process educate a new generation of voting citizens and civic leaders who…

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12
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Oneoc; the most unlike its peers is Bronfman Youth Fellowships to Israel in Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

525 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 525 of the 659 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

2
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
71
Early backer (in before they grew)
516/525
Grantees still filing
289/525
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII FOUNDATION: $232,750 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF HAWAII FOUNDATIONUCLA FOUNDATION: $219,000 · EducationUCLA FOUNDATIONNew York University: $100,000 · EducationNew York UniversitySWARTHMORE COLLEGE: $66,250 · EducationSWARTHMORE COLLEGE+24 more: $367,750 · Education+24 more+101 more: $1,264,650 · Other+101 moreCHAMBER MUSIC PALISADES INC: $28,500 · Arts & CultureCHAMBER MUSIC …THE MAESTRO FOUNDATION: $26,000 · Arts & CultureTHE MAESTRO FO…AUTRY MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN WEST: $25,500 · Arts & CultureAUTRY MUSEUM O…THE COLBURN SCHOOL: $25,000 · Arts & CultureTHE COLBURN SC…CALIFORNIA SCIENCE CENTER FOUNDATION: $23,500 · Arts & CultureCALIFORNIA SCI…UTAH SYMPHONY & OPERA: $18,500 · Arts & CultureLOS ANGELES MASTER CHORALE ASSOCIATION: $15,500 · Arts & CultureSKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER: $15,500 · Arts & CultureAMERICAN CONTEMPORARY BALLET INC: $15,000 · Arts & CultureLOS ANGELES OPERA COMPANY: $14,000 · Arts & CultureACADEMY FOUNDATION: $14,000 · Arts & Culture+18 more: $178,700 · Arts & Culture+18 moreJEWISH COMMUNITY SERVICES OF HAWAII: $52,500 · Human ServicesTHINKTECH HAWAII INC: $32,500 · Human ServicesCREDIT DO INC: $20,000 · Human ServicesChildren of the Night: $15,000 · Human ServicesBRAILLE INSTITUTE OF AMERICA INC: $15,000 · Human ServicesWayfinder Family Services: $13,000 · Human ServicesJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF COLORADO INC: $12,500 · Human ServicesVISTA DEL MAR CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES: $12,500 · Human ServicesSACRAMENTO LOAVES & FISHES: $11,000 · Human ServicesHOME FOR AGED WOMEN INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesChild Care Law Center: $10,000 · Human ServicesSTEP UP ON SECOND STREET INC: $9,500 · Human ServicesAdopt-A-Native Elder: $9,500 · Human Services+3 more: $23,500 · Human ServicesWAIKIKI HEALTH: $17,000 · HealthPLANNED PARENTHOOD LOS ANGELES: $15,000 · HealthNATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH: $14,000 · HealthPLANNED PARENTHOOD GREAT NORTHWEST HAWAII ALASKA INDIANA AND KENTUCKY: $12,500 · HealthTrust Women Foundation Inc: $12,500 · HealthAIRPORT MARINA COUNSELING SERVICE: $12,000 · HealthNAMI COLORADO: $10,500 · HealthCLARKSTON COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER: $10,000 · HealthKhesed Wellness a Colorado Nonprofit DBA Kind Therapy Inc: $10,000 · HealthPANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC: $10,000 · HealthTHE CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE CENTER: $7,500 · HealthBRADY CENTER TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE: $19,000 · Crime & LegalCOMMUNITY LEGAL AID SOCAL: $12,500 · Crime & LegalHARRIETT BUHAI CENTER FOR FAMILY LAW: $10,500 · Crime & LegalWestern Center on Law & Poverty Inc: $10,000 · Crime & LegalPUBLIC COUNSEL: $10,000 · Crime & LegalCALIFORNIA RURAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE INC: $9,000 · Crime & LegalEAST BAY CHILDRENS LAW OFFICES INC: $8,000 · Crime & LegalLEGAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN INC: $8,000 · Crime & LegalInner City Law Center: $8,000 · Crime & LegalCommunity Lawyers Inc: $7,500 · Crime & LegalAQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC CORPORATION: $19,500 · AnimalsLOVE A CAT CHARITY: $10,200 · AnimalsGREATER LOS ANGELES ZOOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION: $10,000 · AnimalsZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO: $8,750 · AnimalsAMERICAN WILD HORSE PRESERVATION CAMPAIGN: $8,500 · Animals
Education$985,750Other$1,264,650Arts & Culture$399,700Human Services$246,500Health$131,000Crime & Legal$102,500Animals$56,950

Showing the 200 largest grantees by grant value.

