Blue Sands Foundation

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 37-1797396

Blue Sands Foundation is a private foundation based in Washington, DC. The foundation engages in grantmaking activities with a focus on education, health care, and philanthropic support.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$17.6M

+82.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$2.0M

-36.3% YoY

Grant Count

27

+8.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$74K

-41.1% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation's primary funding focus areas include:

  • Education
  • Health Care
  • Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking

Grantmaking

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation's grantmaking is concentrated in:

  • District of Columbia
  • New York
  • California

Grant Distribution by State

13states
+5 more states

Cities

BerkeleyBostonClearwaterClevelandGeorgetownLos AngelesMedfordMissoulaNew YorkPalatinePrincetonRidgwaySan DiegoSan FranciscoWashingtonWest HartfordWilkes BarreWooster

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

  • Total Assets: $17,591,909
  • Total Annual Giving: $1,989,099
  • EIN: 37-1797396
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$3M$5M$8M$11M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$17,591,909$9,617,920$10,777,453
Revenue$9,970,555$1,964,873$-192
Expenses$1,996,529$3,124,392$1,161,314
Qualifying Distributions$1,994,429$3,124,392$1,126,411
Net Investment Income$4,255$10,243$1,785
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$781K$2M$2M$3M18 grants202023 grants202124 grants202225 grants202327 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSP…$1.5METON COLLEGE$65KAIGLON COLLEGE ASSOCIATION$59KSTARS IN THE DARK BY THE…$50KBARNARD COLLEGE - COLUMB…$46KTHE COLLEGE OF WOOSTER$42KPRIOR'S FIELD SCHOOL$31KSWISS SCHOOL OF TOURISM$31KNEW YORK UNIVERSITY$30KFRENSHAM HEIGHTS SCHOOL$26K

Grant Size Distribution

117 grants across all recorded years

96<$50K7$50–100K5$100–250K3$250–500K4$500K–1M2$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
CHRISTOPHER WARNKEDIRECTOR0.1
DALIA FATEHDIRECTOR0.1
ERIC HIRSCHDIRECTOR0.1
HOSSEIN FATEHEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR0.1
LEANDRO ALVESDIRECTOR0.1

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Similar funders by location and focus area

Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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