M K Reichert Sternlicht Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- M K Reichert Sternlicht Foundation is by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small charity should look first for a connection that could lead to an invitation rather than send a cold approach.
- Where an invitation is possible, a request in the range of $5,000 to $100,000 fits the band in which about 8 in 10 of its 211 grants to organisations fell, with a median of $15,000; that band is typical, not a ceiling, as its largest grant was $1,200,000.
- Its giving is broad, spanning community foundations, universities, health and social-service charities, and cultural and environmental groups, and the filing names mental health, social justice, the arts and the environment among its themes, but it states no geographic focus, though its grants are mainly in Connecticut, New York, Maryland and Massachusetts.
- Repeat giving is strong: in its latest filing, 79% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in an earlier filing, so an organisation without an existing link should not expect a new place to be easy to find.
- The filing gives no deadlines or application instructions, so there is no set cycle to plan around.
Overview
M K Reichert Sternlicht Foundation is a US private foundation based in Wilmington, DE.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation makes grants to a broad range of charitable organisations, with general and unrestricted support forming the largest recorded category. Its grants have supported workforce and re-entry services, education, health and medical research, emergency and humanitarian relief, and community services. The grant record includes community foundations, universities, health organisations, social-service and workforce-development charities, and cultural, environmental and emergency-response organisations. Separately, Foundation House hosts public events and educational activities engaging the community around mental health, social justice, the arts and the environment. The filing limits contributions to preselected charitable organisations, and gives no further public eligibility criteria or application instructions.
Themes
- Mental health
- Social justice
- Arts
- Environment
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Connecticut, New York, Maryland and Massachusetts.
How to apply
Contributions are limited to preselected charitable organisations; unsolicited requests are not accepted.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 79% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 211 grants to organisations were $15,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 5%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 2%
- The largest single recipient received 26% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 79% of grant dollars went to organisations M K Reichert Sternlicht Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 32% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 80 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- ImpactAssets · General & Unrestricted$995,0002024 tax year
- Career Resources · The Bridge on Main project for reentry services for the system impacted$250,0002024 tax year
- Breakthrough T1D · JDRF T1D Fund$200,0002024 tax year
- Giving Back Fund · The Peace Dept$185,0002024 tax year
- OneGoal · General & Unrestricted$150,0002024 tax year
- Shining Hope for Communities · General & Unrestricted$125,0002024 tax year
- Career Resources · General & Unrestricted$100,0002024 tax year
- Yale University · Effects of social media on behavioral health fund$100,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Miriam Klein Sternlicht — Director, President, Secretary, Treasurer
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $4,610,425 | $3,955,250 | $74,460,588 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $4,420,503 | $3,668,250 | $83,043,078 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $4,381,736 | $3,428,900 | $107,321,663 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Wilmington, DE