Grants paid by Sterling Schools Foundation
EIN 36-3575698 · Sterling, IL · Form 990, Schedule I
Sterling Schools Foundation of Sterling, IL (EIN 36-3575698) reported 14 grants paid totaling $5,653,461 to 2 recipients in tax years 2018–2025, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$5,653,461
14 grants
Recipients
2
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2025
8 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | $810,415 | — |
| 2019 | 3 | $913,860 | — |
| 2020 | 2 | $855,968 | — |
| 2021 | 2 | $794,673 | — |
| 2022 | 1 | $510,515 | — |
| 2023 | 1 | $383,014 | — |
| 2024 | 1 | $874,514 | — |
| 2025 | 1 | $510,502 | — |
Top recipients
The 2 recipients receiving the most from Sterling Schools Foundation, by grants paid, out of 2 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Schools Cusd No 5 36-2746264 | A | Sterling, IL | 12 | $4,268,445 | 2023 |
| Sterling Schools Cusd No 5 36-2746261 | A | Sterling, IL | 2 | $1,385,016 | 2025 |
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 14 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sterling Schools Cusd No 5 Sterling, IL | A | $510,502 | paid | AUDITORIUM OPERATION | 202630789349301313 |
| 2024 | Sterling Schools Cusd No 5 Sterling, IL | A | $874,514 | paid | AUDITORIUM OPERATION | 202501329349301720 |
| 2023 | Sterling Schools Cusd No 5 Sterling, IL | A | $383,014 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THE CENTENNIAL AUDITORIUM LOCATED ON THE STERLING HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS. | 202440939349301869 |
| 2022 | Sterling Schools Cusd No 5 Sterling, IL | A | $510,515 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THE CENTENNIAL AUDITORIUM LOCATED ON THE STERLING HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS AND TO ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION PURPOSES OF STERLING UNIT #5 SCHOOL DISTRICT. | 202321239349302282 |
| 2021 | Sterling Schools Cusd No 5 Sterling, IL | A | $720,262 | paid | TO ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION PURPOSES OF STERLING UNIT #5 SCHOOL DISTRICT. | 202221309349303352 |
| 2021 | Sterling Schools Cusd No 5 Sterling, IL | A | $74,411 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THE CENTENNIAL AUDITORIUM LOCATED ON THE STERLING HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS. | 202221309349303352 |
| 2020 | Sterling Schools Cusd No 5 Sterling, IL | A | $722,453 | paid | TO ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION PURPOSES OF STERLING UNIT #5 SCHOOL DISTRICT. | 202110409349300246 |
| 2020 | Sterling Schools Cusd No 5 Sterling, IL | A | $133,515 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THE CENTENNIAL AUDITORIUM LOCATED ON THE STERLING HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS. | 202110409349300246 |
| 2019 | Sterling Schools Cusd No 5 Sterling, IL | A | $465,924 | paid | TO ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION PURPOSES OF STERLING UNIT #5 SCHOOL DISTRICT. | 202030449349301493 |
| 2019 | Sterling Schools Cusd No 5 Sterling, IL | A | $341,387 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THE CENTENNIAL AUDITORIUM LOCATED ON THE STERLING HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS. | 202030449349301493 |
| 2019 | Sterling Schools Cusd No 5 Sterling, IL | A | $106,549 | paid | 1-TO-1 COMPUTER PROJECT PROVIDES FUNDING FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PURCHASE | 202030449349301493 |
| 2018 | Sterling Schools Cusd No 5 Sterling, IL | A | $620,295 | paid | TO ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION PURPOSES OF STERLING UNIT #5 SCHOOL DISTRICT. | 201930099349300408 |
| 2018 | Sterling Schools Cusd No 5 Sterling, IL | A | $166,485 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THE CENTENNIAL AUDITORIUM LOCATED ON THE STERLING HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS. | 201930099349300408 |
| 2018 | Sterling Schools Cusd No 5 Sterling, IL | A | $23,635 | paid | 1-TO-1 COMPUTER PROJECT PROVIDES FUNDING FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PURCHASE | 201930099349300408 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | 2025 | 2025-06-30 | not stated | 2024v5.0 | 202630789349301313 |
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-06-30 | not stated | 2023v6.0 | 202501329349301720 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-06-30 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202440939349301869 |
| 990 | 2022 | 2022-06-30 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202321239349302282 |
| 990 | 2021 | 2021-06-30 | not stated | 2020v4.2 | 202221309349303352 |
| 990 | 2020 | 2020-06-30 | not stated | 2019v5.1 | 202110409349300246 |
| 990 | 2019 | 2019-06-30 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 202030449349301493 |
| 990 | 2018 | 2018-06-30 | not stated | 2017v2.3 | 201930099349300408 |
Derived from IRS Form 990 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/363575698.json.
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