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Filing year 2024

THE SASSAFRAS FOUNDATION

Branford, Connecticut·EIN 20-3082522·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$1.6M
Total assets
$11.3M
Total expenses
$732k
Reported officers
5

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. THE SASSAFRAS FOUNDATION reported 5 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

President, Director
Sect'y/treasurer/director
Director
Director
Director

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$704k

Itemized grants

17

Median grant

$25k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY ACTIONNEW HAVEN, CTGENERAL SUPPORT$115k
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ARTS AND IDEASNEW HAVEN, CTGENERAL SUPPORT$100k
NEW HAVEN LEGAL ASSISTANCE INCNEW HAVEN, CTGENERAL SUPPORT$80k
DWIGHT HALL AT YALENEW HAVEN, CTHARBOR FELLOWS PROGRAM$80k
LEADERSHIP EDUCATION ATHLETICS IN PARTNERSHIPNEW HAVEN, CTGENERAL SUPPORT$75k
CLIMATEHAVEN INCNEW HAVEN, CTGENERAL SUPPORT$50k
OPEN COMMUNITIES ALLIANCE INCHARTFORD, CTGENERAL SUPPORT$40k
OPEN COMMUNITIES ALLIANCE INCHARTFORD, CTFELLOWS PROGRAM$28k
CENTER FOR CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY INC CO U OF CT SCHOOL OF LAWHARTFORD, CTGENERAL SUPPORT$25k
DWIGHT HALL AT YALENEW HAVEN, CTGENERAL SUPPORT$20k
YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF THE ENVIRONMENT URBAN RESOURCES INITIATIVENEW HAVEN, CTGENERAL SUPPORT$20k
CONNECTICUT STUDENTS FOR A DREAMBRIDGEPORT, CTGENERAL SUPPORT$20k
HORIZONS AT THE FOOTE SCHOOLNEW HAVEN, CTGENERAL SUPPORT$15k
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB NEW HAVENNEW HAVEN, CTGENERAL SUPPORT$12k
COMPAGNIA DE'COLOMBARINEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$12k
THE LINKS FOUNDATIONHAMDEN, CTGENERAL SUPPORT$8k
NEW HAVEN PRESERVATION TRUSTNEW HAVEN, CTGENERAL SUPPORT$4k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

THE SASSAFRAS FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$508k
$805k
2023
$1.6M
$732k
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($10M - $25M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Connecticut

THE SASSAFRAS FOUNDATION reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in Connecticut earns a median of $31,500.

25th percentile
$8k
Median
$31,500
75th percentile
$95k
90th percentile
$218k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 377 organizations across 377 filings (2021 – 2024).

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What are THE SASSAFRAS FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, THE SASSAFRAS FOUNDATION reported $1.6M in total revenue and $732k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($10M - $25M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.