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Form 990-PFTax year 2020EIN 26-3565155

Sander Family Foundation

A private foundation in Brookings, SD. Its return for tax year 2020 lists 14 grants and $139,657 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2020 (period ending Dec 31, 2020), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2020

    $139,657

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2019

    $194,716

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $143,465

  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,255,494

Grants paid in 2020

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Luther SeminarySaint Paul, MN

    Scholarship fund

    $77,500
  2. SD Mines Center for Alumni Relations and Advancement (cara)Rapid City, SD

    Scholarship fund

    $35,000
  3. Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders AssociationChicago, IL

    Donation

    $10,000
  4. Boys and Girls Club of the Northern PlainsBrookings, SD

    Donation

    $5,000
  5. First Lutheran ChurchBrookings, SD

    Donation

    $4,732
  6. Enterprise InstituteBrookings, SD

    Donation

    $2,500
  7. Children's Home SocietySioux Falls, SD

    Donation

    $1,000
  8. South Dakota Hall of FameChamberlain, SD

    Donation

    $1,000
  9. St John Lutheran ChurchMadison, SD

    Donation

    $1,000
  10. Friends of South Dakota Public BroadcastingSioux Falls, SD

    Donation

    $700
  11. Boy Scouts of AmericaSioux Falls, SD

    Donation

    $500
  12. Brookings Health Systems FoundationBrookings, SD

    Donation

    $500
  13. South Dakota Historical Society FoundationPierre, SD

    Donation

    $125
  14. South Dakota Art MuseumBrookings, SD

    Donation

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $10,00052% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $5,00026% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $2,50013% of the total
  4. Arts and culture3 grants $1,8259% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Minnesota1 grant $77,500
  2. South Dakota12 grants $52,157
  3. Illinois1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

9 people as filed

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

  • Duane E SanderPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Phyllis A SanderVP/SEC/TR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jeffrey SanderDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Melanie SanderDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Alan TrueDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Doreen TrueDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Julie WhartonDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Michael WhartonDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Brian SanderDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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