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Luci and Stan Sunshine Family 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.

$397k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
69
Grants FY2024
73
Organizations funded FY2023
37%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$568
Largest grant, FY2024
$80,181
Organizations funded a year
54 to 85
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
12
Total assets, FY2024
$4.3M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 37% of the organizations Luci and Stan Sunshine Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 19% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 81% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $68k 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
HealthHuman ServicesPhilanthropyEducationYouth DevelopmentInternationalOther
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 arriving69$397k26%
FY202373$358k37%
FY202256$320k34%
FY202185$279k35%
FY202075$275k57%
FY201954$216k50%
FY201859$334k49%
FY201755$101kn/a
90% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Philanthropy$400kReligion$386kHuman Services$323kHealth$259kEducation$201kInternational$160kArts & Culture$135kFood & Nutrition$111kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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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 149 grantees
All grantees of Luci and Stan Sunshine Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Giving Kitchen Initiative Inc$313,33172%
Congregation Etz Chaim Inc$256,1018n/a
The University of Cincinnati Foundation$150,00030%
Jewish Home Life Communities Inc$134,30270%
Creating Connected Communities Inc$91,10073%
Medshare International Inc$85,31040%
American Jewish Committee$70,94780%
Mobile Loaves & Fishes Inc$56,00020%
Center for the Visually Impaired Inc$50,00050%
Hess Academy Inc$49,59542%
Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta Inc$46,36270%
Bearings Bike Shop Inc$40,67551%
American Society of the University of Haifa$35,00010%
Hillels of Georgia Inc$34,00050%
Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power and Potential Inc$30,30020%
Congregation Bnai Torah Inc$29,9498n/a
Backpack Buddies of Metro Atlanta Inc$25,19521%
Robert W Woodruff Arts Center Inc$22,75050%
Blue Heron Nature Preserve Inc$21,50071%
The Alfred and Adele Davis Academy Inc$21,41030%
Partners in Parenting$20,50023%
Jewish Family & Career Services Inc$19,79580%
Jewish Educational Loan Fund Inc$19,43060%
Central Texas Food Bank Inc$17,50020%
I Live Here I Give Here$15,10331%
Congregation Agudas Achim$14,9175n/a
Friends of Inman Park Inc$10,00014%
United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation Inc$10,00010%
Archangels Project$10,0001n/a
Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc$7,85080%
Summer Camp Opportunities Promote Education Inc$7,60011%
Caritas of Austin$7,50010%
Shalom Austin$6,78010%
The Cottage School Educational Resource Center Inc$5,34510%
Temple Sinai Inc$5,2534n/a
World Central Kitchen Inc$5,15050%
Cure Childhood Cancer Inc$5,00020%
Anti-Defamation League$4,89660%
Embracing Our Differences Inc$4,28810%
Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta Inc$4,2503n/a
Community Assistance Center Inc$4,18260%
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc$4,05030%
The Center for Reproductive Rights Inc$4,03350%
Blood Cancer United Inc$3,95040%
Fernbank Inc$3,63080%
New American Pathways Inc$3,56760%
Atlanta Speech School Inc$3,50010%
National Council of Jewish Women - Atlanta Section Inc$3,04033%
Path Foundation Inc$3,00040%
American Friends of Magen David Adom$2,00020%
Leadership Perimeter Inc$1,73040%
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces$1,60030%
Impact Youth Outreach Inc$1,5381n/a
Artsbridge Foundation Inc$1,51520%
McDowell Sonoran Conservancy$1,50040%
Kate's Club Inc$1,33150%
American Cancer Society Inc$1,32430%
Ort America Inc$1,20010%
Georgia Aquarium Inc & Subsidiary$1,09240%
The Atlanta Botanical Garden Inc$1,03650%
The Vi and Milton Weinstein Hospice Inc$1,00020%
Songs for Kids Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Turning Point Inc$1,00021%
The Houston Food Bank$1,00010%
People for the American Way$1,00010%
Sandy Springs Education Force Inc$75520%
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc$72450%
The William Breman Jewish Home Inc$70030%
Access Reproductive Care - Southeast$62230%
St Baldrick's Foundation Inc$60020%
Medical Debt Resolution Inc$52910%
International Foundation For CDKL5 Research$52520%
Atlanta Jewish Academy Inc$52140%
American Turkish Friendship Council$51110%
Ballet Austin Incorporated$50010%
Solidarity Sandy Springs Inc$50010%
Austin Youth & Community Farm Inc Dba Urban Roots$50010%
Sandy Springs Police Benevolent Fund$50010%
Clarkston Community Health Center$5001n/a
Georgia Transplant Foundation Inc$50010%
Sandy Springs Foundation$5001n/a
The Adult Disability Medical Healthcare Inc$41510%
Tommy Nobis Center Inc$3972n/a
In the City Camp Inc$37110%
The Harold Grinspoon Foundation$36010%
National Brain Tumor Society Inc$36010%
Breakthrough T1d$33030%
The Kyle Pease Foundation Inc$28910%
Enduring Hearts Inc$26510%
Austin Diaper Bank$26310%
Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience$25810%
Sneakers for Soldiers Inc$25010%
Bosleys Place Inc$2501n/a
Psc Partners Seeking a Cure$25010%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$25010%
Be Someone Inc Be Someone Inc$25011%
Rally Foundation Inc$24910%
Save a Child's Heart Foundation US Inc$24020%
American Heart Association Inc$22230%
Colorectal Cancer Alliance$21110%
The Loveland Foundation Inc$2101n/a
Center for Puppetry Artsinc$20520%
All for Lunch Inc$20010%
Swim Across America Inc$20010%
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Atlanta Inc$20010%
Birthright Israel Foundation$20010%
Dallas Hebrew Free Loan Association$18510%
The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation Inc$18010%
Jasa Corporation$18010%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$18010%
Partnership for Community Action Inc$16210%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$15810%
Rail Against the Danger Inc$1501n/a
Children's Dream Fund Inc$15020%
Alexs Lemonade Stand Foundation$14020%
Homes for Our Troops Inc$12810%
Blue Dove Foundation Inc$12520%
Genaustin$10410%
Paws Atlanta Incorporated$10410%
The Flatwater Foundaton$10410%
Jewish Family & Children's Service of Greater Philadelphia$10310%
Breast Health Sarasota Inc$10020%
Interfaithfamilycom Inc$1001n/a
Merrick Inc$10010%
The Grady Health Foundation Inc$10020%
Porter Academy Inc$10010%
Special Books by Special Kids Inc$10010%
Friends for the East Cobb Park Inc$1001n/a
Chris 180 Inc$10010%
Transylvania Christian Ministry Inc$10010%
Save Our Seabirds Inc$10010%
Latino Community Fund Inc$10010%
Faces of Accomplishment Inc$10010%
Manna Food Bank Inc$10010%
Chattahoochee Nature Center Inc$9510%
