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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-2442291

Sandstone Foundation

A private foundation in Mayfield HTS, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 26 grants and $198,503 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.

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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

    $198,503

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $1,297,208

  • Tax year 2024

    $85,448

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $901,942

  • Tax year 2023

    $245,454

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $767,711

  • Tax year 2022

    $309,936

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $797,427

  • Tax year 2021

    $229,597

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $997,289

  • Tax year 2020

    $247,397

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $620,582

  • Tax year 2019

    $293,177

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $726,573

  • Tax year 2018

    $160,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $950,013

Grants paid in 2025

26 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Positive Education ProgramCleveland, OH

    General

    $37,516
  2. UCLA FoundationSanta Monica, CA

    General

    $31,500
  3. The Bail ProjectVenice, CA

    General

    $30,000
  4. A Place for MeCleveland, OH

    General

    $25,000
  5. ACLU of OhioCleveland, OH

    General

    $20,000
  6. Museum of Contemporary Art (moca)Cleveland, OH

    General

    $7,500
  7. Sisters of Notre DameChardon, OH

    General

    $7,500
  8. Team Seneca NavyCleveland, OH

    General

    $7,500
  9. Cleveland PlayhouseCleveland, OH

    General

    $5,000
  10. The Cleveland FoundationCleveland, OH

    General

    $5,000
  11. La Jolla PlayhouseLa Jolla, CA

    General

    $3,000
  12. Playhouse SquareCleveland, OH

    General

    $3,000
  13. The Old GlobeSan Diego, CA

    General

    $3,000
  14. BorderlightCleveland, OH

    General

    $2,557
  15. Greater Cleveland FoodbankCleveland, OH

    General

    $2,073
  16. Open DoorsCleveland, OH

    General

    $2,000
  17. Chagrin History CenterChagrin Falls, OH

    General

    $1,500
  18. The Centers for Families and ChildrenCleveland, OH

    General

    $1,100
  19. First TeeNewburgh Heights, OH

    General

    $1,000
  20. IdeastreamCleveland, OH

    General

    $800
  21. We Care SolarBerkeley, CA

    General

    $526
  22. Blindspot Collective (mac Blinds)San Diego, CA

    General

    $500
  23. The Children's Tumor FoundationNew York, NY

    General

    $500
  24. American Cancer SocietyCleveland, OH

    General

    $211
  25. Teen Cancer AmericaSanta Monica, CA

    General

    $120
  26. CaringbridgeBloomington, MN

    General

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Mental health1 grant $37,51647% of the total
  2. Crime and legal aid1 grant $30,00037% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5,0006% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $3,0004% of the total
  5. Youth development3 grants $2,9204% of the total
  6. Human services1 grant $1,1001% of the total
  7. 2 other causes3 grants $1,1261% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio17 grants $129,257
  2. California7 grants $68,646
  3. New York1 grant $500
  4. Minnesota1 grant $100

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Robert MartensDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Holley Fowler MartensDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Alycia P MartensDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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