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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 yearGrants paidAmount
202510$540K
202417$704K

Where The Sassafras 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.

RecipientLocationPurposeTax yearAmount
LEADERSHIP EDUCATION ATHLETICS IN PARTNERSHIPNEW HAVEN, CTGENERAL SUPPORT2025$125K
CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY ACTIONNEW HAVEN, CTGENERAL SUPPORT2025$115K
CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY ACTIONNEW HAVEN, CTGENERAL SUPPORT2024$115K
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ARTS AND IDEASNEW HAVEN, CTGENERAL SUPPORT2024$100K
NEW HAVEN LEGAL ASSISTANCE INCNEW HAVEN, CTGENERAL SUPPORT2025$80K
DWIGHT HALL AT YALENEW HAVEN, CTHARBOR FELLOWS PROGRAM2024$80K
NEW HAVEN LEGAL ASSISTANCE INCNEW HAVEN, CTGENERAL SUPPORT2024$80K
LEADERSHIP EDUCATION ATHLETICS IN PARTNERSHIPNEW HAVEN, CTGENERAL SUPPORT2024$75K
CLIMATEHAVEN INCNEW HAVEN, CTGENERAL SUPPORT2024$50K
CONNECTICUT VOICES FOR CHILDRENNEW HAVEN, CTGENERAL SUPPORT2025$50K
SAVE THE SOUNDNEW HAVEN, CTGENERAL SUPPORT2025$45K
OPEN COMMUNITIES ALLIANCE INCHARTFORD, CTGENERAL SUPPORT2024$40K
OPEN COMMUNITIES ALLIANCE INCHARTFORD, CTFELLOWS PROGRAM2025$40K
OPEN COMMUNITIES ALLIANCE INCHARTFORD, CTFELLOWS PROGRAM2024$28K
CENTER FOR CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY INC CO U OF CT SCHOOL OF LAWHARTFORD, CTGENERAL SUPPORT2024$25K
UNITED WAY OF CONNECTICUTROCKY HILL, CTREDWOOD FELLOWS PROGRAM2025$25K
CENTER FOR CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY INC CO U OF CT SCHOOL OF LAWHARTFORD, CTGENERAL SUPPORT2025$25K
URBAN RESOURCES INITIATIVEYALE SCHOOL OF THE ENVIRONMENTNEW HAVEN, CTGENERAL SUPPORT2025$20K
DWIGHT HALL AT YALENEW HAVEN, CTGENERAL SUPPORT2024$20K
YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF THE ENVIRONMENT URBAN RESOURCES INITIATIVENEW HAVEN, CTGENERAL SUPPORT2024$20K
CONNECTICUT STUDENTS FOR A DREAMBRIDGEPORT, CTGENERAL SUPPORT2024$20K
HORIZONS AT THE FOOTE SCHOOLNEW HAVEN, CTGENERAL SUPPORT2025$15K
HORIZONS AT THE FOOTE SCHOOLNEW HAVEN, CTGENERAL SUPPORT2024$15K
COMPAGNIA DE'COLOMBARINEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT2024$12K
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB NEW HAVENNEW HAVEN, CTGENERAL SUPPORT2024$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.

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