The Susan Sarandon Charitable Foundation
The Susan Sarandon Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations, and the foundation states that it contributes only to preselected charitable organizations.
The Susan Sarandon Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: The Susan Sarandon Charitable Foundation gave $148K across 20 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), top state New York. 20% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $147,500
- -15.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 20
- -16.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $7,375
- +1.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $3,571,613
- +17.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 20% first-time grantees (4 of 20, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New York (41% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to The Susan Sarandon Charitable Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 1861 Santa Barbara Dr, Lancaster, PA 17601
Phone: (717) 735-8000
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Susan Sarandon Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Doctors Without Borders USA Inc ($30K). Together the top 10 received $118K.
Grant Size Distribution
121 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 120 grants of 121 (99%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grant dollars were distributed among organizations in New York (41%), California (35%), Washington, DC (14%), Oregon (5%), and Michigan (5%). These figures describe the states of grant recipients.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 20 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is The Susan Sarandon Charitable Foundation open to new grantees?
20%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 4 of 20 grantees (20%) were first-time recipients. With only 20 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $5K; repeat grants $8K. How we count
Medians: $2K first-time, $5K repeat.
- 75% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+13%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 90% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $61K (2021) to $175K (2024). In 2025 it made 20 grants totaling $148K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Doctors Without Borders USA Inc New York, NY | Charitable | $30,000 |
| Amazon Watch Oakland, CA | Charitable | $15,000 |
| Human Needs Project San Rafael, CA | Charitable | $15,000 |
| Middle Eastern Children's Alliance Berkeley, CA | Charitable | $15,000 |
| The Bowery Mission New York, NY | Charitable | $12,500 |
| The Center for Consitutional Rights New York, NY | Charitable | $10,000 |
| Greenpeace Washington, DC | Charitable | $5,000 |
| Oregon Food Bank Inc Portland, OR | Charitable | $5,000 |
| Palestine's Children Relief Fund Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | $5,000 |
| The Mirembe Project Brooklyn, NY | Charitable | $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 | $3,571,613 | $722,564 | $181,975 | $147,500 | 20 | $148,956 | $691,465 | $166,250 |
| 2024 | $3,033,074 | $149,435 | $209,394 | $174,957 | 24 | $176,725 | $118,610 | $152,651 |
| 2023 | $3,206,080 | $177,890 | $197,521 | $167,387 | 39 | $169,402 | $149,945 | $173,072 |
| 2022 | $3,116,252 | $-33,375 | $168,004 | $130,900 | 26 | $132,798 | $45,112 | $178,682 |
| 2021 | $3,311,992 | $278,738 | $93,539 | $60,500 | 12 | $61,598 | $249,097 | $191,991 |
| 2020 | $3,236,420 | $111,137 | $203,370 | $173,500 | 32 | — | $83,277 | $170,896 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Susan Sarandon Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $166K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grantees describe work across several areas. For example, Human Needs Project says it builds community centers offering services such as clean water, education, skills training, and internet access in poverty-stricken areas. Amazon Watch says it works to protect the rainforest and advance Indigenous peoples’ rights in the Amazon Basin. Oregon Food Bank describes its mission as eliminating hunger and its root causes, while Greenpeace says it campaigns on global environmental problems.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 20 grants totaling $147,500. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $30,000, with a median grant of $5,000. Among the largest were $30,000 to Doctors Without Borders USA; $15,000 each to Amazon Watch, Human Needs Project, and Middle Eastern Children’s Alliance; and $12,500 to The Bowery Mission. Other reported grants included $5,000 to World Central Kitchen, $5,000 to Oregon Food Bank, and $3,000 to Bottomless Closet.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Susan Sarandon as president and director; Eva Amuri Martino as vice president; Jack Henry Robbins as vice president and treasurer; and Miles Robbins as vice president.
The Susan Sarandon Charitable Foundation is led by Susan Sarandon, President & Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Susan Sarandon
President & Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eva Amuri Martino
Vice President
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jack Henry Robbins
Vice President & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Miles Robbins
Vice President
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
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.
Frequently asked questions about The Susan Sarandon Charitable Foundation
How much does The Susan Sarandon Charitable Foundation give each year?
The Susan Sarandon Charitable Foundation gave $148K across 20 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $175K across 24 grants.
What is The Susan Sarandon Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?
The Susan Sarandon Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $7,375, across 20 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Susan Sarandon Charitable Foundation that year got $5K on average.
Where does The Susan Sarandon Charitable Foundation give grants?
The Susan Sarandon Charitable Foundation's top state is New York, with 41% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were California (35%) and District of Columbia (14%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (4 grants), Washington, DC (4 grants) and Portland, OR (2 grants).
Does The Susan Sarandon Charitable Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 20 grants with a stated purpose on The Susan Sarandon Charitable Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (20 grants).
Who are The Susan Sarandon Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
The Susan Sarandon Charitable Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Doctors Without Borders USA Inc ($30,000), Amazon Watch ($15,000) and Human Needs Project ($15,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 41% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Susan Sarandon Charitable Foundation?
The Susan Sarandon Charitable Foundation reported $3.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $149K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $166K (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.
What does The Susan Sarandon Charitable Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grantees describe work across several areas. For example, Human Needs Project says it builds community centers offering services such as clean water, education, skills training, and internet access in poverty-stricken areas. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Susan Sarandon Charitable Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is The Susan Sarandon Charitable Foundation's EIN?
The Susan Sarandon Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 61-1437696. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does The Susan Sarandon Charitable Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). The Susan Sarandon Charitable Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/the-susan-sarandon-charitable-foundation-morg_30f3b4a1b22c404cab2d6ac578898574
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