Private foundation · EIN 52-6560157 · Bethesda, Maryland

Sunrise Charitable Foundation Trust

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: 17 grants paid, $1.5M total, median $60K. 6% of grants stayed in Maryland.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
17
$1.5M
Median grant
$60K
Stays in MD
6%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$39M

Grants paid in 2024

Top 16 of 17 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Smith CollegeNorthampton, MAGeneral scholarship endowment and start up grants fund, the smith fund$300K
University of the PeoplePasadena, CAGeneral use$250K
Brookings InstituteWashington, DCPresident's initiative, brookings metro$200K
Spark the JourneyWashington, DCScholarships & training grants$200K
WamuWashington, DCNew local show and local dmv reporting$150K
Pro PublicaNew York, NYGeneral use$75K
Pulitzer Center on Crisis ReportingWashington, DCGeneral use$75K
WetaArlington, VASupport of pbs newshour and classical weta$75K
New FuturesWashington, DCGeneral use and scholarships$60K
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CTPete salovery & marta elisa moret scholarship fund and sunrise foundation lecture and fellowship$50K
Fair ObserverMountain View, CAGeneral use$25K
McE Social CapitalSan Francisco, CAGeneral use$22K
The National Historical SocietyWashington, DCEducational system - fourscore$15K
Collegiate Directions IncBethesda, MDCollege counseling services$10K
Magnum FoundationNew York, NYGeneral support$10K
The American IndependentWashington, DCThe american independent foundation$10K

By state: District of Columbia 7 · Massachusetts 2 · California 3 · New York 2 · Virginia 1 · Connecticut 1

About this foundation

Sunrise Charitable Foundation Trust is a private grantmaking foundation in Bethesda, Maryland, administered in care of Van Agtmael Antoine Ttee, tax-exempt since 1992. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does Sunrise Charitable Foundation Trust 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 Sunrise Charitable Foundation Trust give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $1.5M across 17 grants, a median of $60K.

Where does Sunrise Charitable Foundation Trust give?

District of Columbia (7 grants), Massachusetts (2 grants), California (3 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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