The M K Reichert Sternlicht Foundation concentrates its giving on a very small set of recipients, funding large, targeted projects and capacity-building through an impact-investing intermediary. Its grants indicate a local emphasis on supportive housing development and workforce/career services tied to that housing, while also supporting broader philanthropic infrastructure via ImpactAssets. The foundation prefers sizable, often repeat grants rather than many small awards.
The M K Reichert Sternlicht Foundation’s clearest pattern is sustained backing for The Bridge on Main, with two seven-figure grants to Career Resources Inc in Bridgeport for the supportive housing project and an additional $250,000 for reentry services for the system impacted. That focus points to a funder that links housing, stabilization, and workforce support rather than spreading gifts broadly across many causes. The foundation also uses impact-investing infrastructure as part of its giving, including multiple grants to ImpactAssets Inc for general and unrestricted support and for the M K Reichert Sternlicht Fund. Outside that core housing work, the foundation has supported emergency relief, youth and education programs, behavioral health research, and workforce pathways. Recent grants include support for Shining Hope for Communities Inc, OneGoal, Strive International Inc, Yale University, Save the Children Federation Inc, Friends of United Hatzalah Inc, and American Friends of Magen David Adom. The pattern suggests a small portfolio of recipients that receive substantial, often repeated awards over multiple years.
Supportive housing is the foundation’s most visible theme. It gave Career Resources Inc $1,200,000 in 2023 and $1,100,000 in 2024 for The Bridge on Main project, then followed with $250,000 in 2025 for reentry services for the system impacted and $100,000 in 2025 as general and unrestricted support. Workforce and education support appears alongside that housing work. OneGoal received $150,000 in 2025 and $100,000 in 2024, both unrestricted, while Strive International Inc received $100,000 in 2024 for general and unrestricted support. The foundation also funded behavioral health and research. Yale University received $100,000 in 2025 for the Effects of social media on behavioral health fund. Emergency relief shows up in international and crisis-oriented gifts, including $100,000 to Save the Children Federation Inc for an Emergency Aid Fund to help Children in the Gaza-Israel Conflict and $100,000 to American Friends of Magen David Adom for the Israel Emergency Giving fund.
Typical awards are concentrated in the middle of the range, with a p25 of $10,000, a median of $20,000, and a p75 of $50,000. The recent list also includes several much larger commitments, which helps explain the foundation’s comparatively high annual giving. Recipients repeat across years rather than appearing once: Career Resources Inc, ImpactAssets Inc, Shining Hope for Communities Inc, OneGoal, and Edesia Inc all received multiple grants. The foundation is a regular funder, and the record shows a mix of general support, unrestricted support, matching grants, and program-specific grants.
$3.4M
$100M
$26.5M
$4.4M
Most grants fall between $10K and $50K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$50K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in CT.
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Highly concentrated giving: four large grants totaling nearly $3.9M split between two repeat grantees. Funding mixes project-capital support for a local housing development and general/unrestricted support to an impact-investing intermediary, suggesting multi-year commitments to a small set of core partners.
Notable grantees: CAREER RESOURCES INC, IMPACTASSETS INC, The Bridge on Main (supportive housing project)
Grantmaking is national, with recipients spread across U.S. cities and no grants to non-U.S. organizations in the supplied data. Bridgeport, CT stands out through repeated support for Career Resources Inc. New York, NY appears often as well, including grants to Shining Hope for Communities Inc, OneGoal, Strive International Inc, and American Friends of Magen David Adom. Bethesda, MD is another recurring recipient location through ImpactAssets Inc. The top state by grant count is DC, while 0% of grants go to recipients in Delaware.
The strongest pattern is supportive housing tied to reentry and workforce stability. Career Resources Inc received $1,200,000 in 2023 and $1,100,000 in 2024 for The Bridge on Main project, plus $250,000 in 2025 for reentry services for the system impacted and $100,000 in 2025 as general support.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Career Resources Inc, ImpactAssets Inc, Shining Hope for Communities Inc, OneGoal, and Edesia Inc. The pattern is closer to sustained relationships than one-off gifts.
The reported distribution centers on $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $20,000 at the median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent grants list also includes several six- and seven-figure awards, showing that the foundation makes a small number of much larger commitments alongside smaller grants.
Recent crisis-oriented grants include $100,000 to Save the Children Federation Inc for an Emergency Aid Fund to help Children in the Gaza-Israel Conflict, $100,000 to Friends of United Hatzalah Inc for Israel Rescue efforts, $100,000 to American Friends of Magen David Adom for the Israel Emergency Giving fund, and $100,000 to Edesia Inc for Matching grant for Gaza.
