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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 75-6010788

The Sands Foundation

A private foundation in Dallas, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 1 grant and $25,000 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

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

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

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $328,050
  • Tax year 2023

    $690,726

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $346,878
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,558,423

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,018,624
  • Tax year 2021

    $236,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,575,790
  • Tax year 2020

    $825,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,814,076
  • Tax year 2019

    $1,004,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $3,609,400
  • Tax year 2018

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $550,003

Grants paid in 2024

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. John Bunker Sands Wetland Center IncDallas, TX

    Operating Support

    $25,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment1 grant $25,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Patrick B SandsPresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • Laurie Sands HarrisonVice Pres Hours 0Pay $0
  • Stephen Hunt SandsSec/Treas Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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