The Sterling Donor Advised Fund

RESTON, VA EIN: 27-0418124

EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO ENCOURAGE CHARITABLE GIVING IN ALL FORMS BENEFICIAL TO NONPROFIT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$55.9M

+14.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.8M

+8.4% YoY

Grant Count

39

+21.9% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$46K

-11.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$5M$9M$14M$19M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$55,872,345$48,616,353$42,134,907
Revenue$8,527,331$7,586,212$7,377,009
Expenses$2,545,923$2,273,649$748,587
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$2,634,651$2,144,957$560,607
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$603K$1M$2M$2M14 grants202012 grants202116 grants202232 grants202339 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

ROOTS OF HUMANITY FOUNDA…$600KYOUNG AMERICA'S FOUNDATION$170KCHEHALIS FOUNDATION$100KDISCOVER CHILDREN'S MUSEUM$100KST JOHN THE EVANGELIST$100KDIOCESE OF METUCHEN-BISH…$70KJUNIOR STATE OF AMERICA$55KBEST BUDDIES$50KCENTRAL FUND OF ISRAEL$50KTHE STANFORD JEWISH CENTER$50K

Grant Size Distribution

113 grants across all recorded years

85<$50K11$50–100K9$100–250K3$250–500K2$500K–1M3$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
JAMES LINTOTTPRESIDENT1
ROGER SILKSECRETARY1
PAUL BECKNERTREASURER1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

21states
+13 more states

Cities

AlexandriaAlpharettaArlingtonAshlandAtlantaAve MariaBaltimoreBathBloomingtonBoothbay HarborBronxCantonCarrolltonCedarhurstChehalisDedhamEast BoothbayEncinoFairfaxHonolulu

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

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