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Harvey & Phyllis Sandler Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$5.9M
Granted FY2025still arriving
22
Grants FY2025still arriving
7
States reached
$1.7M
Largest
01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Health$11MPhilanthropy$6.0MEducation$3.2MArts & Culture$438kHuman Services$366kReligion$111kInternational$39kScience & Tech$21kOther$0
02FY2025 · 22 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k12 grants · $27k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $59k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $254k
  • $250k+4 grants · $5.5M
$5,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$4.9M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Ross Charitable Foundation$1,700,000
Schnurmacher Family Charitable Foun$1,700,000
Rubin Family Charitable Foundation$1,700,000
FAU Foundation$450,000
Jewish Federation of SPB$85,000
Boca Raton Regional Hospital$67,500
Ruth Rales Jewish Family Service$51,000
Adolph & Rose Levis JCC$50,000
JAFCO$40,914
American Friends of Magen David Adom$18,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
Israel Tennis & Edu Centers$5,000
Individual grant recipient$3,600
Friends of Yashar LaChaya$2,700
Students Supporting Israel$2,700
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–25, $100k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 94% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%Sunrise Day Camp: $1k → 7%Friends of Yashar LaChaya: $3k → 8%Friends of Yashar LaChaya: $3k → 8%Trustbridge: $500 → 11%Hands of Tzedakeh: $25k → 11%Hands of Tzedakeh: $18k → 11%Hands of Tzedakeh: $18k → 11%Hands of Tzedakeh: $15k → 11%Hands of Tzedakeh: $15k → 11%Peaceful Mind Peaceful Life: $2k → 11%Peacful Mind Peaceful Life: $1k → 11%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

MN
NY
PA
NJ
CT
CA
CO
MD
DC
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.

75%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$16M · 26 repeat orgs$5.1M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +54% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

26 repeat relationships: 14 still active in FY2025, 12 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

26
11

Total granted

$16M
$37k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+54%
0%

Still filing today

54%
36%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 13% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5.1M went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthHuman ServicesInternationalEducationPhilanthropyCrime & LegalOther
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

  • BR
    Boca Raton Regional Hospital Inc
    6× · 2020–2025 · $11M · revenue +54%
  • FA
    FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC
    6× · 2020–2025 · $3.2M · revenue +56%
  • RN
    RUTH & NORMAN RALES JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES INC
    6× · 2020–2025 · $254k · revenue +74%

Funded once

  • JH
    John Hopkins University
    2× · 2020–2021 · $18k
  • HO
    HILLEL OF BROWARD AND PALM BEACH INC
    one grant, 2024 · $6k · revenue -8%
  • TG
    TOP GUN FIGHTER FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2023 · $4k · revenue -98%
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
Shlofmitz Heart Foundation Inc Attnddk

The mission of the shlofmitz heart foundation (shf) is to contribute to the advancement and enhancement of cardiac care, well being, research and education. shf will make grants to other organizations for unmet needs in the area of…

Health
2
Israel Cancer Research Fund Inc

To support cancer research in israel, for the benefit of israel and all mankind.

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3
Physicians for Palestine
Health
4
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc

The mission of dfci is to provide expert, compassionate, and equitable care to children, adults, and their families, while advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases. we train new…

Health
5
The Lieber Institute Inc

The mission of the institute is to translate basic genetic and molecular mechanisms of schizophrenia and related developmental brain disorders into clinical advances that change the lives of affected individuals. it is catalyzing a new…

Health
6
Florida Heart Research Foundation Inc

Florida heart research foundation ("fhrf") was established to accept funds from the sale of the "stop heart disease " specialty license plate. $25 from each plate sold or renewed goes to fhrf and is legislatively mandated to fund…

Health
7
Sari Asher Center for Integrative Cancer Care Inc

To significantly improve the lives of cancer patients and their families through education, assistance, research and direct services.

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8
Cancer Research and Treatment Fund Inc

Cancer research and treatment fund,inc.(cr&t) funds research emphasizing the cause,prevention,treatment,and cure of myeloproliferative neoplasms(mpns)and alsofunds other blood and solid tumor cancer research.

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9
The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research

The feinstein institute for medical research ("the institute") is the research branch of northwell health ("northwell"). through its affiliation with northwell, the institute's mission is to bridge the gap between biomedical research and…

Health
10
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc

The mission of the breast cancer research foundation, inc. is to prevent and cure breast cancer by advancing the world's most promising research.

