Grants awarded
Who does Sandcastle Foundation fund?
Sandcastle Foundation has awarded $4.0 million across 204 grants to 85 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in human services. Its typical grant is $15,000, with most between $10,000 and $20,000.
Total awarded
$4.0M
Typical grant
$15K
Grantees
85
Grants
204
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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| U University of St Thomas | $340K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$248K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
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$165K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
Boys and Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities
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$140K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
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$140K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| P Prop People Reaching Out to Other People | $112K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Aeon
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$110K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
Washington University
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$105K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
YMCA
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$105K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
| I Individual recipient | $90K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Animal Protection Assoc of Missouri | $80K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Beacon Interfaith Outreach | $80K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $80K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| O Ocean Blue Project INC | $75K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | OR | |
Washburn Center for Children
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$75K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| I Individual recipient | $70K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Legal Rights Center Incorporated
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$70K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| I Individual recipient | $70K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Can DO Canines
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$65K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| H Hamline University | $60K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S St Cloud State University | $60K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$60K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
Children's Health Care
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$55K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| P Planned Parenthood of the St Louis Region and Southwest Missouri | $50K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| A African American Child Wellness Institute | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N National Alliance for Research | $50K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Planned Parenthood of Minnesota | $50K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Scholarship America INC | $50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| W Washington University | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Bates College | $45K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| P President and Trustees of Bates | $45K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Saint Louis Zoo Foundation | $45K | 4 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Simpson Housing Services INC
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$40K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| B Boys and Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities | $40K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Crescent Cove | $40K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Urban League Twin Cities
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$38K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | MN | |
| C Constellation Fund | $35K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$35K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| P Planned Parenthood of Minnesota North | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$30K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| A Aeon | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| E Eden Prairie Community Foundation | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Legal Services of Eastern Mo INC | $28K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| V Veap INC | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Promo Fund
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$25K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | MO | |
| S Summit Academy Oic | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Forest Park Forever INC | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Hennepin Theatre Trust
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$20K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| L Legal Rights Center Incorporated | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Brain & Behavior Research | $20K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| Y YMCA | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Simpson Housing Services INC | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Nexstar Legacy Foundation INC
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$20K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| T Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Bridge for Youth | $20K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| P People Reaching Out to Other People | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$20K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MN | |
| C Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Make a Wish Foundation | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Curators of the University of Missouri | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Washburn Center for Children | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Wild Canid Survival & Research | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A American Civil Liberties Union Foundation INC | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Cornerstone | $15K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S St Jude Childrens Research Hospital | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| O Ocean Blue Project INC | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Planned Parenthood Great Rivers | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| D Domestic Abuse Project | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A American Immigration Council | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Eden Prairie Community Foundation
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$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| Q Quest Scholars Program | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Construction Careers Foundation
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$10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MN | |
| H Hennepin Theatre Trust | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Macphail Center for Music
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$10K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| A Americans for Immigrant Justice | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Children's Hospital and Clinics of Minnesota | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Minnesota Orchestral Association | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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