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Elaine Stern Foundation: 15 grants to organizations, $750,000 (tax year ended December 2025)
Elaine Stern Foundation, a private foundation in Southfield, MI, paid 15 grants to organizations totaling $750,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on March 20, 2026. The largest was $100,000 to Alternatives for Girls in Detroit, MI for college and career readiness program support..
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- EIN
- 814062393
- Based in
- Southfield, MI
- Assets
- $16,901,823
- Grants paid
- $750,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed March 20, 2026, IRS object ID 202600799349100505. It reported $750,000 in grants paid; 15 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alternatives for Girls | Detroit, MI | College and career readiness program support. | Housing and shelter | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brilliant Detroit | Detroit, MI | Operations support at dexter-linwood neighborhood hub. | Youth development | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Detroit Public Media | Wixom, MI | Capital campaign and pbs kids programming support for the milwaukee junction neighborhood hub. | Arts, culture and humanities | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Humble Design Inc | Southfield, MI | Program support for the detroit metro area operations, with a focus on supporting military veterans. | Housing and shelter | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Detroit Horse Power | Detroit, MI | Capital commitment for development of urban equestrian center. | Youth development | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Beyond Basics | Farmington Hills, MI | Summer literacy program support. | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| College Career and Beyond | Detroit, MI | College access and success program support. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Michigan State University - Hillel | East Lansing, MI | Leadership development program support. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Regents of the University of Michigan - Student Life Development | Ann Arbor, MI | Blavins scholars program support. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Winning Futures | Troy, MI | Workforce prep mentoring program support. | Education | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gesher Human Services | Southfield, MI | Support for the clubhouse for the common good operations. | Employment | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Racquet Up Detroit | Detroit, MI | Pathways to success program support. | Recreation and sports | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan | Detroit, MI | General support under the elaine stern foundation fund at the community foundation for southeast michigan. | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Motown Museum | Detroit, MI | Hitsville next program support for the studio recording and engineering pods. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Beds 4 Kids | Oak Park, MI | Materials cost support. | Housing and shelter | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed March 20, 2025, IRS object ID 202540799349100629. It reported $730,550 in grants paid; 16 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alternatives for Girls | Detroit, MI | Support for the college and career readiness program for sixth graders through college. | Housing and shelter | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brilliant Detroit | Detroit, MI | Operations support at dexter-linwood neighborhood hub. | Youth development | $75,550 | apps.irs.gov |
| Humble Design Inc | Southfield, MI | Program support for the detroit metro area operations, with a focus on supporting military veterans. | Housing and shelter | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Beyond Basics | Farmington Hills, MI | Summer literacy program support. | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| College Career and Beyond (fka Midnight Golf Program) | Detroit, MI | Making graduation possible program support. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan | Detroit, MI | General support under the elaine stern foundation fund of the community foundation for southeast michigan. | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Detroit Horse Power | Detroit, MI | Capital commitment for development of urban equestrian center. | Youth development | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Michigan State University - Hillel | East Lansing, MI | Leadership development program support. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Regents of the University of Michigan - Student Life Development | Ann Arbor, MI | Blavins scholars program. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Winning Futures | Warren, MI | 10th grade life skills program support. | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gesher Human Services | Southfield, MI | Support for the clubhouse for the common good operations. | Employment | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Racquet Up Detroit | Detroit, MI | 2025 summer enrichment program support. | Recreation and sports | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Detroit Public Media | Wixom, MI | Programming support for children with special needs. | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Motown Museum | Detroit, MI | Program support for the studio recording and engineering pods. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Beds 4 Kids | Oak Park, MI | Materials cost support. | Housing and shelter | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jasmynn's Voice Inc | Adrian, MI | Support for the purchase of ipads, otterbox cases and aac apps to those living with autism. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Housing and shelter | $355,000 |
| Youth development | $260,550 |
| Education | $145,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 |
| Employment | $80,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $75,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $60,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Michigan | $1,480,550 |
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Updated March 20, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.