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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 34-7143765

Sanders Foundation

A private foundation in Akron, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $14,000 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.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Joel R Aberth Trustee
270 Delaware Place
Akron, OH 44333
(330) 376-3300
Form and materials
Applicants must submit a letter of request along with proof of 501 c 3 status
Deadlines
NA
Restrictions
NA

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $14,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $311,311

  • Tax year 2024

    $14,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $239,495

  • Tax year 2023

    $14,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $238,564

  • Tax year 2022

    $22,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $276,888

  • Tax year 2021

    $22,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $289,978

  • Tax year 2020

    $22,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $338,424

  • Tax year 2019

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $340,622

  • Tax year 2018

    $23,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $409,113

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Akron Canton Rgional Food BankAkron, OH

    General support

    $6,000
  2. Barberton Area Community MinistriesBarberton, OH

    General support

    $6,000
  3. Magical Theatre CompanyBarberton, OH

    General support

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $6,00075% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $2,00025% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio3 grants $14,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Joel R AberthTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $1,500
  • Mary Kay TimuraTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $1,500

The return

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