S B Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation accepts no unsolicited requests and gives only to organisations it has preselected, so a cold proposal from your organisation will not be considered; your first step is to build a relationship that could lead to an invitation.
- Its giving is heavily repeat-led, with 92% of grant dollars to organisations going to groups it had already funded in earlier filings, so the odds for a new applicant are low.
- Where it does make grants, the typical range is $5,000 to $15,000, with a median of $10,000, so any request should sit within that region rather than be large.
- Its filings record many environmental and conservation organisations among its recipients, which is where a fit is most visible, though no geographic focus is stated.
- Organisations with no existing connection to the foundation, and no prospect of an invitation, should not expect a grant from it.
Overview
S B Foundation is a US private foundation based in Lamy, NM.
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 filed grant purposes are generic rather than a statement of a funding programme: each is described as support for an organisation. The recipient list nevertheless shows many environmental and conservation organisations, including work on land, rivers, wildlife, climate and conservation advocacy. Other grants went to organisations concerned with health care, reproductive health, homelessness, food assistance, education, community support and animal welfare. Contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations, and unsolicited requests are not accepted. The filings record giving across multiple states, with New Mexico and Alaska the largest recipient states by grant dollars.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New Mexico, Alaska, Arizona, California and Colorado.
How to apply
The filing indicates that contributions go only to preselected charitable organisations and that unsolicited requests are not accepted. It gives no way for an organisation to seek selection.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 92% 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 141 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 13%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 3%
- The largest single recipient received 8% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 92% of grant dollars went to organisations S B Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 3% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 43 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Rio Grande Return · To support organization$40,0002024 tax year
- Borderlands Restoration Network · To support organization$20,0002024 tax year
- The Glory Hall · To support organization$15,0002024 tax year
- AWARE · To support organization$15,0002024 tax year
- Discovery Southeast · To support organization$15,0002024 tax year
- Stand.earth · To support organization$15,0002024 tax year
- Solace Sexual Assault Services · To support organization$10,0002024 tax year
- Santa Fe Food Depot · To support organization$10,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Mary Pat Schilly — Director
- Wendy Jill Palen — Director
- Alan Hamilton — Director
- Thomas D Sisk — Treasurer
- Sarah Sisk Hamilton — Secretary
- John B Sisk — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $507,259 | $504,000 | $8,778,169 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $615,758 | $551,500 | $9,680,205 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $628,125 | $465,000 | $9,479,087 | 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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Applying to S B Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Lamy, NM