Sugar Creek Foundation
Sugar Creek Foundation is a private foundation, based in Pennington, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $385K. Net investment income was $347K.
Sugar Creek Foundation at a glance
In short: Sugar Creek Foundation gave $385K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $385K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $385,000
- +28.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $385,000
- +28.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $385,000
- Total assets
- $4,532,913
- -0.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (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 Sugar Creek Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Waterloo Greenway Conservancy ($385K).
Grant Size Distribution
14 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 14 (57%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Sugar Creek Foundation gives
- Giving grew 54% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 155% 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 $90K (2019) to $385K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $385K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Waterloo Greenway Conservancy Austin, TX | Unrestricted General | $385,000 |
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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 | $4,532,913 | $567,071 | $429,854 | $385,000 | 1 | $399,068 | $347,429 | $256,703 |
| 2024 | $4,537,326 | $951,024 | $336,601 | $300,000 | 1 | $313,887 | $431,378 | $234,612 |
| 2023 | $4,268,239 | $251,268 | $417,724 | $385,000 | 3 | $397,152 | $230,362 | $219,921 |
| 2022 | $4,437,012 | $383,042 | $304,060 | $250,000 | 1 | $263,488 | $359,452 | $226,026 |
| 2021 | $4,359,887 | $2,040,240 | $192,035 | $162,000 | 8 | $173,096 | $696,253 | $218,308 |
| 2020 | $3,046,802 | $99,234 | $186,905 | $160,000 | 7 | — | $75,498 | $176,235 |
| 2019 | $3,130,963 | $259,489 | $113,270 | $90,000 | 3 | — | $206,148 | $165,692 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Sugar Creek Foundation reported a distributable amount of $257K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Sugar Creek Foundation is led by Anita-Agnes Hassell, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Anita-Agnes Hassell
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gerald Hassell
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alyssa Hassell
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jarred Hassell
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 Sugar Creek Foundation
How much does Sugar Creek Foundation give each year?
Sugar Creek Foundation gave $385K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $300K across 1 grant.
How large is Sugar Creek Foundation?
Sugar Creek Foundation reported $4.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $399K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $257K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Sugar Creek Foundation operate?
Sugar Creek Foundation has awarded grants in Florida, North Carolina, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas.
What is Sugar Creek Foundation's EIN?
Sugar Creek Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-3427926. 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 April 3, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 26, 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 29, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
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