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Private foundation (trust)EIN 911194492Est. 1983-06

THE SANFORD FOUNDATION

MERCER ISLAND, WA 980405021

Total Assets

$23K

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$95K

FY 2023

Grants Made

46

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$2K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$50–$30K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

Making grants to 501c3 organizations. See list of recipients.

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$100K

Total Expenses

$96K

Qualifying Distributions

$96K

Distributable Amount

$2K

Min. Investment Return

$2K

Undistributed Income

$2K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

46 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $50 through median $1K to maximum $30K, 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

5 years

Giving over time from 2019 to 2023. Peak $95K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

213 grants

Stove Team International
$51K
6 grants
ProMusica Foundation
$30K
1 grant
Square One Villages
$21K
5 grants
World Central Kitchen
$20K
5 grants
ELAW
$15K
5 grants
Eugene Southtowne Rotary Foundation
$12K
5 grants
Oregon Contemporary Theater
$12K
5 grants
Doctors Without Borders
$11K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

213 grants

<$10K
211
grants
$10–50K
2
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

16 states

Oregon
$239K
63% of total
Idaho
$28K
7% of total
California
$25K
7% of total
District of Columbia
$23K
6% of total
New York
$16K
4% of total
Washington
$11K
3% of total
Maryland
$10K
3% of total
Pennsylvania
$8K
2% of total
Colorado
$8K
2% of total
Alabama
$5K
1% of total

+6 more states

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