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The Sands Family Foundation at a glance

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The Sands Family Foundation

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.

$181k
Granted FY2025still arriving
11
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$75k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Health$684kArts & Culture$490kReligion$328kPhilanthropy$280kPublic Safety & Disaster$172kInternational$92kHuman Services$84kRecreation & Sports$76kOther$0
02FY2025 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k4 grants · $15k
  • $10k–50k6 grants · $91k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $75k
$11,500
Median grant
3
States reached
$4k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
HOLOCAUST MUSEUM LA$75,000
LOS ANGELES BALLET$25,000
THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF LA$20,000
YOUNG ISRAEL OF BEVERLY HILLS$12,500
BRAWERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL$12,000
VISTA DEL MAR CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES$11,500
THE INTERNATIONAL CHURCHILL SOCIETY$10,000
LOS ANGELES POLICE FOUNDATION$5,500
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM$5,000
TEMPLE OF THE ARTS$3,000
JEWISH VOCATIONAL SERVICES$1,750
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 (FY17–25, $176k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%VISTA DEL MAR CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES: $13k → 14%VISTA DEL MAR CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES: $12k → 14%VISTA DEL MAR - CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES: $10k → 14%Downtown Women's Center: $5k → 14%LOS ANGELES POLICE FOUNDATION: $30k → 14%LOS ANGELES POLICE FOUNDATION: $26k → 14%LOS ANGELES POLICE FOUNDATION: $20k → 14%LOS ANGELES POLICE FOUNDATION: $20k → 14%LOS ANGELES POLICE FOUNDATION: $15k → 14%LOS ANGELES POLICE FOUNDATION: $10k → 14%LOS ANGELES POLICE FOUNDATION: $10k → 14%LOS ANGELES POLICE FOUNDATION: $6k → 14%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
MI
NY
CT
CA
CO
VA
AZ
SC
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.

87%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.0M · 20 repeat orgs$303k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +77% since the first grant, against +25% for those funded once.

20 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2025, 11 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

20
29

Total granted

$2.0M
$295k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+77%
+25%

Still filing today

55%
48%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $8k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureHealthHuman ServicesPhilanthropyInternationalCrime & 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

  • CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
    3× · 2017–2019 · $450k · revenue +63%
  • HM
    HOLOCAUST MUSEUM LA
    3× · 2017–2025 · $183k · revenue +548%
  • LA
    LOS ANGELES BALLET INC
    6× · 2020–2025 · $141k · revenue +83%

Funded once

  • PC
    PROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $75k · revenue +57%
  • DT
    DRIVE TOWARD A CURE FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASE
    one grant, 2019 · $31k
  • WA
    WALLIS ANNENBERG CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTSgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $30k · revenue +71%
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.

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Ucla Foundation

The ucla foundation is the giving, receiving, and investing arm of the ucla campus. the foundation enables private donors to help build, sustain and advance one of the world's finest academic and research institutions. private philanthropy…

Education
2
California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy

To harness the power of the human immune system and advanced computing technologies to create and translate scientific discoveries into next generation vaccines and therapies for prevention, control and cure of chronic diseases, enabling…

Health
3
Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation

The samuel waxman cancer research foundation (the "foundation") funds innovative research to bring faster cures to patients. in addition to supporting ongoing collaborative research in specific cancers, our scientists are investigating the…

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4
University of California Irvine Foundation

The mission of the university of california, irvine foundation (uc irvine foundation) is to raise and manage private funds to support uc irvine's broader mission of excellence in teaching, research and public service. to this end, the uc…

Education
5
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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6
Jewish Federation Council of Greater La

Based on jewish values, the jewish federation of greater los angeles convenes and leads the community and leverages its resources to assure the continuity of the jewish people, support a secure state of israel, care for jews in need here…

Philanthropy
7
The Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation

The jonsson cancer center foundation is the single most important vehicle for raising private funds for cancer research at ucla and plays a key role in advancing cancer treatments and care. please see schedule o for additional information.

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8
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

The Television Academy is dedicated to celebrating excellence, innovation and the advancement of the telecommunications arts and sciences through recognition, education and leadership, while fostering a diverse, inclusive and accessible…

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9
The Uc Davis Foundation

The mission of the uc davis foundation is to secure, steward and manage private gifts for uc davis.

Education
10
Los Angeles World Affairs Council and Town Hall

The organization is a non-partisan, membership based speakers' forum that connects business leaders, community members, and engaged individuals with shared interest in local, national, and global affairs. it provides an open and accessible…

International
11
Pasadena Hospital Association Ltd

Huntington Health stands for community. We stand for compassion. But more than anything, Huntington stands for health. Providing world-class health care is our specialty, and it's what we've been doing for the San Gabriel Valley since…

Health
12
Usc Verdugo Hills Hospital Foundation

To raise funds in order to support the operation of the usc verdugo hills hospital, an organization exempt under irc 501(c)(3).

