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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 22-3331554

Sierra Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Sunny Isles Beach, FL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 1 grant and $5.1 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Oct 31, 2025), 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.

Assets and giving by year

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $5,060,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $7,489,170
  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $12,256,138
  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $771,771
  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $737,790
  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $731,881

Grants paid in 2024

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. National Philanthropic TrustConshohocken, PA

    General charity purposes

    $5,060,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5,060,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania1 grant $5,060,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Andrew J ShechtelDirector/President Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Martin J DeitchmanDirector Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Raquel ShechtelDirector Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • SASTTUF Holdings LLCMember Hours 0.2Pay $0

The return

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