Funding search · EIN 546052978 · Delray Beach, FL
The Sands Family 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.
- 143
- grants reported
- $34.7M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $32,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
What they fund
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Funding pattern
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1 grant matching “curbside” · $132,588
- $132,588
Foodlink · Rochester, NY · 2022
For support of curbside market program
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Rochester Area Community Foundation3 grants · $18.2M
- Rochester Regional Health2 grants · $2.2M
- Greater Rochester of Commerce Foundation3 grants · $1.7M
- Canandaigua Area Development Corporation2 grants · $1.1M
- The Foundation of the Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester1 grant · $900,000
- Finger Lakes Community College2 grants · $900,000
- Thompson Health2 grants · $800,000
- Nyu Langone Health3 grants · $789,151
- Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation3 grants · $733,000
- University of Rochester3 grants · $720,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 143 grants.
- $10.6M
Rochester Area Community Foundation · Rochester, NY · 2022
Unrestricted program use
- $4.6M
Rochester Area Community Foundation · Rochester, NY · 2023
Unrestricted program use
- $2.9M
Rochester Area Community Foundation · Rochester, NY · 2024
Unrestricted program use
- $1.2M
Rochester Regional Health · Rochester, NY · 2024
Unrestricted program use
- $1.0M
Rochester Regional Health · Rochester, NY · 2023
Unrestricted program use
- $900,000
The Foundation of the Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2023
Unrestricted program use
- $650,000
Greater Rochester of Commerce Foundation · Rochester, NY · 2024
Unrestricted program use
- $625,000
Greater Rochester of Commerce Foundation · Rochester, NY · 2023
Unrestricted program use
- $600,000
Finger Lakes Community College · Canandaigua, NY · 2023
Unrestricted program use
- $600,000
Canandaigua Area Development Corporation · Canandaigua, NY · 2022
Unrestricted program use
- $570,000
University of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2024
Unrestricted program use
- $500,000
Nyu Langone Health · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted program use
- $470,448
Canandaigua Area Development Corporation · Canandaigua, NY · 2024
Unrestricted program use
- $400,000
Thompson Health · Canandaigua, NE · 2023
Unrestricted program use
- $400,000
Greater Rochester of Commerce Foundation · Rochester, NY · 2022
Unrestricted program use
- $400,000
Thompson Health · Canandaigua, NE · 2022
Unrestricted program use
- $337,500
Sound Future Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
Unrestricted program use
- $325,000
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation · Boca Raton, FL · 2024
Unrestricted program use
- $300,000
Finger Lakes Community College Foundation · Canandaigua, NY · 2024
Unrestricted program use
- $300,000
Finger Lakes Community College · Canandaigua, NY · 2022
Unrestricted program use
- $250,000
Equation Campaign and Global Climate Legal Defense · Novato, CA · 2024
Unrestricted program use
- $250,000
Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2024
Unrestricted program use
- $238,000
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation · Boca Raton, FM · 2022
Unrestricted program use
- $237,000
Pace University · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted program use
- $215,000
Education Success Foundation · Rochester, NY · 2024
Unrestricted program use
- $201,250
The Harley School Fund · Rochester, NY · 2024
For support of winslow natural playground and endowment fund to support faculty compensation
- $200,000
Rochester Industries Educational Fund · Rochester, NY · 2022
Unrestricted program use
- $200,000
United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes · Rochester, NY · 2022
Unrestricted program use
- $185,000
Pace University · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted program use
- $180,526
Nyu Langone Health · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted program use
- $170,000
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation · Boca Raton, FL · 2023
Unrestricted program use
- $152,500
The Harley School Fund · Rochester, NY · 2023
For support of winslow natural playground and endowment fund to support faculty compensation
- $150,000
Hunger Free Colorado · Denver, CO · 2024
Unrestricted program use
- $150,000
Mercy Flight Central · Canandaigua, NY · 2024
Unrestricted program use
- $150,000
Sound Future Foundation · Victor, NY · 2023
Unrestricted program use
- $142,501
The Family Health Centers at Nyu Langone · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted program use
- $132,588
Foodlink · Rochester, NY · 2022
For support of curbside market program
- $125,250
Sound Future Foundation · Victor, NY · 2022
Unrestricted program use
- $125,000
Foodlink · Rochester, NY · 2024
Unrestricted program use
- $125,000
Glynwood Center · Cold Spring, NY · 2024
Unrestricted program use
- $125,000
Intervol · Rochester, NY · 2024
Unrestricted program use
- $125,000
Glynwood Center · Cold Spring, NY · 2023
Unrestricted program use
- $125,000
Intervol · Rochester, NY · 2023
Unrestricted program use
- $125,000
Mercy Flight Central · Canandaigua, NY · 2023
