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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 72-0545551

Percival Stern Foundation

A private foundation in Garden City, ID. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 39 grants and $77,300 paid in grants.

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.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $77,300

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $1,106,313
  • Tax year 2023

    $67,700

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $1,181,007
  • Tax year 2022

    $64,800

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $1,255,690
  • Tax year 2021

    $69,550

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $1,284,329
  • Tax year 2020

    $66,850

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $1,223,538
  • Tax year 2019

    $61,375

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $1,225,521
  • Tax year 2018

    $67,400

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $1,242,326

Grants paid in 2024

39 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho Foundation (ACLU)Boise, ID

    For general purposes of the grantee

    $7,000
  2. Anti-Defamation LeagueNew York, NY

    For general purposes of the grantee

    $7,000
  3. Pandas NetworkMenlo Park, CA

    For general purposes of the grantee

    $5,000
  4. Junior Achievement of Greater WashingtonWashington, DC

    For general purpose of the grantee

    $4,500
  5. Congregation Ahavath Beth IsraelBoise, ID

    For general purposes of the grantee

    $4,000
  6. Faces of HopeBoise, ID

    For general purposes of the grantee

    $3,750
  7. National Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NY

    For general purposes of the grantee

    $3,500
  8. Cancer Research InstituteNew York, NY

    For general purposes of the grantee

    $3,000
  9. Feeding AmericaChicago, IL

    For general purposes of the grantee

    $3,000
  10. The Lev ExperienceN Bethesda, MD

    For general purposes of the grantee

    $3,000
  11. The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's ResearchNew York, NY

    For general purposes of the grantee

    $3,000
  12. Junior Achievement of Greater New OrleansNew Orleans, LA

    For general purposes of the grantee

    $2,500
  13. Wassmuth Center for Human RightsBoise, ID

    For general purposes of the grantee

    $2,500
  14. Congregation or ChadashDamascus, MD

    For general purposes of the grantee

    $2,000
  15. Isidore Newman SchoolNew Orleans, LA

    For general purposes of the grantee

    $2,000
  16. Family AdvocatesBoise, ID

    For general purposes of the grantee

    $1,500
  17. Learning LabGarden City, ID

    For general purposes of the grantee

    $1,500
  18. The Peregrine FundBoise, ID

    For general purposes of the grantee

    $1,500
  19. Boise Art MuseumBoise, ID

    For general purposes of the grantee

    $1,050
  20. Boise Rescue MissionBoise, ID

    For general purposes of the grantee

    $1,000
  21. Camp Rainbow GoldBoise, ID

    For general purposes of the grantee

    $1,000
  22. Idaho Conservation LeagueBoise, ID

    For general purposes of the grantee

    $1,000
  23. Idaho Food BankBoise, ID

    For general purposes of the grantee

    $1,000
  24. Idaho Humane SocietyBoise, ID

    For general purposes of the grantee

    $1,000
  25. Interfaith Sanctuary Housing ServicesBoise, ID

    For general purposes of the grantee

    $1,000
  26. Jewish Community CenterNew Orleans, LA

    For general purposes of the grantee

    $1,000
  27. Jewish Federation of Greater New OrleansMetairie, LA

    For general purposes of the grantee

    $1,000
  28. Land Trust of the Treasure ValleyBoise, ID

    For general purposes of the grantee

    $1,000
  29. Manna Food BankMills River, NC

    For general purposes of the grantee

    $1,000
  30. St Luke's Children's Hospital FoundationBoise, ID

    For general purposes of the grantee

    $1,000
  31. Sunflower BakeryRockville, MD

    For general purposes of the grantee

    $1,000
  32. Breakthrough T1D (formerly Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation)New York, NY

    For general purposes of the grantee

    $700
  33. Agency for New AmericansBoise, ID

    For general purposes of the grantee

    $500
  34. Boys and Girls Clubs of Ada CountyGarden City, ID

    For general purposes of the grantee

    $500
  35. Conservation Voters for IdahoBoise, ID

    For general purposes of the grantee

    $500
  36. Garden City Public Library FoundationGarden City, ID

    For general purposes of the grantee

    $500
  37. Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Boise State UniversityBoise, ID

    For general purposes of the grantee

    $500
  38. United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumWashington, DC

    For general purposes of the grantee

    $500
  39. Zoo BoiseBoise, ID

    For general purposes of the grantee

    $300

Where the money goes

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

  1. Civil rights2 grants $9,50021% of the total
  2. International aid2 grants $7,00015% of the total
  3. Religion2 grants $7,00015% of the total
  4. Medical research2 grants $6,00013% of the total
  5. Food and agriculture2 grants $4,0009% of the total
  6. Human services3 grants $2,5005% of the total
  7. 8 other causes10 grants $10,05022% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Idaho22 grants $33,600
  2. Louisiana5 grants $13,500
  3. New York4 grants $10,200
  4. Maryland3 grants $6,000
  5. California1 grant $5,000
  6. District of Columbia2 grants $5,000
  7. Illinois1 grant $3,000
  8. North Carolina1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Perry S BrownPRESIDENT Hours 1.5Pay $12,000
  • Mark S SteinTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Marilyn R BrownTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Dr Perry S Brown JrTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jeffrey S BrownTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Laura A SardilliTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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