The Sunshine Charitable Foundation
The Sunshine Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Campton, NH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $264.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $13.9M. Net investment income was $17.6M.
The Sunshine Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: The Sunshine Charitable Foundation gave $13.9M across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $7.0M), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $13,920,000
- +38.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,960,000
- -30.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $6,960,000
- Total assets
- $264,911,352
- +12.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (97% 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 The Sunshine Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Massachusetts General Hospital ($13.5M). Together the top 2 received $13.9M.
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was $5M or more: 5 grants of 9 (56%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How The Sunshine Charitable Foundation gives
- Giving grew 65% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 116% 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 $2.3M (2019) to $13.9M (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $13.9M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA | Funding support for the xdp center and other program support for the department of neurologyy | $13,500,000 |
| The Resolution Project Inc New York, NY | General Operating Support | $420,000 |
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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 | $264,911,352 | $32,037,527 | $15,370,241 | $13,920,000 | 2 | $14,011,779 | $17,616,112 | $12,067,294 |
| 2024 | $235,038,722 | $27,150,462 | $11,288,864 | $10,050,000 | 1 | $10,128,175 | $13,294,890 | $10,422,255 |
| 2023 | $203,323,080 | $18,206,747 | $9,919,061 | $9,100,000 | 2 | $9,216,572 | $10,663,429 | $9,547,241 |
| 2022 | $188,937,588 | $31,982,611 | $8,745,452 | $8,434,020 | 2 | $8,466,070 | $13,551,113 | $9,893,573 |
| 2021 | $197,124,779 | $25,613,225 | $6,297,039 | $6,033,000 | 2 | — | $7,046,014 | $7,873,483 |
| 2020 | $126,797,123 | $25,242,375 | $4,640,457 | $4,441,544 | 1 | — | $4,059,580 | $5,819,504 |
| 2019 | $107,354,223 | $23,690,400 | $2,861,394 | $2,325,000 | 2 | — | $4,728,103 | $4,678,696 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Sunshine Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $12.1M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Sunshine Charitable Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Gabriel B. Sunshine
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Geraldine Acuna-Sunshine
Trustee
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/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 The Sunshine Charitable Foundation
How much does The Sunshine Charitable Foundation give each year?
The Sunshine Charitable Foundation gave $13.9M across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $10.1M across 1 grant.
How large is The Sunshine Charitable Foundation?
The Sunshine Charitable Foundation reported $264.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $14.0M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $12.1M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does The Sunshine Charitable Foundation operate?
The Sunshine Charitable Foundation has awarded grants in Massachusetts, New York.
What is The Sunshine Charitable Foundation's EIN?
The Sunshine Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-4535502. 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 May 19, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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