Open Foundations · Virginia

Claws Foundation

Reston, Virginia · EIN 201658710. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $18.5M across 22 grants in 2024, a median of $175K each.

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$18.5M
paid in 2024
22
grants paid
$175K
median grant
3%
to first-time recipients
$6.2M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
STERLING FOUNDATION MANAGEMENT LLC
Address
12030 SUNRISE VALLEY DR STE 450, RESTON, VA, 20191
Phone
7034379720
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
NONE PRESCRIBED
Submission deadline
NONE
Restrictions on awards
RECOGNIZED SECTION 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS ONLY

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202523179349103307. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The filing states only a general purpose, with nothing specific enough to pull out as recurring language.

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 22 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaPA$5,000,000GENERAL SUPPORT
2Thomas Jefferson UniversityPA$3,000,000GENERAL SUPPORT
3Dia Art FoundationNY$2,534,565GENERAL SUPPORT
4Women in Need IncNY$2,025,000GENERAL SUPPORT
5Alliance for Decision EducationPA$1,500,000GENERAL SUPPORT
6Calder GardensPA$1,000,000GENERAL SUPPORT
7Philadelphia Museum of ArtPA$1,000,000GENERAL SUPPORT
8Refuge PointMA$750,000GENERAL SUPPORT
9Fidelity CharitableKY$600,000GENERAL SUPPORT
10Hirshhorn MuseumDC$250,000GENERAL SUPPORT
11Friends of FacesVA$200,000GENERAL SUPPORT
12Boca Raton Regional Hospital FoundationFL$150,000GENERAL SUPPORT
13Franklin InstitutePA$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
14Save the ChildrenCT$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
15The Public TheaterNY$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202038$36.3M
202121$45.4M
202223$37.6M
202321$30.1M
202422$18.5M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Pennsylvania32%
New York32%
Virginia9%
Massachusetts5%
Kentucky5%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Alan P DyeDIRECTOR · 2024
Arthur DantchikDIRECTOR · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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