The Jean and Alvin Sternlieb
Berkeley, CA · EIN 95-4852744. Reported 121 grants totalling $236,250 to 81 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Jean and Alvin Sternlieb did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $2,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $2,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $9,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilung Foundation | Langley, WA | $22,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Feeding America | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sb Organic Soup Kitchen | Santa Barbara, CA | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mediators Foundation | Boulder, CO | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| ACLU | Washington, DC | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mother Miracle | San Rafael, CA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| African Schhols of Kenya | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| International Rescue Committee | Albert Lea, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mother Miracle Schools | San Rafael, CA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Partners for Progressive Israel | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Judes | Memphis, TN | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | Montgomery, AL | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kqed Inc | San Francisco, CA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinsons Research | New York, NY | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| NAACP | Baltimore, MD | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Women for Women International | Central Islip, NY | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| African Schools of Kenya | Santa Barbara, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Jewish World Services | Etna, NH | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Direct Relief | Santa Barbara, CA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hospice of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Project Open Hand | San Francisco, CA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Unicef | Washington, DC | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| US Holocaust Museum | Merrifield, VA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Alameda County Community Fund Bank | Oakland, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sb Hospice | Santa Barbara, CA | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Adl | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alzheimers Association | Waltham, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Jewish World Service | Etna, NH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Parkinson Disease Association | Merrifield, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bay Area Hispano Institute for Advancement | Berkeley, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Climate Ride | Missoula, MT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| David Lynch Foundation | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dignity Period | St Louis, MO | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| E Global Family | Honolulu, HI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Glide | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Glide Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| House of Ruth | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Human Rights Campaign | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Insight La | Santa Monica, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Joyful Heat Foundation | Brooklyn, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kids in Need | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Leukemia and Lymphoma Society | San Jose, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Life Chronicles | Santa Barbara, CA | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maharashtra Village School Transformation Foundation | Fairfield, IA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Moshe House - Ukraine Fund | Encinitas, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| NAACP | Baltimore, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Israel Fund | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oasis Legal Services | Berkeley, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Parkinsons Foundation | Albert Led, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sandy Hook Promise Foundation | Newtown, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Seva | Berkeley, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Seva Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Topeka, KS | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spirit Rock Center | Woodacre, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Judes Childrens Hospital | Memphis, TN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Unicef | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| US Holocaust Memorial Museum | Annapolis Junction, MD | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Yellow Hammer Fund | Birmingham, AL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Young Chances Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oakland Elizabeth House | Berkely, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Anti Defamation League | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eg Global Family | Honolulu, HI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Eugene Zitwer Foundation | Brooklyn, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| First Place for Youth | Oakland, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Glide Church | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Leukemia and Lymphoma Society | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rose Foundation for Communities | Oakland, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Judes for Children | Memphis, TN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Swim Across America | Charlotte, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Barack Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Hope Alliance | Park City, UT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Upward Scholars | Redwood City, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| US Holocaust Memorial Museum | Merrifield, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Als Project | Huntington, MD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maitri Compassionate Care | San Francisco, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Meals on Wheels | Oakland, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oakland Service | Oakland, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
28 of 81 (35%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 27%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Kilung Foundation
FOR THE USE BY THE DONEE ORGANIZATION
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 53 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | $54,000 | $2,000 |
| 2022 | 33 | $59,250 | $2,000 |
| 2023 | 30 | $60,000 | $2,000 |
| 2024 | 32 | $63,000 | $2,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 33% of this one's giving went to organizations in California. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in California.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Jean and Alvin Sternlieb's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 111 Gravatt Drive, Berkeley, CA, 94705. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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