The Sanneh Foundation
The Sanneh Foundation, a youth development organization, provides life skills programs for at-risk children using soccer as the catalyst to empower kids, improve lives, and unite communities. The mission of sanneh is to empower youth, improve lives, and unite communities. Sanneh empowers youth by supporting and promoting educational attainment through in-school and after-school support, improves lives by providing programs that strengthen physical health and social and emotional development, and unites communities by advancing diversity, equity, and community well-being.
The Sanneh Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $14,924,380
- +6.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $11,152,317
- +18.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $46,376
- +146.3% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $9,031,723
- +4.8% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who The Sanneh Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2023 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2024) to $13K (2023). In 2024 it reported $3K 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 |
|---|---|---|
| North St Paul High School North St Paul, MN | Leadership | $13,000 |
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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 | $14,924,380 | $11,152,317 | $9,031,723 | — | — | $46,376 |
| 2024 | $14,006,815 | $9,412,722 | $8,618,601 | $2,500 | Total only | $18,832 |
| 2023 | $13,437,571 | $7,518,672 | $8,660,202 | $13,000 | 1 | $1,933 |
| 2022 | $10,248,605 | $6,519,859 | $5,148,902 | — | — | $4,191 |
| 2021 | $8,014,398 | $5,568,906 | $4,135,231 | — | — | $15,391 |
| 2020 | $3,684,557 | $4,260,525 | $2,973,871 | — | — | $378 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About The Sanneh Foundation
Based on IRS filings
The Sanneh Foundation is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Saint Paul, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $14.9M in total assets. Net investment income was $46K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Sanneh Foundation is led by Tony Sanneh, CEO on every filing since 2024; 2 of 22 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Tony Sanneh
CEO
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$140K (2024) → $157K (2025)
Brian Findlay
Board Chair
Director → Board Vice C, 2024
Board Vice C → Board Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Sherman
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Silton
Director
Past Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cordell Hardy
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jacob Miller
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mya Honeywell
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elyse Kharbanda
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Gels
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Adam Brown
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gene Richtsmeier
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Vanranst
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Josh Helgesen
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marielle Cinicropi
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mdgan Diamond
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Micaheleen Josephs
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nicole Carlson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tony Lacroix-Daluhn
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brandon Griffin
Senior Vice President
Senior Vice President of Operations → Senior Vice President of, 2024
Senior Vice President of → Senior Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$112K (2023) → $123K (2025)
Judd Gilats
Treasurer
Director → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sean Jensen
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Debra Bauman
Board Vice C
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (42)
- Former: Adam Gislason (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Beth Paulson (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Dave Rust (2020–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Deborah Olson (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Delorez Houle (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Sean Ball (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Tamba Johnson (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Jeffrey Faust (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Kourosh Motalebi (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Larry Patterson (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Tony Simmons (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Keith Moses (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Tommy McNeal (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Dawn Selle (2023–2024) — Vice President of Ext Re
- Former: Marlon Cush (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Morgan Kennedy (2023–2024) — Board Chair
- Former: Nicki Odom (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Trisha Farrow (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Anthony Sanneh (2020–2023) — CEO
- Former: Frank Taylor (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Kristy Carstensen (2020–2023) — Board Chair
- Former: Lara Juras (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Jen Gels (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Lawrence Patterson (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Miguel Alexander (2022–2023) — Board Vice Chair
- Former: Sara Nellermoe (2022–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Kandace Logan (2023) — Executive Vice President
- Former: Missy Durant (2023) — Director
- Former: Dominic Ciresi (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Foley Schmidt (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Miguel Alexander Pozo (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: David Rust (2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Denver Gilliand (2021) — Director
- Former: Lisa Sterling (2021) — Director
- Former: Paul Novak (2021) — Secretary
- Former: Art Gardner (2020) — Director
- Former: Evan Richardson (2020) — Vice President
- Former: Jake Miller (2020) — Director
- Former: Michael Khoury (2020) — Director
- Former: Roxanne Battle (2020) — Director
- Former: Scott Seiler (2020) — Director
- Former: Stacey Gray-Akeya (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 $157K, to Tony Sanneh (CEO). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about The Sanneh Foundation
How large is The Sanneh Foundation?
The Sanneh Foundation reported $14.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $11.2M.
What is The Sanneh Foundation?
The Sanneh Foundation is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Saint Paul, MN. It holds $14.9M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does The Sanneh Foundation operate?
The Sanneh Foundation has awarded grants in Minnesota.
What is The Sanneh Foundation's EIN?
The Sanneh Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-2332269. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 20, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 18, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 15, 2026)
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