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The Marc & Eva Stern Foundation at a glance

· Private foundation

The Marc & Eva Stern Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$227k
Granted FY2024still arriving
14
Grants FY2024still arriving
8
States reached
$95k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$2.2MArts & Culture$1.8MInternational$147kReligion$136kSocial Science$100kHealth$79kAnimals$71kCivil Rights$50kOther$0
02FY2024 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k7 grants · $25k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $57k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $145k
$10,000
Median grant
8
States reached
$5.5M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY$95,044
DICKINSON COLLEGE$50,000
GREATER LA ZOO ASSOCIATION (GLAZA)$15,000
BIG GREEN$11,500
Individual grant recipient$10,000
TUFF UNIVERSITY$10,000
THE KENNEDY CENTER - WNO$10,000
OPERA AMERICA$5,000
MLK COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION$5,000
CHANNEL ISLAND PARK FOUNDATION$5,000
Individual grant recipient$2,500
Individual grant recipient$2,500
Individual grant recipient$2,500
Individual grant recipient$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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–19, $21k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, 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%Angel City Sports: $9k → 14%Edward Charles Foundation: $5k → 14%Unlimited Fitness Foundation: $6k → 14%Beat the Streets Los Angeles: $1k → 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

IL
WI
NY
MA
OH
PA
NJ
CA
CO
VA
AZ
TN
DC
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.

60%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.8M · 32 repeat orgs$1.8M to everyone else

32 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2024, 24 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

32
46

Total granted

$2.8M
$1.7M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+37%
+45%

Still filing today

41%
63%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 38% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $142k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureEducationHealthHuman ServicesCivil RightsInternationalOther
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

  • RU
    ROWAN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC
    4× · 2017–2023 · $404k · revenue +37%
  • TC
    THE COLBURN SCHOOL
    3× · 2017–2023 · $302k · revenue +90%
  • MA
    MUSIC ASSOCIATES OF ASPEN INC
    3× · 2020–2023 · $190k · revenue +410%

Funded once

  • BS
    BRENTWOOD SCHOOL
    one grant, 2023 · $467k · revenue +7%
  • TJ
    THE JFK PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
    one grant, 2020 · $199k
  • AC
    ALLIANCE COLLEGE-READY PUBLIC SCHOOLSgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $155k · revenue ×36
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
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…

—
2
Los Angeles Opera Company

To serve the public by producing world-class opera that preserves, promotes and advances the art form while embodying the diversity, spirit and artistic sensibility unique to los angeles. we envision an engaged and enlightened community in…

Arts & Culture
3
Augustana College

Rooted in the liberal arts & sciences & lutheran expression of the christian faith, & is committed to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit, & body necessary for a rewarding life of leadership & service…

Education
4
The Uc Davis Foundation

The mission of the uc davis foundation is to secure, steward and manage private gifts for uc davis.

Education
5
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
6
Boston Architectural College

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

—
7
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
8
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.

—
9
Columbia College Chicago

The organization's mission is to educate students for creative occupations in diverse fields of arts and media.

Education
10
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.

—
11
University of La Verne

The university of la verne offers a distinctive and relevant educational experience to a diverse population of traditional-age, adult, and graduate learners, preparing them for successful careers and a commitment to lifelong learning…

Education
12
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
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Ucla Foundation; the most unlike its peers is The Channel Islands Park Foundation. 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

48 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. 48 of the 87 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
10
Early backer (in before they grew)
48/48
Grantees still filing
36/48
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

