Sontag Foundation
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL · EIN 59-3634325. Reported 138 grants totalling $22.2M to 66 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Sontag Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $112,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $33,334 and $150,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $3,000,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation of Ne Fl | Jacksonville, FL | $6,750,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Brain Tumor Network | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL | $1,550,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Brigham & Women's Hospital | Somerville, MA | $1,000,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boston Children's Hospital | Boston, MA | $825,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Regents of the University of Michigan | Troy, MI | $799,324 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Yale University | West Haven, CT | $750,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $662,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Regents of Univ of Ca-San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $625,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Weill Cornell | New York, NY | $562,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Massachusetts Med School | Worcester, MA | $550,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Emory University | Atlanta, GA | $512,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Dana Farber Cancer Institute Inc | Boston, MA | $492,849 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Texas Southwestern | Houston, TX | $487,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | $437,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New York University | New York, NY | $412,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Stanford University School of Medicine | Stanford, CA | $412,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| John Hopkins University School of Medicine | Baltimore, MD | $362,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rice University | Houston, TX | $337,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $337,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | $312,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Society for Neuro-Oncology | Houston, TX | $302,113 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mark Foundation for Cancer Research | New York, NY | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Regents of University of California | Oakland, CA | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, TX | $287,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hospital for Sick Children | Washington, DC | $262,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Charlestown, MA | $262,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $237,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Conquer Cancer Foundation | Alexandria, VA | $232,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | $225,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cleveland Clinic | Cleveland, OH | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $187,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Association for Cancer Research | Philadelphia, PA | $167,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Brain Tumor Society | Newton, MA | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pacific Neuroscience Institute Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Brain Tumor Association | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Beaches Emergency Assistance Ministry | Jacksonville Beach, FL | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $37,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center | Seattle, WA | $37,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Regents of University of California - San Diego | La Jolla, CA | $37,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Illinois | Urbana, IL | $37,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Massachusetts | Amherst, MA | $37,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Florida Foundation Inc | Gainesville, FL | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mission Brain Foundation | Sausalito, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Central Brain Tumor Registry of the USA | Hinsdale, IL | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Focused Ultrasound Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Betty Griffin House | St Augustine, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Hospice of Ne Fl | Jacksonville, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Good Samaritan Health Clinics | New Port Richey, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Literacy Alliance of Ne Fl Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Malivai Washington Kids Foundation | Jacksonville, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| N Fl School of Spec Ed | Jacksonville, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Operation New Hope Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pine Castle Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Seamark Ranch Inc | Green Cove Springs, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Vincent's Foundation Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sulzbacher Center | Jacksonville, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Arc Jacksonville | Jacksonville, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Divine Mercy House | Jacksonville, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vision Is Priceless | Jacksonville, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| International Brain Tumor Alliance | Tadworth Surrey | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Remission Summit | Gainesville, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Society of Clinical Oncology | Alexandria, VA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ludwig Instituteuniv of California | La Jolla, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
36 of 66 (55%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 75%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Community Foundation of Ne Fl
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 59 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27 | $3,343,549 | $150,000 |
| 2022 | 28 | $6,088,898 | $150,000 |
| 2023 | 48 | $5,648,007 | $45,000 |
| 2024 | 35 | $7,153,332 | $112,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Sontag Foundation has 138 of them, worth $21.1M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation of Ne Fl | Jacksonville, FL | $3,000,000 |
| Community Foundation of Ne Fl | Jacksonville, FL | $3,000,000 |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | $350,000 |
| The Regents of the University of Michigan | Troy, MI | $350,000 |
| Mark Foundation for Cancer Research | New York, NY | $300,000 |
| Brigham & Women's Hospital | Somerville, MA | $300,000 |
| Boston Children's Hospital | Boston, MA | $300,000 |
| Brigham & Women's Hospital | Somerville, MA | $262,500 |
| Boston Children's Hospital | Boston, MA | $262,500 |
| Regents of Univ of Ca-San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $262,500 |
| Yale University | West Haven, CT | $262,500 |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | $255,000 |
| University of California San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 |
| University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $250,000 |
| University of Massachusetts | Amherst, MA | $250,000 |
Where its money goes
38% of its giving went to organizations in Florida. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $112,500. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Florida.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Sontag Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 816 A1A North 201, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, 32082. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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