Indiana · Nonprofit
Mozell Sanders Foundation Inc
Mozell Sanders Foundation Inc (Indiana) receives grants from 15 organizations whose IRS filings report $676,356 to it, the largest being THE INDIANAPOLIS FOUNDATION INC ($215,250). 8 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $388k
- Funders on record
- 15
- Grants received
- $676k
- Net assets
- $304k
What Mozell Sanders Foundation Inc does
Mission
Feeding over 40,000 individuals at Thanksgiving delivering hot meals and commodities throughout the years to 200 locations while providing for a monthly food and commodity give away
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2024 return the organization reported starting a significant new program.
Grantee of the Indianapolis Urban Leagues Indianapolis African American Quality of Life Program Initiative. Additionally we received a Capital Grant from Keep Indianapolis Beautiful Inc. This grant aided our organization with supplies and volunteer support for constructing our community garden.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).
Our foundation runs three key programs to help feed those in need throughout the year. Every month we host a community giveaway at the church distributing an average of 30,000 pounds of groceries personal hygiene items and household cleaning products to individuals and families. During the Thanksgiving holiday we provide between 15,000 to 20,000 hot meals to those who are hungry offering not only food but also a sense of community and support. At Christmas we focus on seniors by delivering food baskets to 3-4 senior living sites and community centers ensuring they receive groceries and feel appreciated during the festive season. These programs are vital to our mission of combating hunger and supporting our community.
$158,694 spent$193,700 earned by the program51% of program spendingWe empower youth and adults by offering scholarships aimed at fostering education and professional development. Each year we select high school students or individuals working in critical professions that provide essential services to the community. These scholarships are designed to support their continued growth helping them achieve their educational and career goals while making a positive impact on the community.
$5,300 spentof which $5,300 as grants$5,300 earned by the program2% of program spendingThe LFPA program provides vital nutritional support to school-age children at Matchbook Learning at Wendell Phillips 63 by offering breakfast packs and dinner meals. This initiative ensures that students receive the nourishment they need to thrive both academically and physically addressing food insecurity and promoting overall well-being within the school community.and
$149,387 spent$149,387 earned by the program48% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $313,381.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $69k to $225k (+225%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2024 7%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
97% of Mozell Sanders Foundation Inc’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (94% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Stephen Sanders
CEO Director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 3 funders to 8 funders, grant income rose $30k → $59k.
3 of 15 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 33% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of Mozell Sanders Foundation Inc’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
Mozell Sanders Foundation Inc leans on a few funders — its largest provides 32% of grant income and the top three 64%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
74% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund Mozell Sanders Foundation Inc.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 62% · 2018 55% · 2019 39% · 2020 52% · 2021 70% · 2022 55% · 2023 45% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
86% of Mozell Sanders Foundation Inc's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 53% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
Mozell Sanders Foundation Inc draws 53% of its grant income from funders outside Indiana, across 4 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $223k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
Mozell Sanders Foundation Inc runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 2,975 food & nutrition nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,975 food & nutrition nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like Mozell Sanders Foundation Inc
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Indiana
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
49% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Mozell Sanders Foundation Inc: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Mozell Sanders Foundation Inc?
- Mozell Sanders Foundation Inc (Indiana) receives grants from 15 organizations whose IRS filings report $676,356 to it, the largest being THE INDIANAPOLIS FOUNDATION INC ($215,250). 8 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Mozell Sanders Foundation Inc have?
- IRS filings report 15 organizations giving $676,356 in grants to Mozell Sanders Foundation Inc, 8 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Mozell Sanders Foundation Inc?
- THE INDIANAPOLIS FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $215,250 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Mozell Sanders Foundation Inc find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Indiana. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 15 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing