Blue Sands Foundation

Open & Accessible
Private Foundation
WASHINGTON, DCMediumEIN: 371797396
Education NonprofitsMentoring OrganizationsWomen Empowerment NonprofitsAffordable Housing Initiatives

Official Blue Sands Foundation site (bluesands.org) presents the organization's mission, programs (including mentoring, scholars, women’s advocacy), board members, contact details in Washington, DC, and a Scholarship & Grant Applications page.

Source: Website · Mar 2026

Ideal Applicant

Organizations focused on education and scholarship support, children's health charities, mentoring and women’s empowerment programs, or housing-related assistance that can demonstrate programmatic alignment and capacity for stewardship.

Good Fit

  • Requests for tuition support, scholarships, or educational program funding.
  • Work focused on children’s health or major hospital partnerships.
  • Clear program budgets and ability to steward mid-size to large grants.
  • Geographic or program alignment with the foundation’s past grantees (education, scholarships, housing, women’s advocacy).
  • Willingness to apply through the published online application and to provide requested documentation.

Geography

Broad

Observed grants in the latest year spanned about a dozen distinct states/countries, including significant international recipients, though a single UK recipient consumed the majority of dollars.

Recipient Variety

Broad

The latest year shows 19 distinct recipients (and prior years show 13–22 recipients) with roughly half returning and half new in 2024, indicating a broadly distributed recipient set despite dollar concentration.

New Applicants

Broad

The foundation publishes an online application and contact route, and the observed giving history shows a substantial share of new grantees in recent years, so unfamiliar applicants appear plausibly able to enter the roster.

Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026