Sandler Center for the Performing Arts Foundation
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Sandler Center for the Performing Arts Foundation at a glance
In short: Sandler Center for the Performing Arts Foundation reported $4K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $4,371 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -15.4% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $3,759,323
- +1.8% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $612,541
- +25.1% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $331,211
- +36.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $505,164
- +4.7% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Sandler Center for the Performing Arts Foundation
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Sandler Center for the Performing Arts Foundation
Who Sandler Center for the Performing Arts Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Sandler Center for the Performing Arts Foundation gives
- Giving fell 72% from 2020 to 2023. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 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 $3K (2022) to $80K (2019). In 2025 it reported $4K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia Arts Festival Norfolk, VA | To Support Education of the Arts | $5,833 |
| Neptune Festival Virginia Beach, VA | To Support Education of the Arts | $1,030 |
| Virginia Musical Theatre Virginia Beach, VA | To Support Education of the Arts | $87 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,759,323 | $612,541 | $505,164 | $4,371 | Total only | $331,211 |
| 2024 | $3,692,113 | $489,515 | $482,329 | $5,168 | Total only | $242,102 |
| 2023 | $3,458,618 | $463,592 | $479,914 | $6,950 | 3 | $187,229 |
| 2022 | $3,272,511 | $429,520 | $447,673 | $3,400 | Total only | $230,813 |
| 2021 | $3,796,153 | $487,347 | $380,581 | — | — | $176,136 |
| 2020 | $3,188,348 | $350,430 | $495,980 | $25,000 | 3 | $80,539 |
| 2019 | $3,289,681 | $351,898 | $720,463 | $80,000 | 3 | $61,200 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Sandler Center for the Performing Arts Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Sandler Center for the Performing Arts Foundation is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Virginia Beach, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.8M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $4K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $331K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Sandler Center for the Performing Arts Foundation is led by Lisa A. Baehre, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 14 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lisa A. Baehre
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$110K (2019) → $149K (2025)
Tony Nero
Chairman
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Annie Sandler
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Art Sandler
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tim Santo
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Dillon
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Louise Nagourney
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melinda Hancock
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Randi Dunlop
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Kelsey
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tyler Rosa
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sue Grube
Vice Chairman
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Vice Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Wilson
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Moore
Secretary
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (34)
- Former: David L. Bernd (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Gerald Divaris (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Katherine Willis (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Laura Miller (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Leslie Doyle (2019–2024) — Past President
- Former: Rj Nutter (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Jim Corzatt (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Ron Ripley (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Vince Olivieri (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Steve Whetstine (2024) — Director
- Former: John M. Owens Jr. (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Paul Battaglia (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Steven B. Sandler (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Bob Taylor (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: David Redmond (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Nneka Chiazor (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: George H. Bowles Sr. (2019–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Kathy Katsias (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Adam Carroll (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Anthony P. Nero (2019–2020) — President
- Former: Arthur B. Sandler (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: C. Jeffrey Moore (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Dianne Frantz (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Drew Monroe (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: James Corzatt (2019–2020) — Secretary
- Former: Juanita Felton (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Kevin Stevenson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Michael Clayman (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Ron Kramer (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Ronald Ripley (2019–2020) — Vice President
- Former: Vincent Olivieri (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Dawn Mancuso (2020) — Director
- Former: Billy Foster (2019) — Director
- Former: Jimmy L. Bruff (2019) — Director
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $149K, to Lisa a Baehre (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Sandler Center for the Performing Arts Foundation
How much does Sandler Center for the Performing Arts Foundation give each year?
Sandler Center for the Performing Arts Foundation reported $4K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $5K in grants paid.
How large is Sandler Center for the Performing Arts Foundation?
Sandler Center for the Performing Arts Foundation reported $3.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $613K.
What is Sandler Center for the Performing Arts Foundation?
Sandler Center for the Performing Arts Foundation is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Virginia Beach, VA. It holds $3.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Sandler Center for the Performing Arts Foundation operate?
Sandler Center for the Performing Arts Foundation has awarded grants in Pennsylvania, Virginia.
What is Sandler Center for the Performing Arts Foundation's EIN?
Sandler Center for the Performing Arts Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-2409231. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 8, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 21, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 7, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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