Caroline J S Sanders TD

Private foundation · Grantmaker Saint Louis, MO EIN: 23-6781822

Caroline J S Sanders TD is a private foundation, based in Saint Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $708K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $31K. Net investment income was $52K.

Caroline J S Sanders TD at a glance

In short: Caroline J S Sanders TD gave $31K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$31,040
+26.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
9
+200.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$3,449
-57.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,500
Total assets
$708,243
+2.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Pennsylvania (52% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.

How to apply to Caroline J S Sanders TD

Who Caroline J S Sanders TD funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2025

City Year Inc: $5KCity Year Inc$5KMagee Rehabilitation Hospital: $5KMagee Rehabilitation Hospital$5KHumangood Pennsylvania: $5KHumangood Pennsylvania$5KYMCA: $5KYMCA$5KNeed in Deed: $3KNeed in Deed$3KBoys Girls Clubs of Philadelphia Inc: $3KBoys Girls Clubs ofPhiladelphia Inc$3KSeniorlaw Center: $3KSeniorlaw Center$3KAchieveability: $3KAchieveability$3KMoms Offering Moms Support: $1KMoms Offering Moms Support$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was City Year Inc ($5K). Together the top 9 received $31K.

Grant Size Distribution

41 grants across all recorded years

41<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 41 grants of 41 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.

Cities

PhiladelphiaEastonWest ChesterNorristownFlourtownAllentownEaglevilleJenkintownMalvernPaoliBerwynBostonBoyertownChicagoDuarteFort WashingtonImmaculataLancasterReadingStroudsburg

How Caroline J S Sanders TD gives

  • Giving fell 21% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 82% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K13 grants2019 9 grants2020 14 grants2021 9 grants2022 6 grants2023 3 grants2024 9 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2024) to $41K (2021). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $31K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
City Year Inc Boston, MAGeneral Operating$5,000
Magee Rehabilitation Hospital Philadelphia, PAGeneral Support$5,000
Humangood Pennsylvania Duarte, CAGeneral Operating$5,000
YMCA Washington, DCGeneral Operating$5,000
Need in Deed Philadelphia, PAGeneral Operating$2,500
Boys Girls Clubs of Philadelphia Inc Philadelphia, PAGeneral Operating$2,500
Seniorlaw Center Philadelphia, PAGeneral Operating$2,500
Achieveability Philadelphia, PAGeneral Operating$2,500
Moms Offering Moms Support Easton, PAGeneral Operating$1,040
Your AI grants department

Ready to take the next step with Caroline J S Sanders TD?

Fully replaces Grant database subscriptions Instrumentl · Foundation Directory · GrantStation & similar

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$708,243$64,351$49,316$31,0409$36,317$52,025$44,184
2024$693,336$44,273$40,945$24,5003$30,272$33,485$41,500
2023$690,438$28,654$49,720$35,0896$39,857$18,521$39,142
2022$711,549$48,330$57,374$39,5009$44,611$37,884$42,620
2021$720,299$100,435$56,853$41,00014—$89,806$43,910
2020$676,844$27,457$49,919$35,3689—$18,024$38,548
2019$699,533$52,878$49,933$36,00013—$43,498$37,823

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Caroline J S Sanders TD reported a distributable amount of $44K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Caroline J S Sanders TD's only listed officer is Wells Fargo Bank N A, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Wells Fargo Bank N A

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $12K (2020) → $11K (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Wells Fargo Bank NA (2019) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Wells Fargo Bank N a — Trustee: $11KWells Fargo Bank N aTrustee$11K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $11K, to Wells Fargo Bank N a (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Caroline J S Sanders TD

How much does Caroline J S Sanders TD give each year?

Caroline J S Sanders TD gave $31K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $25K across 3 grants.

What is Caroline J S Sanders TD's typical grant size?

Caroline J S Sanders TD's median grant in 2025 was $2,500, and its average grant was $3,449, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Caroline J S Sanders TD give grants?

Caroline J S Sanders TD gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 52% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Massachusetts (16%) and California (16%). The most frequent recipient cities were Philadelphia, PA (5 grants).

Does Caroline J S Sanders TD give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Caroline J S Sanders TD's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (9 of 9) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Caroline J S Sanders TD's largest grantees?

Caroline J S Sanders TD's largest 2025 grantees include City Year Inc ($5,000), Magee Rehabilitation Hospital ($5,000) and Humangood Pennsylvania ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 48% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Caroline J S Sanders TD?

Caroline J S Sanders TD reported $708K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $36K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $44K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is Caroline J S Sanders TD's EIN?

Caroline J S Sanders TD's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-6781822. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 1, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 6, 2025)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 13, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 10, 2022)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 7, 2023)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 7, 2024)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 2, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

Explore Open Grants

Browse active grant opportunities in Caroline J S Sanders TD's focus areas in our free grants database

Similar Funders

Funders that support many of the same organizations

Sanders Caroline J S TD No 2

Saint Louis, MO

The foundation supports organizations working in areas including food access, science education, arts and culture, youth music, and legal services, primarily in Pennsylvania and also in Massachusetts. Its 2025 grants ranged from $2,000 to $15,000, with a median of $5,000. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets

$3.2M

Grants

30

Total Given

$167K

Ludwick Fdn

Milwaukee, WI

The foundation supports nonprofits expanding educational opportunities for underprivileged children, particularly K–12 students in Philadelphia; recent grantees have also addressed college and career access, writing, and academic enrichment. It gave $274,550 across 64 grants in 2024, while its 2025 filing reported one grant of $277,800. It contributes only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets

$5.3M

Grants

1

Total Given

$278K

Lindback CR & MF Foundation TW Main

Saint Louis, MO

The foundation funds education and assistance for distressed individuals through charitable organizations, with discretionary grants focused on Greater Philadelphia, including South Jersey. In 2024, grants ranged from $1,000 to $360,500, with a median of $2,500. It makes contributions only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets

$24.6M

Grants

174

Total Given

$946K

Skilling Joseph Kennard TD

Saint Louis, MO

In 2025, the foundation gave to organizations working in areas including education, basic needs, older adults’ services, arts, and science education, with most funding going to Pennsylvania. Its 42 grants ranged from $2,000 to $7,500, with a median of $4,000. It does not restrict giving to preselected organizations; applicants are directed to contact Wells Fargo Bank N.A. for application information.

Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking

Assets

$3.9M

Grants

42

Total Given

$182K

United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey

Philadelphia, PA

United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey funds nonprofits working to reduce poverty and expand opportunity, including programs in basic needs, financial stability, early learning, career pathways, and community resilience. Its 2025 grants ranged from $6,000 to $1,588,855, with a median grant of $60,000, for work in four southeastern Pennsylvania and five Southern New Jersey counties. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Assets

$116.0M

Grants

57

Total Given

$8.6M

Phillies Charities Inc

Philadelphia, PA

Phillies Charities funds 501(c)(3) organizations across a range of charitable causes, including homelessness, hunger, education, health, and youth athletics. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,000 to $1 million, with a median of $40,000; most funding went to Pennsylvania, with additional grants in several other states. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking

Assets

$891K

Grants

73

Total Given

$4.0M

More similar funders

More Funders in Missouri

The filing figures on this page are open data under CC BY 4.0. About GrantGraph Open

Figures come from Caroline J S Sanders TD's IRS filings (methodology). AI-written summaries, news items and logos are not covered by the open licence. Spot an error? Email hello@grantable.co.

Caroline J S Sanders TD down — hundreds of funders to go?

Want AI to do this for you?