Sandler Foundation
EIN 943147856 Public CharityAnnual Giving
$416.8M
451 grants · avg $69.5M/yr
public charity (Form 990), grant-level detail not in 990-PF database
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$500K
typical big bets · $200K–$1.2M
grant size
74%
deep partner · 73/98 multi-year
repeat
98
Distinct Recipients
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
Unknown
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 451 grants on record
Minimum
$4K
25th Pctl
$200K
Median
$500K
Average
$924K
75th Pctl
$1.2M
Maximum
$7.5M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
1.1% of US grants
· Rank #9 of 20 states
$1.7M across
5 grants
2 of 254 counties
Top 2 counties
- 1 Bexar
- 2 Travis
Grants Awarded (451 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $7,470,727 | CLINICAL EXCELLENCE RESEARCH CENTER | 2020 |
| Center for American Progress | Washington, DC | $6,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2020 |
| University of California San Francisco Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $5,792,387 | GLIOBLASTOMA PRECISION MEDICINE PROGRAM | 2020 |
| Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | Washington, DC | $5,000,000 | STATE FISCAL EFFORTS AND GENERAL SUPPORT | 2023 |
| Luminate Projects Limited | San Francisco, CA | $5,000,000 | RESET PROJECT | 2023 |
| Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | Washington, DC | $5,000,000 | STATE FISCAL EFFORTS AND GENERAL SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Luminate Projects Limited | San Francisco, CA | $5,000,000 | "RESET" PROJECT | 2022 |
| Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | Washington, DC | $5,000,000 | STATE FISCAL EFFORTS AND GENERAL SUPPORT | 2021 |
| Luminate Projects Limited | San Francisco, CA | $5,000,000 | "RESET" PROJECT | 2021 |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | $4,000,000 | CLEAN ENERGY AND IRA IMPLEMENTATION AND GENERAL SUPPORT | 2023 |
| Center for American Progress | Washington, DC | $4,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Learning Policy Institute | Palo Alto, CA | $3,800,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2020 |
| Learning Policy Institute | Palo Alto, CA | $3,800,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2021 |
| University of California San Francisco Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $3,531,010 | GLIOBLASTOMA PRECISION MEDICINE PROGRAM | 2018 |
| Center for American Progress | Washington, DC | $3,500,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2023 |
| Learning Policy Institute | Palo Alto, CA | $3,500,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2022 |
| University of California San Francisco Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $3,435,884 | GLIOBLASTOMA PRECISION MEDICINE PROGRAM | 2021 |
| Washington Center for Equitable Growth | Washington, DC | $3,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2020 |
| University of California San Francisco Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $3,000,000 | PROGRAM IN BREAKTHROUGH BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH (PBBR) | 2020 |
| Propublica | New York, NY | $3,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2020 |
| Luminate Projects Limited | San Francisco, CA | $3,000,000 | "RESET" PROJECT | 2020 |
| Leadership Conference Education Fund | Washington, DC | $3,000,000 | ALL VOTING IS LOCAL | 2020 |
| Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | Washington, DC | $3,000,000 | STATE FISCAL EFFORTS | 2020 |
| Center for Responsible Lending | Durham, NC | $3,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2020 |
| University of California San Francisco Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $3,000,000 | PROGRAM IN BREAKTHROUGH BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH (PBBR) | 2019 |