Sardas Family Foundation
Sardas Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Cleveland, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $52K. Net investment income was $55K.
Sardas Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Sardas Family Foundation gave $52K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $17K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $52,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $17,333
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,000
- Total assets
- $4,698
- +13322.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (62% 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 Sardas Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas ($30K). Together the top 3 received $52K.
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $52K (2024) to $54K (2021). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $52K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas Dallas, TX | Charitable Purpose | $30,000 |
| Congregation Shearith Atlanta, GA | Charitable Purpose | $20,000 |
| Levine Academy Dallas, TX | Charitable Purpose | $2,000 |
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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 | $4,698 | $111,768 | $52,026 | $52,000 | 3 | $52,026 | $55,290 | — |
| 2024 | $35 | $100,002 | $52,026 | $52,000 | 3 | $52,026 | $47,248 | — |
| 2023 | $403 | $2 | — | — | — | — | $2 | $20 |
| 2022 | $401 | $1 | — | — | — | — | $1 | $20 |
| 2021 | $400 | $100,683 | $54,000 | $54,000 | 4 | $54,000 | $48,118 | — |
| 2020 | $1,587 | $102,132 | $54,000 | $54,000 | 4 | — | $48,963 | — |
| 2019 | $1,285 | $55,273 | $54,000 | $54,000 | 4 | — | $50,242 | — |
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Sardas Family Foundation is led by Jacques R. Sardas, Chair & Director on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jacques R. Sardas
Chair & Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Esther Sardas
Vice President & Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gregory P. Althans
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark A. Conway
Secretary
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 Sardas Family Foundation
How much does Sardas Family Foundation give each year?
Sardas Family Foundation gave $52K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $52K across 3 grants.
What is Sardas Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Sardas Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $17,333, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Sardas Family Foundation give grants?
Sardas Family Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 62% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Georgia (38%). The most frequent recipient cities were Dallas, TX (2 grants).
How large is Sardas Family Foundation?
Sardas Family Foundation reported $5K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $112K.
What is Sardas Family Foundation's EIN?
Sardas Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-4821586. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 4, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 2, 2024)
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