Private foundation · EIN 27-4292119

The Sanders Family Foundation

Preselected only

Birmingham, AL

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Tax year 2025 (period ending 2025-12-31) · Filed with IRS 2026 · Data as of 2026-10-24 · View filing on ProPublica · Source: IRS e-file object 202601319349104150
Total assets (EOY)$7,096,942
Grants paid$280,000
Typical (median) grant$20,000
Grants listed15
Giving in home state (AL)71%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K2
$5K–$25K9
$25K–$100K4
$100K+0

Smallest $3,000 · Largest $40,000

Geographic focus

AL
71%
FL
21%
LA
7%

Common purposes

scholarshipsfundsscholarshiprancesandersendowedliteracyinterventionenrichmenttechnologyschools

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2023$216,500$5,381,94216
2024$230,100$6,493,79615
2025$280,000$7,096,94215

Years shown are the filings ingested so far; more years are added as additional IRS batches are processed.

How to apply

This foundation checked Part XV line 2 of its 990-PF: it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Source: 990-PF Part XV line 2, tax year 2025.

Top recipients (tax year 2025)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Big Oak RanchGADSDEN, ALOPERATING FUNDS$40,000
Hica Hispanic Interest Coalition Of Alabama Scholarship FundBIRMINGHAM, ALSCHOLARSHIPS$30,000
Alabama Aerospace And AviationBESSEMER, ALSCHOLARSHIPS$25,000
University Of AlabamaTUSCALOOSA, ALRANCE M. SANDERS ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP$25,000
Birmingham School Of Law FoundationBIRMINGHAM, ALSCHOLARSHIPS$22,000
Food For Thought OutreachSANTA ROSA, FLOPERATING FUNDS$20,000
Gardere Community Christian SchoolBATON ROUGE, LASCHOLARSHIPS$20,000
Restoration AcademyFAIRFIELD, ALGENERAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND$20,000
South Walton AcademySANTA ROSA, FLSCHOLARSHIPS$20,000
Westonwood RanchFREEPORT, FLOPERATING FUNDS$20,000
Better BasicsBIRMINGHAM, ALLITERACY INTERVENTION & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS$15,000
Glenwood Schools Of AlabamaBIRMINGHAM, ALSCHOLARSHIPS$12,000
Oneonta Foundation For Educational ResourcesONEONTA, ALTECHNOLOGY IN SCHOOLS$5,000
Oneonta Public LibraryONEONTA, ALOPERATING FUNDS$3,000
Tom Bell Memorial High School Golf Classic TournamentONEONTA, ALGENERAL SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS$3,000
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