Nonprofit · EIN 94-3147856
SANDLER FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | -$2,171,474 | $356,183,505 | -$358,354,979 | $251,651,548 | $132,894 | $251,518,654 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $16,621,643 | $65,066,512 | -$48,444,869 | $572,968,821 | $699,697 | $572,269,124 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $15,366,307 | $70,736,091 | -$55,369,784 | $612,261,888 | $5,096,203 | $607,165,685 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- -$2,171,474
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$18,294,189
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $353,625,080
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $700,820
- Other salaries and wages
- $498,314
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,398,328
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $59,431
- Occupancy
- $147,980
- Travel
- $42,092
- Program services (functional)
- $354,741,574
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,441,931
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $572,968,821
- Total assets, end of year
- $251,651,548
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $132,894
- Net assets, end of year
- $251,518,654
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $45,600
- Publicly traded securities
- $231,942,419
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $251,518,654
- Gross receipts
- $349,154,261
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1992
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOY SISISKY | TREASURER/SECRETARY Officer | 1 | $0 | $716,370 | $56,600 |
| STEVE DAETZ | DIRECTOR,PRESIDENT,AST SEC Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $602,182 | $0 | $97,679 |
| SERGIO KNAEBEL | GRANTS DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 36 | $263,327 | $0 | $71,171 |
| JEANNETTE DEMESMIN-RODRIGUES | EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT Highest-paid employee | 32 | $115,903 | $0 | $29,148 |
| SUSAN HYDE | EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT Highest-paid employee | 32 | $115,890 | $0 | $22,112 |
| PHYLLIS COOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $66,356 | $0 |
| JAMES SANDLER | DIRECTOR/BOARD CHAIR/VP Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID AGGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID FOLKMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOY SISISKY | TREASURER/SECRETARY Officer | 1 | $0 | $657,114 | $50,736 |
| STEVE DAETZ | DIRECTOR,PRESIDENT, ASSISTANT SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $578,304 | $0 | $94,777 |
| VIVIAN CHANG | GRANTS DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $268,581 | $0 | $56,496 |
| SERGIO KNAEBEL | VICE PRESIDENT/GRANTS DIRE Highest-paid employee | 36 | $255,957 | $0 | $64,000 |
| JEANNETTE DEMESMIN-RODRIGUES | EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT Highest-paid employee | 32 | $112,453 | $0 | $28,119 |
| SUSAN HYDE | EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT Highest-paid employee | 32 | $112,942 | $0 | $21,530 |
| PHYLLIS COOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $71,971 | $0 |
| JAMES SANDLER | DIRECTOR/BOARD CHAIR AND V Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID AGGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID FOLKMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEVE DAETZ | DIRECTOR (FROM DEC 2022) PRESIDENT/ASST.SECRETA Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $564,106 | $0 | $91,595 |
| JOY SISISKY | TREASURER/SECRETARY Officer | 1 | $0 | $520,000 | $32,978 |
| SERGIO KNAEBEL | VICE PRESIDENT/GRANTS DIRECTOR Officer | 32 | $222,135 | $0 | $57,079 |
| VIVIAN CHANG | GRANTS DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $238,369 | $0 | $33,869 |
| JEANNETTE DEMESMIN-RODRIGUES | EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $127,232 | $0 | $26,409 |
| SUSAN HYDE | EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,311 | $0 | $22,044 |
| PHYLLIS COOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $66,000 | $0 |
| JAMES SANDLER | DIRECTOR/BOARD CHAIR AND VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN SANDLER | DIRECTOR/BOARD CHAIR (TO DEC 2022) Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID AGGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID FOLKMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1 STEUART STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105-0000
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- STEVE DAETZ, 121 STEUART STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105
- Signed the 990
- BRIAN MENDEL, CONTROLLER-SUPPORTED ORG
- Phone
- (415) 777-0411
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-3147856 or by the name SANDLER FOUNDATION.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
THE FOUNDATION OPERATES EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL OR RELIGIOUS PURPOSES BY CONDUCTING OR SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF, OR TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF SAN FRANCISCO, THE PENINSULA, MARIN AND SONOMA COUNTIES.
Program accomplishments
- THE FOUNDATION MADE GRANTS IN SUPPORT OF THE CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC OR RELIGIOUS PURPOSES OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF SAN FRANCISCO, THE PENINSULA, MARIN AND SONOMA COUNTIES.Expenses $354,741,574 · grants $353,625,080
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 94-3147856
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Supporting organization (509(a)(3))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Supporting organization of unknown type
- Exempt since
- 1991
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T900)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $251,651,548
- Income (IRS master file)
- $349,154,261
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | -$2,171,474 | $356,183,505 | $251,651,548 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $16,621,643 | $65,066,512 | $572,968,821 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $15,366,307 | $70,736,091 | $612,261,888 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $40,866,490 | $67,960,612 | $672,162,748 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 94-3147856).
Questions about SANDLER FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of SANDLER FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SANDLER FOUNDATION is 94-3147856.
- Is SANDLER FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1991.
- Are donations to SANDLER FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Supporting organization of unknown type).
- Which annual return does SANDLER FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of SANDLER FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SANDLER FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SANDLER FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names STEVE DAETZ.
- Who are the officers and directors of SANDLER FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 9 people; 4 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does SANDLER FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of -$2,171,474, expenses of $356,183,505 and total assets of $251,651,548 at year end.
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