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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 45-6314257

Sandestin Foundation

A private foundation in Miramar Beach, FL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 25 grants and $179,451 paid in grants.

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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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Thomas R Becnel
15000 Emeral Coast Parkway
Destin, FL 32541
(850) 337-5200
[email protected]
Form and materials
The foundation invites grant proposals from public charities in northwest florida. The applicant must identify the organization, it's history, proof of exemption, experience and success in accomplishing grants, organizational references, amount of funding desired, the recipient or recipients, whether it will have access to matching funds, a detailed plan of when and how the funds will be spent, a detailed budget, the amounts if any being applied to adminstrative overhead and salaries and it's plan for reporting the results.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
The foundation requires interim and final written reports of the results and accomplishments of the grant. The foundation has the right to withhold or modify funding if goals and objections of the grant are not being met.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $179,451

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $1,159,380

  • Tax year 2023

    $200,484

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $1,064,733

  • Tax year 2022

    $123,966

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $993,912

  • Tax year 2021

    $117,347

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $871,518

  • Tax year 2020

    $229,094

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $659,080

  • Tax year 2019

    $151,155

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $589,092

  • Tax year 2018

    $161,247

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $523,506

Grants paid in 2024

25 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Ovan Mwenge LeopordNa, FL

    Donation to orphanage in africa, sdi school drive

    $39,931
  2. Sister BarbaraNa, FL

    Donation to orphanage in africa

    $23,500
  3. Make-A-WishMaitland, FL

    Donation to pay for local children's make a wish

    $21,412
  4. FR LeonardNa, FL

    Donation to orphanage in africa

    $11,500
  5. Individual

    Donation to little boy in need of a kidney transplant

    $10,000
  6. Dog-Harmony IncMiramar Beach, FL

    2024 grant - children's therapy and training

    $10,000
  7. Winter Garden's First Baptist ChurchWinter Garden, FL

    Donation to dawson read- organ transplant

    $10,000
  8. Individual

    Medical expenses for little boy with kidney transplant

    $9,843
  9. Read Across AfricaWoodstock, GA

    General grant for programs

    $8,750
  10. Faustine Valentine MoshaNa, FL

    Donation to orphanage in africa

    $6,000
  11. Individual

    Donation to boy in accident

    $5,000
  12. Individual

    Medical expenses for local special needs child

    $5,000
  13. Children in CrisisFt Walton BCH, FL

    Children in crisis

    $5,000
  14. FR OndegoNa, FL

    Donation to orphanage in africa

    $2,500
  15. Walton County Guardian Ad LitemNa, FL

    Christmas gifts for foster children

    $1,972
  16. Secluded African Properties TrustNairobi, Kenya

    General donation

    $1,688
  17. Walton County Foster KidsNa, FL

    Emegency foster children placement

    $1,600
  18. Individual

    School supplies and clothes for foster kids

    $1,500

  19. This return lists its grants in an attachment that is not in the IRS e-file: $1,000 in all.

  20. Desdelio NkhomaNa, FL

    Donation to orphanage in tanzania

    $522
  21. Individual

    Donation to family with kids in financial hardship

    $500
  22. Individual

    Donation to family with kids in financial hardship

    $500
  23. Individual

    Donation to family with kids in financial hardship

    $500
  24. Individual

    Donation to family with kids in financial hardship

    $500
  25. Catholic Charities of NW FloridaFort Walton Beach, FL

    Food pantry reimbursement

    $372
  26. Individual

    Donation for school supplies in africa

    $361

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $10,00067% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $5,00033% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida13 grants $134,309
  2. Georgia1 grant $8,750

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Sara BecnelCO-TRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Thomas R BecnelTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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