Public Charity

SANDLER FOUNDATION

Based in SAN FRANCISCO, CA, SANDLER FOUNDATION operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $-2.2M in revenue, $356.2M in expenses, $251.7M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 637 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $597.1M.

EIN: 943147856 SAN FRANCISCO, CA Named Trusts N.E.C. NTEE: T90 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$-2.2M
Total Expenses$356.2M
Total Assets$251.7M
Grants Given637
Grant Total$597.1M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE FOUNDATION OPERATES EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL OR RELIGIOUS PURPOSES BY CONDUCTING OR SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF, OR TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF SAN FRANCISCO, THE PENINSULA, MARIN AND SONOMA COUNTIES.

Sample Grants Given

SAN FRANCISCO, CA · 2024
TIKKUN OLAM CHARITABLE FUND
$8,000,000
WASHINGTON, DC · 2024
GENERAL SUPPORT
$7,000,000
NEW YORK, NY · 2024
GENERAL SUPPORT
$6,000,000
WASHINGTON, DC · 2024
GENERAL SUPPORT
$4,000,000
WASHINGTON, DC · 2024
STATE FISCAL EFFORTS AND GENERAL SUPPORT
$4,000,000

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Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR David Agger
DIRECTOR David Folkman
DIRECTOR/BOARD CHAIR/VP James Sandler
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT Jeannette Demesmin-Rodrigues
TREASURER/SECRETARY Joy Sisisky
DIRECTOR Phyllis Cook

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Top Grant Purposes

GENERAL SUPPORT
$337,375,000 350 grants
STATE FISCAL EFFORTS AND GENERAL SUPPORT
$28,000,000 8 grants
PROGRAM IN BREAKTHROUGH BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH (PBBR)
$24,000,000 8 grants
GLIOBLASTOMA PRECISION MEDICINE PROGRAM
$16,058,555 7 grants
"RESET" PROJECT
$13,000,000 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $-2.2M $356.2M $251.7M
2024 $16.6M $65.1M $573.0M
2023 $15.4M $70.7M $612.3M
2022 $40.9M $68.0M $672.2M
2021 $12.6M $76.7M $751.0M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue moved from $12.6M to $-2.2M, with total assets most recently reported at $251.7M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, and 4 other states.

AZCACODCFLGAILKYLAMA

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