North Carolina · Nonprofit
SANDERSON FOUNDATION
SANDERSON FOUNDATION (North Carolina) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,000 to it, the largest being The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc ($500). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2026
- $57k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $1k
- Net assets
- $13k
What Sanderson Foundation does
Mission
SHS Foundation's purpose is to extend school funding to meet that strengthens teacher staffing and training, fund strategic capital improvements, provide critical technology, software or systems and fill any critical budget gaps.
As stated on its FY2026 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
Capital Improvements: Sanderson Foundation paid for over 2000 new library books plus all new furniture and carpet for the media center. All 1700 students, plus staff and community groups benefit from the renovation.
$65,994 spent94% of program spendingWe help the PTO pay for needs and supplies for the teachers. This year we provided 20 TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculators, slide covers and chargers. These will benefit 500 students each year and ensure that all students have calculators for classwork and standardized tests. We also provided blood pressure monitors for health science classes.
$3,157 spent5% of program spendingSanderson Foundation provides $1000 each year to the winner of the Senior Talks contest. Seniors that participate give a 5 minute speech and are judged by a panel. The winner receives $1000 to go towards college expenses.
$1,000 spent1% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $70,151.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income held at $500.
From the IRS filings of SANDERSON FOUNDATION’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
SANDERSON FOUNDATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 50% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“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.
Where its funders are
100% of SANDERSON FOUNDATION's grant income comes from North Carolina funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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
SANDERSON FOUNDATION receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $1k to it.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,015 education nonprofits under $100k, FY2026
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In North Carolina
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for SANDERSON FOUNDATION: 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 SANDERSON FOUNDATION?
- SANDERSON FOUNDATION (North Carolina) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,000 to it, the largest being The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc ($500). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does SANDERSON FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $1,000 in grants to SANDERSON FOUNDATION.
- Who is the largest funder of SANDERSON FOUNDATION?
- The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc is the largest funder on record, with $500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like SANDERSON FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in North Carolina. 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 FY2026 (financials across 2026–2026), and the filings of 2 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 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing