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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 33-0940501

Sanders Dickinson Foundation

A private foundation in Saratoga, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 4 grants and $175,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $175,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $4,680,177
  • Tax year 2023

    $250,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $4,543,354
  • Tax year 2022

    $250,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $4,445,750
  • Tax year 2021

    $190,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $4,713,055
  • Tax year 2020

    $170,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $4,677,771

Grants paid in 2024

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Bay Area Rescue MissionRichmond, CA

    Unrestricted

    $50,000
  2. Food Bank of Contra Costa and SolanoConcord, CA

    Unrestricted

    $50,000
  3. Second Harvest of Silicon ValleySan Jose, CA

    Unrestricted

    $50,000
  4. New Horizons Foundation IncColorado SPGS, CO

    Unrestricted

    $25,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture2 grants $100,00057% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $50,00029% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $25,00014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California3 grants $150,000
  2. Colorado1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Derek A SandersPRESIDENT / DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kevin R SandersV.P. / DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Valerie W SandersSEC. / DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Robert W SandersDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • John R HenkelTREASURER Hours 1Pay $5,000

The return

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