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Form 990-PFTax year 2019EIN 36-3408159

Robert and Marilyn Sternberg Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Highland Park, IL. Its return for tax year 2019 lists 4 grants and $889,228 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2019 (period ending Dec 31, 2019), 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

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

  • Tax year 2019

    $889,228

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2018

    $47,625

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $773,490

Grants paid in 2019

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Robert and Marilyn Sternberg Family Foundation Donor Advised FundChicago, IL

    Promote org's activity by gifts to gen'l rev fund

    $834,213
  2. American Friends of Hebrew UniversityChicago, IL

    Promote org's activity by gifts to gen'l rev fund

    $47,500
  3. Gary Sinise FoundationFranklin, TN

    Promote org's activity by gifts to gen'l rev fund

    $5,000
  4. North Shore Congregation IsraelGlencoe, IL

    Promote org's activity by gifts to gen'l rev fund

    $2,515

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 $5,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois3 grants $884,228
  2. California1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Marilyn SternbergDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Wendy Sternberg RockoffDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jordan M SternbergDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Peter E SternbergDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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