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Aspen Valley Hospital Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Drive Toward a Cure. 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

28 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. 28 of the 53 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)
10
Early backer (in before they grew)
28/28
Grantees still filing
20/28
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE: $350,333 · OtherWILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLETHE JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER LOS ANGELES: $225,300 · OtherTHE JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER LOS ANGELESCHURCHILL CENTRE: $50,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ATHLETICS: $45,000 · OtherMEDAL OF HONOR FOUNDATION: $35,000 · OtherASPEN HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $34,000 · Other+22 more: $237,850 · Other+22 moreCEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER: $450,000 · HealthCEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTERChildren's Hospital Los Angeles: $62,500 · HealthChildren's Hospital Los Ang…ASPEN VALLEY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $47,500 · HealthASPEN VALLEY HOSPITAL FOUND…+1 more: $11,000 · HealthHOLOCAUST MUSEUM LA: $182,500 · Arts & CultureHOLOCAUST MUSEUM LALOS ANGELES BALLET INC: $140,810 · Arts & CultureLOS ANGELES BALLET IN…INTERNATIONAL CHURCHILL SOCIETY: $65,000 · Arts & CultureINTERNATIONAL CHURCHI…WALLIS ANNENBERG CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS: $30,000 · Arts & CultureWALLIS ANNENBERG CENT…+3 more: $17,000 · Arts & CultureLOS ANGELES POLICE FOUNDATION: $136,900 · Human ServicesVISTA DEL MAR CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES: $34,000 · Human Services+1 more: $5,000 · Human ServicesPROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION: $75,000 · PhilanthropyPEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC: $7,200 · PhilanthropyASPEN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $5,000 · PhilanthropyDrive Toward a Cure: $3,495 · Philanthropy+1 more: $500 · PhilanthropyJEWISH INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY OF AMERICA: $55,000 · InternationalUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $10,000 · InternationalAMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM: $5,000 · InternationalCIA OFFICERS MEMORIAL FOUNDATION: $24,000 · Crime & LegalLOS ANGELES SHERIFFS FOUNDATION: $2,500 · Crime & LegalSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $400 · Education
Other$977,483Health$571,000Arts & Culture$435,310Human Services$175,900Philanthropy$91,195International$70,000Crime & Legal$26,500Education$400

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 budgetCEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER: $450,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHOLOCAUST MUSEUM LA: $182,500 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetLOS ANGELES BALLET INC: $140,810 over 6y, 2.0% of budgetLOS ANGELES POLICE FOUNDATION: $136,900 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetINTERNATIONAL CHURCHILL SOCIETY: $65,000 over 4y, 3.8% of budgetChildren's Hospital Los Angeles: $62,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY OF AMERICA: $55,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetASPEN VALLEY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $47,500 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetVISTA DEL MAR CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES: $34,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetASPEN HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $34,000 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetWALLIS ANNENBERG CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS: $30,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCIA OFFICERS MEMORIAL FOUNDATION: $24,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetRETT SYNDROME RESEARCH TRUST INC: $11,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWHITE HOUSE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC: $7,200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDOWNTOWN WOMEN'S CENTER: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetASPEN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDrive Toward a Cure: $3,495 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetLOS ANGELES SHERIFFS FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetBeit T'Shuvah: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMedal Of Honor Foundation Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBEVERLY HILLS POLICE FOUNDATION: $1,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $400 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.

  • Who funds CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER ↗
  • Who funds HOLOCAUST MUSEUM LA ↗
  • Who funds LOS ANGELES BALLET INC ↗
  • Who funds LOS ANGELES POLICE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds PROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds INTERNATIONAL CHURCHILL SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds Children's Hospital Los Angeles ↗
  • Who funds JEWISH INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY OF AMERICA ↗
  • Who funds ASPEN VALLEY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds VISTA DEL MAR CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES ↗
  • Who funds ASPEN HISTORICAL SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds WALLIS ANNENBERG CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS ↗
  • Who funds CIA OFFICERS MEMORIAL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds RETT SYNDROME RESEARCH TRUST INC ↗
  • Who funds UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF ↗
  • Who funds WHITE HOUSE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM ↗
  • Who funds DOWNTOWN WOMEN'S CENTER ↗
  • Who funds ASPEN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds MENT LTD ↗
  • Who funds Drive Toward a Cure ↗

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.

Gs Donor Advised Phil…California Community …Jewish Community Foun…The Chicago Community…Morgan Stanley Global…American Endowment Fo…National Philanthropi…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management IncNY15.4× affinity7 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · California Community Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles · The Chicago Community Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · 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 The Sands Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Sands Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    6report 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.

    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 53 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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