Public Safety & Disaster
11
Long Island Jewish Medical Center

Long island jewish medical center is part of the northwell health ("northwell"), which strives to improve the health of the communities it serves and is committed to providing the highest quality clinical care; educating the current and…

Health
12
The Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia & Parkinson Foundation of Mount Sinai Inc

The foundation was established in 1995 to raise funds to find better treatments and cures for the movement disorders associated with dystonia and parkinson's disease and for medical research related to these diseases.

Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is TrustBridge Inc; the most unlike its peers is Students Supporting Israel. 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

27 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. 27 of the 45 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
25/27
Grantees still filing
15/27
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Boca Raton Regional Hospital Inc: $10,514,329 · HealthBoca Raton Regional Hospital Inc+6 more: $353,948 · HealthRubin Family Charitable Foundation: $1,700,000 · OtherRubin Family Charitable FoundationSchnurmacher Family Charitable Foun: $1,700,000 · OtherSchnurmacher Family Charitable FounRoss Charitable Foundation: $1,700,000 · OtherRoss Charitable FoundationJewish Federation of SPB: $821,360 · OtherJewish Federation of SPBAdolph & Rose Levis JCC: $437,500 · OtherAdolph & Rose Levis JCC+22 more: $314,085 · OtherFLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $3,221,000 · EducationFLORIDA ATLANTIC …HANDS ON TZEDAKAH INC: $91,000 · Human ServicesFriends of Yashar L'Chayal Inc: $5,400 · Human Services+3 more: $4,000 · Human ServicesAMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM: $28,400 · InternationalSTUDENTS SUPPORTING ISRAEL: $5,500 · InternationalSweet Dream Makers Inc: $3,000 · PhilanthropyPLAY FOR PINK INC: $550 · Crime & LegalEXPERIENCE CAMPS: $500 · Youth Development
Health$10,868,277Other$6,672,945Education$3,221,000Human Services$100,400International$33,900Philanthropy$3,000Crime & Legal$550Youth Development$500

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 budgetBoca Raton Regional Hospital Inc: $10,514,329 over 6y, 1.2% of budgetFLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $3,221,000 over 6y, 2.6% of budgetRUTH & NORMAN RALES JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES INC: $253,780 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetHANDS ON TZEDAKAH INC: $91,000 over 5y, 1.7% of budgetJOE DIMAGGIO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC: $70,680 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM: $28,400 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMorgan Pressel Foundation Inc: $21,100 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetNATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH: $7,038 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHILLEL OF BROWARD AND PALM BEACH INC: $6,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSTUDENTS SUPPORTING ISRAEL: $5,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of Yashar L'Chayal Inc: $5,400 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSweet Dream Makers Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPeaceful Mind Peaceful Life Inc: $2,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetCHARLIE FOUNDATION FOR KETOGENIC THERAPIES: $1,100 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetSUNRISE DAY CAMPS ASSOCIATION INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPLAY FOR PINK INC: $550 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEXPERIENCE CAMPS: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTrustBridge Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGEORGE SNOW SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBrain Bowl Events Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

  • Who funds Boca Raton Regional Hospital Inc ↗
  • Who funds FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds RUTH & NORMAN RALES JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES INC ↗
  • Who funds HANDS ON TZEDAKAH INC ↗
  • Who funds JOE DIMAGGIO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM ↗
  • Who funds Morgan Pressel Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH ↗
  • Who funds HILLEL OF BROWARD AND PALM BEACH INC ↗
  • Who funds STUDENTS SUPPORTING ISRAEL ↗
  • Who funds Friends of Yashar L'Chayal Inc ↗
  • Who funds TOP GUN FIGHTER FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds Sweet Dream Makers Inc ↗
  • Who funds Peaceful Mind Peaceful Life Inc ↗
  • Who funds CHARLIE FOUNDATION FOR KETOGENIC THERAPIES ↗
  • Who funds SUNRISE DAY CAMPS ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds PLAY FOR PINK INC ↗

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.

EM Lynn FoundationFL15.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: EM Lynn Foundation · The Billi Marcus Foundation Inc · Barton and Shirley Weisman Foundation Inc · Raymond Zimmerman Family Foundation · Jewish Communal Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · 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 Harvey & Phyllis Sandler Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Harvey & Phyllis Sandler Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 110%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • TrustBridge Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
11get 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 · 0–15%
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.
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Find your warmest path to Harvey & Phyllis Sandler Foundation Inc 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 45 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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