Sands Family Foundation
Private foundation · Dedham, MA · EIN 20-1034607 · reported 2023–2025
52grants reported
$200median award
$100lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$94Ktotal paid
16states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 52 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $100 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
5301 Great Meadow RD
Dedham, MA 02026-4084
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Memorial Hermann Foundation | Houston, TX | $20,000 |
| Mhhs Foundation | Kent, WA | $10,000 |
| Bilh Philanthropy | Burlington, MA | $10,000 |
| The Julie Fund | Newton Lower Falls, MA | $5,300 |
| The Julie Fund | Newton Lower Falls, MA | $5,100 |
| West End House | Allston, MA | $5,080 |
| Sinai Hospital | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 |
| West End House | Allston, MA | $5,000 |
| Bilh Philanthropy | Burlington, MA | $5,000 |
| West End House | Allston, MA | $3,109 |
| Temple Beth Shalom | Needham Heights, MA | $2,652 |
| Sinai Hospital | Baltimore, MD | $2,500 |
| Sinai Hospital | Baltimore, MD | $2,500 |
| Edward Foundation | Naperville, IL | $1,035 |
| Edward Foundation | Naperville, IL | $1,035 |
| Jefferson Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 |
| Jefferson Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 |
| Jefferson Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 |
| The Julie Fund | Newton Lower Falls, MA | $1,000 |
| St Jude Hospital | Memphis, TN | $800 |
| Home for Little Wanderers | Boston, MA | $700 |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation | Dedham, MA | $600 |
| Autism Speaks | Princeton, NJ | $350 |
| Cataldo Ambulance | Somerville, MA | $350 |
| American Heart Association | Dedham, MA | $205 |
| Boston Childrens | South Boston, MA | $200 |
| Dana Farber Jimmy Fund | Brookline, MA | $200 |
| Feed the Hungry Family | Lawrence, MA | $200 |
| Shriners Hospital | Tampa, FL | $200 |
| Tunnels to Towers | Statem Island, NY | $200 |
| Act Blue | Somerville, MA | $200 |
| Safe Passage | Northampton, MA | $155 |
| Pan-Mass Challenge | Needham, MA | $103 |
| American Cancer Society | Dedham, MA | $100 |
| American Red Cross | Boston, MA | $100 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of America | Tampa, FL | $100 |
| Disabled American Veterans | Dedham, MA | $100 |
| Feed the Children | Oklahoma City, OK | $100 |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | $100 |
| Food for the Poor | Coconut Creek, FL | $100 |
| Greater Boston Food Bank | Boston, MA | $100 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Atlanta, GA | $100 |
| Humane Society of the United States | Washington, DC | $100 |
| Lazarus House Ministries | Lawrence, MA | $100 |
| March of Dimes Foundation | White Plaines, NY | $100 |
| Salvation Army | Alexandria, VA | $100 |
| Save the Children Federation | Fairfield, CT | $100 |
| Scholarhsip America | Minneapolis, MN | $100 |
| Smile Train | New York, NY | $100 |
| Special Olympics | Washington, DC | $100 |
| United Service Organization | Washington, DC | $100 |
| New York Road Runner | New York, NY | $100 |
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