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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-3557069

Sandpiper Fund Inc

A private foundation in New Rochelle, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 103 grants and $320,220 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $320,220

    Grants listed
    103
    Assets, end of year
    $2,780,051

  • Tax year 2024

    $271,688

    Grants listed
    97
    Assets, end of year
    $2,878,958

  • Tax year 2023

    $221,390

    Grants listed
    94
    Assets, end of year
    $2,871,052

  • Tax year 2022

    $239,200

    Grants listed
    96
    Assets, end of year
    $2,828,031

  • Tax year 2021

    $188,500

    Grants listed
    88
    Assets, end of year
    $2,903,923

  • Tax year 2020

    $183,000

    Grants listed
    80
    Assets, end of year
    $2,836,087

Grants paid in 2025

103 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Save the SoundNew Haven, CT

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $30,000
  2. PropublicaNew York, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $20,000
  3. CoastxKittery Point, ME

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $10,000
  4. Doctors Without Borders USA IncNew York, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $10,000
  5. Good Food InstituteWashington, DC

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $10,000
  6. Natural Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $10,000
  7. Open SecretsWashington, DC

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $10,000
  8. Partners in HealthBoston, MA

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $10,000
  9. Friends of the Marine Education CenterMamaroneck, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $9,320
  10. Wichana FoundationIrvington, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $7,000
  11. Allbritton Journalism InstituteWashington, DC

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $5,000
  12. American Civil Liberties Union FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $5,000
  13. American RiversWashington, DC

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $5,000
  14. AmericaresStamford, CT

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $5,000
  15. Amica Center for Immigration RightsWashington, DC

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $5,000
  16. Amnesty International USANew York, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $5,000
  17. Center for Reproductive RightsNew York, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $5,000
  18. Crew (citizens for Responsibility & Ethics)Washington, DC

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $5,000
  19. Democracy ForwardWashington, DC

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $5,000
  20. Electronic Frontier FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $5,000
  21. Environmental Defense FundNew York, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $5,000
  22. Government Accountability ProjectWashington, DC

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $5,000
  23. Human Rights WatchNew York, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $5,000
  24. Innocence ProjectNew York, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $5,000
  25. Mamaroneck-Larchmont Student Aid FundLarchmont, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $5,000
  26. Mercy UniversityDobbs Ferry, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $5,000
  27. NAACP Legal Defense & Education FundNew York, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $5,000
  28. National Abortion FederationAnnapolis Junction, MD

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $5,000
  29. NycluNew York, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $5,000
  30. Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaNew York, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $5,000
  31. Proliteracy WorldwideSyracuse, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $5,000
  32. Sea Education Association AnnualWoods Hole, MA

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $5,000
  33. Sierra Club FoundationOakland, CA

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $5,000
  34. SoundwatersStamford, CT

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $5,000
  35. UNCFWashington, DC

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $5,000
  36. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $5,000
  37. Team for KidsNew York, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $3,400
  38. Hudson Park Children's GreenhouseNew Rochelle, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $2,000
  39. 350ORGWashington, DC

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  40. American Chestnut FoundationAsheville, NC

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  41. American Heartstroke AssociationDallas, TX

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  42. Aquinnah Community AssociationAquinnah, MA

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  43. Beyond PesticidesWashington, DC

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  44. Billion Oyster ProjectNew York, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  45. Bread for the CityWashington, DC

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  46. Brennan Center for JusticeNew York, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  47. Chilmark Fire DepartmentChilmark, MA

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  48. City Harvest IncBrooklyn, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  49. Community Resource CenterMamaroneck, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  50. Conservation Law FoundationBoston, MA

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  51. EarthjusticeSan Francisco, CA

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  52. Equal Justice InitiativeMontgomery, AL

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  53. Everytown for Gun Safety Support FundNew York, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  54. Eye-Bank for Sight RestorationNew York, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  55. Family Services of WestchesterTarrytown, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  56. Friends of the EarthWashington, DC

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  57. GemsNew York, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  58. Habitat for Humanity of WestchesterNew Rochelle, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  59. HiasSilver Spring, MD

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  60. Hope Community ServicesNew Rochelle, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  61. Hudson River Sloop Clearwater IncBeacon, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  62. Internet ArchiveSan Francisco, CA

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  63. League of United Latin American CitizensWashington, DC

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  64. Make-A-Wish Hudson ValleyTarrytown, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  65. Media Matters for AmericaWashington, DC

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  66. Mercy ShipsLindale, TX

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  67. Mozilla Foundation Attn Donor CareMountainview, CA

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  68. National Immigration Law CenterLos Angeles, CA

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  69. National Jazz Museum in HarlemNew York, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  70. New Endeavors by WomenWashington, DC

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  71. New Rochelle Uniformed Fire Fighters AssocNew Rochelle, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  72. OceanswideNewcastle, ME

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  73. Peregrine FundBoise, ID

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  74. Pesticide Action NetworkBerkeley, CA

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  75. Physicians for Human RightsNew York, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  76. Public Broadcasting ServiceArlington, VA

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  77. Rainforest TrustWarrenton, VA

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  78. Reproductive Freedom for All FoundationWashington, DC

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  79. RiverkeeperOssining, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  80. Selfhelp Community ServicesNew York, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  81. Silent Spring InstituteNewton, MA

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  82. Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, AL

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  83. States NewsroomWashington, DC

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  84. Surfrider FoundationSan Clemente, CA

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  85. The Center UticaUtica, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  86. The Guidance Center of WestchesterMount Vernon, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  87. Untermyer Gardens ConservancyYonkers, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  88. Victory InstituteWashington, DC

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  89. Wikimedia FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  90. Winslow Farms Animal SanctuaryNorton, MA

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  91. Appalachian Mountain ClubCharlestown, MA

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $500
  92. At Home on the SoundMamaroneck, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $500
  93. Friends of Marshlands IncRye, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $500
  94. Friends of Read Wildlife SanctuaryRye, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $500
  95. Friends of the Old Croton AqueductDobbs Ferry, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $500
  96. Friends of the West Tisbury LibraryWest Tisbury, MA

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $500
  97. Lustgarten FoundationBethpage, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $500
  98. Martha's Vineyard Shellfish GroupOak Bluffs, MA

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $500
  99. Mianus River GorgeBedford, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $500
  100. Nyagv Ed FundNew York, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $500
  101. Sheriff's Meadow FoundationWest Tisbury, MA

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $500
  102. Trustees of Hamilton CollegeClinton, NY

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $500
  103. Vineyard Conservation SocietyVineyard HVN, MA

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Environment21 grants $83,50044% of the total
  2. International aid7 grants $24,00013% of the total
  3. Education7 grants $18,50010% of the total
  4. Health2 grants $15,0008% of the total
  5. Public affairs2 grants $12,0006% of the total
  6. Animals4 grants $10,8206% of the total
  7. 8 other causes20 grants $27,00014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York44 grants $134,720
  2. District of Columbia21 grants $79,000
  3. Connecticut3 grants $40,000
  4. Massachusetts13 grants $24,000
  5. California9 grants $21,000
  6. Maine2 grants $11,000
  7. Alabama3 grants $3,000
  8. Texas2 grants $2,000
  9. Virginia2 grants $2,000
  10. Idaho1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Daniel ScheuerPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Matthew P ScheuerCO-DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Alexander J ScheuerCO-DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

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