Sage Foundation
Private foundation · Brighton, MI · EIN 38-6041518 · reported 2023–2025
217grants reported
$12Kmedian award
$7,500lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$5.4Mtotal paid
10states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 17 of its 217 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $251K 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
PO Box 1919
Brighton, MI 48116-5719
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hillsdale College General, charitable, educational - Choral Scholars Program Scholarships | Hillsdale, MI | $200,000 |
| Hillsdale College General, charitable, educational - Choral Scholars Program Scholarships | Hillsdale, MI | $200,000 |
| Hillsdale College General, charitable, educational - Choral Scholars Program Scholarships | Hillsdale, MI | $200,000 |
| Window to the World Communications Inc General, charitable, educational - Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival film | Chicago, IL | $175,000 |
| Window to the World Communications Inc General, charitable, educational - Island Without Cars/Hydra | Chicago, IL | $150,000 |
| Window to the World Communications Inc General, charitable, educational - Island Without Cars/Hydra | Chicago, IL | $150,000 |
| Grant Park Orchestral Association General, charitable, educational | Chicago, IL | $125,000 |
| Grant Park Orchestral Association General, charitable, educational | Chicago, IL | $125,000 |
| Ravinia Festival General, charitable, educational | Highland Park, IL | $120,000 |
| Ravinia Festival General, charitable, educational | Highland Park, IL | $120,000 |
| Grant Park Orchestral Association General, charitable, educational | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Joffrey Ballet General, charitable, educational - Live Music Program | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Joffrey Ballet General, charitable, educational - Live Music Program | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Lenawee Chamber Foundation General, charitable, educational | Adrian, MI | $100,000 |
| Orchestral Association Chicago Symphony Orchestra General, charitable, educational | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Joffrey Ballet General, charitable, educational - Live Music Program | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Window to the World Communications Inc General, charitable, educational - Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival film | Chicago, IL | $95,000 |
| Adrian College General, charitable, educational - Music Program (Steinway Piano) | Adrian, MI | $75,000 |
| Lenawee Chamber Foundation General, charitable, educational | Adrian, MI | $75,000 |
| Kartemquin Educational Films General, charitable, educational - Stories & Pictures By Film | Chicago, IL | $60,000 |
| Window to the World Communications Inc General, charitable, educational - Island Without Cars | Chicago, IL | $60,000 |
| Afterimage Public Media General, charitable, educational | San Francisco, CA | $52,500 |
| Lenawee Chamber Foundation General, charitable, educational | Adrian, MI | $50,000 |
| Orchestral Association Chicago Symphony Orchestra General, charitable, educational | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Barenboim-Said Foundation General, charitable, educational | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Big Shoulders Fund General, charitable, educational | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists General, charitable, educational | Chicago, IL | $40,000 |
| Marian Catholic High School General, charitable, educational & religious - Scholarship Fund | Chicago Heights, IL | $35,000 |
| Marian Catholic High School General, charitable, educational - Scholarship Fund | Chicago Heights, IL | $35,000 |
| Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists General, charitable, educational | Chicago, IL | $35,000 |
| Marian Catholic High School General, charitable, educational - Scholarship Fund | Chicago Heights, IL | $35,000 |
| Big Shoulders Fund General, charitable, educational | Chicago, IL | $30,000 |
| Alphonsus Academy & Center for the Arts General, charitable, educational, religious | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Lenawee General, charitable, educational | Adrian, MI | $25,000 |
| Cedille Chicago Nfp General, charitable, educational | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Chicago Multi-Cultural Dance Center General, charitable, educational | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Community TV Network General, charitable, educational | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| District 64 Band and Orchestra Parents Association - Lincoln Middle School General, charitable, educational | Park Ridge, IL | $25,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Lenawee County General, charitable, educational | Adrian, MI | $25,000 |
| Joffrey Ballet General, charitable, educational - Winning Works Documentary Films | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Orchestral Association Chicago Symphony Orchestra General, charitable, educational | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Providence St Mel School General, charitable, educational - Scholarships | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| San Diego Symphony Orchestra General, charitable, educational | San Diego, CA | $25,000 |
| Shedd Aquarium Society General, charitable, educational | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| The Croswell General, charitable, educational | Adrian, MI | $25,000 |
| Window to the World Communications Inc General, charitable, educational | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Cedille Chicago Nfp General, charitable, educational | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Community TV Network General, charitable, educational | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Hope Community Center General, charitable, educational | Adrian, MI | $25,000 |
| Kartemquin Educational Films General, charitable, educational - Education in America film | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago General, charitable, educational | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Orchestral Association Chicago Symphony Orchestra General, charitable - Sempre Always capital campaign | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Purple Rose Theatre Company General, charitable, educational | Chelsea, MI | $25,000 |
| Ravinia Festival General, charitable, educational | Highland Park, IL | $25,000 |
| Shedd Aquarium Society General, charitable, educational | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Window to the World Communications Inc General, charitable, educational | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Lenawee General, charitable, educational | Adrian, MI | $25,000 |
| Cedille Chicago Nfp General, charitable, educational | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Center for Independent Documentary General, charitable, educational - Documentary film on education | Newton, MA | $25,000 |
| Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art General, charitable, educational | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
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