Sand Hill Angels Charitable Foundation
Sand Hill Angels Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Mountain View, California. It is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that supports other nonprofit organizations working to improve lives and the world.
Sand Hill Angels Charitable Foundation at a glance
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990 filing, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990 filing, 2024; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Sand Hill Angels Charitable Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- Yes
- How to Apply
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The foundation accepts unsolicited requests from nonprofit organizations. Its website describes an online application, followed by a meeting with applicants; applicants should provide information about their organization, request, 501(c)(3) tax ID, financial status, leadership, and references. Separate documents may be emailed after the application is submitted. The 2024 filing lists email/PDF materials and requires applicants to be 501(c)(3) organizations.
- Review Cycle
- The website lists May 31 for July awards and October 31 for December awards. The May 31 deadline for July 2026 awards has passed; the next listed deadline is October 31, 2026, for December awards.
- Deadline
- The website lists May 31 for July awards and October 31 for December awards.
- Contact
Application contact: Sand Hill Angels Charitable Foundat
Mailing address: 1060 La Avenida, Mountain View, CA 94043
Phone: (650) 787-4918
Email: info@sandhillangelscharitablefund.org
Website: https://www.sandhillangelscharitablefund.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Sand Hill Angels Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
32 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 32 grants of 32 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation says it thinks globally but acts locally, favoring organizations in the San Francisco Greater Bay Area and California.
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Is Sand Hill Angels Charitable Foundation open to new grantees?
100%
first-time grantees, 2023
In 2023, 10 of 10 grantees (100%) were first-time recipients. With only 10 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 10 points. First grants averaged $3K. How we count
- 0% of 2023 grantees were also funded in 2022. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2020 to 2023 (+0%). Method
- In 2023 it paid out 99% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2023). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $30K (2020) to $34K (2021). In 2023 it made 10 grants totaling $30K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mission Bit San Francisco, CA | Teen-Tech Education | $5,000 |
| Digital Nest Watsonville, CA | Education | $5,000 |
| Future of Reading Los Altos, CA | Education Reading | $4,500 |
| Venture Free Foundaton Woodside, CA | Education | $3,000 |
| Matters Bay Area San Francisco, CA | Education | $2,900 |
| INSIGHTS Science Discovery El Paso, TX | Education | $2,350 |
| Latino Outdoors Oakland, CA | Safe Outdoors Community | $2,200 |
| Nine Lives Impact Redwood City, CA | Animal Shelter | $2,100 |
| Post Carbon Institute Corvallis, OR | Environmental- Sustainability | $1,900 |
| Propel San Francisco, CA | Mental Health | $1,200 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $410,303 | $31,767 | $39,388 | $30,150 | 10 | $30,150 | $22,529 | $30,318 |
| 2022 | $417,924 | $3,356 | $41,941 | $30,100 | 9 | $30,100 | — | $27,924 |
| 2021 | $456,509 | $16,331 | $40,796 | $33,500 | 6 | $33,500 | $9,036 | $32,964 |
| 2020 | $480,974 | $5,337 | $35,609 | $30,000 | 7 | — | — | $25,773 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The fund’s mission is to support nonprofits that improve lives and the world. Its stated areas of focus are health, environment, human rights, education, and wildlife protection. It seeks to fund emerging nonprofit organizations and gives preference to organizations with less than $5 million in revenue.
Examples of supported organizations include Digital NEST, which describes its work as providing young people in underserved communities with technology access, training, and workforce skills, and Mission Bit, which describes its work as providing free, project-based computer science courses for under-resourced high school students in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Grantmaking
The foundation reported grants totaling $30,150 across 10 grants in 2023. Its website says typical awards range from $1,000 to $10,000 per organization per funding cycle. In 2023, Digital NEST and Mission Bit each received $5,000.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists Ralph Eschenbach, Anu Nigam, and Jonathan Wu as trustees.
Sand Hill Angels Charitable Foundation's 2024 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Jonathan Wu
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ralph Eschenbach
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anu Nigam
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: June Payne (2020–2021) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Sand Hill Angels Charitable Foundation
What does Sand Hill Angels Charitable Foundation fund?
The fund’s mission is to support nonprofits that improve lives and the world. Its stated areas of focus are health, environment, human rights, education, and wildlife protection. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Sand Hill Angels Charitable Foundation?
The foundation accepts unsolicited requests from nonprofit organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
Where does Sand Hill Angels Charitable Foundation make grants?
The foundation says it thinks globally but acts locally, favoring organizations in the San Francisco Greater Bay Area and California.
What is Sand Hill Angels Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Sand Hill Angels Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-6685399. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Does Sand Hill Angels Charitable Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
Yes, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(1)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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