George H Sandy Foundation
Historical FunderMilwaukee, Wisconsin · EIN 94-6054473 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2024)$4.5M
Organizations funded42
Typical grant$40,000
Total assets$86.8M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $30,000 and $60,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | CHESTER R MACPHEE III |
|---|---|
| Address | PO BOX 591717, SAN FRANCISCO CA 941591717 |
| Phone | 8002276468 |
| Form and materials | LETTERS EXPLAINING QUALIFIED ACTIVITIES UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3). |
| Deadlines | NONE |
| Restrictions | CONTRIBUTIONS ARE MADE PRIMARILY TO SUPPORT LOCAL ACTIVITIES BENEFITTING THE HANDICAPPED AND INFIRMED, AND FOR EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT. HOWEVER, THERE ARE NO SPECIFIC RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS. |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
100% of grants went outside Wisconsin.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda County Community Food Bank | Oakland, CA | To provide nutritious food and nutrition education; distribute food through various networks. | $185,000 |
| Episcopal Community Services of Sf | San Francisco, CA | To support for emergency shelter, meals and other safety net services for the homeless. | $165,000 |
| Homeless Prenatal Program | San Francisco, CA | To provide services for low-income and homeless families. | $155,000 |
| Food Bank of Contra Costa County | Concord, CA | To provide nutritional assistance to low-income people in Contra Costa and Solano counties. | $130,000 |
| Larkin Street Youth Services | San Francisco, CA | To support their programs for Housing and Support services. | $80,000 |
| Bridge the Gap College Prep Marin C | Sausalito, CA | To provide academic support for vulnerable Marin City students through various educational programs. | $75,000 |
| Community Overcoming Relationship a | San Mateo, CA | To provide safety, support and healing to battered women and children. | $70,000 |
| St Vincent de Paul Society | San Francisco, CA | To support Riley Center for Battered Women and their children. | $70,000 |
| City Youth Now | San Francisco, CA | To support programs for youths under court jurisdiction through education and literacy. | $65,000 |
| Sunset Youth Services | San Francisco, CA | To support Youth Development Program services for high risk youths. | $65,000 |
| Curry Senior Center | San Francisco, CA | To provide services to seniors in the Tenderloin including primary health care, health education and behavioral health. | $60,000 |
| Boys Girls Club of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | To provide support for their Youth Workforce Development programs. | $55,000 |
| Casa of Sonoma County | Kenwood, CA | To recruit and train volunteers as court appointed special advocates for abused and neglected children | $50,000 |
| Charles Armstrong School | Belmont, CA | To support financial aid for students in special education programs. | $50,000 |
| Stanbridge Academy | San Mateo, CA | To support their tuition assistance program for low-income learning disabled students. | $50,000 |
| CASA of San Mateo County | Redwood City, CA | To provide support for Court Appointed Special Advocates for abused and neglected children under protection of the court. | $50,000 |
| Northern California Family Center | Martinez, CA | To support their programs for runaway, abused and homeless youth. | $50,000 |
| Epiphany Center Mt St Joseph | San Francisco, CA | To provide licensed therapeutic early education for children from low-income families at risk for developmental delays. | $50,000 |
| North Marin Community Services | Novato, CA | To provide shelter and services for low income individuals, including child development, health and wellness clinics, offering safety net… | $50,000 |
| YWCA Sonoma County | Santa Rosa, CA | To provide support for emergency shelter services for domestic violence victims. | $45,000 |
| Weingarten Children's Center | Redwood City, CA | To support their early intervention education program to develop auditory and oral expertise in deaf children. | $40,000 |
| Shelter Inc Concord | Concord, CA | To provide services preventing and ending homelessness in Contra Costa County. | $40,000 |
| Rubicon Programs Inc | Richmond, CA | To provide job training/placement, housing, behavioral health, and other supportive services to low income and homeless individuals. | $40,000 |
| Acknowledge Alliance | Mountain View, CA | To provide support for the direct psychotherapy services to at-risk youth at Court and Community schools in San Mateo County. | $35,000 |
| Adolescent Counseling Services | Redwood City, CA | To support their Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Program. | $35,000 |
| Ravenswood Family Health Center | East Palo Alto, CA | To support their program to provide oral health care and dentistry services to low income underserved young children and children with… | $35,000 |
| Committee on the Shelterless Petalu | Petaluma, CA | To provide relief to 1700+ homeless Sonoma County residents by providing basic services, programs for recovery and skills building programs. | $35,000 |
| West Valley Community Services | Cupertino, CA | To provide shelter and services to low income residents of west valley region of santa clara county. | $35,000 |
| Project Open Hand | San Francisco, CA | To provide meals to homebound or critically ill individuals and seniors | $30,000 |
| Schurig Center for Brain Injury Rec | Larkspur, CA | To provide support for their brain injury specific services. | $30,000 |
| Boys Girls Club of the Coastside | Half Moon Bay, CA | To provide after-school academic and college prep support to low income students and job/career rediness skills. | $30,000 |
| Women's Recovery Services | Santa Rosa, CA | To provide shelter and services for low/no income mothers with substance abuse disabilities and young children. | $30,000 |
| Ritter Center | San Rafael, CA | To assist low-income and homeless populations in Marin County | $25,000 |
| Community Support Network Santa Ros | Santa Rosa, CA | To support Sanctuary House program, 10-bed home with mental health programming serving Transitional Age Youth (TAY) at high-risk for… | $25,000 |
| Access Institute for Psychological | San Francisco, CA | To provide mental health services to low income and uninsured in san francisco;psychotherapy, medication,assessment and training services | $25,000 |
| San Francisco Education Fund | San Francisco, CA | To provide support to their programs recruiting and training volunteers in San Francisco schools with emphasis on preparing students from… | $20,000 |
| LA Luz Center Sonoma | Sonoma, CA | To provide mental health and other services to high-risk families of 0-5yr. children with pandemic related challenges. | $20,000 |
| Central City Hospitality House | San Francisco, CA | To provide support services to 6th Street / SOMA / Tenderloin residents in need. | $15,000 |
| Community Music Center | San Francisco, CA | To promote inclusive music education in SF, including a grant to support low-income youth | $15,000 |
| Mission Dolores Academy | San Francisco, CA | To support tuition assistance to inner-city low income students. | $10,000 |
| Operation Dignity Inc | Oakland, CA | To provide housing and support services for homeless veterans in Alameda County. | $10,000 |
| Compass Family Services | San Francisco, CA | To support mental health services to homeless and extremely low income families. | $5,000 |
The return also lists 37 grants to individuals ($2,365,000). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4,520,000 | 79 |
| 2023 | $4,025,000 | 77 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 6, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202533109349100003
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 94-6054473
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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