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Sandberg Phoenix & Von Gontard Charitable 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.

$113k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
34
Grants FY2025
15
Organizations funded FY2024
87%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$317
Largest grant, FY2025
$16,749
Organizations funded a year
15 to 26
FY2019 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
5
Total assets, FY2025
$25k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 87% of the organizations Sandberg Phoenix & Von Gontard Charitable Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 73% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 27% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $30k 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
Human ServicesHealthAnimalsArts & CultureEducationPhilanthropyOther
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
FY2025still arriving26$113k69%
FY202415$41k87%
FY202321$34k95%
FY202226$39k73%
FY202118$28k56%
FY202024$37k79%
FY201921$38kn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Health$85kAnimals$78kHuman Services$66kEducation$32kCrime & Legal$29kHousing & Shelter$12kPublic Safety & Disaster$11kPhilanthropy$5kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
NY
OH
CA
MO
VA
MD
KS
TN
SC
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 90 grantees
All grantees of Sandberg Phoenix & Von Gontard Charitable Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Happy Hooves Equine Rescue$18,6274n/a
The Little Bit Foundation$16,99920%
Camp Milton$16,7491n/a
Dogs For Our Brave Inc$15,1571n/a
Songs4soldiers Nfp$14,84020%
Legal Aid of Western Missouri$14,5901n/a
Loveu2pieces$10,75039%
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation$10,55020%
The Backstoppers Inc Fka Policemen & Firemen Fund of St Louis$10,55020%
Randy's Rescue Ranch$10,30012%
Wonderscope Inc$10,25021%
Got Your Six Support Dogs$10,00011%
The Stork Foundation for Infertility$10,00019%
Tata Sisterhood Foundation$10,00016%
Uplift Organization Inc$10,00010%
Teen Court Foundation of St Clair County$8,750221%
Gateway Pet Guardians$8,66021%
Bradens Hope for Childhood Cancer Inc$8,50011%
Moms on a Mission$8,5002n/a
Partners for Pets Humane Society$8,50011%
Always & Furever Midwest Animal Sanctuary$7,84610%
Swing Fore Hope$7,845129%
Foster Together$7,84513%
Mountain Ways Inc$3,18010%
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc$2,74010%
Saint Louis Senior Dog Project$2,32820%
Canine Companions for Independence Inc$1,6901n/a
The Covering House$1,68010%
Wayside Waifs Inc$1,60010%
Giving the Basics Inc$1,53610%
Home Sweet Home$1,44440%
Fop Lodge 111 Charitable Foundation Dba Need of Aid$1,3881n/a
Webster University$1,36020%
Making a Miracle$1,2501n/a
Pink Ribbon Good Inc$1,23120%
Families at Ease Inc$1,2031n/a
Friends of Kids With Cancer$1,17710%
Back to Play$1,08611%
Defenders of Freedom$1,08010%
NAMI National$1,00010%
St Louis Area Food Bank Inc$87010%
Lydia's House Inc$85620%
Hope Animal Rescues$79610%
Team Activities for Special Kids Inc$75030%
Illinois State Police Heritage Foundation$67410%
Stray Paws Rescue$6391n/a
Ready Readers$63010%
St Louis Crisis Nursery$57610%
Operation Breakthrough Inc$5001n/a
Food Outreach Inc$50020%
Youth in Need$50010%
Breakthrough T1d$41010%
Camp Rainbow Foundation$31910%
Alcoholic Rehabilitation Community Home$25010%
Hillcrest Ministries of Midamerica$25010%
Restart Inc$25010%
Caring and Sharing$2501n/a
Riverbend Head Start & Family Services Inc$25010%
Scott Harris Oliphant Memorial Foundation$250116%
St Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts$25010%
Pedal the Cause$25010%
Hope Ignites St Louis$25010%
Our Little Haven$25010%
Marion Medical Mission$25010%
The Access Foundation$2501n/a
Fore Honor Foundation$25010%
Special Education Foundation$25010%
The Angel Band Project$25010%
Nourishkc$25010%
The Illinois Center for Autism$25010%
Project Compassion Project Compassion Nfp$25010%
Edwardsville Children's Museum Inc$25010%
Missouri Pit Bull Rescue$2501n/a
Butterfly Haven Inc$25010%
Cure Sanfilippo Foundation$25010%
The Buddy Fund$25010%
4 Paws 4 Rescue$25010%
Lung Cancer Connection$25010%
Ronald McDonald House Charities of St Louis$25010%
Missouri Lost & Found Paws Inc$2501n/a
Connecting Through Charity$2501n/a
Forest Park Forever Inc$25010%
The St Louis Men's Group Against Cancer$25010%
911 Day$25010%
St Louis World Food Day Inc$25010%
Rainbow Village Inc$25010%
Whitleys Wishes Inc$2501n/a
Children First Foundation$25010%
Belleville Area Humane Society$16010%
Harvesters - the Community Food Network$9810%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 30 recipients with no EIN on record ($29k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Sandberg Phoenix & Von Gontard Charitable Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 73 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Little Bit Foundation: $16,999 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetSongs4soldiers Nfp: $14,840 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLoveu2pieces: $10,750 over 3y, 8.6% of budgetCystic Fibrosis Foundation: $10,550 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Backstoppers Inc Fka Policemen & Firemen Fund of St Louis: $10,550 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetRandy's Rescue Ranch: $10,300 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetWonderscope Inc: $10,250 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetGot Your Six Support Dogs: $10,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetThe Stork Foundation for Infertility: $10,000 over 1y, 8.6% of budgetTata Sisterhood Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 6.5% of budgetUplift Organization Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTeen Court Foundation of St Clair County: $8,750 over 2y, 21% of budgetGateway Pet Guardians: $8,660 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetBradens Hope for Childhood Cancer Inc: $8,500 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetPartners for Pets Humane Society: $8,500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetAlways & Furever Midwest Animal Sanctuary: $7,846 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSwing Fore Hope: $7,845 over 1y, 29% of budgetFoster Together: $7,845 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetMountain Ways Inc: $3,180 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc: $2,740 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSaint Louis Senior Dog Project: $2,328 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetThe Covering House: $1,680 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWayside Waifs Inc: $1,600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGiving the Basics Inc: $1,536 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHome Sweet Home: $1,444 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWebster University: $1,360 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPink Ribbon Good Inc: $1,231 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Kids With Cancer: $1,177 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBack to Play: $1,086 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetDefenders of Freedom: $1,080 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNAMI National: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt Louis Area Food Bank Inc: $870 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLydia's House Inc: $856 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHope Animal Rescues: $796 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTeam Activities for Special Kids Inc: $750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetIllinois State Police Heritage Foundation: $674 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetReady Readers: $630 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt Louis Crisis Nursery: $576 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFood Outreach Inc: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetYouth in Need: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBreakthrough T1d: $410 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCamp Rainbow Foundation: $319 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAlcoholic Rehabilitation Community Home: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHillcrest Ministries of Midamerica: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRestart Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRiverbend Head Start & Family Services Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetScott Harris Oliphant Memorial Foundation: $250 over 1y, 16% of budgetSt Louis Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts: $250 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 73.

