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The Sassafras Foundation: 10 grants to organizations, $540,000 (tax year ended December 2025)
The Sassafras Foundation, a private foundation in Branford, CT, paid 10 grants to organizations totaling $540,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 8, 2026. The largest was $125,000 to Leadership Education Athletics in Partnership in New Haven, CT for general support.
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- EIN
- 203082522
- Based in
- Branford, CT
- Assets
- $18,820,661
- Grants paid
- $540,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 8, 2026, IRS object ID 202631289349102273. It reported $540,000 in grants paid; 10 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leadership Education Athletics in Partnership | New Haven, CT | General support | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Christian Community Action | New Haven, CT | General support | Human services | $115,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Haven Legal Assistance Inc | New Haven, CT | General support | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Connecticut Voices for Children | New Haven, CT | General support | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Save the Sound | New Haven, CT | General support | Environment | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Open Communities Alliance Inc | Hartford, CT | Fellows program | Education | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Children's Advocacy Inc Co U of CT School of Law | Hartford, CT | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Way of Connecticut | Rocky Hill, CT | Redwood fellows program | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Urban Resources Initiativeyale School of the Environment | New Haven, CT | General support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Horizons at the Foote School | New Haven, CT | General support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed June 6, 2025, IRS object ID 202521579349101107. It reported $704,000 in grants paid; 17 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Community Action | New Haven, CT | General support | Human services | $115,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| International Festival of Arts and Ideas | New Haven, CT | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dwight Hall at Yale | New Haven, CT | Harbor fellows program | Education | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Haven Legal Assistance Inc | New Haven, CT | General support | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Leadership Education Athletics in Partnership | New Haven, CT | General support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Climatehaven Inc | New Haven, CT | General support | Science and technology | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Open Communities Alliance Inc | Hartford, CT | General support | Education | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Open Communities Alliance Inc | Hartford, CT | Fellows program | Education | $28,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Children's Advocacy Inc Co U of CT School of Law | Hartford, CT | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Connecticut Students for A Dream | Bridgeport, CT | General support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dwight Hall at Yale | New Haven, CT | General support | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Yale University School of the Environment Urban Resources Initiative | New Haven, CT | General support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Horizons at the Foote School | New Haven, CT | General support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boys & Girls Club New Haven | New Haven, CT | General support | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Compagnia De'colombari | New York, NY | General support | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Links Foundation | Hamden, CT | General support | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Haven Preservation Trust | New Haven, CT | General support | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Human services | $280,000 |
| Education | $208,000 |
| Science and technology | $50,000 |
| Environment | $45,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Connecticut | $1,232,000 |
| New York | $12,000 |
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Updated May 8, 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.