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Grants paid by Sandler Foundation, tax year 2020
EIN 94-3147856 · San Francisco, CA · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE T900
In tax year 2020, Sandler Foundation (EIN 94-3147856) reported 76 grants paid totaling $85,329,172. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2020
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Stanford University Stanford, CA | A | $7,470,727 | paid | CLINICAL EXCELLENCE RESEARCH CENTER | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Center for American Progress Washington, DC | A | $6,000,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | University of California San Francisco Foundation San Francisco, CA | A | $5,792,387 | paid | GLIOBLASTOMA PRECISION MEDICINE PROGRAM | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Learning Policy Institute Palo Alto, CA | A | $3,800,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Center On Budget and Policy Priorities Washington, DC | A | $3,000,000 | paid | STATE FISCAL EFFORTS | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Leadership Conference Education Fund Washington, DC | A | $3,000,000 | paid | ALL VOTING IS LOCAL | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Washington Center for Equitable Growth Washington, DC | A | $3,000,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Propublica New York, NY | A | $3,000,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Center for Responsible Lending Durham, NC | A | $3,000,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | University of California San Francisco Foundation San Francisco, CA | A | $3,000,000 | paid | PROGRAM IN BREAKTHROUGH BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH (PBBR) | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Luminate Projects Limited San Francisco, CA | A | $3,000,000 | paid | "RESET" PROJECT | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Democracy Forward Foundation Washington, DC | A | $2,500,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Oceana Inc Washington, DC | A | $2,250,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Earthjustice San Francisco, CA | A | $2,000,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Human Rights Watch New York, NY | A | $2,000,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Leadership Conference Education Fund Washington, DC | A | $2,000,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | American Civil Liberties Union New York, NY | A | $2,000,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Center On Budget and Policy Priorities Washington, DC | A | $2,000,000 | paid | STATE FISCAL EFFORTS AND GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | University of California San Francisco Foundation San Francisco, CA | A | $2,000,000 | paid | NEUROSCIENCES BUILDING INITIATIVE | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Earthjustice San Francisco, CA | A | $2,000,000 | paid | GAS, POWER AND PETROCHEMICALS | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Faith in Action Oakland, CA | A | $1,600,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Hopewell Fund Washington, DC | A | $1,500,000 | paid | DEMOCRACY DOCKET | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | University of California San Francisco Foundation San Francisco, CA | A | $1,100,000 | paid | SANDLER ASTHMA BASIC RESEARCH CENTER | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | German Marshall Fund of the United States Washington, DC | U | $1,000,000 | paid | ALLIANCE FOR SECURING DEMOCRACY | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Indivisible Civic Engagement Inc Washington, DC | A | $1,000,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Vote Solar Oakland, CA | A | $1,000,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | International Community Foundation National City, CA | A | $1,000,000 | paid | INTERNATIONAL FUND | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Sierra Club Foundation San Francisco, CA | A | $1,000,000 | paid | BEYOND COAL CAMPAIGN | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Center for Biological Diversity Tucson, AZ | A | $800,000 | paid | CLIMATE LAW INSTITUTE | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Neo Philanthropy Inc New York, NY | A | $725,000 | paid | BASELAB | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | New Florida Majority Education Fund Inc Miami, FL | A | $650,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Rockefeller Family Fund Inc New York, NY | A | $500,000 | paid | COLLABORATIVE ON OIL AND GAS | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis Cleveland, OH | A | $500,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | American Constitution Society for Law and Policy Washington, DC | A | $500,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Texas Organizing Project Education Fund San Antonio, TX | A | $500,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | United for Respect Education Fund New York, NY | A | $500,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Neo Philanthropy Inc New York, NY | A | $500,000 | paid | ASIAN AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT FUND | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Climate Jobs New York Education Fund Inc New York, NY | A | $500,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Campaign Legal Center Washington, DC | A | $500,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | New Venture Fund Washington, DC | A | $500,000 | paid | DEMAND JUSTICE | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | New Venture Fund Washington, DC | A | $500,000 | paid | ACCOUNTABLE TECH | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Civil Rights Corp Washington, DC | A | $500,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | New Virginia Majority Education Fund Alexandria, VA | A | $450,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | National Public Education Support Fund Washington, DC | A | $400,000 | paid | PARTNERSHIP FOR THE FUTURE OF LEARNING | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Truman Center for National Policy Washington, DC | A | $300,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Arizona Center for Empowerment Phoenix, AZ | A | $300,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | New Georgia Project Inc Atlanta, GA | A | $300,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Wildcoast Imperial Beach, CA | A | $300,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Grassroots Collaborative Chicago, IL | A | $250,000 | paid | BASELAB | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Tides Foundation San Francisco, CA | A | $250,000 | paid | ADVANCE NATIVE POLITICAL LEADERSHIP EDUCATION FUND | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | American Oversight Washington, DC | A | $250,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | New Virginia Majority Education Fund Alexandria, VA | A | $250,000 | paid | BASELAB | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Take Action Minnesota Education Fund St Paul, MN | A | $250,000 | paid | BASELAB | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Kentucky Coalition London, KY | A | $250,000 | paid | BASELAB | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Mdrc New York, NY | A | $250,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Turtle Island Restoration Network Forest Knolls, CA | A | $250,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | The Management Center Washington, DC | A | $200,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Wildaid Inc San Francisco, CA | A | $200,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Rocky Mountain Institute Boulder, CO | A | $200,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Island Conservation Santa Cruz, CA | A | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Fins Attached Marine Research and Conservation Melbourne, FL | A | $100,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF CREMA | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Schwab Charitable Fund San Francisco, CA | A | $100,000 | paid | DONOR ADVISED FUND | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Californians Dedicated to Education Foundation Redwood City, CA | A | $100,000 | paid | CALIFORNIA DIGITAL DIVIDE FUND | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | J Street Education Fund Inc Washington, DC | A | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Rocky Mountain Institute Boulder, CO | A | $100,000 | paid | BUILDING DECARBONIZATION PROJECT | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | That Man May See Inc San Francisco, CA | A | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | University of California San Francisco Foundation San Francisco, CA | A | $50,000 | paid | OSHER CENTER FOR INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Jewish Community Federation San Francisco, CA | A | $50,000 | paid | DONOR ADVISED FUND | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Student Press Law Center Washington, DC | A | $50,000 | paid | NEW VOICES ORGANIZING PROJECT | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Consultative Group On Biological Diversity San Francisco, CA | A | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | City College of New York New York, NY | A | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy Washington, DC | A | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | University of California San Francisco Foundation San Francisco, CA | A | $14,681 | paid | INSTITUTE FOR NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Tsne Missionworks Boston, MA | A | $10,000 | paid | BUILDING MOVEMENT PROJECT | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Faith in Action Oakland, CA | A | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202141329349304039 |
| 2020 | Salk Institute for Biological Studies La Jolla, CA | A | $6,377 | paid | UNRESTRICTED ENDOWMENT | 202141329349304039 |
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Derived from IRS Form 990 e-file XML. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. All years for this funder.
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