Sanders Family Foundation
Sanders Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Beverly Hills, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $489K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $210K. Net investment income was $63K.
Sanders Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Sanders Family Foundation gave $210K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $70K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $210,000
- -22.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -40.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $70,000
- +28.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $489,493
- -23.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Sanders Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Los Angeles Opera ($175K). Together the top 3 received $210K.
Grant Size Distribution
22 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 18 grants of 22 (82%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Sanders Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 26% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 712% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $50K (2021) to $273K (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $210K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Opera Los Angeles, CA | Annual Grant | $175,000 |
| Ojai Music Festival Ojai, CA | Annual Grant | $25,000 |
| Los Angeles World Affairs Council Los Angeles, CA | Annual Grant | $10,000 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $489,493 | $67,931 | $215,009 | $210,000 | 3 | $210,000 | $62,820 | $29,484 |
| 2024 | $639,882 | $70,915 | $278,988 | $272,500 | 5 | $272,500 | $64,305 | $38,839 |
| 2023 | $807,360 | $20,989 | $273,042 | $265,000 | 6 | $265,000 | $12,818 | $46,327 |
| 2022 | $947,009 | $-7,146 | $176,169 | $166,500 | 5 | $166,500 | $3,649 | $56,922 |
| 2021 | $1,345,091 | $31,959 | $66,666 | $50,000 | 3 | $50,000 | $22,939 | $65,165 |
| 2020 | $1,480,144 | $322,257 | $117,646 | $105,000 | 5 | — | $311,189 | $54,822 |
| 2019 | $1,239,444 | $61,731 | $80,238 | $69,400 | 6 | — | $50,893 | $57,856 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Sanders Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $29K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Sanders Family Foundation is led by Nancy S. Sanders, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Nancy S. Sanders
President
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barry A. Sanders
Secretary - Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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.
Frequently asked questions about Sanders Family Foundation
How much does Sanders Family Foundation give each year?
Sanders Family Foundation gave $210K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $273K across 5 grants.
What is Sanders Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Sanders Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $70,000, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Sanders Family Foundation give grants?
Sanders Family Foundation gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Los Angeles, CA (2 grants).
Does Sanders Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Sanders Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Annual Grant" (3 grants).
How large is Sanders Family Foundation?
Sanders Family Foundation reported $489K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $210K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $29K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Sanders Family Foundation's EIN?
Sanders Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-4622533. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 2, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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