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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.

St Louis Community Foundation IncMO49.6× affinity26 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: St Louis Community Foundation Inc · St Louis Community Foundation · World Wide Technology Foundation · Commerce Bancshares Foundation · United Way of Greater St Louis Inc · Edward Jones Foundation · Moneta Group Charitable Foundation · Pott Foundation · Jefferson Foundation · Youthbridge Community Foundation · Veterans United Foundation · Employees Community Fund of the Boeing Company

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 Sandberg Phoenix & Von Gontard Charitable Foundation Inc

How much does Sandberg Phoenix & Von Gontard Charitable Foundation Inc give?
Sandberg Phoenix & Von Gontard Charitable Foundation Inc reported 34 grants totaling $113,138 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 15 and 26 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2024.
What does Sandberg Phoenix & Von Gontard Charitable Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (26%), Animals (23%), Human Services (20%).
Who are Sandberg Phoenix & Von Gontard Charitable Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2025: Happy Hooves Equine Rescue ($19k), The Little Bit Foundation ($17k), Camp Milton ($17k).
Does Sandberg Phoenix & Von Gontard Charitable Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 87% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Sandberg Phoenix & Von Gontard Charitable 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 Sandberg Phoenix & Von Gontard Charitable Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include St Louis Community Foundation Inc, St Louis Community Foundation, World Wide Technology Foundation.
Where is Sandberg Phoenix & Von Gontard Charitable Foundation Inc based?
Sandberg Phoenix & Von Gontard Charitable Foundation Inc is based in MO.

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 121 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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