Its giving is national, with all 219 grants in the supplied country distribution going to U.S. recipients. Recent recipient cities include Bridgeport, New York, Bethesda, Boston, Fairfield, New Haven, Santa Monica, and N Kingstown.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IMPACTASSETS INC | BETHESDA, MD | $995,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| CAREER RESOURCES INC | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $250,000 | 2025 | The Bridge on Main project for reentry services for the system impacted |
| BREAKTHROUGH T1D | HAGERSTOWN, MD | $200,000 | 2025 | JDRF T1D Fund |
| GIVING BACK FUND INC | BOSTON, MA | $185,000 | 2025 | The Peace Dept |
| ONEGOAL | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| SHINING HOPE FOR COMMUNITIES INC | NEW YORK, NY | $125,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| YALE UNIVERSITY | NEW HAVEN, CT | $100,000 | 2025 | Effects of social media on behavioral health fund |
| CAREER RESOURCES INC | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $100,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| EDESIA INC | N KINGSTOWN, RI | $100,000 | 2025 | Matching grant for Gaza |
| FAIRFIELD COUNTYS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | NORWALK, CT | $70,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | $53,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| ONEGOAL | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | Charitable Event |
| ROUND HILL VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY INCORPORATED | GREENWICH, CT | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| STRIVE INTERNATIONAL INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| SAVE THE CHILDREN FEDERATION INC | FAIRFIELD, CT | $50,000 | 2025 | Rural West Virginia FUND |
| NEW PROFIT INC | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| SAVE THE CHILDREN FEDERATION INC | FAIRFIELD, CT | $50,000 | 2025 | Emergency Aid Fund to help Children in the Gaza-Israel Conflict |
| NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN THE UN | NEW CANAAN, CT | $25,000 | 2025 | Operations Fund |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | $25,000 | 2025 | Charitable Event |
| LADIES OF HOPE MINISTRIES INC | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| SAVE THE CHILDREN FEDERATION INC | FAIRFIELD, CT | $25,000 | 2025 | Children's Emergency Fund |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | $25,000 | 2025 | Charitable Event |
| THE FORTUNE SOCIETY INC | LONG ISLAND CITY, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| TERNER HOUSING INNOVATION LABS INC | OAKLAND, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| CHICAGO CARES INC | CHICAGO, IL | $25,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| FAIRFIELD COUNTYS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | NORWALK, CT | $25,000 | 2025 | The Guaranteed Basic Income project |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN THE UN | NEW CANAAN, CT | $25,000 | 2025 | Charitable Event |
| GIRLS WITH IMPACT INC | GREENWICH, CT | $25,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| SOCIAL GOOD FUND INC | RICHMOND, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | Tight Lipped Podcast - Womens Health Fund |
| WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INCORPORATED | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| SOCIAL IMPACT PARTNERS INC | WESTPORT, CT | $25,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| THORN | EL SEGUNDO, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| PEN AMERICAN CENTER INC | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| ONEGOAL | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | Charitable Event |
| CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGT | WASHINGTON, DC | $15,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| HORIZONS NATIONAL STUDENT ENRICHMENT PROGRAM INC | WESTPORT, CT | $15,000 | 2025 | Horizons Chicago Fund |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | $12,000 | 2025 | Charitable Event |
| SOCIAL IMPACT PARTNERS INC | WESTPORT, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | Charitable Event |
| CAPITAL INSTITUTE | BOULDER, CO | $10,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| SHINING HOPE FOR COMMUNITIES INC | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | Flood Crisis Support |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF ALYN HOSPITAL INC | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| GREENWICH ART SOCIETY INC | GREENWICH, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| TRUST WOMEN FOUNDATION INC | WICHITA, KS | $10,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| URBAN JUSTICE CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| YALE UNIVERSITY | NEW HAVEN, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | Charitable Event |
| ST JUDE CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC | MEMPHIS, TN | $10,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| FUND FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK INC | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | Touchdown.nyc program |
The Bridge on Main project for reentry services for the system impacted
ONEGOAL
$150,000General & Unrestricted
General & Unrestricted
YALE UNIVERSITY
$100,000Effects of social media on behavioral health fund
ONEGOAL
$50,000Charitable Event
ROUND HILL VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY INCORPORATED
$50,000General & Unrestricted
Emergency Aid Fund to help Children in the Gaza-Israel Conflict
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC
$25,000General & Unrestricted
GIRLS WITH IMPACT INC
$25,000General & Unrestricted
ONEGOAL
$15,000Charitable Event
HORIZONS NATIONAL STUDENT ENRICHMENT PROGRAM INC
$15,000Horizons Chicago Fund
CAPITAL INSTITUTE
$10,000General & Unrestricted
GREENWICH ART SOCIETY INC
$10,000General & Unrestricted
YALE UNIVERSITY
$10,000General & Unrestricted