The Sanford Foundation
Private foundation · Mercer Island, WA · EIN 91-1194492 · reported 2023–2025
104grants reported
$1,000median award
$500lower quartile
$50smallest grant
$202Ktotal paid
12states reached
3years giving
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
9248 SE 59TH St
Mercer Island, WA 98040-5021
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Promusica Foundation | Eugene, OR | $30,000 |
| Promusica Foundation | Eugene, OR | $20,000 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $8,000 |
| Orchestra Next | Eugene, OR | $6,000 |
| Eugene Southtowne Rotary Foundation | Eugene, OR | $5,025 |
| Oregon Contemporary Theater | Eugene, OR | $5,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders | Hagerstown, MD | $5,000 |
| The Alliance of Idaho | Bellevue, ID | $5,000 |
| Oregon Contemporary Theater | Eugene, OR | $5,000 |
| Square One Villages | Eugene, OR | $5,000 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Center for Nonprofit Law | Eugene, OR | $4,800 |
| Voices Project | Brooklyn, NY | $4,000 |
| Elaw Environmental protection | Eugene, OR | $4,000 |
| Orchestra Next | Eugene, OR | $3,000 |
| Stove Team International | Portland, OR | $3,000 |
| St Vincent de Paul | Eugene, OR | $3,000 |
| Whitebird Clinic Cahoots | Eugene, OR | $3,000 |
| Eugene Southtowne Rotary Foundation | Eugene, OR | $2,500 |
| Eugene Southtowne Rotary Foundation | Eugene, OR | $2,375 |
| Food for Lane County | Eugene, OR | $2,000 |
| Square One Villages | Eugene, OR | $2,000 |
| The Eugene Mission | Eugene, OR | $2,000 |
| Oregon Contemporary Theater | Eugene, OR | $2,000 |
| Food for Lane County | Eugene, OR | $2,000 |
| Friends of Sawtooth Avalanch Center | Sun Valley, ID | $1,900 |
| The Hunger Coalition | Bellevue, ID | $1,700 |
| Oregon Public Broadcasting Public broadcasting | Portland, OR | $1,500 |
| Klcc | Eugene, OR | $1,500 |
| El Porvenir | Broomfield, CO | $1,500 |
| McKenzie River Trust | Eugene, OR | $1,500 |
| Sun Valley Music Festival | Ketchum, ID | $1,500 |
| International Womens Forum of Idaho | Boise, ID | $1,020 |
| The Alliance of Idaho | Bellevue, ID | $1,000 |
| Public Citizen | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Whitman College Alumni Fund Education | Walla Walla, WA | $1,000 |
| Al Otro Lado | San Ysidro, CA | $1,000 |
| Casita Copan | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,000 |
| OR Public Broadcasting Public broadcasting | Portland, OR | $1,000 |
| The Alliance of Idaho | Bellevue, ID | $1,000 |
| Whitman College Alumni Fund Education | Walla Walla, WA | $1,000 |
| Planned Parenthood | Eugene, OR | $1,000 |
| Klcc Public Broadcasting | Eugene, OR | $1,000 |
| Mt Pisgah Arboretum Environmental protection | Eugene, OR | $1,000 |
| Surfrider Foundation Environmental protection | San Clemente, CA | $1,000 |
| The Community Library | Ketchum, ID | $1,000 |
| Jefferson Public Radio Public radio | Ashland, OR | $1,000 |
| Nightingale Hostel Shelter | Eugene, OR | $1,000 |
| Ugandan Water Project | Lima, NY | $1,000 |
| Water for Life for Schools | White Bear Lake, MN | $1,000 |
| International Rescue Committee | Albert Lea, MN | $1,000 |
| In A Landscape | Portland, OR | $1,000 |
| Stove Team International | Portland, OR | $1,000 |
| Whitebird Clinic Cahoots | Eugene, OR | $1,000 |
| Next Step Recycling | Eugene, OR | $1,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and Mississippi | Memphis, TN | $1,000 |
| El Porvenir | Broomfield, CO | $1,000 |
| Whitman College Alumni Fund Education | Walla Walla, WA | $1,000 |
| Casita Copan | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,000 |
| Voices Project White Helmets | Brooklyn, NY | $1,000 |
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