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Frank and Brinna Sands Foundation: 23 grants to organizations, $91,200 (tax year ended November 2025)
Frank and Brinna Sands Foundation, a private foundation in East Thetford, VT, paid 23 grants to organizations totaling $91,200 in its tax year ended November 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on March 6, 2026. The largest was $25,000 to Upper Valley Agricultural Association in Norwich, VT for campaign for norwich farmers market.
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- EIN
- 043342111
- Based in
- East Thetford, VT
- Assets
- $2,076,772
- Grants paid
- $91,200
- Tax year ended
- November 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended November 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed March 6, 2026, IRS object ID 202630659349100918. It reported $91,200 in grants paid; 23 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Valley Agricultural Association | Norwich, VT | Campaign for Norwich Farmers Market | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Village Health Works | New York, NY | Unrestricted Support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | Dartmouth College Fund | $5,800 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Darmouth-Hitchcock Health | Lebanon, NH | Friends of Dartmouth Cancer Center | $5,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| NH Public Radio | Concord, NH | Unrestricted Support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Upper Valley Haven | White River Junction, VT | Unrestricted Support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Upper Valley Trails Alliance | Norwich, VT | $3,500 unrestricted; $1,500 Thetford Trails Team | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vermont Public | Colchester, VT | Unrestricted Support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wildlands Network | Salt Lake City, UT | Fall 2025 Three-Borders workshop | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Middlebury College | Middlebury, VT | Unrestricted Support | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mountain Lake PBS | Plattsburgh, NY | Unrestricted Support | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Vermont Foundation | Burlington, VT | Center for Sustainable Agriculture Fund | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Upper Valley Music Center | Lebanon, NH | Unrestricted Support | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maynard House | Hanover, NH | Unrestricted Support | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium | St Johnsbury, VT | Unrestricted Support | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc | New York, NY | Unrestricted Support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vermont Institute of Natural Science | Quechee, VT | Unrestricted Support | Environment | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vermont Land Trust | Montpelier, VT | Unrestricted Support | Environment | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vermont Law and Graduate School | South Royalton, VT | Unrestricted Support | $750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gulf of Maine Research Institute | Portland, ME | Unrestricted Support | Animal-related | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lucy Makenzie Humane Society | Brownsville, VT | Unrestricted Support | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Upper Valley Humane Society | Lebanon, NH | Unrestricted Support | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Norwich Public Library Association | Norwich, VT | Unrestricted Support | Education | $150 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended November 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed February 10, 2025, IRS object ID 202540419349100609. It reported $51,600 in grants paid; 20 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildlands Network | Salt Lake City, UT | Support for karen beazley's travel for the northeastern north america connectivity summit and for general support | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Upper Valley Trails Alliance | Norwich, VT | Support for upper valley trail corps' 2023 project in union village dam | Education | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dartmouth College Fund | Hanover, NH | Contribution to dartmouth college fund | $5,800 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Darmouth Cancer Center - Dartmouth Hitchcock Health | Lebanon, NH | Unrestricted support | $5,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Middlebury College | Middlebury, VT | Gift as a contribution to the annual fund | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Upper Valley Haven | White River Junction, VT | Unrestricted support | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Hampshire Public Radio | Concord, NH | Unrestricted suppport | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Vermont Foundation | Burlington, VT | Contribution to rubenstein school of environment and natural resources in support of the forest ecosystem | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vermont Natural Resources Council | Montpelier, VT | Policy work related to maintaining forest integrity and a resilient connected landscape in vermont | Environment | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vermont Public | Colchester, VT | Unrestricted support | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Willing Hands | Norwich, VT | Unrestricted support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northern Forest Center | Concord, NH | Unrestricted support | Education | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vermont Institute of Natural Science | Quechee, VT | Unrestricted support | Environment | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vermont Land Trust | Montpelier, VT | Unrestrictecd support | Environment | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium | St Johnsbury, VT | Unrestricted support for tang science annex | Arts, culture and humanities | $750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vermont Law School | South Royalton, VT | Unrestricted support | Education | $750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lucy Mackenzie Humane Society | West Windsor, VT | Unrestricted support | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Upper Valley Humane Society | Enfield, NH | Unrestricted gift | Animal-related | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Norwich Public Library | Norwich, VT | Unrestricted suppport | $150 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Thetford Library Federation | Thetford, VT | Unrestricted support | $150 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $25,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $14,750 |
| Education | $13,400 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 |
| Environment | $6,500 |
| Animal-related | $750 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Vermont | $78,700 |
| New Hampshire | $36,600 |
| New York | $14,500 |
| Utah | $12,500 |
| Maine | $500 |
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Updated March 6, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.