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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-1658710

Claws Foundation

A private foundation in Reston, VA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 22 grants and $18.5 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Sterling Foundation Management LLC
12030 Sunrise Valley Dr Ste 450
Reston, VA 20191
(703) 437-9720
Form and materials
None prescribed
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Recognized section 501(c)(3) charitable organizations only

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $18,517,065

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $6,175,094

  • Tax year 2023

    $30,145,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $24,568,049

  • Tax year 2022

    $37,601,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $9,902,387

  • Tax year 2021

    $45,397,500

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $37,055,234

  • Tax year 2020

    $36,310,896

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $80,887,163

  • Tax year 2019

    $9,001,604

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $7,469,009

  • Tax year 2018

    $13,521,580

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $6,229,863

Grants paid in 2024

22 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    General support

    $5,000,000
  2. Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, PA

    General support

    $3,000,000
  3. Dia Art FoundationBeacon, NY

    General support

    $2,534,565
  4. Women in Need IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $2,025,000
  5. Alliance for Decision EducationBala Cynwyd, PA

    General support

    $1,500,000
  6. Calder GardensPhiladelphia, PA

    General support

    $1,000,000
  7. Philadelphia Museum of ArtPhiladelphia, PA

    General support

    $1,000,000
  8. Refuge PointCambridge, MA

    General support

    $750,000
  9. Fidelity CharitableBoston, MA

    General support

    $600,000
  10. Hirshhorn MuseumWashington, DC

    General support

    $250,000
  11. Friends of FacesReston, VA

    General support

    $200,000
  12. Boca Raton Regional Hospital FoundationBoca Raton, FL

    General support

    $150,000
  13. Franklin InstitutePhiladelphia, PA

    General support

    $100,000
  14. Save the ChildrenFairfield, CT

    General support

    $100,000
  15. The Public TheaterNew York, NY

    General support

    $100,000
  16. Greenwich HouseNew York, NY

    General support

    $50,000
  17. Lankenau Medical Center FoundationWynnewood, PA

    General support

    $50,000
  18. Wistar InstituteNew York, NY

    General support

    $50,000
  19. Orphaned Starfish FoundationNew York, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  20. Skin Cancer FoundationNew York, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  21. Musket Ridge Junior AcademyReston, VA

    General support

    $5,000
  22. St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN

    General support

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $3,000,00034% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $2,050,00023% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $1,500,00017% of the total
  4. Arts and culture2 grants $1,100,00013% of the total
  5. Community development2 grants $750,0009% of the total
  6. Medical research1 grant $200,0002% of the total
  7. 3 other causes4 grants $157,5002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania7 grants $11,650,000
  2. New York7 grants $4,809,565
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $750,000
  4. Kentucky1 grant $600,000
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $250,000
  6. Virginia2 grants $205,000
  7. Florida1 grant $150,000
  8. Connecticut1 grant $100,000
  9. Tennessee1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Alan P DyeDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Arthur DantchikDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

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