Sage & Dice Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Sage & Dice Foundation accepts no unsolicited requests, so a cold application will not work; any approach needs to come through an existing connection or invitation.
- When it does fund, a modest request is realistic, as half of its 18 grants to organisations were about $70,000 or less, though the range runs from $7,500 up to $7,000,000, with university and medical-school recipients taking the largest sums.
- Smaller local charities have also been funded, including those working in children's services and education, botanical gardens, schools, educational outreach, animal welfare, community philanthropy and homelessness, so a range of charitable work can fit.
- Giving appears relationship-led: 56% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in the previous two years' filings, so repeat relationships matter more than a single approach.
- No geographic focus is stated, so organisations should not assume their location rules them in or out; but since invitation only is the stated method, those without an existing link to the foundation should not expect to apply directly.
Overview
Sage & Dice Foundation is a US private foundation based in Naples, FL.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation’s recorded grants went chiefly by value to university and medical-school recipients. Other recipients were organisations connected with children’s services and education, botanical gardens, schools, educational outreach, animal welfare, community philanthropy and homelessness. Every grant row gives the purpose as assisting the recipient in carrying out its charitable purpose. The record thus shows support for public charities with varied charitable work. It includes both large awards to higher-education and medical institutions and grants to smaller local charitable organisations.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Indiana and Florida.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 56% 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 18 grants to organisations were about $70,000 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 59% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 56% of grant dollars went to organisations Sage & Dice Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- <1% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (Italy).
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 9 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $375k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Indiana University Foundation · To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purpose.$6,983,6752024 tax year
- Iu School Of Medicine · To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purpose.$6,918,7142024 tax year
- Naples Children and Education Foundation · To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purpose.$997,9572024 tax year
- Naples Botanical Garden · To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purpose.$599,7572024 tax year
- Brett Boyer Foundation · To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purpose.$375,0002024 tax year
- Andrea Bocelli Foundation · To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purpose.$100,0002024 tax year
- Collier County Community Foundation · To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purpose.$20,0002024 tax year
- Marion Educational Outreach · To assist the recipient in carrying out its charitable purpose.$7,5002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Mary R Stone — Trustee
- William C Stone — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $112,277 | $110,100 | $16,819,083 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $7,302,907 | $7,286,288 | $20,311,094 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $16,016,601 | $16,004,103 | $15,573,327 | 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
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Naples, FL