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Form 990-PFTax year 2023EIN 77-0669399

The Sprocket Foundation

A private foundation in New Hope, PA. Its return for tax year 2023 lists 25 grants and $2 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2023 (period ending Dec 31, 2023), 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

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

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,020,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $20,501,130

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,975,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $22,706,294

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,955,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $24,266,768

  • Tax year 2020

    $975,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $23,922,348

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,018,372

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $20,286,334

  • Tax year 2018

    $880,750

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $20,195,203

Grants paid in 2023

25 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Borealis PhilanthropyMinneapolis, MN

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $275,000
  2. Proteus FundWaltham, MA

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $235,000
  3. Common Counsel FoundationOakland, CA

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $165,000
  4. Social and Environmental EntrepreneursCalabasas, CA

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $155,000
  5. Groundswell FundSan Francisco, CA

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $110,000
  6. The Praxis Project IncSan Francisco, CA

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $100,000
  7. Tides FoundationNew York, NY

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $100,000
  8. Bread & RosesPhiladelphia, PA

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $85,000
  9. Trans Queer PuebloPhoenix, AZ

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $75,000
  10. Families for Justice HealingRoxbory, MA

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $70,000
  11. Defending Rights and DissentWashington, DC

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $60,000
  12. Faith for JusticeSaint Louis, MO

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $55,000
  13. Mano AmigaOak Park Heights, MN

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $55,000
  14. Movement Alliance ProjectPhiladelphia, PA

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $55,000
  15. Amistad Law ProjectPhiladelphia, PA

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $50,000
  16. Astraea FoundationNew York, NY

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $50,000
  17. Pillars of the CommunitySan Diego, CA

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $50,000
  18. Muslim Justice LeagueBoston, MA

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $40,000
  19. Organizing Black IncBaltimore, MD

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $40,000
  20. Texas Jail ProjectCypress, TX

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $40,000
  21. Maine InitiativesPortland, ME

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $35,000
  22. Raham IncDetroit, MI

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $35,000
  23. Clean Air Coalition of Western New YorkBuffalo, NY

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $30,000
  24. Collective Action for Safe PlaceWashington, DC

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $30,000
  25. Greater Birmingham MinistriesBirmingham, AL

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $25,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $330,00022% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $235,00016% of the total
  3. Community development2 grants $200,00013% of the total
  4. Environment2 grants $185,00012% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $110,0007% of the total
  6. Civil rights2 grants $100,0007% of the total
  7. 5 other causes6 grants $330,00022% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California4 grants $470,000
  2. Massachusetts3 grants $345,000
  3. Minnesota2 grants $330,000
  4. New York4 grants $290,000
  5. Pennsylvania3 grants $190,000
  6. District of Columbia2 grants $90,000
  7. Arizona1 grant $75,000
  8. Missouri1 grant $55,000
  9. Maryland1 grant $40,000
  10. Texas1 grant $40,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Stephen McDonnellTRUSTEE Hours 4Pay $0
  • Jill McDonnellTRUSTEE Hours 4Pay $0

The return

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