Sandstone Foundation | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 47-2442291

Foundation Overview

Based in Mayfield Hts, OH, Sandstone Foundation has awarded 233 grants totaling $2,476,460 to organizations in Ohio, California and 5 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $100 to $125,000, with a median award of $3,424.

Latest Tax Year
2023
Total Giving (all years)
$2,476,460
Total Assets
$715,155
Median Grant (all grants)
$3,424

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
48
Median Grant
$3,053
% Median Grant Decline
-39% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Relationship-Focused: 25%

12 of 48 recipients (25%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.

Geographic Focus
Ohio

72% of all grants are concentrated in Ohio, demonstrating highly focused geographic giving. This foundation prioritizes deep community impact in its primary service area. Within Ohio, funding concentrates in Cleveland (67%), Columbus (7%), Shaker Heights (7%).

Funding Trajectory
+134%

Strong 134% growth in annual giving over 7 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.

Program Areas
General Purposes + 3 others

Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on general purposes (69%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Sandstone Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
Actblue Charities $5,000 Somerville, MA, US Aclu, Preterm, Urge 2023
American Cancer Society $211 Cleveland, OH, US General 2023
Borderlight $5,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2023
Case Western Reserve University $4,500 Cleveland, OH, US General 2023
Cleveland Public Theater $2,500 Cleveland, OH, US General 2023
Collaborative To End Human Trafficking $2,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2023
Equality Ohio $10,000 Columbus, OH, US General 2023
First Descents $102 Denver, CO, US General 2023
First Tee $1,000 Newburgh Heights, OH, US General 2023
Hathaway Brown $100,000 Shaker Heights, OH, US General 2023
Ideastream $1,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2023
Jdrf - Los Angeles $2,500 Los Angeles, CA, US General 2023
La Jolla Playhouse $3,000 La Jolla, CA, US General 2023
Medworks $1,000 Lyndhurst, OH, US General 2023
Planned Parenthood $20,000 New York, NY, US General 2023
Playhouse Square $3,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2023
Positive Education Program $15,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2023
Signal Cleveland Org $2,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2023
Social Venture Partners - San Diego $10,000 San Diego, CA, US General 2023
The Bail Project $4,229 Marina Del Rey, CA, US General 2023
The Cleveland Foundation $25,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2023
The Old Globe $3,105 San Diego, CA, US General 2023
Windsong Chorus $307 Lakewood, OH, US General 2023
Ywca Cleveland $25,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2023
Actblue Charities $5,000 Somerville, MA, US Aclu, Preterm, Urge 2023
American Cancer Society $211 Cleveland, OH, US General 2023
Borderlight $5,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2023
Case Western Reserve University $4,500 Cleveland, OH, US General 2023
Cleveland Public Theater $2,500 Cleveland, OH, US General 2023
Collaborative To End Human Trafficking $2,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2023
Equality Ohio $10,000 Columbus, OH, US General 2023
First Descents $102 Denver, CO, US General 2023
First Tee $1,000 Newburgh Heights, OH, US General 2023
Hathaway Brown $100,000 Shaker Heights, OH, US General 2023
Ideastream $1,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2023
Jdrf - Los Angeles $2,500 Los Angeles, CA, US General 2023
La Jolla Playhouse $3,000 La Jolla, CA, US General 2023
Medworks $1,000 Lyndhurst, OH, US General 2023
Planned Parenthood $20,000 New York, NY, US General 2023
Playhouse Square $3,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2023
Positive Education Program $15,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2023
Signal Cleveland Org $2,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2023
Social Venture Partners - San Diego $10,000 San Diego, CA, US General 2023
The Bail Project $4,229 Marina Del Rey, CA, US General 2023
The Cleveland Foundation $25,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2023
The Old Globe $3,105 San Diego, CA, US General 2023
Windsong Chorus $307 Lakewood, OH, US General 2023
Ywca Cleveland $25,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2023
Aclu Of Ohio $20,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2022