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUNIVERSITY OF HAWAII FOUNDATION: $232,750 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetUCLA FOUNDATION: $219,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNew York University: $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSWARTHMORE COLLEGE: $66,250 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH COMMUNITY SERVICES OF HAWAII: $52,500 over 3y, 2.4% of budgetTHINKTECH HAWAII INC: $32,500 over 3y, 10% of budgetDUNN SCHOOL: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR HUMAN ENRICHMENT: $30,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetAdventure Rabbi Synagogue wo Walls: $30,000 over 3y, 3.4% of budgetCHAMBER MUSIC PALISADES INC: $28,500 over 3y, 15% of budgetTHE MAESTRO FOUNDATION: $26,000 over 4y, 1.5% of budgetAUTRY MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN WEST: $25,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCHAMINADE UNIVERSITY OF HONOLULU: $25,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND: $25,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPRISON UNIVERSITY PROJECT INC DBA MOUNT TAMALPAIS COLLEGE: $25,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetTHE GARRISON INSTITUTE: $25,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetTHE CITY TUTORS INC: $25,000 over 2y, 6.0% of budgetTHE COLBURN SCHOOL: $25,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCALIFORNIA SCIENCE CENTER FOUNDATION: $23,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCalifornia State University Fresno Alumni Association Incorporated: $23,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetHAWAII COUNCIL FOR HUMANITIES: $23,000 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetNORTH AMERICAN CONFERENCE ON BRITISH STUDIES: $22,500 over 3y, 3.4% of budgetTHE PERFORMANCE ZONE INC: $20,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetWorking Wardrobes For A New Start: $20,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetPHI ALPHA THETA HISTORY HONOR SOCIETY INC: $20,000 over 4y, 1.4% of budgetCREDIT DO INC: $20,000 over 2y, 15% of budgetAQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC CORPORATION: $19,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBRADY CENTER TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE: $19,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetUTAH SYMPHONY & OPERA: $18,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPUENTE LEARNING CENTER: $18,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetLos Angeles Chamber Ballet: $18,000 over 3y, 8.3% of budgetSCHOLARS' HOPE FOUNDATION: $17,500 over 3y, 5.9% of budgetWAIKIKI HEALTH: $17,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCULVER PALMS MEALS ON WHEELS: $16,500 over 3y, 2.3% of budgetCENTER FOR CIVIC EDUCATION: $16,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTEMPLE HILLEL: $16,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetLOS ANGELES MASTER CHORALE ASSOCIATION: $15,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER: $15,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetStreet Books: $15,000 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetJAMBOREE HOUSING CORPORATION: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPACIFIC HEALTH MINISTRY: $15,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetChildren of the Night: $15,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetBRAILLE INSTITUTE OF AMERICA INC: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD LOS ANGELES: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Rand Corporation: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMEDIEVAL ACADEMY OF AMERICA: $15,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetAMERICAN CONTEMPORARY BALLET INC: $15,000 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetINFANT WELFARE SOCIETY OF CHICAGO: $15,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Ahmanson Foundati…The Ralph M Parsons F…The Rose Hills Founda…The Green FoundationThe Annenberg Foundat…Weingart FoundationS Mark Taper Foundati…Elbridge Stuart Found…Atherton Family Found…Aloha United Way IncHenry L Guenther Foun…California Community …
The Ahmanson FoundationCA81.4× affinity57 shared granteesties to 9 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Ahmanson Foundation · The Ralph M Parsons Foundation · The Rose Hills Foundation · The Green Foundation · The Annenberg Foundation · Weingart Foundation · S Mark Taper Foundation · Elbridge Stuart Foundation Dba Stuart Foundation · Atherton Family Foundation · Aloha United Way Inc · Henry L Guenther Foundation · California Community Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Stern Sidney Memorial Tuw funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Stern Sidney Memorial Tuw. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 80%5%19%42%75%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • Hias Inc: 88% of income from government
  • Empower Her Network Inc Dba Empowered Network: 47% of income from government
  • National Yiddish Book Center Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Archaeological Institute of America: 1% of income from government
  • Wesleyan University: 1% of income from government
  • Keshet Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
8get no government money at all
74report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 659 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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