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Sterzing Charitable Trust at a glance

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Sterzing Charitable Trust

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$117k
Granted FY2025still arriving
40
Grants FY2025still arriving
10
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2025.

Religion$75kHealth$47kAnimals$43kArts & Culture$25kPublic Safety & Disaster$23kEducation$22kHousing & Shelter$21kEnvironment$19kOther$0
02FY2025 · 40 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k39 grants · $92k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $25k
$2,500
Median grant
10
States reached
$1.7M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Old Donation Episcopal Church$25,000
Eastern Virginia Medical School Foundation$5,000
The Wells TheaterVa Stage$5,000
Food Bank of Southeastern Virginia$5,000
WHRO$5,000
World Central Kitchen$5,000
REACH$5,000
Samaritan House$5,000
CHKD$5,000
Elephant Sanctuary$5,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
YMCA Camp Silver Beach$3,000
Norfolk Botanical Gardens$2,500
Entertainment Industry Foundation$2,500
Sentara Foundation$2,500
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY23–25, $5k) land where the poverty rate runs at 22%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%Jackson-Feild Homes Foundation: $1k → 24%Jackson-Feild Homes Foundation: $1k → 24%Jackson-Feild Homes Foundation: $1k → 24%Norfolk CASA: $2k → 19%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

WI
NY
CA
UT
VA
MD
AZ
TN
DC
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.

95%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$296k · 34 repeat orgs$15k to everyone else

34 repeat relationships: 31 still active in FY2025, 3 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

34
1

Total granted

$296k
$1k

Still filing today

74%
0%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $14k went to new ones.

50%100%’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’23’24’25
AnimalsHealthEnvironmentHuman ServicesHousing & ShelterEducationOther
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

  • SH
    Samaritan House Inc
    3× · 2023–2025 · $15k · revenue +7%
  • CH
    Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters
    3× · 2023–2025 · $15k · revenue +27%
  • WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC
    3× · 2023–2025 · $15k · revenue +36%

Funded once

  • FO
    FRIENDS OF NORFOLKS ENVIRONMENT INC
    one grant, 2024 · $1k
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
Washington Humane Society

The washington humane society protects animals, supports families, and advocates for positive change to create a world where all animals can thrive. we enrich the humanity of our communities by promoting compassion and encouraging people…

Animals
2
Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons Inc

THE ANIMAL RESCUE FUND OF THE HAMPTONS ACTIVELY RESCUES CATS AND DOGS, PROVIDES QUALITY CARE AND OFFERS SANCTUARY UNTIL LOVING HOMES CAN BE FOUND. ARF's work with animals, within our community and throughout the organization is guided by…

Animals
3
Rockfish Wildlife Sanctuary Inc

Wildlife rehabilitation and educational activities to inform the public about the need for protection of wildlife

Animals
4
Sfc Virginia

Sfc virginia is a foster-based animal rescue group in fredericksburg, va. founded in june 2019 with a focus on saving dogs and cats from rural and otherwise underserved shelters in the state, we strive to provide quality medical care…

Animals
5
Richmond Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

The richmond spca is cultivating a community committed to saving, protecting and enriching animal lives with a mission to provide education and resources to achieve and sustain a no-kill community.

Animals
6
Wild Virginia Incorporated

Protecting and connecting virginia's wild places.

Environment
7
Worldwide Vets Incorporated

Our goal is to sustainably improve animal welfare, provide veterinary care, and improve veterinary education globally. in order to achieve this goal, we work in over 10 countries, across 5 continents, supporting local people and animals,…

Animals
8
World Vets

To improve the health & well-being of animals through veterinary aid, response, training, research & local capacity building worldwide. We provide services to companion animals, horses, street dogs, livestock and marine animals including…

Animals
9
The Humane Society for Seattleking County

Seattle humane promotes the human-animal bond by saving and serving pets in need, regardless of age, ability, circumstance or geography.

Animals
10
Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

The primary mission of the humane society is to end animal cruelty, neglect and overpopulation in south carolina.

Animals
11
Voices for Virginia's Children

The mission of voices for virginia's children is to champion public policies and legislation that achieve positive and equitable outcomes for young people.

Civil Rights
12
Vieques Humane Society & Animal Rescue Inc

Alleviate the suffering of our island's animals by providing temporary shelter, finding forever homes, offering spay-neuter services and a low-cost veterinary clinic for our community.

