The Reba Judith Sandler Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small charity should not send a cold application and should look for a route to an invitation instead.
- Its stated interests are women and girls' safety, economic independence, social justice and the arts, so the work is a good fit if it already serves women and girls in these areas.
- About 8 in 10 of its grants fall between $1,000 and $50,000, with a median of $7,500, so a request near that level is typical, although its largest grant was $250,000.
- Most of its grant dollars (85%) went to organisations it had funded before, so relationships probably matter more than a first approach, and the filings show grants mainly in New York even though no geographic focus is stated.
Overview
The Reba Judith Sandler Foundation is a US private foundation based in Boston, MA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (guildhall.org), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation supports small community-based organisations providing services to women and girls in safety and economic independence. Its grantees also engage in a wide range of social justice issues and the arts. The filings show grants to public charities, nearly all recorded as general support. Recorded recipients include food organisations, housing and family-service groups, cultural institutions and other charitable organisations. Together, the sources describe a broad portfolio of charitable grantees: its stated interests extend from women’s safety and economic independence to social justice and the arts, while its recorded grant purposes are overwhelmingly general support.
Themes
- Women and girls' safety
- Economic independence
- Social justice
- The arts
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 85% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 80 grants to organisations were $7,500 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 26% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 85% of grant dollars went to organisations The Reba Judith Sandler Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 18% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 20 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- East End Food Institute · General support$177,0002024 tax year
- Ackerman Institute for the Family · General support$71,0002024 tax year
- Guild Hall of East Hampton · General support$57,0002024 tax year
- Broadway Housing Community · General support$50,0002024 tax year
- Citizens Committee for Children · General support$25,0002024 tax year
- Center for Compassionate Leadership · General support$18,5002024 tax year
- Housing Plus Solutions · General support$15,0002024 tax year
- Amber Waves Farm · General support$15,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Eva Sarah Sandler — Director
- Sheri C Sandler — President / Director
- Jay D Rosenbaum — Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $552,048 | $455,953 | $6,341,551 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $769,848 | $671,735 | $6,332,807 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $600,398 | $492,563 | $6,414,298 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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Contact
- Boston, MA