Funding search · EIN 593189770 · Fort Myers, FL

The George and Mary Jo Sanders

Name: The George and Mary Jo Sanders grants, 2021–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

231
grants reported: $1.4M
total given: 2021–2025
filing years: $5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

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

University of Florida Foundation Inc - Ifas4 grants · $111,800
Community Cooperative Ministries5 grants · $85,000
Lee Memorial Health Systems Foundation4 grants · $82,500
Samaritan'S Purse5 grants · $70,000
Reliant5 grants · $55,000
Hope Hospice5 grants · $50,000
Salvation Army5 grants · $42,500
Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers Foundation4 grants · $40,000
Desire Street Ministries5 grants · $35,000
Fort Myers Christian School5 grants · $32,500

Giving over time

$284,500

2021

$289,500

2022

$278,500

2023

$273,000

2024

$248,000

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 231 grants.

$33,500
University of Florida Foundation Inc - Ifas · Gainesville, FL · 2023
Support for charitable activities
$33,500
University of Florida Foundation Inc - Ifas · Gainesville, FL · 2022
Support for charitable activities
$30,500
University of Florida Foundation Inc - Ifas · Gainesville, FL · 2024
Support for charitable activities
$30,000
University of Fl Fdn Inc - Ifas · Gainesville, FL · 2025
Operations
$30,000
Community Cooperative Ministries · Fort Myers, FL · 2023
Support for charitable activities
$28,500
Gator Boosters · Gainesville, FL · 2021
Support for charitable activities
$22,500
Lee Memorial Health Systems Foundation · Fort Myers, FL · 2021
Support for charitable activities
$20,000
Community Cooperative Ministries · Fort Myers, FL · 2024
Support for charitable activities
$20,000
Lee Memorial Health Systems Foundation · Fort Myers, FL · 2024
Support for charitable activities
$20,000
Lee Memorial Health Systems Foundation · Fort Myers, FL · 2023
Support for charitable activities
$20,000
Lee Memorial Health Systems Foundation · Fort Myers, FL · 2022
Support for charitable activities
$17,500
Lee Memorial Health Systems · Fort Myers, FL · 2025
Operations
$17,500
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2023
Support for charitable activities
$17,500
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2022
Support for charitable activities
$16,500
Fort Myers Community Church · Fort Myers, FL · 2025
Operations
$15,000
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2025
Operations
$15,000
Fort Myers Community Church · Fort Myers, FL · 2024
Support for charitable activities
$15,000
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2024
Support for charitable activities
$15,000
Community Cooperative Ministries · Fort Myers, FL · 2022
Support for charitable activities
$14,300
University of Florida Foundation Inc - Ifas · Gainesville, FL · 2021
Support for charitable activities
$13,000
Reliant · Worcester, MA · 2024
Support for charitable activities
$12,000
Reliant · Worcester, MA · 2022
Support for charitable activities
$12,000
Reliant · Worcester, MA · 2021
Support for charitable activities
$10,000
Community Cooperative Ministries · Fort Myers, FL · 2025
Operations
$10,000
Hope Hospice · Fort Myers, FL · 2025
Operations
$10,000
Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2025
Operations
$10,000
Hope Hospice · Fort Myers, FL · 2024
Support for charitable activities
$10,000
Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2024
Support for charitable activities
$10,000
Hope Hospice · Fort Myers, FL · 2023
Support for charitable activities
$10,000
McGregor Baptist Church · Fort Myers, FL · 2023
Support for charitable activities
$10,000
Reliant · Worcester, MA · 2023
Support for charitable activities
$10,000
Salvation Army · Fort Myers, FL · 2023
Support for charitable activities
$10,000
Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2023
Support for charitable activities
$10,000
Desire Street Ministries · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Support for charitable activities
$10,000
Hope Hospice · Fort Myers, FL · 2022
Support for charitable activities
$10,000
Salvation Army · Fort Myers, FL · 2022
Support for charitable activities
$10,000
Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2022
Support for charitable activities
$10,000
Community Cooperative Ministries · Fort Myers, FL · 2021
Support for charitable activities
$10,000
Desire Street Ministries · Atlanta, GA · 2021
Support for charitable activities
$10,000
Fort Myers Christian School · Fort Myers, FL · 2021
Support for charitable activities
$10,000
Hope Hospice · Fort Myers, FL · 2021
Support for charitable activities
$10,000
Salvation Army · Fort Myers, FL · 2021
Support for charitable activities
$10,000
Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2021
