The Isidore Stern Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
136113256
IRS 990-PF coverage
2018–2024
Forms available
Form 990-PF 2024
Location
Ridgefield, CT, USA
Rating
89
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard

Reported finances

Revenue
$337,534
Expenses
$118,931

Source: IRS Form 990-PF. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Overview

Mission

The Isidore Stern Foundation is a nonprofit. Location: Ridgefield, CT. EIN 136113256. Tax year 2024 Form 990-PF reports $338K revenue and $119K expenses.

What it reported funding in 2024

The foundation reported 24 grants totaling $108,158. The stated grant purposes included an independent, global movement providing medical aid where its needed most. founded to save lives and speak out, msf has treated tens of millions of people since 1971, the aclu was founded to ensure the promise of the bill of rights and to expand its reach to people historically denied its protections. in our first year, we fought the harassment and deportation of immigrants whose activism put them at odds with the authorities., and adc is a civil rights organization committed to defending the rights of people of arab descent and promoting their rich cultural heritage. adc was founded by former u.s. senator james abourezk in 1980. today, adc is the largest arab american grassroots organization in the u.s. adc supports the human and civil rights of all people and opposes racism and bigotry in any form., plus 21 other reported purposes.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 100% of the foundation's positive operating resources came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The foundation distributed 100% of its reported charitable disbursements as grants.
  • Includes asset-sale income: Asset-sale income is shown separately from recurring resources when classifying the revenue model.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes to charitable grants and the filed numbers largely add up. Assets provide a limited cushion relative to annual grants.

Rating breakdown

  • Grant Deployment: 96
  • Cost Efficiency: 91
  • Transparency: 100
  • Compliance: 100
  • Endowment Health: 23

Detailed rating inputs

Grant Deployment

  • Grant deployment ratio: 96.1%; rating input score 96; 40th percentile among comparable filings

Cost Efficiency

  • Grant expense ratio: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 76th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency

  • Grant recipient disclosure: Yes; rating input score 100

Compliance

  • Part VII-B activity disclosures: 19 of 19 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Property sale or exchange with a disqualified person: Pass
    • Borrowing from or lending to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Goods, services, or facilities involving a disqualified person: Pass
    • Compensation paid to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Assets transferred to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Payment to a government official: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior self-dealing: Pass
    • Prior-year undistributed income: Pass
    • Excess business holdings: Pass
    • Investments that may jeopardize charitable purposes: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior-year jeopardizing investments: Pass
    • Attempt to influence legislation: Pass
    • Attempt to influence an election: Pass
    • Grants to individuals: Pass
    • Grants to organizations: Pass
    • Spending for a noncharitable purpose: Pass
    • Funds received for a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Premiums paid on a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Prohibited tax-shelter transaction: Pass
  • Filing consistency checks: 9; rating input score 100

Endowment Health

  • Endowment-health comparison: 9.91; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Grants: 100% of grant recipient detail disclosed
  • Payout: 96.1% grant deployment rate
  • Trustees: Filed trustees detail
  • Self-dealing: 100% of reviewed questions answered “No”
  • Investments: 23th percentile for endowment coverage
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2018 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 24 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Endowment Health: Endowment-health comparison scored 23/100.