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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-1957792

Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Inc

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 123 grants and $3.8 million 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. It still lists the details below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Email
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
The foundation receives and review proposals year round
Restrictions
Online at: www.rsclark.org/apply/

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $3,752,060

    Grants listed
    123
    Assets, end of year
    $69,769,817

  • Tax year 2023

    $3,401,975

    Grants listed
    92
    Assets, end of year
    $69,794,251

  • Tax year 2022

    $4,265,700

    Grants listed
    145
    Assets, end of year
    $72,560,772

  • Tax year 2021

    $3,991,911

    Grants listed
    149
    Assets, end of year
    $77,469,856

  • Tax year 2020

    $4,166,907

    Grants listed
    109
    Assets, end of year
    $72,709,046

Grants paid in 2024

123 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Bend the ARCNew York, NY

    General support

    $82,500
  2. Building Movement ProjectBoston, MA

    General support

    $82,500
  3. Community Food Fundersnorth Star FundNew York, NY

    General support

    $82,500
  4. Community Resource ExchangeNew York, NY

    General support

    $82,500
  5. Coro New York Leadership CenterNew York, NY

    General support

    $82,500
  6. Institute for Nonprofit PracticeDedham, MA

    General support

    $82,500
  7. Institute for State & Local GovernanceNew York, NY

    General support

    $82,500
  8. JustleadershipusaNew York, NY

    General support

    $82,500
  9. Rockwood Leadership InstituteSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $82,500
  10. The Interfaith Center of NYNew York, NY

    General support

    $82,500
  11. The Laundromat ProjectBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $82,500
  12. Universal PartnershipCortland Manor, NY

    General support

    $80,000
  13. Universal PartnershipCortland Manor, NY

    General support

    $80,000
  14. Non Profit New YorkNew York, NY

    General support

    $75,000
  15. Advocacy Institute (tides Center)Brooklyn, NY

    General support

    $55,000
  16. Change ElementalWashington, DC

    General support

    $55,000
  17. Coop Careers IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $55,000
  18. Education PioneersBoston, MA

    General support

    $55,000
  19. Equal Justice VoteOakland, CA

    General support

    $55,000
  20. Forum for Urban Design Inc (DBA Urban Design Forum)New York, NY

    General support

    $55,000
  21. Local Progress Impact LabWashington, DC

    General support

    $55,000
  22. Lutheran Social Services of New YorkNew York, NY

    General support

    $55,000
  23. National Domestic Workers AllianceNew York, NY

    General support

    $55,000
  24. New American LeadersNew York, NY

    General support

    $55,000
  25. Partnership for After School EducationNew York, NY

    General support

    $55,000
  26. Possibilities Lab (leadership Learning Community)San Francisco, CA

    General support

    $55,000
  27. The Association for Neighborhood & Housing Development (anhd)New York, NY

    General support

    $55,000
  28. The Center for Justice at Columbia UniversityNew York, NY

    General support

    $55,000
  29. The Center for Popular DemocracyBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $55,000
  30. The Century Foundation Incnext 100New York, NY

    General support

    $55,000
  31. The Foundation for City College at the City College of New YorkNew York, NY

    General support

    $55,000
  32. United Neighborhood Houses of New York CityNew York, NY

    General support

    $55,000
  33. Battleground New York Education FundWashington, DC

    General support

    $50,000
  34. Community Food Fundersnorth Star FundNew York, NY

    General support

    $50,000
  35. Grantmakers for Effective OrganizationsWashington, DC

    General support

    $50,000
  36. Movement for Black LivesOakland, CA

    General support

    $50,000
  37. Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (trust-Based Philanthropy Project)Calabasas, CA

    General support

    $50,000
  38. Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (trust-Based Philanthropy Project)Calabasas, CA

    General support

    $50,000
  39. The Sterling Center of New YorkNew York, NY

    General support

    $50,000
  40. Blackspace Urbanist CollectiveBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $40,000
  41. Common Defense Education Fund IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $40,000
  42. Community Food Fundersnorth Star FundNew York, NY

    General support

    $40,000
  43. Design Trust for Public SpaceNew York, NY

    General support

    $40,000
  44. Education Reform Now-Leaders of Color ProgramNew York, NY

    General support

    $40,000
  45. Join for JusticeBoston, MA

    General support

    $40,000
  46. Literacy Assistance CenterNew York, NY

    General support

    $40,000
  47. New York Association of Training & Employment ProfessionalsAlbany, NY