Support for charitable activities
$8,000
Reliant · Orlando, FL · 2025
Operations
$7,500
Project Dentists Care · Fort Myers, FL · 2025
Operations
$7,500
Salvation Army · Fort Myers, FL · 2025
Operations
$7,500
Fort Myers Christian School · Fort Myers, FL · 2023
Support for charitable activities
$7,500
Sw Fl Council Boy Scouts of America · Fort Myers, FL · 2023
Support for charitable activities
$7,500
Fort Myers Christian School · Fort Myers, FL · 2022
Support for charitable activities
$7,500
Southwest Florida Council Boy Scouts · Fort Myers, FL · 2021
Support for charitable activities
$6,000
The Breeze Church · N Fort Myers, FL · 2025
Operations
$6,000
The Heights Foundation · Fort Myers, FL · 2023
Support for charitable activities
$5,000
Artfest Fort Myers · Fort Myers, FL · 2025
Operations
$5,000
Ctn10 · Punta Gorda, FL · 2025
Operations
$5,000
Desire Street Ministries · Brandon, FL · 2025
Operations
$5,000
Echo · North Fort Myers, FL · 2025
Operations
$5,000
Fort Myers Christian School · Fort Myers, FL · 2025
Operations
$5,000
Larc · Fort Myers, FL · 2025
Operations
$5,000
Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center · Fort Myers, FL · 2025
Operations
$5,000
The Heights Foundation · Fort Myers, FL · 2025
Operations
$5,000
Thomas Edison & Henry Ford · Fort Myers, FL · 2025
Operations
$5,000
Tim Tebow Foundation · Jackonsvile, FL · 2025
Operations
$5,000
Valerie'S House · Fort Myers, FL · 2025
Operations
$5,000
Artfest Fort Myers · Fort Myers, FL · 2024
Support for charitable activities
$5,000
Crosspoint Church · Clemson, SC · 2024
Support for charitable activities
$5,000
Ctn10 · Punta Gorda, FL · 2024
Support for charitable activities
$5,000
Desire Street Ministries · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Support for charitable activities
$5,000
Echo · North Fort Myers, FL · 2024
Support for charitable activities
$5,000
Fort Myers High School Athletic Booster Club · Fort Myers, FL · 2024
Support for charitable activities
$5,000
Gulf Breeze Church of Christ · Gulf Breeze, FL · 2024
Support for charitable activities
$5,000
Leadership Institute · Arlington, VA · 2024
Support for charitable activities
$5,000
Project Dentists Care · Tallahassee, FL · 2024
Support for charitable activities
$5,000
Salvation Army · Fort Myers, FL · 2024
Support for charitable activities
$5,000
Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center · Fort Myers, FL · 2024
Support for charitable activities
$5,000
Southwest Fl Christian Academy · Fort Myers, FL · 2024
Support for charitable activities
$5,000
The Heights Foundation · Fort Myers, FL · 2024
Support for charitable activities
$5,000
Thomas Edison & Henry Ford Winter Estates · Fort Myers, FL · 2024
Support for charitable activities
$5,000
Tim Tebow Foundation · Jacksonville, FL · 2024
Support for charitable activities
$5,000
Valerie'S House · Fort Myers, FL · 2024
Support for charitable activities
$5,000
Alliance for the Arts · Fort Myers, FL · 2023
Support for charitable activities
$5,000
Crosspoint Church · Clemson, SC · 2023
Support for charitable activities
$5,000
Ctn10 · Punta Gorda, FL · 2023
Support for charitable activities
$5,000
Desire Street Ministries · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Support for charitable activities
$5,000
Echo · North Fort Myers, FL · 2023
Support for charitable activities
$5,000
Leadership Institute · Arlington, VA · 2023
Support for charitable activities
$5,000
Path2freedom · Naples, FL · 2023
Support for charitable activities
$5,000
Project Dentists Care · Tallahassee, FL · 2023
Support for charitable activities
$5,000
Rcma · Immokalee, FL · 2023
Support for charitable activities
$5,000
Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center · Fort Myers, FL · 2023
Support for charitable activities
$5,000
Southwest Fl Christian Academy · Fort Myers, FL · 2023
Support for charitable activities
$5,000
Thomas Edison & Henry Ford Winter Estates · Fort Myers, FL · 2023
Support for charitable activities
$5,000
Tim Tebow Foundation · Jacksonville, FL · 2023
Support for charitable activities
$5,000
Valerie'S House · Fort Myers, FL · 2023
Support for charitable activities
$5,000
Alliance for the Arts · Fort Myers, FL · 2022
Support for charitable activities
$5,000
Babcock Neighborhood School · Babcock Ranch, FL · 2022
Support for charitable activities
$5,000
Crosspoint Church · Clemson, SC · 2022
Support for charitable activities
$5,000
Ctn10 · Punta Gorda, FL · 2022
Support for charitable activities
$5,000
Echo · North Fort Myers, FL · 2022
Support for charitable activities
$5,000
Guadalupe Center · Immokalee, FL · 2022
Support for charitable activities
$5,000
I Will Mentorship Foundation · Fort Myers, FL · 2022
Support for charitable activities

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