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Sally Mead Hands Foundation: 49 grants to organizations, $2.2 million (tax year ended December 2025)
Sally Mead Hands Foundation, a private foundation in Madison, WI, paid 49 grants to organizations totaling $2,218,500 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 12, 2026. The largest was $320,000 to Citizens Climate Education Corp in Coronado, CA for operating funds.
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- EIN
- 320263007
- Based in
- Madison, WI
- Assets
- $43,423,644
- Grants paid
- $2,218,500
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 12, 2026, IRS object ID 202601329349102430. It reported $2,218,500 in grants paid; 49 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens Climate Education Corp | Coronado, CA | Operating funds | Environment | $320,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | Boulder, CO | Operating funds | $147,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Environmental Law & Policy Center | Chicago, IL | Operating funds | $110,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ceres | Boston, MA | Operating funds | Environment | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood of Illinois | Chicago, IL | Operating funds | Health care | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | Operating funds | Health care | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood of Northern New England | Colchester, VT | Operating funds | Health care | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | Operating funds | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Project Drawdown | New York, NY | Operating funds | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | Operating funds | Environment | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Transportation Riders United | Detroit, MI | Operating funds | Public and societal benefit | $90,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Topsham, ME | Operating funds | Environment | $77,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Climate Xchange | Boston, MA | Operating funds | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood of the Great Plains | Overland Park, KS | Operating funds | Health care | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | Operating funds | Arts, culture and humanities | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grid Alternatives | Oakland, CA | Operating funds | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Midwest Renewable Energy Association | Custer, WI | Operating funds | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Renew Wisconsin | Madison, WI | Operating funds | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Savanna Institute | Madison, WI | Operating funds | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wisconsin Academy of Sciences | Madison, WI | Operating funds | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Healthy Climate Wisconsin | Madison, WI | Operating funds | Environment | $38,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Neighborhood Technology | Chicago, IL | Operating funds | Environment | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Common Threads | Austin, TX | Operating funds | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Public Broadcasting Corp | Hayward, WI | Operating funds | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Appalachian Mountain Club | Boston, MA | Operating funds | Environment | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of PBS Wisconsin Inc | Madison, WI | Operating funds | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Habitat for Humanity of Dane County Inc | Madison, WI | Operating funds | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation | Lewiston, ME | Operating funds | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wisconsin Public Radio Association Inc | Madison, WI | Operating funds | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 1000 Friends of Wisconsin | Madison, WI | Operating funds | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Centro Hispano Inc | Madison, WI | Operating funds | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Conway Area Humane Society | Conway, NH | Operating funds | Animal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Editorial Cartooning Initiative | Sacramento, CA | Operating funds | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Elevate Energy | Chicago, CA | Operating funds | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Galin Scholars Inc | Madison, WI | Operating funds | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Michael Fields Agricultural Institute (wisconsin Women in Conservation) | East Troy, WI | Operating funds | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Michigan Environmental Council | Lansing, MI | Operating funds | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Voces de La Frontera | Milwaukee, WI | Operating funds | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wisconsin Watch | Milwaukee, WI | Operating funds | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | Operating funds | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Breakthrough Urban Ministries | Chicago, IL | Operating funds | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Field Museum of Natural History | Chicago, IL | Operating funds | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Inside Climate News | Brooklyn, NY | Operating funds | Social science | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sea Meadow Marine Foundation | Yarmouth, ME | Operating funds | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Seeds of Peace | New York, NY | Operating funds | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Atlantic Center for the Arts | New Smyrna Beach, FL | Operating funds | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago History Museum | Chicago, IL | Operating funds | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Open Communities | Evanston, IL | Operating funds | Housing and shelter | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Westover School | Middlebury, CT | Operating funds | Education | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 9, 2025, IRS object ID 202521299349101032. It reported $1,955,500 in grants paid; 44 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens Climate Education Corp | Coronado, CA | Operating funds | Environment | $220,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | Operating funds | $160,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | Operating funds | Environment | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Environmental Law & Policy Center | Chicago, IL | Operating funds | $110,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Topsham, ME | Operating funds | Environment | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Climate Xchange | Boston, MA | Operating funds | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood of Illinois | Chicago, IL | Operating funds | Health care | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Neighborhood Technology | Chicago, IL | Operating funds | Environment | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | Operating funds | Health care | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | Operating funds | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | Boulder, CO | Operating funds | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Transportation Riders United | Detroit, MI | Operating funds | Public and societal benefit | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 1000 Friends of Wisconsin | Madison, WI | Operating funds | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | Operating funds | Arts, culture and humanities | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wisconsin Academy of Sciences | Madison, WI | Operating funds | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ceres | Boston, MA | Operating funds | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grid Alternatives | Oakland, CA | Operating funds | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Midwest Renewable Energy | Custer, WI | Operating funds | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Neighborhood House Community Center | Madison, WI | Operating funds | Youth development | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| World Resources Institute | Washington, DC | Operating funds | International, foreign affairs and national security | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Healthy Climate Wisconsin | Madison, WI | Operating funds | Environment | $38,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Elevate Energy | Chicago, CA | Operating funds | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Enterprise Community Partners | Columbia, MD | Operating funds | Community improvement and capacity building | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Michigan Environmental Council | Lansing, MI | Operating funds | Environment | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood of the Great Plains | Overland Park, KS | Operating funds | Health care | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Renew Wisconsin | Madison, WI | Operating funds | Environment | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rail Passengers Association | Washington, DC | Operating funds | $27,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Field Museum of Natural History | Chicago, IL | Operating funds | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ecology Center | San Juan Capistrano, CA | Operating funds | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Environmental Sustainability | Alexandria, VA | Operating funds | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maine Audubon | Falmouth, ME | Operating funds | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maine Community Foundation Inc | Ellsworth, ME | Operating funds | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Breakthrough Urban Ministries | Chicago, IL | Operating funds | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Inside Climate News | Brooklyn, NY | Operating funds | Social science | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northfield Township Food Pantry | Glenview, IL | Operating funds | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Conway Area Humane Society | Conway, NH | Operating funds | Animal-related | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Reachout Crestview | Boulder, CO | Operating funds | Youth development | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wolf Sanctuary | Laporte, CO | Operating funds | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Atlantic Center for the Arts | New Smyrna Beach, FL | Operating funds | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago History Museum | Chicago, IL | Operating funds | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jen's Friends Cancer Foundation | North Conway, NH | Operating funds | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Open Communities | Evanston, IL | Operating funds | Housing and shelter | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Seeds of Peace | New York, NY | Operating funds | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Westover School | Middlebury, CT | Operating funds | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Environment | $1,618,500 |
| Health care | $545,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $221,000 |
| Public and societal benefit | $160,000 |
| Youth development | $42,500 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $40,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $30,000 |
| Education | $23,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Wisconsin | $796,000 |
| California | $720,000 |
| Illinois | $671,000 |
| Michigan | $370,000 |
| District of Columbia | $317,500 |
| Massachusetts | $315,000 |
| Colorado | $222,500 |
| Maine | $197,500 |
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- Who funds environment in District of Columbia
- Who funds health care in Illinois
- Who funds health care in Michigan
- Who funds environment in Massachusetts
Updated May 12, 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.