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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 59-3634325

Sontag Foundation

A private foundation in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 35 grants and $7.2 million 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
The Sontag Foundation
816 A1A North Suite 201
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082
(904) 273-8755
Form and materials
Applications for brain cancer research/career development grants should be submitted online at http://www.sontagfoundation.org/all-grants/brain-cancer/dsa-application- info-requirements/ in response to published requests for applications.
Deadlines
Various
Restrictions
Grants up to a maximum of $600,000 may be awarded.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $7,153,332

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $219,583,987

  • Tax year 2023

    $5,648,007

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $187,565,405

  • Tax year 2022

    $6,088,898

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $171,598,285

  • Tax year 2021

    $3,341,422

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $96,972,459

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,927,670

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $84,935,381

  • Tax year 2019

    $2,370,411

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $76,635,670

  • Tax year 2018

    $2,475,010

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $69,742,582

Grants paid in 2024

35 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Community Foundation of Ne FLJacksonville, FL

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $3,000,000
  2. Brigham & Women's HospitalSomerville, MA

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $362,500
  3. The Regents of the University of MichiganTroy, MI

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $350,000
  4. Mark Foundation for Cancer ResearchNew York, NY

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $300,000
  5. Boston Children's HospitalBoston, MA

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $262,500
  6. California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $250,000
  7. Regents of Univ of Ca-San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $187,500
  8. Yale UniversityWest Haven, CT

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $150,000
  9. University of Texas SouthwesternHouston, TX

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $150,000
  10. University of Massachusetts Med SchoolWorcester, MA

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $150,000
  11. Rice UniversityHouston, TX

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $150,000
  12. University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $150,000
  13. Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $150,000
  14. The Regents of University of CaliforniaOakland, CA

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $150,000
  15. Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $150,000
  16. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $150,000
  17. American Association for Cancer ResearchPhiladelphia, PA

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $132,000
  18. University of MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $112,500
  19. Weill CornellNew York, NY

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $112,500
  20. John Hopkins University School of MedicineBaltimore, MD

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $100,000
  21. Stanford Junior UniversityStanford, CA

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $100,000
  22. Dana Farber Cancer Institute IncBoston, MA

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $100,000
  23. Cleveland ClinicCleveland, OH

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $100,000
  24. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $100,000
  25. Society for Neuro-OncologyHouston, TX

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $40,000
  26. Fred Hutchinson Cancer CenterSeattle, WA

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $37,500
  27. University of IllinoisUrbana, IL

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $37,500
  28. Duke UniversityDurham, NC

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $37,500
  29. National Brain Tumor SocietyNewton, MA

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $33,332
  30. University of Florida Foundation IncGainesville, FL

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $25,000
  31. International Brain Tumor AllianceTadworth Surrey, United Kingdom

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $5,000
  32. Mission Brain FoundationSausalito, CA

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $5,000
  33. Remission SummitGainesville, FL

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $5,000
  34. Central Brain Tumor Registry of the USAHinsdale, IL

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $5,000
  35. American Society of Clinical OncologyAlexandria, VA

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $3,000

Approved for future payment

32 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. Community Foundation of Ne FLJacksonville, FL

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $3,000,000
  2. Regents of Univ of Ca-San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $262,500
  3. California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $255,000
  4. Yale UniversityWest Haven, CT

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $212,500
  5. Boston Children's HospitalBoston, MA

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $212,500
  6. Rice UniversityHouston, TX

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $187,500
  7. Brigham & Women's HospitalSomerville, MA

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $150,000
  8. Duke UniversityDurham, NC

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $150,000
  9. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $150,000
  10. Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $150,000
  11. Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $150,000
  12. University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $150,000
  13. Fred Hutchinson Cancer CenterSeattle, WA

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $150,000
  14. University of IllinoisUrbana, IL

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $150,000
  15. The Regents of University of CaliforniaOakland, CA

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $150,000
  16. Critical PATH InstituteTucson, AZ

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $137,500
  17. The Regents of the University of MichiganTroy, MI

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $112,500
  18. University of Massachusetts Med SchoolWorcester, MA

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $112,500
  19. UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $112,500
  20. Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $100,000
  21. Hospital for Sick ChildrenWashington, DC

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $100,000
  22. Massachusetts General HospitalCharlestown, MA

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $100,000
  23. St Jude Children's ResearchMemphis, TN

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $100,000
  24. Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, MA

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $100,000
  25. American Cancer SocietyAtlanta, GA

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $100,000
  26. American Association for Cancer ResearchPhiladelphia, PA

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $83,000
  27. Health Research AllianceRaleigh, NC

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $75,000
  28. American Society of Clinical OncologyAlexandria, VA

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $60,900
  29. Society for Neuro-OncologyHouston, TX

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $40,000
  30. University of California San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $37,500
  31. Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $37,500
  32. Sno FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    For the exempt purposes of this organization

    $30,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education7 grants $912,50055% of the total
  2. Health5 grants $608,00037% of the total
  3. Medical research1 grant $100,0006% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $40,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida3 grants $3,030,000
  2. Massachusetts6 grants $1,058,332
  3. California5 grants $692,500
  4. Texas5 grants $590,000
  5. Pennsylvania3 grants $432,000
  6. New York2 grants $412,500
  7. Michigan1 grant $350,000
  8. Connecticut1 grant $150,000
  9. Minnesota1 grant $112,500
  10. Maryland1 grant $100,000

Officers, directors and trustees

10 people as filed

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

  • Frederick B SontagDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Bradley D MottierDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $8,000
  • Grant M ConwayDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $8,000
  • Daniel M RyanDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $8,000
  • Jennifer H LevinsonDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $8,000
  • Jeffrey E BernardoDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $8,000
  • Ben ChatrawDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $8,000
  • Carolyn MathisDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $8,000
  • Katherine VerbleDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $8,000
  • Clay Tousey IIIDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $8,000

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