Texas · Private foundation
The Sands 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.
- $25k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 1
- Grants FY2024
- 7
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 71%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $25,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $25,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 7
- FY2018 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $328k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 71% of the organizations The Sands Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 20% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $135k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 1 | $25k | 100% |
| FY2023 | 7 | $691k | 71% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $1.6M | 60% |
| FY2021 | 3 | $236k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 3 | $825k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 3 | $1.0M | 67% |
| FY2018 | 1 | $50k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Compass School of Texas | $1,519,726 | 2 | 67% |
| The Dallas Opera Foundation | $550,000 | 2 | 34% |
| Dallas Symphony Association | $500,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Society Inc | $282,423 | 1 | 1% |
| Forefront Living Foundation | $250,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Parks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas | $200,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Untrafficked Inc | $140,000 | 2 | 62% |
| Diocese of Churches for the Sake of Others | $108,000 | 3 | n/a |
| The Family Place | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Dallas Historical Society | $75,000 | 1 | 9% |
Show all 15 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Compass School of Texas | $1,519,726 | 2 | 67% |
| The Dallas Opera Foundation | $550,000 | 2 | 34% |
| Dallas Symphony Association | $500,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Society Inc | $282,423 | 1 | 1% |
| Forefront Living Foundation | $250,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Parks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas | $200,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Untrafficked Inc | $140,000 | 2 | 62% |
| Diocese of Churches for the Sake of Others | $108,000 | 3 | n/a |
| The Family Place | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Dallas Historical Society | $75,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Saving Hope Animal Rescue Fund | $35,000 | 1 | 1% |
| John Bunker Sands Wetland Center Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 4% |
| The National Museum of Women in the Arts | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mood Elevator | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| In My Shoes Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($554k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
The Sands Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 13 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Texas Instruments Foundation · Communities Foundation of Texas Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About The Sands Foundation
- How much does The Sands Foundation give?
- The Sands Foundation reported 1 grants totaling $25,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 7 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
- What does The Sands Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (35%), Arts & Culture (27%), Environment (12%).
- Who are The Sands Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: The Compass School of Texas ($1.5M), The Dallas Opera Foundation ($550k), Dallas Symphony Association ($500k).
- Does The Sands Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 71% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Sands 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 The Sands Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Texas Instruments Foundation, Communities Foundation of Texas Inc, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program.
- Where is The Sands Foundation based?
- The Sands Foundation is based in TX.
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