Grants paid by The Sterling Foundation
EIN 27-1480662 · Chapel Hill, NC · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
The Sterling Foundation of Chapel Hill, NC (EIN 27-1480662) reported 8 grants paid totaling $173,975 to 6 recipients in tax years 2018–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$173,975
8 grants
Recipients
6
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2025
6 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | $20,000 | — |
| 2020 | 2 | $42,025 | — |
| 2022 | 1 | $50,000 | — |
| 2023 | 1 | $5,300 | — |
| 2024 | 1 | $500 | — |
| 2025 | 2 | $56,150 | — |
Top recipients
The 6 recipients receiving the most from The Sterling Foundation, by grants paid, out of 6 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard University 04-3009105 | C | Cambridge, MA | 1 | $50,000 | 2025 |
| Direct Relief 95-1831116 | B | Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $50,000 | 2022 |
| Cdc Foundation | U | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $36,500 | 2020 |
| The Arts and Sciences Foundation | U | Chapel Hill, NC | 1 | $20,000 | 2018 |
| Unc | U | Chapel Hill, NC | 3 | $11,950 | 2025 |
| The University of North Carolina 56-6001394 | C | Chapel Hill, NC | 1 | $5,525 | 2020 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 8 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Harvard University Cambridge, MA | C | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202631809349100208 |
| 2025 | Unc Chapel Hill, NC | U | $6,150 | paid | SUPPORT UNC SCIENCE IS AWESOME DAY | 202631809349100208 |
| 2024 | Unc Chapel Hill, NC | U | $500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202511219349100141 |
| 2023 | Unc Chapel Hill, NC | U | $5,300 | paid | GENERAL CONTRIBUTION | 202412209349100411 |
| 2022 | Direct Relief Santa Barbara, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | UKRAINE RELIEF | 202301649349100210 |
| 2020 | Cdc Foundation Atlanta, GA | U | $36,500 | paid | Support recipient's charitable purpose of improving public health. | 202101249349101125 |
| 2020 | The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC | C | $5,525 | paid | To support research and education | 202101249349101125 |
| 2018 | The Arts and Sciences Foundation Chapel Hill, NC | U | $20,000 | paid | To support research & education projects | 201931339349101703 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.2 | 202631809349100208 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202511219349100141 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202412209349100411 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202301649349100210 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.0 | 202101249349101125 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-12-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 201931339349101703 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/271480662.json.
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