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Wildlife Center of Virginia; the most unlike its peers is Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters. 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

33 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. 33 of the 44 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
33/33
Grantees still filing
21/33
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Old Donation Episcopal Church: $75,000 · OtherOld Donation Episcopal ChurchThe Wells TheaterVa Stage: $15,000 · OtherThe Wells TheaterVa StageIndividual grant recipient: $10,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientYMCA Camp Silver Beach: $8,500 · OtherAmerican Red Cross of Southeast Virginia: $7,500 · OtherSentara Foundation: $7,500 · OtherSTILLSTANDING2: $10,000 · OtherSTILLSTANDING2HAMPTON ROADS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION INC: $10,000 · OtherHAMPTON ROADS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION INC+12 more: $31,000 · Other+12 moreTHE ELEPHANT SANCTUARY IN TENNESSEE: $15,000 · AnimalsTHE ELEPHANT S…EQUINE ADVOCATES INCORPORATED: $3,000 · AnimalsEQUINE ADVOCAT…VIRGINIA BEACH SPCA: $3,000 · AnimalsVIRGINIA BEACH…CIRCLE A HOME FOR HORSES INC: $3,000 · AnimalsCIRCLE A HOME …Retirement Home For Horses Inc: $3,000 · AnimalsRetirement Hom…THE WILDLIFE CENTER OF VIRGINIA: $3,000 · AnimalsTHE WILDLIFE C…BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY: $3,000 · AnimalsBEST FRIENDS A…ANIMAL RESOURCES OF TIDEWATER: $2,000 · AnimalsCheetah Conservation Fund: $1,500 · AnimalsTHE MARY C SCHANZ FOUNDATION: $1,500 · AnimalsINTERNATIONAL CRANE FOUNDATION INC: $1,500 · Animals+1 more: $1,000 · AnimalsChildren's Hospital of the King's Daughters: $15,000 · HealthChildren'…PANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC: $7,500 · HealthPANCREATI…LGBT LIFE CENTER: $3,500 · HealthLGBT LIFE…REACH FOUNDATION INC (REACH ENRICHES ALL CHILDREN): $15,000 · EducationEastern Virginia Medical School Foundation: $7,000 · EducationSamaritan House Inc: $15,000 · Housing & ShelterJUDEO-CHRISTIAN OUTREACH CENTERINC: $5,000 · Housing & ShelterWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $15,000 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $2,500 · InternationalNORFOLK BOTANICAL GARDEN INC: $12,500 · EnvironmentThe Elizabeth River Project: $1,000 · EnvironmentClean Virginia Waterways Inc: $1,000 · Environment
Other$174,500Animals$40,500Health$26,000Education$22,000Housing & Shelter$20,000International$17,500Environment$14,500

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 budgetTHE ELEPHANT SANCTUARY IN TENNESSEE: $15,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSamaritan House Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetChildren's Hospital of the King's Daughters: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetREACH FOUNDATION INC (REACH ENRICHES ALL CHILDREN): $15,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNORFOLK BOTANICAL GARDEN INC: $12,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHAMPTON ROADS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION INC: $10,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSTILLSTANDING2: $10,000 over 2y, 59% of budgetPANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC: $7,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetEastern Virginia Medical School Foundation: $7,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFOODBANK OF SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJUDEO-CHRISTIAN OUTREACH CENTERINC: $5,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY FOUNDATION: $4,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLGBT LIFE CENTER: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEQUINE ADVOCATES INCORPORATED: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHOPE HOUSE FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetVIRGINIA BEACH SPCA: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCIRCLE A HOME FOR HORSES INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetRetirement Home For Horses Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTHE WILDLIFE CENTER OF VIRGINIA: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGIRL SCOUT COUNCIL OF COLONIAL COAST: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJACKSON FEILD HOMES FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetBEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetANIMAL RESOURCES OF TIDEWATER: $2,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetCheetah Conservation Fund: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MARY C SCHANZ FOUNDATION: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetINTERNATIONAL CRANE FOUNDATION INC: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNORFOLK CASA INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetThe Elizabeth River Project: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe River Ellis Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetClean Virginia Waterways Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 1.3% 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.

United Way of South H…Hampton Roads Communi…Dominion Energy Chari…Sentara HealthThe Dalis FoundationTownebank FoundationThe Townsend Family F…The Blocker FoundationLangley for Families …Wards Corner Lions Cl…Jerry J Wilson Memori…L & J Goldrich Founda…
United Way of South Hampton RoadsVA25.9× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: United Way of South Hampton Roads · Hampton Roads Community Foundation · Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation · Sentara Health · The Dalis Foundation · Townebank Foundation · The Townsend Family Foundation · The Blocker Foundation · Langley for Families - the Foundation of Lfcu · Wards Corner Lions Club Charity Foundation Inc · Jerry J Wilson Memorial Foundation Inc co Jennifer Wilson · L & J Goldrich 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 Sterzing Charitable Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Sterzing Charitable Trust. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely 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 44 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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