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The Sassafras Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 20-3082522 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
- Total grants paid
- $1.2M
- Grants reported
- 27
- Median grant
- $28K
- Future commitments
- None reported
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | $540K |
| 2024 | 17 | $704K |
Where The Sassafras Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Connecticut$1.2MNew York$12K
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEADERSHIP EDUCATION ATHLETICS IN PARTNERSHIP | NEW HAVEN, CT | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2025 | $125K |
| CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY ACTION | NEW HAVEN, CT | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2025 | $115K |
| CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY ACTION | NEW HAVEN, CT | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 | $115K |
| INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ARTS AND IDEAS | NEW HAVEN, CT | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 | $100K |
| NEW HAVEN LEGAL ASSISTANCE INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2025 | $80K |
| DWIGHT HALL AT YALE | NEW HAVEN, CT | HARBOR FELLOWS PROGRAM | 2024 | $80K |
| NEW HAVEN LEGAL ASSISTANCE INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 | $80K |
| LEADERSHIP EDUCATION ATHLETICS IN PARTNERSHIP | NEW HAVEN, CT | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 | $75K |
| CLIMATEHAVEN INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 | $50K |
| CONNECTICUT VOICES FOR CHILDREN | NEW HAVEN, CT | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2025 | $50K |
| SAVE THE SOUND | NEW HAVEN, CT | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2025 | $45K |
| OPEN COMMUNITIES ALLIANCE INC | HARTFORD, CT | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 | $40K |
| OPEN COMMUNITIES ALLIANCE INC | HARTFORD, CT | FELLOWS PROGRAM | 2025 | $40K |
| OPEN COMMUNITIES ALLIANCE INC | HARTFORD, CT | FELLOWS PROGRAM | 2024 | $28K |
| CENTER FOR CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY INC CO U OF CT SCHOOL OF LAW | HARTFORD, CT | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 | $25K |
| UNITED WAY OF CONNECTICUT | ROCKY HILL, CT | REDWOOD FELLOWS PROGRAM | 2025 | $25K |
| CENTER FOR CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY INC CO U OF CT SCHOOL OF LAW | HARTFORD, CT | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2025 | $25K |
| URBAN RESOURCES INITIATIVEYALE SCHOOL OF THE ENVIRONMENT | NEW HAVEN, CT | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2025 | $20K |
| DWIGHT HALL AT YALE | NEW HAVEN, CT | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 | $20K |
| YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF THE ENVIRONMENT URBAN RESOURCES INITIATIVE | NEW HAVEN, CT | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 | $20K |
| CONNECTICUT STUDENTS FOR A DREAM | BRIDGEPORT, CT | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 | $20K |
| HORIZONS AT THE FOOTE SCHOOL | NEW HAVEN, CT | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2025 | $15K |
| HORIZONS AT THE FOOTE SCHOOL | NEW HAVEN, CT | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 | $15K |
| COMPAGNIA DE'COLOMBARI | NEW YORK, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 | $12K |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB NEW HAVEN | NEW HAVEN, CT | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 | $12K |
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 The Sassafras 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.