Lawrence Z & Jacqueline A Stern Foundation
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting various charitable causes, with a strong emphasis on education and health initiatives. Its mission includes providing scholarships, general support for health centers, and funding for research laboratories, reflecting a commitment to both educational advancement and community health. The foundation primarily serves educational institutions and health-related organizations, as well as community service groups. While it operates nationally, a significant portion of its funding is directed towards organizations in Arizona.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small-to-midsize Arizona organizations working in scholarships/education, community health, or local conservation with an existing local connection or referral to the foundation.
Good Fit
- • Located in or serving Tucson/Arizona (evidence of heavy AZ concentration).
- • Work in education or scholarship funds, community health clinics, or conservation (these appear repeatedly in grants).
- • Existing relationship or endorsement from a repeating grantee or a named officer.
- • Requests in the modest grant size range seen (roughly $5K–$20K).
Geography
Observed giving is heavily concentrated in Arizona (about 91% of 2024 dollars), with occasional out-of-state gifts in prior years; the latest year shows two states but an overwhelmingly local footprint.
Recipient Variety
Each year the foundation funded multiple independent organizations (6 in 2022, 7 in 2023, 5 in 2024) spanning universities, community college foundations, health centers, conservation groups and alumni associations, indicating moderate variety for a micro private foundation.
New Applicants
The foundation explicitly indicates grants are to preselected recipients, and 2024 showed mostly returning grantees (4 of 5) with only one new recipient; direct evidence of an open applicant pipeline is lacking, so unfamiliar applicants are unlikely to gain entry without a referral or invitation.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
