OVERVIEW: The Dianne and David Stern Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to education, youth, the environment, animals, Jewish causes, arts and culture, policy, and human rights.
IP TAKE: The foundation lacks transparency, which limits information available on its grantmaking priorities and activities.
PROFILE: Established in 2008, the Dianne and David Stern Foundation was founded by former NBA commissioner David Stern and his wife Dianne. The foundation lacks transparency, which limits information available on its grantmaking priorities and activities. According to tax filings, the Dianne and David Stern Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to education, youth, the environment, animals, Jewish causes, arts and culture, policy, and human rights.
David Stern is the chair emeritus of the board of his alma mater Columbia University, which he supports via his foundation. The couple’s son Eric also graduated from Columbia Law. David Stern is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, which the family supports. He’s also on the boards of Thurgood Marshall College Foundation and Paley Center for Media, two other grantees.
Grants range from $200 to $750,000. In a recent fiscal year, the foundation gave away around $2.1 million. Past grantees include Friends of the Scarsdale Library, Prep for Prep, Scenic Hudson, UJA-Federation of New York, Scarsdale Synagogue, and Jazz at Lincoln Center.
The foundation keeps a low profile and does not accept unsolicited proposals.
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CONTACT:
Dianne and David Stern Foundation
1375 Broadway, No 15 Fl
New York, NY 10018