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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 74-2698726

The Sanders Foundation

A private foundation in El Paso, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $474,525 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

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

    $474,525

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,313,250

  • Tax year 2024

    $425,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $950,196

  • Tax year 2023

    $485,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,575,483

  • Tax year 2022

    $565,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,775,579

  • Tax year 2021

    $215,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,909,042

  • Tax year 2020

    $220,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,918,480

  • Tax year 2019

    $349,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,941,692

  • Tax year 2018

    $340,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,191,046

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cornell University FoundationIthaca, NY

    General support

    $250,000
  2. Santa Fe PrepSanta Fe, NM

    General support

    $89,525
  3. Paso Del Norte Community FoundationEl Paso, TX

    General support

    $50,000
  4. Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA

    General support

    $50,000
  5. Borderplex Bi-National Economic Alliance FoundationEl Paso, TX

    General support

    $25,000
  6. The Epc Meseum DBA La NubeEl Paso, TX

    General support

    $5,000
  7. Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC

    General support

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $305,00080% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $50,00013% of the total
  3. Community development1 grant $25,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York1 grant $250,000
  2. New Mexico1 grant $89,525
  3. Texas3 grants $80,000
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $50,000
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Barry A KobrenDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • William D SandersDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Louann F SandersDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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