Sternberg Charitable Foundation

MEMPHIS, TN EIN: 26-3787429

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$1.8M

-2.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$86K

+11.0% YoY

Grant Count

23

-4.2% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$4K

+15.8% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$25K$50K$75K$101K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,765,887$1,814,842$1,647,979
Revenue$55,278$50,104$36,143
Expenses$91,401$84,249$77,676
Qualifying Distributions$89,401$84,249$76,676
Net Investment Income$55,278$50,104$36,143
Distributable Amount$89,667$83,128$79,032

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$22K$43K$65K$86K24 grants202025 grants202124 grants202224 grants202323 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES…$8KPLANNED PARENTHOOD MAR M…$8KRUTH ASAWA SAN FRANCISCO…$8KSANTA TERESA PARENT-TEAC…$8KTAWONGA JEWISH COMMUNITY…$5KELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUN…$4KSAN FRANCISCO FOOD BANK$4KSAVE THE REDWOODS LEAGUE$4KSECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK…$4KSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CEN…$4K

Grant Size Distribution

120 grants across all recorded years

120<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
LAURA STERNBERGTRUSTEE1
PER ARNE NYSTROMTRUSTEE1
ELLEN REBECCA NYSTROMTRUSTEE1
MICHAEL K WAGESTRUSTEE1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Cities

BostonMemphisMontereyMontgomeryNew YorkSan FranciscoSan JoseSilver SpringWashington

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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