Private foundation
STERLING FUND AND FELLOWSHIP FOUNDATION
CHICAGO, ILEIN
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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Private foundation
CHICAGO, ILEIN
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2025 return.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
No parsed e-filed return is on record for this organization yet, so year-by-year financials are not available.
Asset, income and revenue figures come from the IRS master file (the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File), a coarse annual extract. Year-by-year figures appear once the organization's e-filed returns are in the database.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 52% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAIR FIELD PRODUCTIONSFAIRFIELD, IA | GENERAL | $3,517 | 2022 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NA | TRUSTEE | 2 | $8,442 |
| Blythe Sterling | CO-TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Katharine Parks Sterling | CO-TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| R Dutcher Sterling Ii | CO-TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Sarah Hoe Sterling | CO-TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Cynthia Sterling | CO-TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| GENERAL |
| $3,235 |
| 2023 |
| FAIR FIELD PRODUCTIONSFAIRFIELD, IA | GENERAL | $3,185 | 2019 |
| AMERICAN RED CROSSBOONE, IA | GENERAL | $3,027 | 2024 |
| FISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION INCROCKVILLE, MD | GENERAL | $2,517 | 2022 |
| FAIR FIELD PRODUCTIONSFAIRFIELD, IA | GENERAL | $2,147 | 2021 |
| FISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION INCROCKVILLE, MD | GENERAL | $2,125 | 2018 |
| OLANA PARTNERSHIPHUDSON, NY | GENERAL | $2,000 | 2022 |
| OLANA PARTNERSHIPHUDSON, NY | GENERAL | $2,000 | 2023 |
| FOUNDATION FOR FREE FLIGHTSEBASTOPOL, CA | GENERAL | $2,000 | 2019 |
| OLANA PARTNERSHIPHUDSON, NY | GENERAL | $2,000 | 2021 |
| THE NARAYA CULTURAL PRESERVATIONPOCATELLO, ID | GENERAL | $2,000 | 2021 |
| FISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION INCROCKVILLE, MD | GENERAL | $1,898 | 2020 |
| OPERATION UNITE NEW YORK INCHUDSON, NY | GENERAL | $1,795 | 2025 |
| OLANA PARTNERSHIPHUDSON, NY | GENERAL | $1,750 | 2024 |
| BROOKLYN COLLEGE FOUNDATION INCBROOKLYN, NY | GENERAL | $1,700 | 2018 |
| OPERATION UNITE NEW YORK INCHUDSON, NY | GENERAL | $1,542 | 2018 |
| OPERATION UNITE NEW YORK INCHUDSON, NY | GENERAL | $1,517 | 2022 |
| OLANA PARTNERSHIPHUDSON, NY | GENERAL | $1,500 | 2025 |
| BROOKLYN COLLEGE FOUNDATION INCBROOKLYN, NY | GENERAL | $1,449 | 2021 |
| BROOKLYN COLLEGE FOUNDATION INCBROOKLYN, NY | GENERAL | $1,449 | 2020 |
| FAIR FIELD PRODUCTIONSFAIRFIELD, IA | GENERAL | $1,449 | 2020 |
| THE NARAYA CULTURAL PRESERVATIONPOCATELLO, ID | GENERAL | $1,295 | 2025 |
| OPERATION UNITE NEW YORK INCHUDSON, NY | GENERAL | $1,277 | 2024 |
| STEPHEN SILLER TUNNELSTATEN ISLAND, NY | GENERAL | $1,235 | 2023 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Nov 30, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202520989349100127
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Nov 30, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202410659349100901
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Nov 30, 2022
Filing id 202320659349100407
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Nov 30, 2021
Filing id 202220669349100902
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Nov 30, 2020
Filing id 202130359349100803
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Nov 30, 2019
Filing id 202000699349100655
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Nov 30, 2018
Filing id 201910999349100306
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