Sandler Foundation
San Francisco, CA 94105 · IRS data through FY2025
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | -$2,171,474 | $356,183,505 | $251,518,654 |
| FY2024 | $16,621,643 | $65,066,512 | $572,269,124 |
| FY2023 | $15,366,307 | $70,736,091 | $607,165,685 |
| FY2022 | $40,866,490 | $67,960,612 | $659,418,926 |
| FY2021 | $12,570,533 | $76,710,966 | $746,360,914 |
| FY2020 | $253,171,244 | $88,209,955 | $826,751,634 |
| FY2019 | $33,043,836 | $65,914,094 | $946,521,985 |
| FY2018 | $23,490,195 | $64,036,863 | $956,521,454 |
| FY2017 | $164,595,644 | $54,814,998 | $945,230,523 |
| FY2016 | $60,540,274 | $58,785,799 | $873,868,668 |
| FY2015 | $62,842,696 | $48,857,947 | $912,010,106 |
| FY2014 | $75,391,113 | $56,029,050 | $874,965,243 |
| FY2013 | $18,229,323 | $49,428,910 | $744,134,767 |
| FY2012 | $14,415,765 | $52,421,873 | $680,196,132 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Sandler Foundation (EIN 94-3147856), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $354,741,574 | 100% |
| Management & general | $1,441,931 | <1% |
| Fundraising | $0 | 0% |
What the numbers show
- Program services accounted for 100% of functional expenses, management & general 0%, and fundraising 0%.
- 100% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2025. That is higher than 93% of 115 Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations organizations in CA.
- Net assets covered about 8.5 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 15th percentile among 6903 Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations organizations in CA.
- Total revenue fell from $14,415,765 in FY2012 to -$2,171,474 in FY2025. Revenue increased in 7 and decreased in 6 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 9 of 14 reported years (FY2012, FY2013, FY2018, FY2019, FY2021, FY2022, FY2023, FY2024, FY2025).
- The highest revenue on record here is $253,171,244 in FY2020.
- Net assets declined from $680,196,132 to $251,518,654 between FY2012 and FY2025.
- Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (supporting organization, type unspecified).
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
SUPPORTS CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, & RELIGIOUS PURPOSES OF JEWISH COMM FEDERATION OF SF.
IRS status
| Ruling year | 1991 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | T900 — Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations (in CA) |
| Donations | Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (supporting organization, type unspecified). |
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Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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