Private foundation · Reston, VA

Claws Foundation

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Typical grant size
$50K – $125K – $850K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
40
Repeat grantees
23
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

DeadlinesNONE
ContactSTERLING FOUNDATION MANAGEMENT LLC · 7034379720
MaterialsNONE PRESCRIBED
RestrictionsRECOGNIZED SECTION 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS ONLY

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Alan P Dye
DIRECTOR
Arthur Dantchik
DIRECTOR
Jeff Yass
DIRECTOR

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
299.9%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
256
Total grants awarded
$254.9M
Total amount
$996K
Average grant
$12.1M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$18.5M
22 grants
2023
$30.1M
21 grants
2022
$37.6M
23 grants
2021
$45.4M
21 grants
2020
$36.3M
38 grants
2019
$9.0M
20 grants
2018
$13.5M
23 grants
2017
$27.5M
32 grants
2016
$20.0M
30 grants
2015
$16.9M
26 grants

Top recipients

8 grants · PA · ≈ likely match
$38.5M
3 grants · VA · ✓ Exact match
$32.6M
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
4 grants · OH
$27.4M
Fidelity Charitable
5 grants · KY
$26.0M
6 grants · NY · ≈ likely match
$19.5M
Wistar Institute
8 grants · PA
$13.3M
Refuge Point
8 grants · MA
$12.0M
4 grants · PA · ≈ likely match
$11.3M
6 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$9.6M
2 grants · PA · ✓ Exact match
$6.5M

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
GENERAL SUPPORT
PA · TY 2024
$5.0M
Thomas Jefferson University
GENERAL SUPPORT
PA · TY 2024
$3.0M
Dia Art Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
NY · TY 2024
$2.5M
Women in Need Inc
GENERAL SUPPORT
NY · TY 2024
$2.0M
Alliance for Decision Education
GENERAL SUPPORT
PA · TY 2024
$1.5M
Calder Gardens
GENERAL SUPPORT
PA · TY 2024
$1.0M
Philadelphia Museum of Art
GENERAL SUPPORT
PA · TY 2024
$1.0M
Refuge Point
GENERAL SUPPORT
MA · TY 2024
$750K
Fidelity Charitable
GENERAL SUPPORT
KY · TY 2024
$600K
Hirshhorn Museum
GENERAL SUPPORT
DC · TY 2024
$250K
Friends of Faces
GENERAL SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$200K
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
FL · TY 2024
$150K
The Public Theater
GENERAL SUPPORT
NY · TY 2024
$100K
Franklin Institute
GENERAL SUPPORT
PA · TY 2024
$100K
Save the Children
GENERAL SUPPORT
CT · TY 2024
$100K
Lankenau Medical Center Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
PA · TY 2024
$50K
Wistar Institute
GENERAL SUPPORT
NY · TY 2024
$50K
Greenwich House
GENERAL SUPPORT
NY · TY 2024
$50K
Skin Cancer Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
NY · TY 2024
$25K
Orphaned Starfish Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
NY · TY 2024
$25K
Musket Ridge Junior Academy
GENERAL SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$5K
St Jude Children's Research Hospital
GENERAL SUPPORT
TN · TY 2024
$3K
Silver Valley Research Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
VA · TY 2023
$10.0M
Refuge Point
GENERAL SUPPORT
MA · TY 2023
$5.8M
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
GENERAL SUPPORT
PA · TY 2023
$5.0M
Fidelity Charitable
GENERAL SUPPORT
KY · TY 2023
$3.4M
Women in Need Inc
GENERAL SUPPORT
NY · TY 2023
$2.0M
Calder Gardens
GENERAL SUPPORT
PA · TY 2023
$2.0M
Alliance for Decision Education
GENERAL SUPPORT
PA · TY 2023
$1.0M
Art Philly 2026
GENERAL SUPPORT
PA · TY 2023
$200K
Philadelphia Contemporary
GENERAL SUPPORT
PA · TY 2023
$200K
The Public Theater
GENERAL SUPPORT
NY · TY 2023
$100K
Save the Children
GENERAL SUPPORT
CT · TY 2023
$100K
Beth David Reform Congregation
GENERAL SUPPORT
PA · TY 2023
$100K
Franklin Institute
GENERAL SUPPORT
PA · TY 2023
$100K
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
FL · TY 2023
$50K
Wistar Institute
GENERAL SUPPORT
NY · TY 2023
$50K
Greenwich House
GENERAL SUPPORT
NY · TY 2023
$50K
Gallopnyc
GENERAL SUPPORT
NY · TY 2023
$15K
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
GENERAL SUPPORT
DC · TY 2023
$10K
Orphaned Starfish Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
NY · TY 2023
$10K
St Judes Research Hospital
GENERAL SUPPORT
TN · TY 2023
$3K
Drama Club Ny
GENERAL SUPPORT
NY · TY 2023
$3K
Silver Valley Research Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
VA · TY 2022
$10.5M
Fidelity Charitable
GENERAL SUPPORT
KY · TY 2022
$5.7M
Wistar Institute
GENERAL SUPPORT
NY · TY 2022
$5.0M
Thomas Jefferson University
GENERAL SUPPORT
PA · TY 2022
$3.5M
Shalom Hartman Institute
GENERAL SUPPORT
NY · TY 2022
$3.3M
Women in Need Inc
GENERAL SUPPORT
NY · TY 2022
$3.0M
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
GENERAL SUPPORT
PA · TY 2022
$1.9M

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.