North Carolina · Nonprofit
THE SANDBOX GROUP INC
THE SANDBOX GROUP INC (North Carolina) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,526,034 to it, the largest being THE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH ($1,500,000). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $160k
- Funders on record
- 6
- Grants received
- $1.5M
- Net assets
- $943k
What The Sandbox Group Inc does
Mission
Since the inception of the sandbox in 2011, we have served over 5,000 families. In this time, the sandbox mission has remained steadfast in serving children with cancer, a life-altering, rare or terminal illness. In 2016, we refined our vision for creating the most intimate, impactful level of care, which propelled the sandbox to a new level of service, a level of service that meets each family where they are in their journey and provides and accounts for their individualized needs. Our carre program is the umbrella to which all support is offered. Carre stands for caring about real relationships empathetically. Because support can mean very different things to people, the sandbox strives to meet the social, emotional and material needs of the entire family, not just the honoree. The sandbox is committed to walking alongside families who face the realities of having a child with a diagnosis. This can mean helping with basic needs, arranging special days to get a break from the rigors o
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Program
Carre program - as we reflect on our journey over the past year, we find ourselves deeply moved by the unwavering support and dedication of our community. In 2022, we celebrated the 12th year of our charity's existence, a testament to the enduring commitment of our supporters, donors, and volunteers who have played pivotal roles in our continuous evolution. The challenges brought about by the covid-19 pandemic prompted us to reevaluate and reaffirm our commitment to the core values that define our charity. In response to the unique needs that emerged post-covid, we recognized an intensified demand for more personalized and pinpointed support within the communities we serve. This realization has prompted a deliberate shift in our focus towards the intimate components of our charity, heightening our dedication to providing tailored support where it is most desperately eeded. While this tailored approach has always been at the heart of who we are, the profound impact of the pandemic has emphasized its critical importance even more. It's important to note that all of this transformation happens with a small but passionate team. Our executive director and director of operations, along…
$78,487 spentof which $24,248 as grants100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2024 Form 990. Program spending in total: $78,487.
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 $517k to $754k (+46%).
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: 2021 3%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
82% of THE SANDBOX GROUP INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (91% 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.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 2 funders, grant income rose $1k → $10k.
3 of 6 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 1% 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 THE SANDBOX GROUP 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
THE SANDBOX GROUP INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 98% 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
100% 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 THE SANDBOX GROUP INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 60% · 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 80% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 99% — growing more concentrated.
“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
THE SANDBOX GROUP INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside North Carolina, across 3 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $21k 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
THE SANDBOX GROUP INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 21,616 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 21,616 human services nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like THE SANDBOX GROUP 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 North Carolina
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
63% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
98%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE SANDBOX GROUP INC?
- THE SANDBOX GROUP INC (North Carolina) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,526,034 to it, the largest being THE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH ($1,500,000). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE SANDBOX GROUP INC have?
- IRS filings report 6 organizations giving $1,526,034 in grants to THE SANDBOX GROUP INC, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE SANDBOX GROUP INC?
- THE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH is the largest funder on record, with $1,500,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE SANDBOX GROUP INC 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 FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 6 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