Bernard G and Rhoda G Sarnat Family Foundation-Gerard Sarnat
Private foundation · Carlsbad, CA · EIN 20-1004478 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Sarnat Family Foundation
15grants reported
$167Kmedian award
$50Klower quartile
$30Ksmallest grant
$13.1Mtotal paid
6states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 2 of its 15 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $2.1M in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
5780 Fleet St Ste 310
Carlsbad, CA 92008-4714
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Protect Democracy Project To prevent democratic decline into authoritarianism. | Washington, DC | $8,325,000 |
| Jewish Community Federation To support Jewish education & continuity | San Francisco, CA | $1,900,000 |
| Protect Democracy Protect democracy | Washington, DC | $1,200,000 |
| Shanti Bhavan Childrens Project Boarding School for India's lowest social class | Bellevue, WA | $325,000 |
| Earthjustice Litigating environmental issues | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 |
| New Israel Fund Supports Israeli social change | New York, NY | $228,200 |
| The Jewish Community Federation Protect and enhance the well-being of Jews worldwide | Chicago, IL | $200,000 |
| New Israel Fund Supports Israeli social change | New York, NY | $167,000 |
| Open Medicine Foundation To support collaborative research to treat chronic complex diseases. | Agoura Hills, CA | $100,000 |
| Open Medicine Foundation Research/Treatment of Diseases | Agoura Hills, CA | $100,000 |
| Friends of Zana Africa Provides health management for girls in Africa | Washington, DC | $75,000 |
| High Ground Institute Support civil and human rights | Santa Clara, CA | $50,500 |
| Style Her Empowered Inc Supports education and employment for girls in Africa | Boise, ID | $50,000 |
| Style Her Empowered Inc Supports education and employment for girls in Africa | Boise, ID | $50,000 |
| Drawdown Bay Area Climate change | Washington, DC | $30,000 |
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