American Cancer Society $211 Cleveland, OH, US General 2022
Arts Impact $5,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2022
Borderlight $12,301 Cleveland, OH, US General 2022
Case Western Reserve University $5,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2022
Chn Housing Partners $25,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2022
Cleveland Museum Of Art $2,500 Cleveland, OH, US General 2022
Cleveland Public Theater $3,500 Cleveland, OH, US General 2022
Collaborative To End Human Trafficking $2,060 Cleveland, OH, US General 2022
Equality Ohio $10,000 Columbus, OH, US General 2022
First Tee $2,240 Newburgh Heights, OH, US General 2022
Hathaway Brown $100,000 Shaker Heights, OH, US General 2022
Jdrf - Los Angeles $6,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General 2022
La Jolla Playhouse $3,000 La Jolla, CA, US General 2022
Lake Erie Ink $5,000 Cleveland Heights, OH, US General 2022
League Of Women Voters Education Fund $5,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2022
Open Doors Academy $2,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2022
Planned Parenthood $1,000 New York, NY, US General 2022
Playhouse Square $3,424 Cleveland, OH, US General 2022
Positive Education Program $15,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2022
Ronald Mcdonald House Of Akron $500 Akron, OH, US General 2022
Social Venture Partners - San Diego $10,000 San Diego, CA, US General 2022
Teen Cancer America $1,200 Los Angeles, CA, US General 2022
The Bail Project $25,000 Venice, CA, US General 2022
The Ucla Foundation $20,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General 2022
Ywca Cleveland $25,000 Cleveland, OH, US A Place For Me 2022
Aclu Of Ohio $20,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2022
American Cancer Society $211 Cleveland, OH, US General 2022
Arts Impact $5,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2022
Borderlight $12,301 Cleveland, OH, US General 2022
Case Western Reserve University $5,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2022
Chn Housing Partners $25,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2022
Cleveland Museum Of Art $2,500 Cleveland, OH, US General 2022
Cleveland Public Theater $3,500 Cleveland, OH, US General 2022
Collaborative To End Human Trafficking $2,060 Cleveland, OH, US General 2022
Equality Ohio $10,000 Columbus, OH, US General 2022
First Tee $2,240 Newburgh Heights, OH, US General 2022
Hathaway Brown $100,000 Shaker Heights, OH, US General 2022
Jdrf - Los Angeles $6,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General 2022
La Jolla Playhouse $3,000 La Jolla, CA, US General 2022
Lake Erie Ink $5,000 Cleveland Heights, OH, US General 2022
League Of Women Voters Education Fund $5,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2022
Open Doors Academy $2,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2022
Planned Parenthood $1,000 New York, NY, US General 2022
Playhouse Square $3,424 Cleveland, OH, US General 2022
Positive Education Program $15,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2022
Ronald Mcdonald House Of Akron $500 Akron, OH, US General 2022
Social Venture Partners - San Diego $10,000 San Diego, CA, US General 2022
Teen Cancer America $1,200 Los Angeles, CA, US General 2022
The Bail Project $25,000 Venice, CA, US General 2022
The Ucla Foundation $20,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General 2022
Ywca Cleveland $25,000 Cleveland, OH, US A Place For Me 2022
Aclu Of Ohio $20,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2022
American Cancer Society $211 Cleveland, OH, US General 2022
Arts Impact $5,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2022
Borderlight $12,301 Cleveland, OH, US General 2022
Case Western Reserve University $5,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2022
Chn Housing Partners $25,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2022
Cleveland Museum Of Art $2,500 Cleveland, OH, US General 2022
Cleveland Public Theater $3,500 Cleveland, OH, US General 2022
Collaborative To End Human Trafficking $2,060 Cleveland, OH, US General 2022
Equality Ohio $10,000 Columbus, OH, US General 2022
First Tee $2,240 Newburgh Heights, OH, US General 2022
Hathaway Brown $100,000 Shaker Heights, OH, US General 2022
Jdrf - Los Angeles $6,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General 2022
La Jolla Playhouse $3,000 La Jolla, CA, US General 2022
Lake Erie Ink $5,000 Cleveland Heights, OH, US General 2022
League Of Women Voters Education Fund $5,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2022
