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Private non-operating foundationEIN 371797396Est. 2016-03

BLUE SANDS FOUNDATION

WASHINGTON, DC 20005

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$17.6M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$2.0M

FY 2024

Grants Made

27

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$74K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$307–$1.5M

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$2.0M

Blue sands combines philanthropy with professional guidance to provide capable individuals and deserving children of limited resources with opportunities to cultivate essential work and life skills that help them become financially self-sufficient and independent.we provide financial grants to fledgling organizations and programs, and, on occasion, to low-income individuals with promise to jumpstart or expand expertise in education, business or essential skills.our goal is to improve the standard of living within a segment of society through community-based programs and groups. Our hope is to support not only the grant recipients, but also their extended families and respective communities. As such, we hope our grantee will help pay it forward.

Focus Areas

Education

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$10.0M

Total Expenses

$2.0M

Qualifying Distributions

$2.0M

Min. Investment Return

$548K

Grant Range

27 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $307 through median $9K to maximum $1.5M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $3.1M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

94 grants

GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL CHILDRENS CHARITY
$3.3M
2 grants
BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
$1M
2 grants
AIGLON COLLEGE ASSOCIATION
$650K
3 grants
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IDE
$500K
1 grant
STARS IN THE DARK BY THE GIVING BACK FUND
$250K
3 grants
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
$125K
1 grant
AIGLON SCHOOL
$118K
1 grant
PRIOR'S FIELD SCHOOL
$107K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

94 grants

<$10K
47
grants
$10–50K
34
grants
$50–250K
6
grants
$250K–1M
5
grants
$1–5M
2
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

13 states

Massachusetts
$1.6M
58% of total
District of Columbia
$339K
13% of total
California
$253K
9% of total
New York
$191K
7% of total
New Jersey
$168K
6% of total
South Carolina
$75K
3% of total
Ohio
$45K
2% of total
Pennsylvania
$31K
1% of total
Colorado
$19K
1% of total
Florida
$10K
0% of total

+3 more states

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