Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

The Robert Sterling Clark Foundation is a private grantmaking institution which was endowed by Robert Sterling Clark in the mid-1950s. Clark was a member of a family involved in the expansion of the Singer sewing machine company.

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3), Private Foundation
Website: www.rsclark.org
Location: New York, NY View on map
Tax ID: 13-1957792
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $98,394,822 Revenue: $6,527,905 Expenses: $6,552,339

Today, the foundation supports left-of-center advocacy.

In 2025, the foundation partnered with the Trust Based Philanthropy Project through their “Meet the moment” initiative. This initiative seeks to bring its supporters together “in solidarity with nonprofits.” The group claims that the political climate could pose risks to nonprofits through reductions in funding, legal concerns, and lack of staff. 1

Financial Statistics

Total Assets

Total Revenue

Total Expenses

YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
2024 $98,394,822 $6,527,905 $6,552,339 View
2023 $93,789,461 $3,546,582 $6,313,103 View
2022 $87,325,984 $2,193,400 $7,102,484 View
2021 $106,846,194 $11,534,597 $6,773,787 View
2020 $99,785,761 $824,277 $6,905,261 View

Prior year filings: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

Expenses Detail

Employee Compensation

Highest Earning Employees

EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
Philip LiPRESIDENT & CEO$309,000
Lisa CowanVICE PRESIDENT$247,115
Trisha TchumeNETWORK ORGANIZER$196,300
Daisy MartinezOPERATIONS MANAGER$121,280
Alicia SylviaEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$120,765

Grant Activity

All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $72,249,334
  • Number of Grants: 1,359
  • Number of Recipients: 497

Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$300,0002022 Community Food Fundersnorth Star FundGENERAL SUPPORT
$110,0002021 CENTER FOR THIRD WORLD ORGANIZINGGENERAL SUPPORT
$102,5002020 Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for JusticeGENERAL SUPPORT
$100,0002023 CENTER FOR THIRD WORLD ORGANIZINGGENERAL SUPPORT
$100,0002023 ProinspireGENERAL SUPPORT
$100,0002021 Asian American Federation IncGENERAL SUPPORT
$100,0002021 North Star FundGENERAL SUPPORT
$100,0002020 CENTER FOR THIRD WORLD ORGANIZINGGENERAL SUPPORT
$86,0002021 NYC MeshGENERAL SUPPORT
$84,0002022 The Forum for Urban DesignGENERAL SUPPORT
$82,5002024 Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for JusticeGENERAL SUPPORT
$82,5002024 Building Movement ProjectGENERAL SUPPORT
$82,5002024 Community Food Fundersnorth Star FundGENERAL SUPPORT
$82,5002024 Community Resource ExchangeGENERAL SUPPORT
$82,5002024 Coro New York Leadership CenterGENERAL SUPPORT
$82,5002024 Institute for Nonprofit PracticeGENERAL SUPPORT
$82,5002024 Interfaith Center of New York INCGENERAL SUPPORT
$82,5002024 Justleadershipusa IncGENERAL SUPPORT
$82,5002024 Rockwood Leadership InstituteGENERAL SUPPORT
$82,5002024 THE LAUNDROMAT PROJECT INCGENERAL SUPPORT
$82,5002023 Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for JusticeGENERAL SUPPORT
$82,5002023 Community Food Fundersnorth Star FundGENERAL SUPPORT
$82,5002023 Community Food Fundersnorth Star FundGENERAL SUPPORT
$82,5002023 Community Resource ExchangeGENERAL SUPPORT
$82,5002023 Coro New York Leadership CenterGENERAL SUPPORT

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References

1. “Meet the Moment – Trust-Based Philanthropy.” Trust Based Philanthropy . Accessed September 29, 2025. https://www.trustbasedphilanthropy.org/meet-the-moment#signatories.