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Private foundation (trust)EIN 203082522Est. 2005-12

THE SASSAFRAS FOUNDATION

BRANFORD, CT 06405

Total Assets

$16.4M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$704K

FY 2024

Grants Made

17

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$41K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$4K–$115K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1.6M

Total Expenses

$732K

Qualifying Distributions

$711K

Distributable Amount

$742K

Min. Investment Return

$756K

Payout rate 96%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.96%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

17 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $4K through median $25K to maximum $115K, 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

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $837K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

132 grants

LEADERSHIP EDUCATION ATHLETICS IN PARTNERSHIP
$725K
6 grants
CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY ACTION
$585K
6 grants
DWIGHT HALL AT YALE
$375K
7 grants
OPEN COMMUNITIES ALLIANCE INC
$308K
7 grants
CONNECTICUT VOICES FOR CHILDREN
$300K
4 grants
NEW HAVEN LEGAL ASSISTANCE INC
$230K
3 grants
CONNECTICUT FUND FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
$150K
3 grants
UNITED WAY OF GREATER NEW HAVEN
$145K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

132 grants

<$10K
44
grants
$10–50K
57
grants
$50–250K
31
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

4 states

Connecticut
$4.1M
90% of total
New York
$367K
8% of total
Pennsylvania
$60K
1% of total
California
$35K
1% of total

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