Atlanta Humane Society & Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Inc$5710%
Atlanta Scholars Kollel Inc$541n/a
Emory University$5010%
Respite Care Atlanta Inc$5010%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$5010%
Autism Speaks Inc$5010%
Usher 1F Collaborative Inc$5010%
Feminist Womens Health Center Inc$5010%
Ocean Conservancy$5010%
Congregation Shearith Israel$361n/a
Well Aware Inc$2610%
March of Dimes Inc$2510%
Equal Justice Initiative$2510%
Georgia Alliance for Breast Cancer F/K/A It's the Journey$1010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 99 recipients with no EIN on record ($440k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Luci and Stan Sunshine Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Giving Kitchen Initiative Inc: $313,331 over 7y, 1.5% of budgetThe University of Cincinnati Foundation: $150,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Home Life Communities Inc: $134,302 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetCreating Connected Communities Inc: $91,100 over 7y, 3.1% of budgetMedshare International Inc: $85,310 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Jewish Committee: $70,947 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetMobile Loaves & Fishes Inc: $56,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCenter for the Visually Impaired Inc: $50,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetHess Academy Inc: $49,595 over 4y, 2.2% of budgetMarcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta Inc: $46,362 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetBearings Bike Shop Inc: $40,675 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetAmerican Society of the University of Haifa: $35,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHillels of Georgia Inc: $34,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetGeorgia Campaign for Adolescent Power and Potential Inc: $30,300 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetBackpack Buddies of Metro Atlanta Inc: $25,195 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetRobert W Woodruff Arts Center Inc: $22,750 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBlue Heron Nature Preserve Inc: $21,500 over 7y, 1.3% of budgetThe Alfred and Adele Davis Academy Inc: $21,410 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetPartners in Parenting: $20,500 over 2y, 3.1% of budgetJewish Family & Career Services Inc: $19,795 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Educational Loan Fund Inc: $19,430 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetCentral Texas Food Bank Inc: $17,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetI Live Here I Give Here: $15,103 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetFriends of Inman Park Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 4.1% of budgetUnited Mitochondrial Disease Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAtlanta Community Food Bank Inc: $7,850 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSummer Camp Opportunities Promote Education Inc: $7,600 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetCaritas of Austin: $7,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetShalom Austin: $6,780 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Cottage School Educational Resource Center Inc: $5,345 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $5,150 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCure Childhood Cancer Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAnti-Defamation League: $4,896 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetEmbracing Our Differences Inc: $4,288 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCommunity Assistance Center Inc: $4,182 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetPancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc: $4,050 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Center for Reproductive Rights Inc: $4,033 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $3,950 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFernbank Inc: $3,630 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetNew American Pathways Inc: $3,567 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAtlanta Speech School Inc: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Council of Jewish Women - Atlanta Section Inc: $3,040 over 3y, 2.6% of budgetPath Foundation Inc: $3,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Friends of Magen David Adom: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLeadership Perimeter Inc: $1,730 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetFriends of the Israel Defense Forces: $1,600 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetArtsbridge Foundation Inc: $1,515 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMcDowell Sonoran Conservancy: $1,500 over 4y, 0.0% 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 132.

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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 Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta IncGA45.1× affinity30 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc · Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta Inc · The Imlay Foundation Inc · Cooper Family Foundation Inc · The Marcus Foundation Inc · Ron and Lisa Brill Charitable Trust · The Selig Foundation Inc · The Frank Family Foundation Inc · Georgia Power Foundation Inc · The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation · V' Al Kol Yisrael Foundation Inc · The Joyce and Ramie Tritt Family 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.

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About Luci and Stan Sunshine Family Foundation

How much does Luci and Stan Sunshine Family Foundation give?
Luci and Stan Sunshine Family Foundation reported 69 grants totaling $397,481 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 54 and 85 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Luci and Stan Sunshine Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Philanthropy (17%), Religion (17%), Human Services (14%).
Who are Luci and Stan Sunshine Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: The Giving Kitchen Initiative Inc ($313k), Congregation Etz Chaim Inc ($256k), The University of Cincinnati Foundation ($150k).
Does Luci and Stan Sunshine Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 37% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Luci and Stan Sunshine Family Foundation 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 Luci and Stan Sunshine Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc, Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta Inc, The Imlay Foundation Inc.
Where is Luci and Stan Sunshine Family Foundation based?
Luci and Stan Sunshine Family Foundation is based in GA.

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 254 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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