Open Doors Academy $2,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2022
Planned Parenthood $1,000 New York, NY, US General 2022
Playhouse Square $3,424 Cleveland, OH, US General 2022
Positive Education Program $15,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2022
Ronald Mcdonald House Of Akron $500 Akron, OH, US General 2022
Social Venture Partners - San Diego $10,000 San Diego, CA, US General 2022
Teen Cancer America $1,200 Los Angeles, CA, US General 2022
The Bail Project $25,000 Venice, CA, US General 2022
The Ucla Foundation $20,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General 2022
Ywca Cleveland $25,000 Cleveland, OH, US A Place For Me 2022
Aclu Of Ohio $20,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2021
American Cancer Society $106 Cleveland, OH, US General 2021
Case Western Reserve University $5,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2021
Cleveland Museum Of Art $2,500 Cleveland, OH, US General 2021
Cleveland Public Theater $3,500 Cleveland, OH, US General 2021
Cuyahoga Community College $100 Cleveland, OH, US General 2021
Equality Ohio $5,504 Columbus, OH, US General 2021
Film Independent $300 Los Angeles, CA, US General 2021
Hathaway Brown $100,000 Shaker Heights, OH, US General 2021
Hebrew Free Loan Society $103 New York, NY, US General 2021
Ioby $370 Brooklyn, NY, US General 2021
La Jolla Playhouse $2,000 La Jolla, CA, US General 2021
Lake Erie Ink $5,000 Cleveland Heights, OH, US General 2021
Marketplace Apm $2,500 Saint Paul, MN, US General 2021
Melanoma Research Foundation $500 Washington, DC, US General 2021
Npr - Ideastream $4,390 Cleveland, OH, US General 2021
Philanthropy Ohio $2,000 Columbus, OH, US General 2021
Planned Parenthood $15,706 New York, NY, US General 2021
Playhouse Square $2,500 Cleveland, OH, US General 2021
Positive Education Program $15,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2021
Ronald Mcdonald House Of Akron $518 Akron, OH, US General 2021
Social Venture Partners - San Diego $10,000 San Diego, CA, US General 2021
Teen Cancer America $5,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General 2021
The Bail Project $25,000 Venice, CA, US General 2021
The Recreation Project $2,000 Denver, CO, US General 2021
Aclu Of Ohio $15,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2020
Cle Votes Co Greater Cleveland Neighborhood Centers Association $1,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2020
Cleveland International Film Festival $500 Cleveland, OH, US General 2020
Collaborative To End Human Traficking $1,500 Cleveland, OH, US General 2020
Consumer Reports $100 Yonkers, NY, US General 2020
Domestic Violence & Child Advocacy Center $113 Cleveland, OH, US General 2020
Equality Ohio $10,000 Columbus, OH, US General 2020
Hathaway Brown $125,000 Shaker Heights, OH, US General 2020
Lake Erie Ink $10,000 Cleveland Heights, OH, US General 2020
Msass Cwru $2,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2020
Npr - Ideastream $240 Cleveland, OH, US General 2020
Npr - Marketplace $240 Cleveland, OH, US General 2020
Philanthropy Ohio $3,000 Columbus, OH, US General 2020
Planned Parenthood $11,000 New York, NY, US General 2020
Positive Education Program $10,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2020
Prevention Action Alliance $100 Columbus, OH, US General 2020
Social Venture Partners - San Diego $10,000 San Diego, CA, US General 2020
The Bail Project $25,000 Venice, CA, US General 2020
The City Club Of Cleveland $5,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2020
Wikimedia $104 San Francisco, CA, US General 2020
Ywca Of Greater Cleveland $17,500 Cleveland, OH, US General 2020
Believe In Dreams $5,000 Beachwood, OH, US General Support 2018
Cleveland Museum Of Natural History $5,000 Cleveland, OH, US General - Annual Fund 2018
Hathaway Brown School $25,000 Shaker Heights, OH, US General Supportgeneral Support 2018
High Mountain Institute $25,000 Leadville, CO, US General Support 2018
Planned Parenthood - Neo $50,000 Bedford Heights, OH, US General Support 2018
Positive Education Program $5,000 Cleveland, OH, US General Supportgeneral Support 2018
Shaker Heights High School $5,000 Shaker Heights, OH, US Construction Of Rooftop Solar Array 2018
Ucla Foundation $35,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Teen Cancer Event 2018
Urban Community School $5,000 Cleveland, OH, US General Supportgeneral Support 2018
Aclu Of Ohio Foundation $25,000 Cleveland, OH, US Mayor's Courts Work 2017
Carleton College $30,000 Northfield, MN, US Financial Aid - Student Scholarships 2017