Unrestricted program use
- $121,500
Education Success Foundation · Rochester, NY · 2023
Unrestricted program use
- $111,000
The Growhaus · Denver, CO · 2023
Unrestricted program use
- $110,000
New York Kitchen · Canandaigua, NY · 2023
Unrestricted program use
- $108,625
Nyu Langone Health · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted program use
- $106,000
The Growhaus · Denver, CO · 2024
Unrestricted program use
- $100,000
Fort Hill Performing Arts Center · Canandaigua, NY · 2024
Unrestricted program use
- $100,000
Skidmore College · Saratoga Springs, NY · 2024
For support of career center, center for integrated sciences, and annual fund
- $100,000
United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes · Rochester, NY · 2023
Unrestricted program use
- $100,000
Kanack School of Musical Artistry · Rochester, NY · 2022
Unrestricted program use
- $100,000
Mercy Flight Central · Canandaigua, NY · 2022
Unrestricted program use
- $100,000
Skidmore College · Saratoga Springs, NY · 2022
For support of career center, center for integrated sciences, and annual fund
- $100,000
University of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2022
Unrestricted program use
- $90,000
Hunger Free Colorado · Denver, CO · 2023
Unrestricted program use
- $75,000
The People'S Pantry · Rochester, NY · 2024
Unrestricted program use
- $75,000
Skidmore College · Saratoga Springs, NY · 2023
For support of career center, center for integrated sciences, and annual fund
- $75,000
The People'S Pantry · Rochester, NY · 2023
Unrestricted program use
- $65,000
Finger Lakes Area Community Endowment · Canandaigua, NY · 2022
Unrestricted program use
- $52,500
New York Kitchen · Canandaigua, NY · 2024
Unrestricted program use
- $52,500
The Harley School Fund · Rochester, NY · 2022
For support of winslow natural playground and endowment fund to support faculty compensation
- $50,000
Spring Street Climate Fund · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Unrestricted program use
- $50,000
Fort Hill Performing Arts Center · Canandaigua, NY · 2023
Unrestricted program use
- $50,000
University of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2023
Unrestricted program use
- $50,000
Fort Hill Performing Arts Center · Canandaigua, NY · 2022
Unrestricted program use
- $50,000
Jewish Community Center of Greater Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2022
Unrestricted program use
- $45,000
Milagro Foundation · Delray Beach, FL · 2022
Unrestricted program use
- $40,000
Drapercenter · Rochester, NY · 2023
Unrestricted program use
- $37,500
Pace University · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted program use
- $32,500
The Disability Opportunity Fund · Rockville Centre, NY · 2022
Unrestricted program use
- $30,928
Denver Film Society · Denver, CO · 2022
Unrestricted program use
- $28,933
The Growhaus · Denver, CO · 2022
Unrestricted program use
- $25,000
Artisanworks & Events · Rochester, NY · 2024
Unrestricted program use
- $25,000
Canandaigua Lake Watershed Council · Canandaigua, NY · 2024
Unrestricted program use
- $25,000
Milagro Foundation · Delray Beach, FL · 2024
Unrestricted program use
- $25,000
The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp · New Haven, CT · 2024
Unrestricted program use
- $25,000
Milagro Foundation · Delray Beach, FL · 2023
Unrestricted program use
- $25,000
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra · Rochester, NY · 2023
Unrestricted program use
- $25,000
The Brett Boyer Foundation · Franklin, TN · 2023
Unrestricted program use
- $25,000
The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp · New Haven, CT · 2023
Unrestricted program use
- $25,000
New York Kitchen · Canandaigua, NY · 2022
Unrestricted program use
- $25,000
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra · Rochester, NY · 2022
Unrestricted program use
- $25,000
The Giving Grove · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Unrestricted program use
- $25,000
The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum · Long Island City, NY · 2022
Unrestricted program use
- $22,000
Education Success Foundation · Rochester, NY · 2022
Unrestricted program use
- $20,000
Rochester Institute of Technology · Rochester, NY · 2024
Unrestricted program use
- $20,000
Nazareth College · Rochester, NY · 2023
Unrestricted program use
- $20,000
The American Friends of Jamaca · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted program use
- $20,000
Nazareth College · Rochester, NY · 2022
Unrestricted program use
- $18,000
Creo Syndicate · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted program use
- $12,000
Ymca of Greater Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2023
Unrestricted program use
- $10,000
Family Equality · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted program use
- $10,000
Generation W · Jacksonville Beach, FL · 2024
Unrestricted program use
- $10,000
The Bronxville School Foundation · Bronxville, NY · 2024
Unrestricted program use
- $10,000
Vertus Charter High School · Rochester, NY · 2024
Unrestricted program use
- $10,000
Bristol Valley Theater · Naples, NY · 2023
Unrestricted program use
- $10,000
Edceptional · Rochester, NY · 2023
Unrestricted program use
- $10,000
Jewish Community Center of Greater Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2023
Unrestricted program use
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