Funding search · EIN 411676820 · Minneapolis, MN

Thomas C and Lois L Sando Foundation

Name: Thomas C and Lois L Sando Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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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.

46
grants reported: $558,000
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.

What they fund

education relief counseling youth adult world health states

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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.

American Indian College Fund3 grants · $121,000
Carver County Historical Society3 grants · $120,000
University of Minnesota-Food Science3 grants · $105,000
Minnehaha Academy3 grants · $102,000
Amherst H Wilder Foundation4 grants · $39,500
Bridgehaven Mental Health Services3 grants · $19,500
Mayo Clinic3 grants · $8,000
Americares3 grants · $7,500
Saint Xavier High School1 grant · $5,000
Salvation Army Minnesota3 grants · $5,000

Giving over time

$82,000

2022

$235,000

2023

$241,000

2024

Grant history

All 46 reported grants, largest first.

$50,000
American Indian College Fund · Denver, CO · 2024
Education
$50,000
Carver County Historical Society · Waconia, MN · 2024
Education
$50,000
Minnehaha Academy · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Education
$50,000
University of Minnesota-Food Science · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Education
$50,000
American Indian College Fund · Denver, CO · 2023
Education
$50,000
Carver County Historical Society · Waconia, MN · 2023
Education
$50,000
Minnehaha Academy · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Education
$50,000
University of Minnesota-Food Science · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Education
$21,000
American Indian College Fund · Denver, CO · 2022
Education
$20,000
Carver County Historical Society · Waconia, MN · 2022
Education
$16,500
Amherst H Wilder Foundation · St Paul, MN · 2023
Youth/adult counseling
$10,000
Amherst H Wilder Foundation · St Paul, MN · 2022
Youth/adult counseling
$6,500
Amherst H Wilder Foundation · St Paul, MN · 2024
Youth/adult counseling
$6,500
Bridgehaven Mental Health Services · Louisville, KY · 2024
Youth/adult counseling
$6,500
Bridgehaven Mental Health Services · Louisville, KY · 2023
Youth/adult counseling
$6,500
Amherst H Wilder Foundation · St Paul, MN · 2022
Youth counseling
$6,500
Bridgehaven Mental Health Services · Louisville, KY · 2022
Youth/adult counseling
$5,000
Saint Xavier High School · Louisville, KY · 2024
Education
$5,000
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2024
General operating
$5,000
University of Minnesota-Food Science · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Education
$4,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
General operating
$3,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2024
Health
$2,500
Americares · Stamford, CT · 2024
World relief
$2,500
Americares · Stamford, CT · 2023
World relief
$2,500
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2023
Health
$2,500
Americares · Stamford, CT · 2022
World relief
$2,500
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2022
Health
$2,000
Salvation Army Minnesota · Roseville, MN · 2024
Relief united states
$2,000
Salvation Army Minnesota · Roseville, MN · 2023
Relief united states
$2,000
Minnehaha Academy · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Education
$2,000
Minnesota Medical - Children'S Cancer Research Fund · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Medical
$1,500
Desert Botanical Garden · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Education
$1,500
Desert Botanical Garden · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Education
$1,500
Desert Botanical Garden · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Research, exhibition, conservation
$1,000
Course-Sharp Historic Site · Taos, NM · 2024
Education
$1,000
Habitat for Humanity · Americus, GA · 2024
World relief
$1,000
Sandra Day O'Connor Institute · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
General operating
$1,000
St Mary Food Bank · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
General operating
$1,000
Take Charge · Minnetonka, MN · 2024
Education
$1,000
Habitat for Humanity · Americus, GA · 2023
World relief
$1,000
Minnesota Medical - Children'S Cancer Research Fund · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Medical
$1,000
The Couse Foundation · Taos, NM · 2023
Education
$1,000
Salvation Army Minnesota · Roseville, MN · 2022
Relief united states
$1,000
The Couse Foundation · Taos, NM · 2022
Education
$500
Take Charge · Minnetonka, MN · 2023
Education
$500
Habitat for Humanity · Americus, GA · 2022
World relief

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