Case Western Reserve University $27,000 Cleveland, OH, US Louise Cinthy Stokes Center For Inclusion & Diversity And Msasslouise Cinthy Stokes Center For Inclusion & Diversity And Msass 2017
Equality Ohio Education Fund $25,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2017
Hathaway Brown $25,000 Shaker Heights, OH, US General Support 2017
High Mountain Institute $75,000 Leadville, CO, US General Support 2017
Lake Erie Ink $12,000 Cleveland Heights, OH, US General Support 2017
Planned Parenthood - Neo $50,000 Bedford Heights, OH, US General 2017
Positive Education Program $20,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2017
Ymca Of Greater Cleveland $25,000 Cleveland, OH, US General Support 2017
Abortion Care Network $1,000 St Louis Park, MN, US General Support 2016
Alzheimer's Association $500 Beachwood, OH, US General Support 2016
Amnesty International Usa $250 Washington, DC, US General Supportgeneral Support 2016
Boys And Girls Clubs Of Cleveland $2,000 Cleveland, OH, US General Support 2016
Carleton College $2,500 Northfield, MN, US Financial Aid - Student Scholarships 2016
Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center $250 Cleveland, OH, US General Support 2016
Cleveland Museum Of Natural History $10,000 Cleveland, OH, US General - Annual Fund 2016
Cleveland Rape Crisis Center $2,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2016
Conservancy For Cuyahoga Valley National Park $1,000 Peninsula, OH, US General 2016
Cuyahoga County Public Library Foundation $2,000 Parma, OH, US General - Annual Fund 2016
Doctors Without Borders $500 New York, NY, US General 2016
Domestic Violence & Child Advocacy Center $1,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2016
Drug Free Action Alliance $500 Columbus, OH, US General 2016
Equality Ohio Education Fund $25,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2016
Facing History And Ourselves $500 Brookline, MA, US General 2016
Family Connections $500 Shaker Heights, OH, US General 2016
Family Promise Of Greater Cleveland $25,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2016
Free Medical Clinic Of Greater Cleveland $2,500 Cleveland, OH, US General 2016
Friends Of The Cleveland Public Library $2,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2016
Greater Cleveland Food Bank $2,500 Cleveland, OH, US General 2016
Heights Youth Theatre $250 Cleveland Heights, OH, US General 2016
Hopewell $500 Chagrin Falls, OH, US General 2016
Hospice Of The Western Reserve $500 Cleveland, OH, US General 2016
Hugs Foundation $250 Lakewood, OH, US General 2016
Ideastream $2,500 Cleveland, OH, US General 2016
Joel's Place For Children $250 Avon, OH, US General 2016
Lifeact $250 Cleveland, OH, US General 2016
Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry $1,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2016
Medworks $500 Lyndhurst, OH, US General 2016
Metrohealth $2,500 Cleveland, OH, US General 2016
National Parks Conservation Association $250 Washington, DC, US General 2016
Planned Parenthood - Neo $5,000 Bedford Heights, OH, US General 2016
Planned Parenthood $1,000 New York, NY, US General 2016
Preterm $500 Cleveland, OH, US General 2016
Progressive Arts Alliance Incorporated $500 Cleveland, OH, US General 2016
Renee Jones Empowerment Center $500 Cleveland, OH, US General 2016
Ronald Mcdonald House Of Cleveland $2,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2016
Samana Smiles Foundation $500 Chagrin Falls, OH, US General 2016
Shaker Heights Youth Center $1,500 Beachwood, OH, US General 2016
Step $500 San Diego, CA, US General 2016
Transplant House Of Cleveland $2,000 Cleveland, OH, US General 2016
Womensafe Inc The Green House $500 Chardon, OH, US General 2016

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Contact Information

Official contact details for Sandstone Foundation as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.

EIN 47-2442291
Website N/A
Address CO 5885 LANDERBROOK DRIVE 300 Mayfield Hts, OH 44124-0000

Key People (3)

Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Sandstone Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.

Director Robert Martens
Director Holley Fowler Martens
Director Alycia P Martens

Forms 990-PF

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Form 990-PF Research Tips
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  • Check Part I for total assets, annual giving amounts, and payout requirements
  • Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
  • Look for trends across multiple years to understand giving patterns

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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.