Trinity Christian College
PALOS HEIGHTS, IL
$2.3MTax year 2024
Grant purpose
General support, president priorities, and to support admissions strategies with the overall goal of positively impacting student recruitment
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Three Cords Foundation C/O Sterling Foundation Management LLC Grants
Private foundation · EIN 85-3561645 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
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Original filing text
Reported organization name: THREE CORDS FOUNDATION C/O STERLING FOUNDATION MANAGEMENT LLC
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | $24.5K |
| 2024 | 5 | $2.7M |
Where Three Cords Foundation C/O Sterling Foundation Management LLC gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Friends of Lake Leelanau
LELAND, MI
$340KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Support of fll campaign
Journey Church of the Assemblies of God Inc
KENOSHA, WI
$50KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
General support
Kids Connect Charitable Fund
RESTON, VA
$25KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
Medical expenses, lost compensation
Kids Connect Charitable Fund
RESTON, VA
$14.5KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
General support
Showing 5 of the 7 largest grants (7 reported in all).
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Figures are aggregated from Three Cords Foundation C/O Sterling Foundation Management LLC's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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