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Kim and Martin Sands Family Foundation Inc

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.

$170k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
23
Grants FY2024
18
Organizations funded FY2023
17%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$50,000
Organizations funded a year
17 to 27
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
5
Total assets, FY2024
$213k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 17% of the organizations Kim and Martin Sands Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 3% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $600 went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
InternationalHuman ServicesPublic Safety & DisasterHealthYouth DevelopmentEmploymentOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving22$167k55%
FY202318$19k17%
FY202223$31k30%
FY202120$44k25%
FY202019$18k37%
FY201917$15k29%
FY201824$53k42%
FY201727$89kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

International$170kReligion$83kRecreation & Sports$51kEducation$37kHealth$35kHuman Services$20kCivil Rights$15kArts & Culture$7kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
NY
MA
WY
PA
NJ
CT
CA
VA
MD
DC

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 51 grantees
All grantees of Kim and Martin Sands Family Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Uja Federation of Greenwich Inc$57,11070%
Birthright Israel Foundation$55,42760%
American Friends of Israeli Navy Seals Inc$50,00011%
Israel Lacrosse Association Inc$25,00012%
Temple Sholom Inc$20,9225n/a
Lafayette College$20,00010%
Greenwich Riding & Trails Association Inc$10,50071%
Friends of Ofanim Inc$10,30021%
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces$10,00010%
Emunah of America Inc$9,63810%
American Friends of Magen David Adom$7,50010%
Mount Sinai Health System Inc$7,00040%
Friends of United Hatzalah Inc$6,96610%
Pegasus Therapeutic Riding Inc$6,50050%
Council for a Secure America Inc$4,00011%
Coffee for Good Inc$3,00013%
Bucknell University$3,00020%
United Way of Greenwich Inc$2,60050%
Round Hill Volunteer Fire Company Inc$2,50011%
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc$2,30030%
Breast Cancer Alliance Inc$2,30050%
Foundation to Combat Anti-Semitism Inc$2,00010%
13 Hands Equine Rescue Inc$2,00050%
Anti-Defamation League$2,00020%
Greenwich Department of Human Services Fund Inc$1,90060%
Jewish Council on Urban Affairs$1,80030%
Met Council Inc$1,50031%
Sharsheret Inc$1,40040%
The Good Dog Foundation Inc$1,40030%
Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich$1,10030%
Chabad Lubavitch of Berks Count Inc$1,1004n/a
Cure Jm Foundation$1,0002n/a
The Heart Brothers Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc$1,00010%
Bridgeport Youth Lacrosse Inc$1,0001n/a
Hasbara Fellowships Incorporated$1,00010%
Silver Shield Association Inc$90020%
Guiding Eyes for the Blind Inc$80060%
East Hampton Fire Department Inc$8002n/a
Sarcoma Foundation of America$60020%
Greenwich Alliance for Education Inc$60030%
The Doug Coombs Foundation$50010%
Chabad at Hamilton Inc$5001n/a
Greenwich Emergency Medical Service Inc$50020%
Planned Parenthood of Southern New England Inc$30010%
Girls Educational and Mentoring Services Inc$30010%
Port Chester Carver Center Inc$30010%
Peconic Land Trust Inc$20010%
Hereditary Neuropathy Foundation Inc$20010%
East Hampton Village Ambulance Inc Association$20012%
East Hampton Town Pba$20010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 25 recipients with no EIN on record ($92k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Kim and Martin Sands Family Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUja Federation of Greenwich Inc: $57,110 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetBirthright Israel Foundation: $55,427 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Friends of Israeli Navy Seals Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetIsrael Lacrosse Association Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetLafayette College: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGreenwich Riding & Trails Association Inc: $10,500 over 7y, 1.1% of budgetFriends of Ofanim Inc: $10,300 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetFriends of the Israel Defense Forces: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEmunah of America Inc: $9,638 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAmerican Friends of Magen David Adom: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMount Sinai Health System Inc: $7,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of United Hatzalah Inc: $6,966 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPegasus Therapeutic Riding Inc: $6,500 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetCouncil for a Secure America Inc: $4,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetCoffee for Good Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetBucknell University: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Way of Greenwich Inc: $2,600 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetRound Hill Volunteer Fire Company Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetThe Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc: $2,300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBreast Cancer Alliance Inc: $2,300 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFoundation to Combat Anti-Semitism Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget13 Hands Equine Rescue Inc: $2,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetAnti-Defamation League: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGreenwich Department of Human Services Fund Inc: $1,900 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetJewish Council on Urban Affairs: $1,800 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMet Council Inc: $1,500 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetSharsheret Inc: $1,400 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Good Dog Foundation Inc: $1,400 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of Greenwich: $1,100 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Heart Brothers Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHasbara Fellowships Incorporated: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSilver Shield Association Inc: $900 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetGuiding Eyes for the Blind Inc: $800 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSarcoma Foundation of America: $600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGreenwich Alliance for Education Inc: $600 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Doug Coombs Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGreenwich Emergency Medical Service Inc: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPlanned Parenthood of Southern New England Inc: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGirls Educational and Mentoring Services Inc: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPort Chester Carver Center Inc: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPeconic Land Trust Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHereditary Neuropathy Foundation Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEast Hampton Village Ambulance Inc Association: $200 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetEast Hampton Town Pba: $200 over 1y, 0.1% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 45.

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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.

The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundNY18.8× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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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.

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About Kim and Martin Sands Family Foundation Inc

How much does Kim and Martin Sands Family Foundation Inc give?
Kim and Martin Sands Family Foundation Inc reported 23 grants totaling $169,623 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 17 and 27 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Kim and Martin Sands Family Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are International (39%), Religion (19%), Recreation & Sports (12%).
Who are Kim and Martin Sands Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Uja Federation of Greenwich Inc ($57k), Birthright Israel Foundation ($55k), American Friends of Israeli Navy Seals Inc ($50k).
Does Kim and Martin Sands Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 17% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Kim and Martin Sands Family Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Kim and Martin Sands Family Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund, Jewish Communal Fund, The Resource Foundation Inc.
Where is Kim and Martin Sands Family Foundation Inc based?
Kim and Martin Sands Family Foundation Inc is based in CT.

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 77 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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