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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 27-1424512

Sonder Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $83,100 paid in grants.

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.

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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $83,100

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,605,224
  • Tax year 2024

    $67,100

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,537,142
  • Tax year 2023

    $79,550

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $1,602,779
  • Tax year 2022

    $103,343

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $1,652,274
  • Tax year 2021

    $90,050

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $2,039,283
  • Tax year 2020

    $105,850

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $2,136,758
  • Tax year 2019

    $119,192

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $2,168,180
  • Tax year 2018

    $116,065

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $2,256,318

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Black Public Media IncNew York, NY

    Pitch Black and the NCU Emerging Media fellowship

    $43,100
  2. Teach for America IncNew York, NY

    New Jersey Program

    $40,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $43,10052% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $40,00048% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York2 grants $83,100

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Paula SousaVP Hours 1Pay $0
  • Claire A WallsPres, Dir, Sec Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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