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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 95-6050141

Sidney Stern Memorial Fund TR

A private foundation in Pennington, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 14 grants and $69,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $69,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $990,948

  • Tax year 2024

    $53,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,006,923

  • Tax year 2023

    $43,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,008,841

  • Tax year 2022

    $43,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $997,763

  • Tax year 2021

    $44,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,024,800

  • Tax year 2020

    $41,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $980,945

  • Tax year 2019

    $44,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,020,466

  • Tax year 2018

    $43,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $986,801

Grants paid in 2025

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. ASPCANew York, NY

    Unrestricted general

    $10,000
  2. Jewish Orphans HomeLos Angeles, CA

    Unrestricted general

    $8,000
  3. My Stuff Bags FoundationWestlake VLG, CA

    Unrestricted general

    $7,000
  4. Braille Institute of AmericaLos Angeles, CA

    Unrestricted general

    $6,000
  5. March of DimesArlington, VA

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000
  6. Breathe California of LALos Angeles, CA

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000
  7. Wags & WalksLos Angeles, CA

    Unrestricted general

    $4,000
  8. Jewish Federations of North America IncNew York, NY

    Unrestricted general

    $4,000
  9. National Jewish HospitalDenver, CO

    Unrestricted general

    $4,000
  10. City of HopeDuarte, CA

    Unrestricted general

    $4,000
  11. United Way WorldwideAlexandria, VA

    Unrestricted general

    $3,000
  12. Humane Society of the United StatesGaithersburg, MD

    Unrestricted general

    $3,000
  13. Hearts & Bones Animal RescueDallas, TX

    Unrestricted general

    $3,000
  14. University of Colorado Cancer Ctr FundDenver, CO

    Unrestricted general

    $3,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals4 grants $20,00044% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $13,00029% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $7,00016% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $5,00011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California6 grants $34,000
  2. New York3 grants $19,000
  3. Colorado2 grants $7,000
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $3,000
  5. Texas1 grant $3,000
  6. Virginia1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Don BilsonTRUSTEE Hours 4Pay $3,000

The return

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