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Sandcastle Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 81-2450108 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
- Total grants paid
- $1.7M
- Grants reported
- 73
- Median grant
- $20K
- Future commitments
- None reported
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41 | $940K |
| 2024 | 32 | $800K |
Where Sandcastle Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS | SAINT PAUL, MN | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT | 2024 | $75K |
| UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS | SAINT PAUL, MN | UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GRANT | 2025 | $75K |
| UJAMAA PLACE | SAINT PAUL, MN | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT | 2024 | $70K |
| UJAMAA PLACE | SAINT PAUL, MN | UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GRANT | 2025 | $70K |
| WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | SAINT LOUIS, MO | UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GRANT | 2025 | $50K |
| AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILD WELLNESS INSTITUTE | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GRANT | 2025 | $50K |
| PROP PEOPLE REACHING OUT TO OTHER PEOPLE | EDEN PRAIRIE, MN | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT | 2024 | $50K |
| SIMPSON HOUSING SERVICES INC | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT | 2024 | $40K |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF THE TWIN CITIES | ST PAUL, MN | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT | 2024 | $40K |
| CRESCENT COVE | BROOKLYN CENTER, MN | UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GRANT | 2025 | $40K |
| ST PATRICK CENTER | ST LOUIS, MO | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT | 2024 | $40K |
| CRESCENT COVE | BROOKLYN CENTER, MN | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT | 2024 | $40K |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF THE TWIN CITIES | ST PAUL, MN | UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GRANT | 2025 | $40K |
| CONSTELLATION FUND | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GRANT | 2025 | $35K |
| MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDENS | SAINT LOUIS, MO | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT | 2024 | $30K |
| WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | SAINT LOUIS, MO | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT | 2024 | $30K |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF MINNESOTA NORTH | ST PAUL, MN | UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GRANT | 2025 | $30K |
| AEON | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GRANT | 2025 | $30K |
| EDEN PRAIRIE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | EDEN PRAIRIE, MN | UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GRANT | 2025 | $30K |
| SUMMIT ACADEMY OIC | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT | 2024 | $25K |
| SUMMIT ACADEMY OIC | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GRANT | 2025 | $25K |
| ANIMAL PROTECTION ASSOC OF MISSOURI | SAINT LOUIS, MO | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT | 2024 | $25K |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD GREAT RIVERS | ST LOUIS, MO | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT | 2024 | $25K |
| OCEAN BLUE PROJECT INC | CORVALLIS, OR | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT | 2024 | $25K |
| AEON | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT | 2024 | $25K |
How to apply
This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.
About this data
Figures are aggregated from Sandcastle Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF e-file archive.