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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 46-3524352

The Sanger Family Foundation

A private foundation in San Francisco, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 21 grants and $318,924 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
John Sanger Trustee
3600 Washington Street
San Francisco, CA 94118
(415) 693-9300
[email protected]
Form and materials
No prescribed form
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

    $318,924

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $819,355
  • Tax year 2023

    $276,360

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $965,212
  • Tax year 2022

    $232,095

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $1,030,490
  • Tax year 2021

    $155,480

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $1,061,924
  • Tax year 2020

    $80,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $1,115,525
  • Tax year 2019

    $37,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,091,635
  • Tax year 2018

    $35,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,052,927

Grants paid in 2024

21 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Chinese American International SchoolSan Francisco, CA

    Campaign for cais

    $200,000
  2. SF MomaSan Francisco, CA

    Yayoi kusama exhibition

    $24,500
  3. Season of SharingSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $20,000
  4. Park ConservancySan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $15,000
  5. American Independent FoundationWashington, DC

    General support

    $11,000
  6. SF Conservatory of FlowersSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $10,300
  7. SF JazzSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  8. SF Parks AllianceSan Francisco, CA

    End hunger

    $5,500
  9. Telegraph Hill Neighborhood CenterSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  10. HarvardCambridge, MA

    Graduate school of design, law school

    $3,575
  11. Gladstone InstituteSan Francisco, CA

    Capital campaign pledge

    $2,500
  12. SF SymphonySan Francisco, CA

    Annual fund

    $2,500
  13. Arion PressSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $1,500
  14. Circus BellaSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $1,500
  15. Creativity MuseumSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $1,000
  16. Friends of Mvy RadioWest Tisbury, MA

    General support

    $1,000
  17. EfySF, CA

    General support

    $1,000
  18. SF PerformanceSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $1,000
  19. SpurSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $1,000
  20. North Beach CitizensSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $750
  21. SF ExploratoriumSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $299

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $200,00099% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $1,500<1% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $750<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California18 grants $303,349
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $11,000
  3. Massachusetts2 grants $4,575

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • John M SangerTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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