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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 11-2590105

The Sterling Foundation

A private foundation in Great Neck, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 1 grant and $97,374 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Robert Sterling
60 Cuttermill Road
Great Neck, NY 11021
(516) 487-1700
Form and materials
Normal soliciation materials
Deadlines
Prefer material by 11/15 of each year
Restrictions
No restrictions on legally constituted charities. Amounts are limited because this is a small foundation and it provides small amounts to over 150 charities, most receiving between 25 - 100. Other charities, that themselves distribute their income to still other charities, receive larger amounts.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $97,374

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,652,712

  • Tax year 2023

    $70,811

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,525,375

  • Tax year 2022

    $73,272

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,536,892

  • Tax year 2021

    $63,944

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,535,916

  • Tax year 2020

    $62,618

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,390,637

  • Tax year 2019

    $73,476

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,382,083

  • Tax year 2018

    $73,085

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,400,834

Grants paid in 2024

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Charitable

    $97,374

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Robert SterlingTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Faith SterlingTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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