    General support

    $40,000
  48. New York UniversityNew York, NY

    General support

    $40,000
  49. Paralegal Pathways Initiative Center for Institutional and Social Change CoNew York, NY

    General support

    $40,000
  50. Princeton Alumni CorpsPrinceton, NJ

    General support

    $40,000
  51. Public Policy and Education Fund of NY Inc for the Alliance for Quality EduAlbany, NY

    General support

    $40,000
  52. RVC SeattleSeattle, WA

    General support

    $40,000
  53. University Settlement Society of New YorkNew York, NY

    General support

    $40,000
  54. Workforce Professional Training InstituteNew York, NY

    General support

    $40,000
  55. Advocacy Institute (tides Center)Brooklyn, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  56. Aurora CommonsBronx, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  57. Building Movement ProjectBoston, MA

    General support

    $25,000
  58. Building Movement ProjectBoston, MA

    General support

    $15,000
  59. New York FoundationNew York, NY

    General support

    $15,000
  60. The LeaderstrustOakland, CA

    General support

    $15,000
  61. The Sterling Center of New YorkNew York, NY

    General support

    $15,000
  62. A New Era of Philanthropy Book ProjectWashington, DC

    General support

    $10,000
  63. Alliance for Quality Education (public Policy and Education Fund of NY IncAlbany, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  64. Blackspace Urbanist CollectiveBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  65. Bsu Philanthropy Initiative Bowie State UniversityBowie, MD

    General support

    $10,000
  66. Building Movement ProjectBoston, MA

    General support

    $10,000
  67. Building Movement ProjectBoston, MA

    General support

    $10,000
  68. Change ElementalWashington, DC

    General support

    $10,000
  69. Common Defense Education Fund IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  70. Community Food Fundersnorth Star FundNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  71. Community Resource ExchangeNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  72. Coop Careers IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  73. Coro New York Leadership CenterNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  74. Coro New York Leadership CenterNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  75. Design Trust for Public SpaceNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  76. Education PioneersBoston, MA

    General support

    $10,000
  77. First Corinthian Baptist ChurchNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  78. Forum for Urban Design Inc (DBA Urban Design Forum)New York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  79. Institute for Nonprofit PracticeDedham, MA

    General support

    $10,000
  80. JustleadershipusaNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  81. LGBTQ Leadership in Higher EducationNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  82. Lindsay Fellowship in Government Leadership Practice and Kriegel FellowshipNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  83. Literacy Assistance CenterNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  84. Local Progress Impact LabWashington, DC

    General support

    $10,000
  85. Lutheran Social Services of New YorkNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  86. Mekong IncBronx, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  87. Movement for Black LivesOakland, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  88. National Domestic Workers AllianceNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  89. New American LeadersNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  90. New York Association of Training & Employment ProfessionalsAlbany, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  91. Partnership for After School EducationNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  92. Possibilities Lab (leadership Learning Community)San Francisco, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  93. Princeton Alumni CorpsPrinceton, NJ

    General support

    $10,000
  94. Rockwood Leadership InstituteSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  95. RVC SeattleSeattle, WA

    General support

    $10,000
  96. The Association for Neighborhood & Housing Development (anhd)New York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  97. The Center for Justice at Columbia UniversityNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  98. The Century Foundation Incnext 100New York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  99. The Foundation for City College at the City College of New YorkNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  100. The Interfaith Center of NYNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  101. The Laundromat ProjectBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  102. The Sterling Center of New YorkNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  103. The Wespac Foundation IncWhite Plains, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  104. United Neighborhood Houses of New York CityNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  105. United Philanthropy ForumWashington, DC

    General support

    $10,000
  106. United Philanthropy ForumWashington, DC

    General support

    $10,000
  107. Universal PartnershipCortland Manor, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  108. University Settlement Society of New YorkNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  109. Warm Cookies of the RevolutionDenver, CO

