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Cc Sand Dollar Charitable Foundation at a glance

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Cc Sand Dollar Charitable Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$54k
Granted FY2024still arriving
14
Grants FY2024still arriving
7
States reached
$15k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Animals$31kEnvironment$14kFood & Nutrition$5kHuman Services$4kPhilanthropy$3kArts & Culture$3kHealth$2kPublic Benefit$2kOther$0
02FY2024 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k12 grants · $29k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $25k
$3,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
FINGERLAKES SPCA OF CNY$15,000
SKANEATELES LAKE ASSOCIATION$10,000
Individual grant recipient$6,000
CNY CAT COALITION INC$4,000
GREATER GOOD CHARITIES$3,000
ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND$3,000
TEN LINES CLUB$3,000
SKANEATELES FESTIVAL$2,500
ASPCA$2,000
PROJECT HEALING WATERS$2,000
CAMP SOUTHERN GROUND$2,000
CLEAR PATH FOR VETERANS$1,000
ALLEY CAT ALLIES$368
CHARITY NAVIGATOR$100
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY21–24, $4k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 50% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 10%CLEAR PATH FOR VETERANS: $1k → 11%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $1k → 14%CAMP SOUTHERN GROUND: $2k → 6%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
IL
NY
IA
CT
CA
CO
MD
GA
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

25%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$18k · 3 repeat orgs$55k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +84% since the first grant, against +3% for those funded once.

3 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2024, 1 since wound down; 12 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

3
15

Total granted

$18k
$15k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+84%
+3%

Still filing today

100%
40%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 26% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $40k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’20’21’22’23’24
AnimalsHuman ServicesHealthPhilanthropyArts & CultureFood & NutritionOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • SL
    SKANEATELES LAKE ASSOCIATION INC
    3× · 2020–2024 · $12k · revenue +460%
  • CN
    Central New York Cat Coalition Inc
    2× · 2022–2024 · $5k · revenue +84%
  • NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY
    2× · 2021–2022 · $800 · revenue +11%

Funded once

  • SE
    SKANEATELES ECUMENICAL FOOD PANTRY
    one grant, 2020 · $3k
  • FB
    FOOD BANK OF CNY
    one grant, 2020 · $2k
  • TO
    TOWN OF SKANEATELES OUTREACH
    one grant, 2020 · $2k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Global Animal Partnership
Animals
2
Animal Care Sanctuary

Animal care sanctuary's lifesaving mission as a no kill organization envisions a community that promotes turning compassion into action for companion animals by: 1.) adopting healthy pet companions into loving homes. 2.) promoting the…

Animals
3
Alley Cat Rescue Inc

ACRs programs promote better care for community cats through trap-neuter-return. Local programs include placing unwanted cats in new homes, running a low-cost spay/neuter clinic, and providing support for local feral cat caretakers.…

Animals
4
Animal Charity Evaluators

Our mission is to find and promote the most effective ways to help animals. to do this, we conduct annual charity evaluations and recommend the most effective animal charities. we also provide grants to build and strengthen animal advocacy…

Animals
5
Animal Care and Control of New York City Inc

Animal care centers of nyc's (acc) mission is to end animal homelessness in nyc.

Animals
6
Saving Southern Kitties

Saving southern kitties mission is to save cats and kittens from high kill animal controls, house them in team foster homes, provide quality veterinary care and adopt them into forever homes.

Environment
7
Against All Odds Animal Alliance Inc

Promoting animal welfare in a synergistic and comprehensive manner by providing legal representation and resources for cases that benefit animal welfare and rendering aid to animals that are involved with the legal system.

Animals
8
Spokanimal Care

Spokanimal leads communities in humane/proactive ways to promote and preserve the human-companion animal bond.

Animals
9
Albemarle Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Inc

To advance the humane treatment of dogs and cats by providing comprehensive sheltering, medical care, and behavioral support. we strive to ensure every animal has the opportunity to find a permanent, loving home through community education…

Animals
10
CATalyst Council Inc

To connect people and organizations to transform the health, welfare and value of companion cats.

Animals
11
International Council for Animal Welfare Inc

Icaw is a global force for advancing animal welfare within industries worldwide. we collaborate with leaders at multinational corporations and inspire public action to drive meaningful change for animals everywhere. guided by science and a…

Animals
12
Tenth Life Cat Rescue

Tenth life provides veterinary care, foster homes, and adoptive placement to stray cats and kittens, prioritizing those with special needs. the organization works to end unnecessary euthanasia and cat homelessness through educational…

Youth Development
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Alley Cat Allies Inc; the most unlike its peers is National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

18 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 18 of the 30 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
18/18
Grantees still filing
10/18
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

FINGERLAKES SPCA OF CNY: $15,000 · OtherFINGERLAKES SPCA OF CNYSKANEATELES LAKE ASSOCIATION INC: $12,050 · OtherSKANEATELES LAKE ASSOCIATION INCIndividual grant recipient: $6,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientFOOD BANK OF CNY: $2,000 · OtherPROJECT HEALING WATERS: $2,000 · OtherTOWN OF SKANEATELES OUTREACH: $2,000 · OtherTHE KIA FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 · OtherRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF CENTRAL NEW YORK: $1,500 · Other+5 more: $1,450 · OtherCentral New York Cat Coalition Inc: $5,000 · AnimalsCentral New York Cat …TEN LIVES CLUB INC: $3,000 · AnimalsTEN LIVES CLUB INCANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND INC: $3,000 · AnimalsANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE …THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $2,000 · AnimalsTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY …ANIMAL ALLIANCE OF GREATER SYRACUSE INC: $500 · Animals+2 more: $393 · AnimalsCAMP SOUTHERN GROUND INC: $2,000 · Human ServicesCLEAR PATH FOR VETERANS INC: $1,000 · Human ServicesWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $1,000 · Human Services+1 more: $100 · Human ServicesGREATER GOOD CHARITIES: $3,000 · PhilanthropySKANEATELES ECUMENICAL FOOD PANTRY: $3,000 · Food & NutritionSKANEATELES FESTIVAL INC: $2,500 · Arts & CultureGLOBAL LYME ALLIANCE INC: $1,000 · HealthNATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY: $800 · HealthALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $200 · Health
Other$44,000Animals$13,893Human Services$4,100Philanthropy$3,000Food & Nutrition$3,000Arts & Culture$2,500Health$2,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSKANEATELES LAKE ASSOCIATION INC: $12,050 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetCentral New York Cat Coalition Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetGREATER GOOD CHARITIES: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTEN LIVES CLUB INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSKANEATELES FESTIVAL INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCAMP SOUTHERN GROUND INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCLEAR PATH FOR VETERANS INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGLOBAL LYME ALLIANCE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY: $800 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetANIMAL ALLIANCE OF GREATER SYRACUSE INC: $500 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetAlley Cat Allies Inc: $368 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCharity Navigator: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSPCA INTERNATIONAL INC: $25 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Bryce Family Foundati…Central New York Comm…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
Bryce Family FoundationNY17.9× affinity6 shared granteesties to 4 of 4Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Bryce Family Foundation · Central New York Community Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Cc Sand Dollar Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Cc Sand Dollar Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to Cc Sand Dollar Charitable Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Cc Sand Dollar Charitable Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 30 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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