Open Foundations · Wisconsin

George H Sandy Foundation

Milwaukee, Wisconsin · EIN 946054473. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $4.5M across 79 grants in 2024, a median of $40K each.

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$4.5M
paid in 2024
79
grants paid
$40K
median grant
4%
to first-time recipients
$58.3M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
CHESTER R MACPHEE III
Address
PO BOX 591717, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 941591717
Phone
8002276468
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
LETTERS EXPLAINING QUALIFIED ACTIVITIES UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3).
Submission deadline
NONE
Restrictions on awards
CONTRIBUTIONS ARE MADE PRIMARILY TO SUPPORT LOCAL ACTIVITIES BENEFITTING THE HANDICAPPED AND INFIRMED, AND FOR EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT. HOWEVER, THERE ARE NO SPECIFIC RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202533109349100003. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

low incomemental healthsan franciscochildreneducationlow-incomehomelesscounty

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 79 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Second Harvest of Silicon ValleyCA$205,000To provide support for their food assistance programs.
2Alameda County Community Food BankCA$185,000To provide nutritious food and nutrition education; distribute food through various networks.
3Raphael HouseCA$185,000To provide support services to homeless children and families and expand services to a larger number of recipients.
4Episcopal Community Services of SfCA$165,000To support for emergency shelter, meals and other safety net services for the homeless.
5La Cas De Las MadresCA$160,000To provide domestic violence safety net services.
6Homeless Prenatal ProgramCA$155,000To provide services for low-income and homeless families.
7Safe SoundCA$150,000To support their program to provide essential direct services, crisis support and education, including therapeutic childcare, early interventions, mental health services and emergency needs.
8San Francisco and Marin Food BankCA$140,000To support and expand Marin Pantry Network and SF Healthy Children Pantry program.
9Food Bank of Contra Costa CountyCA$130,000To provide nutritional assistance to low-income people in Contra Costa and Solano counties.
10AdvokidsCA$125,000To provide support for legal information, support, and education to advocates for foster children in California.
11Casa San FranciscoCA$110,000To support their program to recruit, train and supervise volunteers to provide individual advocacy and mentoring to foster care kids.
12Reading PartnersCA$100,000To provide support for recruiting and training volunteers to work one-on-one with low income students to improve reading skills to grade level.
13Swords to Ploughshares Vet Rights OCA$100,000To provide support services to homeless and low-income vets.
14Huckleberry Youth ProgramsCA$85,000To support their programs to service high-needs youths in San Francisco and Marin.
15Larkin Street Youth ServicesCA$80,000To support their programs for Housing and Support services.

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202091$3.7M
202189$4.6M
202279$3.8M
202377$4.0M
202479$4.5M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
California100%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Chester R Macphee IiiTrustee · 2024
Thomas J Feeney EsqTRUSTEE · 2024
Us Bank NaCORP.TRUSTEE · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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