    General support

    $10,000
  110. Workforce Professional Training InstituteNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  111. Colgate UniversityHamilton, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  112. George Jackson AcademyNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  113. Ready Willing & Able the Doe Fund Inc New York NYNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  114. Renaissance Youth CenterBronx, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  115. Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  116. York College FoundationJamaica, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  117. Get Free Movement FundBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $3,000
  118. Century Association Archives FoundationNew York, NY

    General support

    $2,500
  119. Outrun Ovarian Cancer Research (oroc)Bay Village, OH

    General support

    $2,500
  120. The Duke of Edinburgh International Award USANew York, NY

    General support

    $2,500
  121. Non Profit New YorkNew York, NY

    General support

    $2,160
  122. NYC Kids RiseLong Is City, NY

    General support

    $1,500
  123. NYC Kids RiseLong Is City, NY

    General support

    $400

Approved for future payment

31 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. Community Resource ExchangeNew York, NY

    General support

    $165,000
  2. Coro New York Leadership CenterNew York, NY

    General support

    $165,000
  3. Institute for Nonprofit PracticeDedham, MA

    General support

    $165,000
  4. Institute for State & Local GovernanceNew York, NY

    General support

    $165,000
  5. JustleadershipusaNew York, NY

    General support

    $165,000
  6. Possibilities Lab (leadership Learning Community)San Francisco, CA

    General support

    $165,000
  7. Rockwood Leadership InstituteSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $165,000
  8. The Interfaith Center of NYNew York, NY

    General support

    $165,000
  9. The Laundromat ProjectBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $165,000
  10. Universal PartnershipCortland Manor, NY

    General support

    $160,000
  11. Education PioneersBoston, MA

    General support

    $110,000
  12. Equal Justice VoteOakland, CA

    General support

    $110,000
  13. Leadership for Democracy & Social Justice (LDSJ)New York, NY

    General support

    $110,000
  14. Local Progress Impact LabWashington, DC

    General support

    $110,000
  15. National Domestic Workers AllianceNew York, NY

    General support

    $110,000
  16. Partnership for After School EducationNew York, NY

    General support

    $110,000
  17. The Center for Popular DemocracyBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $110,000
  18. United Neighborhood Houses of New York CityNew York, NY

    General support

    $110,000
  19. Building Movement ProjectBoston, MA

    General support

    $82,500
  20. Community Food Fundersnorth Star FundNew York, NY

    General support

    $82,500
  21. New York UniversityNew York, NY

    General support

    $80,000
  22. Public Policy and Education Fund of NY Inc for the Alliance for Quality EdAlbany, NY

    General support

    $80,000
  23. University Settlement Society of New YorkNew York, NY

    General support

    $80,000
  24. Change ElementalWashington, DC

    General support

    $55,000
  25. Coop Careers IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $55,000
  26. Forum for Urban Design Inc (DBA Urban Design Forum)New York, NY

    General support

    $55,000
  27. Lutheran Social Services of New YorkNew York, NY

    General support

    $55,000
  28. The Century Foundation Incnext 100New York, NY

    General support

    $55,000
  29. Common Defense Education Fund IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $40,000
  30. Literacy Assistance CenterNew York, NY

    General support

    $40,000
  31. New York Association of Training & Employment ProfessionalsAlbany, NY

    General support

    $40,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education16 grants $427,50029% of the total
  2. Community development6 grants $207,50014% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking6 grants $172,50012% of the total
  4. Civil rights6 grants $170,50012% of the total
  5. Arts and culture4 grants $142,50010% of the total
  6. Human services3 grants $102,5007% of the total
  7. 6 other causes12 grants $254,40017% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York87 grants $2,642,060
  2. California12 grants $407,500
  3. Massachusetts10 grants $340,000
  4. District of Columbia7 grants $240,000
  5. New Jersey2 grants $50,000
  6. Washington2 grants $50,000
  7. Colorado1 grant $10,000
  8. Maryland1 grant $10,000
  9. Ohio1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

10 people as filed

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

  • James Allen SmithCHAIRMAN Hours 1Pay $0
  • Diahann Billings-BurfordVICE BOARD CHAIR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Julie C MuracoTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Paul R DolanSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Gregg BishopTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Andrew RichTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Maja D HazellTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Adriana RochaTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Philip LiPRESIDENT & CEO Hours 55Pay $309,000
  • Lisa CowanVICE PRESIDENT Hours 40Pay $247,115

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