The Fred Sands Family Foundation
This organization is a private foundation focused on supporting political action and advocacy groups. Its mission appears to center around promoting conservative values and civil rights through financial support to various organizations engaged in these areas. The foundation primarily funds general operating budgets for its recipients, which include political action committees and civil rights organizations. It serves a diverse range of recipients across the United States, reflecting a commitment to political initiatives and community service.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Organizations aligned with conservative political advocacy, policy institutes, or faith-based outreach that seek general operating support and either operate nationally or in states frequently funded by this foundation (notably VA, WI, DC, PA, FL).
Good Fit
- • Work is aligned with conservative policy, political advocacy, or faith-based community work.
- • Requests are for general operating support rather than narrowly restricted program grants.
- • Organization has presence or activity in states regularly funded (VA, WI, DC, PA, FL) or a national footprint with DC connections.
- • There is an existing relationship or a credible introduction to the foundation's officers or current grantees.
- • Request size is consistent with past awards (ranges observed from a few hundred to around $100k).
Geography
Observed grants in the latest year were paid across six states with significant shares in Wisconsin, Virginia and DC, and historically grants have been distributed to multiple states rather than concentrated only in the foundation's home state.
Recipient Variety
Twelve distinct recipients received grants in the latest year and historically the foundation has funded roughly a dozen to sixteen recipients per year, with a substantial share of new grantees appearing each year despite dollar concentration among a few large awards.
New Applicants
Behavioral evidence shows a steady stream of new recipients (e.g., 7 new grantees in 2024 and double-digit new grantees in prior years), but the foundation’s stated 'preselected only' approach and the lack of a public application route mean unfamiliar applicants would likely face significant barriers to being considered.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
