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Filing year 2024

STERLING FOUNDATION

Santa Monica, California·EIN 95-4656864·NTEE T20Z · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$55k
Total assets
$407k
Total expenses
$140k
Reported officers
2

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. STERLING FOUNDATION reported 2 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

President/dir
Treas/sec/dir

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$125k

Itemized grants

4

Median grant

$10k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
LOS ANGELES OPERALOS ANGELES, CAUNRESTRICTED$100k
STRINGS MUSIC FESTIVALSTEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COUNRESTRICTED$10k
STUDENTS RUN LATARZANA, CAUNRESTRICTED$10k
THE BROAD STAGESANTA MONICA, CAUNRESTRICTED$5k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

STERLING FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$107k
$140k
2023
$55k
$140k
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size (Under $1M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in California

STERLING FOUNDATION reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in California earns a median of $60,111.

25th percentile
$18k
Median
$60,111
75th percentile
$150k
90th percentile
$291k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 1,889 organizations across 1,889 filings (2021 – 2024).

See full Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking pay data for California
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What are STERLING FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, STERLING FOUNDATION reported $55k in total revenue and $140k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size (Under $1M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.