Private Foundation

Sarnat Family Foundation

Based in Carlsbad, CA, Sarnat Family Foundation operates as a Private Foundation. The organization reported $1.6M in revenue, $10.7M in expenses, $3.7M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 30 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $16.3M.

EIN: 201004478 Carlsbad, CA Private Independent Foundations NTEE: T22 Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$1.6M

Total Expenses$10.7M

Total Assets$3.7M

Grants Given30

Grant Total$16.3M

Filing Years2021–2025

Sample Grants Given

Protect Democracy Project

Washington, DC · 2024

To prevent democratic decline into authoritarianism.

$8,325,000

Jewish Community Federation

San Francisco, CA · 2024

To support Jewish education & continuity

$1,900,000

New Israel Fund

New York, NY · 2024

Supports Israeli social change

$228,200

Open Medicine Foundation

Agoura Hills, CA · 2024

To support collaborative research to treat chronic complex diseases.

$100,000

Style Her Empowered Inc

Boise, ID · 2024

Supports education and employment for girls in Africa

$50,000

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Officers & Directors

CEO/PRESIDENT;DIRECTOR Gerhard Sarnat

SECRETARY/TREASURER;DIRECTOR Lela Sarnat

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Top Grant Purposes

To prevent democratic decline into authoritarianism.

$8,325,000 1 grant

To support Jewish education & continuity

$1,900,000 1 grant

Protect democracy

$1,200,000 1 grant

ENDOWMENT

$1,193,534 3 grants

PROTECT AND ENHANCE THE WELL-BEING OF JEWS WORLDWIDE.

$821,744 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$1.6M	$10.7M	$3.7M
2024	$3.6M	$947K	$12.9M
2023	$3.1M	$1.9M	$10.2M
2022	$3.4M	$1.4M	$9.1M
2021	$487K	$888K	$7.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $487K to $1.6M (+224%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.7M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, DC, GA, ID, IL, MA, and 3 other states.

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