Private foundation · Philadelphia, PA

Stearns Charitable Trust

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Typical grant size
$3K – $5K – $10K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
79
Repeat grantees
51
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

James a Gassel
TRUSTEE
Kimberly B Soule
TRUSTEE
Sarah J Lodge
TRUSTEE

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

Payout rate · TY 2024
4.7%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
394
Total grants awarded
$3.0M
Total amount
$8K
Average grant
$47K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$397K
41 grants
2023
$409K
43 grants
2022
$329K
39 grants
2021
$396K
45 grants
2020
$360K
51 grants
2019
$360K
47 grants
2018
$360K
56 grants
2017
$360K
72 grants

Top recipients

8 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$135K
5 grants · MA · ✓ Exact match
$135K
7 grants · PA · ✓ Exact match
$132K
5 grants · MA · ✓ Exact match
$99K
4 grants · MA · ✓ Exact match
$95K
7 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$87K
The Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania
4 grants · PA
$79K
Bric Arts Media Bklyn Inc (dba Bric)
4 grants · NY
$77K
3 grants · LA · ✓ Exact match
$74K
The Morris Arboretum of the University of Pa
3 grants · PA
$65K

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

Seekonk Land Conservation Trust
PROGRAM SUPPORT
MA · TY 2024
$47K
Massachusetts Rivers Alliance
PROGRAM SUPPORT
MA · TY 2024
$38K
Woodmere Art Museum
PROGRAM SUPPORT
PA · TY 2024
$30K
Stanford University
PROGRAM SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$20K
Bric Arts Media Bklyn Inc (dba Bric)
PROGRAM SUPPORT
NY · TY 2024
$20K
Wheaton College
PROGRAM SUPPORT
MA · TY 2024
$19K
University of California San Francisco Foundation (uscf Foundation)
PROGRAM SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$15K
Compass Family Services
PROGRAM SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$15K
Saint Ignatius School
PROGRAM SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$15K
Planned Parenthood Southeastern Pennsylvania Inc
PROGRAM SUPPORT
PA · TY 2024
$14K
Pine Street Inn
PROGRAM SUPPORT
MA · TY 2024
$10K
Cutaneous Lymphoma Foundation
PROGRAM SUPPORT
MI · TY 2024
$10K
Marin Primary & Middle School
PROGRAM SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$10K
Grace Science Foundation
PROGRAM SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$10K
National Park Service (point Reyes National Seashore)
PROGRAM SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$10K
Marin County Bicycle Coalition
PROGRAM SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$8K
National Park Service (old Slater Mill Association)
PROGRAM SUPPORT
RI · TY 2024
$6K
Brain Health Bootcamp Inc
PROGRAM SUPPORT
NY · TY 2024
$5K
Berkshire Music School Inc
PROGRAM SUPPORT
MA · TY 2024
$5K
Conservation International
PROGRAM SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$5K
Greenpeace Fund Inc
PROGRAM SUPPORT
DC · TY 2024
$5K
Dana-farber Cancer Institute
PROGRAM SUPPORT
MA · TY 2024
$5K
Sea Education Association Inc
PROGRAM SUPPORT
MA · TY 2024
$5K
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc (dba Doctors Without Borders USA Inc)
PROGRAM SUPPORT
NY · TY 2024
$5K
Women's Fund of Rhode Island
PROGRAM SUPPORT
RI · TY 2024
$5K
Sojourner House Inc
PROGRAM SUPPORT
RI · TY 2024
$5K
Make a Wish Foundation
PROGRAM SUPPORT
MA · TY 2024
$5K
Rhode Island Zoological Society (roger Williams Park Zoo)
PROGRAM SUPPORT
RI · TY 2024
$5K
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc
PROGRAM SUPPORT
MA · TY 2024
$5K
Conservation Law Foundation
PROGRAM SUPPORT
MA · TY 2024
$5K
Pediatric Neuro-oncology Consortium Foundation
PROGRAM SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$5K
North Shore Country Day School
PROGRAM SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$5K
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
PROGRAM SUPPORT
VA · TY 2024
$4K
Westport River Watershed Alliance
PROGRAM SUPPORT
MA · TY 2024
$4K
Save the Children
PROGRAM SUPPORT
CT · TY 2024
$3K
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
PROGRAM SUPPORT
MA · TY 2024
$3K
Butler Hospital Foundation
PROGRAM SUPPORT
RI · TY 2024
$3K
Environmental Working Group
PROGRAM SUPPORT
DC · TY 2024
$3K
Garden Time Inc
PROGRAM SUPPORT
RI · TY 2024
$2K
Seekonk Library Trust
PROGRAM SUPPORT
MA · TY 2024
$2K
Southside Community Land Trust
PROGRAM SUPPORT
RI · TY 2024
$1K
Seekonk Land Conservation Trust
PROGRAM SUPPORT
MA · TY 2023
$46K
Massachusetts Rivers Alliance
PROGRAM SUPPORT
MA · TY 2023
$40K
Bric Arts Media Bklyn Inc (dba Bric)
PROGRAM SUPPORT
NY · TY 2023
$20K
Woodmere Art Museum
PROGRAM SUPPORT
PA · TY 2023
$20K
Wheaton College
PROGRAM SUPPORT
MA · TY 2023
$20K
Stanford University
PROGRAM SUPPORT
CA · TY 2023
$20K
The Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania
PROGRAM SUPPORT
PA · TY 2023
$16K
University of California San Francisco Foundation (uscf Foundation)
PROGRAM SUPPORT
CA · TY 2023
$15K
Marin Primary & Middle School
PROGRAM SUPPORT
CA · TY 2023
$15K

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