Sorensen Family Foundation
Sorensen Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Wilmington, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $714K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $25K. Net investment income was $36K.
Sorensen Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Sorensen Family Foundation gave $25K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $13K), mostly in Connecticut. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $25,000
- -54.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $12,500
- -9.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $12,500
- Total assets
- $714,130
- -0.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Connecticut (80% 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 Sorensen Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Moca CT Inc ($20K). Together the top 2 received $25K.
Grant Size Distribution
13 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 13 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Sorensen Family Foundation gives
- Giving fell 62% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 87% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2019) to $65K (2022). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $25K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Moca CT Inc Westport, CT | Children's education fund and the Adults with Disabilities fund | $20,000 |
| You Got This Kid Leadership Foundation Mountainside, NJ | General & Unrestricted | $5,000 |
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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 | $714,130 | $40,536 | $41,572 | $25,000 | 2 | $35,474 | $35,538 | $40,900 |
| 2024 | $715,166 | $43,513 | $70,402 | $55,000 | 4 | $65,157 | $38,568 | $39,013 |
| 2023 | $742,055 | $24,155 | $54,835 | $40,000 | 2 | $49,805 | $19,225 | $35,882 |
| 2022 | $772,735 | $3,706 | $79,373 | $65,000 | 4 | $74,937 | $6,427 | $37,262 |
| 2021 | $848,402 | $23,524 | $37,328 | $20,000 | 1 | $30,222 | $18,282 | $45,774 |
| 2020 | $862,206 | $313,019 | $13,232 | — | — | — | $148,467 | $28,952 |
| 2019 | $562,419 | $-4,120 | $32,912 | $20,000 | 3 | — | $7,832 | $28,028 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Sorensen Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $41K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Sorensen Family Foundation is led by Norman Sorensen, Director & President since 2021 (on filings since 2019); none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Norman Sorensen
Director & President
Director → Director & President, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erik Sorensen
Director, Secretary & Treasurer
Director, President, Secretary & Treasurer → Director, Secretary, Treasurer & Pres*, 2021
Director, Secretary, Treasurer & Pres* → Director, Secretary & Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Suzanne Sorensen
Director
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 Sorensen Family Foundation
How much does Sorensen Family Foundation give each year?
Sorensen Family Foundation gave $25K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $55K across 4 grants.
How large is Sorensen Family Foundation?
Sorensen Family Foundation reported $714K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $35K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $41K (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.
Where does Sorensen Family Foundation operate?
Sorensen Family Foundation has awarded grants in Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, Wisconsin.
What is Sorensen Family Foundation's EIN?
Sorensen Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-1379795. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 2, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 6, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 18, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 13, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 10, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
Live grants for the work Sorensen Family Foundation funds
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
- Alamo Kiwanis Club Charities Funding Request Due October 31, 2026
- Women's Health Fund Grants Circle of Friends: Up to $2,000; Women's Giving Circle: In excess of $2,000 · Due October 31, 2026
- Besse Johnson & George Blanton Allen Memorial Foundation Grant Average grant $1,000–$5,000 · Due October 31, 2026
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