Private foundation · Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

Sontag Foundation

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Typical grant size
$35K $113K $150K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
57
Repeat grantees
34
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

DeadlinesVARIOUS
ContactTHE SONTAG FOUNDATION · 9042738755
MaterialsAPPLICATIONS FOR BRAIN CANCER RESEARCH/CAREER DEVELOPMENT GRANTS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED ONLINE AT HTTP://WWW.SONTAGFOUNDATION.ORG/ALL-GRANTS/BRAIN-CANCER/DSA-APPLICATION- INFO-REQUIREMENTS/ IN RESPONSE TO PUBLISHED REQUESTS FOR APPLICATIONS.
RestrictionsGRANTS UP TO A MAXIMUM OF $600,000 MAY BE AWARDED.

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Clay Tousey III
DIRECTOR
$8K
Bradley D Mottier
DIRECTOR
$8K
Grant M Conway
DIRECTOR
$8K
Daniel M Ryan
DIRECTOR
$8K
Jennifer H Levinson
DIRECTOR
$8K
Jeffrey E Bernardo
DIRECTOR
$8K
Ben Chatraw
DIRECTOR
$8K
Carolyn Mathis
DIRECTOR
$8K
Katherine Verble
DIRECTOR
$8K
Frederick B Sontag
DIRECTOR
Cindy S Hudgins
DIRECTOR
Jeffrey W Hudgins
DIRECTOR
Frederick T Sontag
DIRECTOR
Kay Verble
DIRECTOR
Bradley Mottier
DIRECTOR
$6K
Frederick Sontag
DIRECTOR
$6K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
3.3%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
289
Total grants awarded
$40.8M
Total amount
$141K
Average grant
$3.0M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$7.2M
35 grants
2023
$5.6M
48 grants
2022
$6.1M
28 grants
2021
$3.3M
28 grants
2020
$2.9M
27 grants
2019
$2.4M
18 grants
2018
$2.5M
17 grants
2017
$2.0M
15 grants
2015
$2.6M
17 grants
2014
$2.5M
25 grants
2013
$3.7M
31 grants

Top recipients

Community Foundation of Ne Fl
3 grants · FL
$6.8M
Sulzbacher Center
6 grants · FL
$2.3M
6 grants · MA · ≈ likely match
$2.1M
3 grants · FL · ✓ Exact match
$1.6M
9 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$1.4M
8 grants · MI · ✓ Exact match
$1.3M
9 grants · MA · ✓ Exact match
$1.2M
5 grants · TX · ✓ Exact match
$1.1M
Memorial Sloan-kettering
4 grants · NY
$1.1M
8 grants · NC · ✓ Exact match
$1.0M

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Community Foundation of Ne Fl
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
FL · TY 2024
$3.0M
Brigham & Women's Hospital
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
MA · TY 2024
$363K
The Regents of the University of Michigan
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
MI · TY 2024
$350K
Mark Foundation for Cancer Research
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
NY · TY 2024
$300K
Boston Children's Hospital
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
MA · TY 2024
$263K
California Institute of Technology
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
CA · TY 2024
$250K
Regents of Univ of Ca-san Francisco
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
CA · TY 2024
$188K
Yale University
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
CT · TY 2024
$150K
University of Texas Southwestern
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
TX · TY 2024
$150K
University of Massachusetts Med School
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
MA · TY 2024
$150K
Rice University
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
TX · TY 2024
$150K
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
PA · TY 2024
$150K
The Regents of University of California
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
CA · TY 2024
$150K
University of Pittsburgh
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
PA · TY 2024
$150K
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
MA · TY 2024
$150K
Baylor College of Medicine
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
TX · TY 2024
$150K
American Association for Cancer Research
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
PA · TY 2024
$132K
University of Minnesota
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
MN · TY 2024
$113K
Weill Cornell
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
NY · TY 2024
$113K
University of Texas Md Anderson Cancer Center
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
TX · TY 2024
$100K
Cleveland Clinic
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
OH · TY 2024
$100K
John Hopkins University School of Medicine
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
MD · TY 2024
$100K
Dana Farber Cancer Institute Inc
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
MA · TY 2024
$100K
Stanford Junior University
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
CA · TY 2024
$100K
Society for Neuro-oncology
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
TX · TY 2024
$40K
University of Illinois
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
IL · TY 2024
$38K
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
WA · TY 2024
$38K
Duke University
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
NC · TY 2024
$38K
National Brain Tumor Society
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
MA · TY 2024
$33K
University of Florida Foundation Inc
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
FL · TY 2024
$25K
International Brain Tumor Alliance
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
TY 2024
$5K
Remission Summit
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
FL · TY 2024
$5K
Central Brain Tumor Registry of the USA
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
IL · TY 2024
$5K
Mission Brain Foundation
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
CA · TY 2024
$5K
American Society of Clinical Oncology
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
VA · TY 2024
$3K
Brain Tumor Network
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
FL · TY 2023
$1.5M
Brigham & Women's Hospital
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
MA · TY 2023
$300K
Boston Children's Hospital
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
MA · TY 2023
$300K
Regents of Univ of Ca-san Francisco
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
CA · TY 2023
$250K
University of Minnesota
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
MN · TY 2023
$250K
University of Massachusetts Med School
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
MA · TY 2023
$250K
Emory University
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
GA · TY 2023
$213K
Duke University
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
NC · TY 2023
$200K
University of Pittsburgh
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
PA · TY 2023
$150K
Yale University
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
CT · TY 2023
$150K
The Regents of University of California
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
CA · TY 2023
$150K
University of Texas Southwestern
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
TX · TY 2023
$150K
Weill Cornell
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
NY · TY 2023
$150K
Rice University
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
TX · TY 2023
$150K
California Institute of Technology
FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THIS ORGANIZATION
CA · TY 2023
$150K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.