Funding search · EIN 463524352 · San Francisco, CA
The Sanger 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.
- 102
- grants reported
- $827,379
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $2,500
- 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.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Chinese American International School2 grants · $250,000
- Sf Moma3 grants · $72,000
- Grabhorn Institute1 grant · $50,000
- Season of Sharing2 grants · $40,000
- American Independent Foundation3 grants · $36,000
- Act Blue1 grant · $30,000
- Uhs1 grant · $25,000
- Harvard3 grants · $22,075
- Sf Jazz3 grants · $20,000
- Accelerate Change1 grant · $20,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 102 grants.
- $200,000
Chinese American International School · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Campaign for cais
- $50,000
Chinese American International School · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Campaign for cais
- $50,000
Grabhorn Institute · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Capital campaign pledge
- $30,000
Act Blue · Somerville, MA · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Sf Moma · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Yayoi kusama exhibition
- $25,000
Uhs · Sf, CA · 2022
Annual fund
- $24,500
Sf Moma · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Yayoi kusama exhibition
- $22,500
Sf Moma · Sf, CA · 2022
General support
- $20,000
Season of Sharing · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General support
- $20,000
American Independent Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
- $20,000
Season of Sharing · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General support
- $20,000
Voter Registration Project · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
- $20,000
Accelerate Change · Boston, MA · 2022
General support
- $15,500
Harvard · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Graduate school of design, law school
- $15,000
Park Conservancy · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General support
- $15,000
500 Capp Street Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General support
- $15,000
Golden Gate National Parks Convervancy · Sf, CA · 2022
General support
- $12,000
Sf Parks Alliance · Sf, CA · 2022
Safe and beautiful public spaces
- $11,000
American Independent Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
- $10,300
Sf Conservatory of Flowers · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Sf Jazz · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Sfuhs Summerbridge · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Annual fund
- $5,500
Sf Parks Alliance · San Francisco, CA · 2024
End hunger
- $5,000
Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Center · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Media Matters · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Mt Tamalpias College · San Quentin, CA · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Sf Arts Alumni · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Sf Jazz · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Sf Performance · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General support
- $5,000
American Independent Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Asian Art Museum · Sf, CA · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Enterprise for Youth · Sf, CA · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Greenbelt · Sf, CA · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Kcsm · San Mateo, CA · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Mjdc · Sf, CA · 2022
General support
- $5,000
North Beach Citizens · San Francisco, CA · 2022
In memory of maria vella in support of mission to provide hope for members of our community
- $5,000
Oakland Genesis · Oakland, CA · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Paul Dresher Ensemble · Sf, CA · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Save the Children · Fairfield, CT · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Sf Jazz · Sf, CA · 2022
General support
- $4,000
Oakland Genesis · Oakland, CA · 2023
General support
- $4,000
Sfcm · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General support
- $3,575
Harvard · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Graduate school of design, law school
- $3,500
Friends of Notre Dame De Paris · Etna, NH · 2022
General support
- $3,500
Tel Hi · Sf, CA · 2022
General support
- $3,000
Harvard · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Graduate school of design
- $2,582
American Associates of the National Theatre · New York, NY · 2023
General support
- $2,500
Gladstone Institute · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Capital campaign pledge
- $2,500
Sf Symphony · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Annual fund
- $2,500
Fuf · Sf, CA · 2023
General support
- $2,500
North Beach Citizens · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General support
- $2,500
Sf Food Bank · San Francisco, CA · 2023
End hunger
- $2,500
Sf Girls Chorus · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General support
- $2,500
Voteriders · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
General support
- $2,500
Gladstone Institute · Sf, CA · 2022
General support
- $2,500
Glide Foundation · Sf, CA · 2022
General support
- $2,500
Sf Food Bank · Sf, CA · 2022
End hunger
- $2,500
Sf Performances · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General support
- $2,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
General support
- $2,000
Sf Arts Education · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Children and artists in public schools
- $2,000
Fuf · Sf, CA · 2022
General support
- $1,500
Arion Press · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General support
- $1,500
Circus Bella · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General support
- $1,250
Roxie · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General support
- $1,000
Creativity Museum · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Efy · Sf, CA · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Friends of Mvy Radio · West Tisbury, MA · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Sf Performance · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Spur · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Acro-Sports · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General support
- $1,000
Dresher Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General support
- $1,000
For Site Foundation · Sf, CA · 2023
20th anniversary year
- $1,000
Fort Mason Center · Sf, CA · 2023
Art program
- $1,000
Friends of Mvy Radio · West Tisbury, MA · 2023
General support
- $1,000
John Burton Advocates for Youth · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General support
- $1,000
Larkin Street Youth Services · Sf, CA · 2023
Create a continuum of services that inspires youth to move beyond the street
- $1,000
Safe and Sound · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Champion for the children of san francisco
- $1,000
Sf Chamber Orchestra · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General support
- $1,000
Sf Parks Alliance · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Safe and beautiful public spaces
- $1,000
Up On Top · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General support
- $1,000
Usc Radio · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General support
- $1,000
Children'S Creativity Museum · Sf, CA · 2022
General support
- $1,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $1,000
For Site Foundation · Sf, CA · 2022
General support
- $1,000
Fort Mason Center · Sf, CA · 2022
General support
- $1,000
John Burton Advocates for Youth · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General support
- $1,000
Kqed · Sf, CA · 2022
General support
- $1,000
Kronos Performing Arts Association · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General support
- $1,000
Larkin Street Youth Services · Sf, CA · 2022
Create a continuum of services that inspires youth to move beyond the street
- $1,000
Oxbow School · Napa, CA · 2022
General support
- $1,000
Safe and Sound · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Champion for the children of san francisco
- $1,000
Sf Arts Education · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Children and artists in public schools
- $1,000
Sf Girls Chorus · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General support
- $1,000
United States Fund for Unicef · Sf, CA · 2022
General support
- $1,000
Up On Top · Sf, CA · 2022
General support
- $1,000
Usc Radio · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General support
- $750
North Beach Citizens · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General support
- $500
Artseed · Sf, CA · 2022
General support
- $299
Sf Exploratorium · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General support
- $299
Sf Exploratorium · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General support
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Similar purposes
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