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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 36-6047947

Irvin Stern Foundation

A private foundation in Boca Raton, FL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 31 grants and $626,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Grants Administrator
550 Glades Road Suite 500
Boca Raton, FL 33431
(917) 846-5619
Form and materials
See website
Deadlines
March 1 & september 1
Restrictions
See website

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $626,000

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $10,437,965

  • Tax year 2023

    $643,419

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $10,438,223

  • Tax year 2022

    $905,000

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $10,089,502

  • Tax year 2021

    $977,000

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $10,583,956

  • Tax year 2020

    $897,500

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $9,861,885

  • Tax year 2019

    $830,500

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $9,973,319

Grants paid in 2024

31 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Figueroa Wu Family FoundationChicago, IL

    General support

    $40,000
  2. Brooklyn BoatworksBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $30,000
  3. Housing PlusBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $30,000
  4. American Friends of Latet Humanitarian Aid IncWhite Plains, NY

    General support

    $30,000
  5. Bay Area Hybrid College InitiativeRichmond, CA

    General support

    $30,000
  6. Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach CountyBoca Raton, FL

    General support

    $30,000
  7. InglobalAnn Arbor, MI

    General support

    $30,000
  8. Bonadfide IncOakland, CA

    General support

    $30,000
  9. Ann and Robert H Lurie Children's HospitalChicago, IL

    General support

    $25,000
  10. University of Michigan -Jewish Life & AntisemitismAnn Arbor, MI

    General support

    $25,000
  11. Inside Out NetworkTucson, AZ

    General support

    $25,000
  12. Access Reproductive JusticeOakland, CA

    General support

    $25,000
  13. American Jewish CommitteeNew York, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  14. Paper Fig FoundationNew York, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  15. University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI

    General support

    $25,000
  16. American Geographical SocietyNew York, NY

    General support

    $20,000
  17. Chapter 510Oakland, CA

    General support

    $20,000
  18. I Mentor ChicagoChicago, IL

    General support

    $20,000
  19. J Street Education FundWashington, DC

    General support

    $15,000
  20. The Chicago Debate CommissionChicago, IL

    General support

    $15,000
  21. Denver Children's FoundationDebver, CO

    General support

    $15,000
  22. Urban AlchemySan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $15,000
  23. Culture TherapyOakland, CA

    General purpose

    $10,000
  24. Colorado UpliftAurora, CO

    General support

    $10,000
  25. Rescuing Leftover Cuisine - ChicagoChicago, IL

    General support

    $10,000
  26. Israel Tennis Centers FoundationNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  27. Friends of Hagal Sheli IncDover, DE

    General support

    $10,000
  28. Rise Against HungerRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $10,000
  29. Boca Raton Museum of ArtBoca Raton, FL

    General support

    $10,000
  30. Boca Ballet Theatre CompanyBoca Raton, FL

    General support

    $7,500
  31. Clamshell Foundation IncEast Hampton, NY

    General support

    $3,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education5 grants $115,00028% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $65,00016% of the total
  3. International aid3 grants $50,00012% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $40,00010% of the total
  5. Civil rights1 grant $25,0006% of the total
  6. Crime and legal aid1 grant $25,0006% of the total
  7. 6 other causes7 grants $96,00023% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York6 grants $138,500
  2. California6 grants $130,000
  3. Illinois5 grants $110,000
  4. Michigan3 grants $80,000
  5. Florida4 grants $57,500
  6. Arizona1 grant $25,000
  7. Colorado2 grants $25,000
  8. Pennsylvania1 grant $25,000
  9. District of Columbia1 grant $15,000
  10. Delaware1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

10 people as filed

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

  • Stuart EpsteinTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Kirstin BoncherTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Heidi BoncherTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Nicholas EpsteinTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Arthur WinterTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Samantha EpsteinTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Emma WinterTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Ian EpsteinTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Molly WinterTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Claire WinterTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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