BRENTWOOD SCHOOL: $466,836 · EducationBRENTWOOD SCHOOLROWAN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $403,841 · EducationROWAN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INCDICKINSON COLLEGE: $179,099 · EducationDICKINSON COLLEGEALLIANCE COLLEGE-READY PUBLIC SCHOOLS: $155,000 · EducationALLIANCE COLLEGE-READY PUBLIC SCHOOLSALLIANCE COLLEGE-READY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: $151,989 · EducationALLIANCE COLLEGE-READY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOU…ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION FOR A NEW AMERICAN UNIVERSITY: $124,691 · EducationARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION FOR A…UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $100,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIAVanderbilt University: $95,044 · EducationVanderbilt University+5 more: $41,000 · EducationTHE JFK PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: $199,032 · OtherTHE JFK PERFORMING ARTS CENTERALLIANCE FOR SOCAL INNOVATION: $151,198 · OtherALLIANCE FOR SOCAL INNOVATIONCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY-SCHOOL OF LAW: $151,143 · OtherCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY-SCHOOL OF LAWUSC ZILKLHA NEUROGENETIC INSTITUTE AT THE KECK SCHOOL OF MEDICINE: $116,780 · OtherUSC ZILKLHA NEUROGENETIC INSTITUT…LA OPERA: $109,815 · OtherLA OPERAMALIBU JEWISH CENTER & SYNAGOGUE: $98,438 · OtherMALIBU JEWISH CENTER & SYNAGOGUEIndividual grant recipient: $75,000 · OtherGreater LA Zoo Association GLAZA: $71,300 · OtherMUSIC CENTER: $62,355 · Other+43 more: $381,434 · Other+43 moreMetropolitan Opera Association Inc: $522,320 · Arts & CultureMetropolitan Opera Associatio…THE COLBURN SCHOOL: $302,015 · Arts & CultureTHE COLBURN SCHOOLMUSIC ASSOCIATES OF ASPEN INC: $190,279 · Arts & CultureMUSIC ASSOCIATES OF ASPEN INCCAMERATA PACIFICA: $79,720 · Arts & CultureCAMERATA PACIFICACENTER THEATRE GROUP OF LOS ANGELES: $48,420 · Arts & Culture+7 more: $100,775 · Arts & Culture+7 moreTRICKLE UP PROGRAM INC: $110,428 · Community ImprovementAMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH: $100,198 · Social ScienceMARTIN LUTHER KING JR COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION: $55,000 · HealthSTARTCARE INC F/K/N START TREATMENT AND RECOVERY CENTE: $10,000 · HealthPROJECT ANGEL FOOD: $5,000 · HealthNAMI National: $3,000 · Health+1 more: $2,000 · HealthAMERICAN IDEA FOUNDATION INC: $50,488 · Civil RightsTRUE COLORS UNITED INC: $10,000 · Civil RightsTREVOR PROJECT INC: $5,000 · Civil Rights
Education$1,717,500Other$1,416,495Arts & Culture$1,243,529Community Improvement$110,428Social Science$100,198Health$75,000Civil Rights$65,488

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMetropolitan Opera Association Inc: $522,320 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBRENTWOOD SCHOOL: $466,836 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetROWAN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $403,841 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetTHE COLBURN SCHOOL: $302,015 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetMUSIC ASSOCIATES OF ASPEN INC: $190,279 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetDICKINSON COLLEGE: $179,099 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetALLIANCE COLLEGE-READY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: $151,989 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION FOR A NEW AMERICAN UNIVERSITY: $124,691 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTRICKLE UP PROGRAM INC: $110,428 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetAMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH: $100,198 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVanderbilt University: $95,044 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCAMERATA PACIFICA: $79,720 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetMARTIN LUTHER KING JR COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION: $55,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetAMERICAN IDEA FOUNDATION INC: $50,488 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetCENTER THEATRE GROUP OF LOS ANGELES: $48,420 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATION: $24,275 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $22,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetINSTITUTE FOR YOUNG DRAMATIC VOICES INC: $18,000 over 2y, 9.5% of budgetGET LIT - WORDS IGNITE INC: $15,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetOPERA AMERICA INC: $13,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBig Green: $11,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Farm Collaborative: $11,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetTRUE COLORS UNITED INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetReform Temple of Laguna Woods: $10,000 over 1y, 6.3% of budgetSTARTCARE INC F/K/N START TREATMENT AND RECOVERY CENTE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTrustees of Tufts College: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSacramento LGBT Community Center: $10,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetLOS ANGELES SPORTS COUNCIL FOUNDATION: $5,200 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetEDWARD CHARLES FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCOLLATERAL REPAIR PROJECT: $5,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetTHE CHANNEL ISLANDS PARK FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 5.4% of budgetPROJECT ANGEL FOOD: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUniversity of Illinois Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUCLA FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTREVOR PROJECT INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNAMI National: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE OPERA BUFFS INC CO MONA LANDS: $2,500 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetNATIONAL ARCHIVES FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMERS GREATER LOS ANGELES: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBEAT THE STREETS - LOS ANGELES INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPAN-MASSACHUSETTS CHALLENGE INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% 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 Annenberg Foundat…California Community …Gs Donor Advised Phil…The Eli and Edythe Br…Wm Keck FoundationThe Ralph M Parsons F…Jewish Community Foun…The California Endowm…The Goldman Sachs Cha…National Philanthropi…American Endowment Fo…Shell USA Company Fou…
The Annenberg FoundationPA20.6× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Annenberg Foundation · California Community Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation · Wm Keck Foundation · The Ralph M Parsons Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles · The California Endowment · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · American Endowment Foundation · Shell USA Company 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 The Marc & Eva Stern Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Marc & Eva Stern Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Trustees of Tufts College: 13% of income from government
  • Rowan University Foundation Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
17report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
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 87 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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