Private foundation · EIN 52-2015381 · Newark, Delaware · Education

Sallie Mae Fund

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 21 grants paid, $3.0M total, median $50K. 19% of grants stayed in Delaware.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
21
$3.0M
Median grant
$50K
Stays in DE
19%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$2.5M

Grants paid in 2024

21 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Thurgood Marshall College FundWashington, DCGeneral operating expenses$1.6M
Delaware State UniversityDover, DEGeneral operating expenses$375K
Hbcu Week Foundation IncWilmingtonn, DEGeneral operating expenses$200K
Point FoundationLos Angeles, CAGeneral operating expenses$100K
Stony Brook FoundationStony Brook, NYGeneral operating expenses$100K
Your Cause LLC Fbo the Blackbaud Giving FundCharleston, SCEmployees matching gifts program$99K
DC College Access ProgramWashington, DCGenerating operating expenses$75K
Boys and Girls Club of DelawareWilmingtonn, DEGeneral operating expenses$60K
Folds of HonorOwasso, OKGeneral operating expenses$50K
The American College of the MaditerraneanTempe, AZGeneral operating expense$50K
Utah State UniversityLogan, UTGeneral operating expenses$50K
Epsilon Zeta Boule FoundationAshburn, VAGeneral operating expenses$35K
Techpoint Foundation for YouthIndianapolis, INGeneral operating expenses$35K
Bottom LineBoston, MAGeneral operating expenses$25K
Boys and Girls Club of Greater Salt LakeMurray, UTGeneral operating expenses$25K
DC PrepWashington, DCGeneral operating expenses$25K
Girls Inc of NYCNew York, NYGeneral operating expenses$25K
Latin American Community CenterWilmingtonn, DEGeneral operating expenses$25K
Binghamton UniversityBinghamton, NYGeneral operating expenses$6,305
Ronald McDonald HouseWashington, DCGeneral operating expenses$5,000
Baruch CollegecunyNew York, NYGeneral operating expenses$3,731

By state: District of Columbia 4 · Delaware 4 · New York 4 · California 1 · South Carolina 1 · Utah 2

About this foundation

Sallie Mae Fund is a private grantmaking foundation in Newark, Delaware, administered in care of Sallie Mae Inc, tax-exempt since 1998. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

Foundation websiteAll filings on ProPublica

Does Sallie Mae Fund accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Sallie Mae Fund give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $3.0M across 21 grants, a median of $50K.

Where does Sallie Mae Fund give?

District of Columbia (4 grants), Delaware (4 grants), New York (4 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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