Funding search · EIN 371797396 · Washington, DC

Blue Sands Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

76
grants reported
$6.2M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$9,296
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

housingtuitionscholarshippledgebikefeesmemoriammenaac

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Funding pattern

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1 grant matching “memoriam · $25,000

  • $25,000

    Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022

    Memoriam donation

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

  • Great Ormond Street Hospital Childrens Charity2 grants · $3.3M
  • Aiglon College Association3 grants · $649,984
  • Boston Children'S Hospital1 grant · $500,000
  • Children'S Hospital Ide1 grant · $500,000
  • Stars in the Dark By the Giving Back Fund3 grants · $250,000
  • Georgetown University1 grant · $125,000
  • Prior'S Field School3 grants · $97,384
  • Swiss School of Tourism3 grants · $88,400
  • Eton College2 grants · $86,147
  • Hospital for Special Surgery Foundation2 grants · $55,000

Giving over time

$1.1M
2022
$3.1M
2023
$2.0M
2024

Grant history

All 76 reported grants, largest first.

  • $1.8M

    Great Ormond Street Hospital Childrens Charity · 2023

    General donation

  • $1.5M

    Great Ormond Street Hospital Childrens Charity · 2024

    General donation

  • $500,000

    Children'S Hospital Ide · Boston, MA · 2023

    General assistance

  • $500,000

    Boston Children'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022

    General donation

  • $307,727

    Aiglon College Association · 2023

    Scholarship fund

  • $283,350

    Aiglon College Association · 2022

    Scholarship fund

  • $125,000

    Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $100,000

    Stars in the Dark By the Giving Back Fund · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Pledge

  • $100,000

    Stars in the Dark By the Giving Back Fund · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Pledge

  • $64,713

    Eton College · 2024

    General donation

  • $58,907

    Aiglon College Association · 2024

    E-bike program

  • $50,000

    Stars in the Dark By the Giving Back Fund · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Pledge

  • $50,000

    Hospital for Special Surgery Foundation · New York, NY · 2023

    General donation

  • $47,637

    Prior'S Field School · Washington, DC · 2022

    Tuition support

  • $46,061

    Barnard College - Columbia University · New York, NY · 2024

    Tuition support

  • $42,000

    The College of Wooster · Wooster, OH · 2024

    General donation

  • $34,210

    Churchers College Gabriella Jones · 2023

    General donation

  • $30,920

    Prior'S Field School · Washington, DC · 2024

    Tuition support

  • $30,672

    Swiss School of Tourism · 2024

    Tuition support

  • $30,146

    Swiss School of Tourism · 2023

    Tuition support

  • $30,000

    New York University · New York, NY · 2024

    General donation

  • $27,582

    Swiss School of Tourism · 2022

    Tuition support

  • $26,900

    University of Leeds · 2023

    Scholarship fund

  • $26,330

    Frensham Heights School · 2024

    Tuition support

  • $25,000

    Georgetown - Msb Dean'S Leadership Fund · Washington, DC · 2022

    General donation

  • $25,000

    Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022

    Memoriam donation

  • $21,434

    Eton College · 2023

    General donation

  • $18,827

    Prior'S Field School · Washington, DC · 2023

    Tuition support

  • $18,800

    Make Life Skate Life · Ridgway, CO · 2022

    Snoubar skate program

  • $15,834

    Coutts and O Fao Tate Foundation · 2023

    General donation

  • $15,294

    Tate Americas Foundation · New York, NY · 2023

    Menaac donation

  • $15,008

    Al Stoneacre Property Developers Ltd Ricardo Morais · 2023

    General donation

  • $14,673

    The University of Law Ltd · 2024

    Tuition support

  • $12,621

    Chelsea and Westminster Health Charity · 2022

    Donation

  • $10,823

    Sarl Cap Immo Var · 2024

    Housing

  • $10,000

    Help for Ukraine (Ukraine Humanitarian Fund) · Clearwater, FL · 2022

    Charitable support

  • $9,720

    Madame Francoise Stoltz · Washington, DC · 2024

    Housing support

  • $9,428

    Madame Francoise Stoltz · Washington, DC · 2022

    Housing support

  • $9,163

    Verity Frearson Ltd · 2022

    Housing

  • $8,903

    Madame Francoise Stoltz · Washington, DC · 2023

    Housing support

  • $8,751

    Churcher'S College Junior School · 2024

    Tuition support

  • $8,420

    The Lee Strasberg Theatrical and Film Institute · New York, NY · 2024

    Tuition support

  • $8,342

    Michelle Sanchez · Washington, DC · 2023

    Housing

  • $7,866

    Mle Natter Helene · Washington, DC · 2022

    Housing

  • $7,669

    L'Ecole De Marketing Communication Digital Inside · 2024

    Tuition support

  • $7,517

    Churcher'S College Senior School · 2022

    Tuition support

  • $6,496

    Lyce'E Francais De Madrid · 2024

    Tuition support

  • $6,300

    Cancer Research UK · 2023

    Donation

  • $6,300

    Cancer Research UK · 2022

    Donation

  • $6,045

    Mle Natter Helene · Washington, DC · 2023

    Housing

  • $6,000

    The George Washington University · Washington, DC · 2024

    General donation

  • $6,000

    The George Washington University · Washington, DC · 2023

    General donation

  • $5,414

    Mle Natter Helene · Washington, DC · 2024

    Housing

  • $5,402

    Swiss Red Cross · 2022

    Donation

  • $5,345

    Emilleis Banque Societe Monique Cardi · 2023

    General donation

  • $5,251

    Societe Monique Cardi · 2024

    Housing

  • $5,000

    American Near East Refugee Aid · Washington, DC · 2022

    Donation

  • $5,000

    Hospital for Special Surgery Foundation · New York, NY · 2022

    General donation

  • $5,000

    Lebanese American University · 2022

    Donation

  • $4,741

    L'Equipe Method Acting Center · 2022

    Donation

  • $4,350

    Helene Thais Albouy · 2023

    General donation

  • $3,447

    Campus International · Cleveland, OH · 2022

    Housing support

  • $3,000

    Sports Humanitarian Group · New York, NY · 2023

    General donation

  • $2,984

    Michelle Sanchez · Washington, DC · 2022

    Housing

  • $2,694

    Emilleis Banque Societe Monique Cardi · 2024

    General donation

  • $2,239

    Schweiz Esmie Ag Wwf · 2023

    General donation

  • $1,783

    Michelle Sanchez · Washington, DC · 2024

    Housing

  • $1,703

    Caisse Regi Nale De Credit Agricole Mutuel De Aris Et Dile De France Fao Ml · 2023

    General donation

  • $1,280

    Foncia Toulon - Toulon Montebello · 2024

    General donation

  • $1,073

    Agricole Mlenatter Helene Thais Albouy · 2023

    General donation

  • $1,000

    Room To Read · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Reading program

  • $1,000

    Africa Foundation · 2022

    Donation

  • $1,000

    Tree Love Ltd · 2022

    Donation

  • $821

    Noemie Barre · 2024

    Housing

  • $454

    Association Show Vivant Che M Sidibe Thais Albouy · 2024

    General donation

  • $307

    Petrovic Natacha Thais Albouy · 2024

    School fees

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