The Barry and Mimi Sternlicht Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The filing says the foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered.
- Its typical grants fall between about $5,000 and $55,000, with a median of $25,000, so a request in that range matches its usual pattern.
- In its latest filing, 79% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in one of the two filings before it, so an existing relationship matters most.
- Its stated purposes include general support, Israel–Gaza and Ukraine relief, type 1 diabetes research, housing and re-entry projects, and youth development, and the grants it has made are mainly in New York, Pennsylvania, California, Florida and Massachusetts, though no geographic focus is stated.
- The filing gives no eligibility criteria, deadlines or application instructions beyond this, so a small organisation should not expect a set timetable.
Overview
The Barry and Mimi 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
Most recorded grants are described as general and unrestricted support. Other stated purposes include Israel–Gaza and Ukraine relief, type 1 diabetes research, housing and re-entry projects, and youth development. Recipients include charitable organisations, educational and research institutions, and a local government, so the recorded portfolio spans different kinds of organisations. The filings show grants reaching many states, with the largest shares going to New York and Pennsylvania, followed by California, Florida and Massachusetts. The filing indicates that contributions go to preselected charitable organisations and that unsolicited requests are not accepted; it gives no public eligibility criteria or application instructions.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York, Pennsylvania, California, Florida and Massachusetts.
How to apply
The filing indicates that contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations and that 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 241 grants to organisations were $25,000 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: 11%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 3%
- The largest single recipient received 19% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 79% of grant dollars went to organisations The Barry and Mimi Sternlicht Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- <1% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (Egypt).
- 30% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 78 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $22,500 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- United Jewish Appeal Federation Of Jewish Philanth · General & Unrestricted$250,0002024 tax year
- USC Shoah Foundation Institute · Fund the launch of USC Shoah Foundation's new "Countering Online Antisemitism Initiative"$250,0002024 tax year
- National Philanthropic Trust · The Sternlicht Family Foundation Fund$244,0002024 tax year
- ImpactAssets · M K Reichert Sternlicht Fund$244,0002024 tax year
- Breakthrough T1D · Advancing Discovery Fund - to accelerate research and develop cures and better treatments for T1D$100,0002024 tax year
- President and Fellows of Harvard College · Harvard Stem Cell Institute Fund - Sternlicht Fund for Type 1 Diabetes Research$100,0002024 tax year
- American Friends of Magen David Adom · Charitable Event$100,0002024 tax year
- Thorn · General & Unrestricted$55,5002024 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, Secretary, Vice President
- Barry Sternlicht — President, Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $3,661,398 | $3,294,680 | $55,238,580 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,823,080 | $2,686,113 | $59,521,315 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,926,650 | $2,763,630 | $62,848,384 | 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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Contact
- Wilmington, DE