Sapphire Foundation Incorporated
Sapphire Foundation Inc (EIN 30-0674167) is a family private foundation founded in 2011 that supports arts, education, social services and other community initiatives in the Dallas, TX area. The foundation’s site describes invitation-only grantmaking, lists trustees and staff (with emails), and provides contact details and a Dallas mailing address.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A Dallas / North Texas nonprofit in arts, education, or human services seeking project or general operating support at grant sizes in the $1k–$50k range, and able to secure a referral or board contact.
Good Fit
- • Operational presence or program work in Dallas / North Texas.
- • Mission alignment with arts, education, or community social services.
- • Funding request sized between roughly $5k and $50k (typical award range).
- • A warm introduction or referral from a current grantee, board member, or local intermediary.
- • Partnership with local intermediaries or participation in Dallas-based cohorts/events.
Geography
Giving is heavily concentrated in Texas and the Dallas area: 86% of dollars and about 85% of grant count went to Texas in the latest year, though grants touched recipients in seven other states at much smaller scale.
Recipient Variety
In the single observed year the foundation made 80 grants to 67 distinct recipients across arts, education and social-service causes, showing a broad recipient set for that year; the top five recipients accounted for about 26% of giving, so dollars are not monopolized by a tiny circle.
New Applicants
Direct evidence about multi-year turnover is unavailable, but the foundation explicitly declares an invitation-only process unless referred by a current grantee or board member, which makes it unlikely that an unfamiliar applicant would enter the portfolio without a referral.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
