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The Energy TransferSunoco Foundation

Preselected recipients only Wilmington, Delaware · EIN 203459268

The Energy TransferSunoco Foundation is a private foundation in Wilmington, Delaware. In tax year 2025 it gave $2.4 million in 14 grants; the typical grant was $87,500 and the largest $500,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $1.9 million the year before.

29% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$1.6 million10$34.8 million
2024$1.9 million11$36.9 million
2025$2.4 million14$40.9 million

How to apply

The Energy TransferSunoco Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Energy TransferSunoco Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas9$2.0 million
Pennsylvania1$250,000
Florida1$25,000
Maryland1$25,000
Delaware2$20,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
American National Red Cross
Dallas, TX
ADGP Membership$500,000
Childrens Medical Center Foundation
Dallas, TX
Capital Campaign - Pediatric Hospital$500,000
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Children's Cancer Hospital$500,000
Philabundance
Philadelphia, PA
General & Unrestricted$250,000
North Texas Food Bank
Plano, TX
Delivering Hope Truck Sponsorship$200,000
The Salvation Army
Dallas, TX
Fuel Sponsorship$150,000
Mercy Street Inc
Dallas, TX
General & Unrestricted$125,000
Houston Food Bank
Houston, TX
Fleet Sponsorship$50,000
Fisher House Foundation Inc
Rockville, MD
General & Unrestricted$25,000
Make A Wish Foundation of Southern Florida Inc
Miami, FL
Charitable Event$25,000
Partnership for the Delaware Estuary Inc
Wilmington, DE
General & Unrestricted$10,000
The Storehouse of Collin County
Plano, TX
General & Unrestricted$10,000
Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research Inc
Newark, DE
Charitable Event$10,000
San Antonio Livestock Exposition Inc
San Antonio, TX
Go Rodeo Roundup$6,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Energy TransferSunoco Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does The Energy TransferSunoco Foundation give?

$2.4 million in tax year 2025, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $87,500.

Who runs The Energy TransferSunoco Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Leticia S Andrade (Assistant Sec), Dylan A Bramhall (Treas), Jamie Bynum (Pres, Dir) and Christopher R Curia (Dir, Chairman of the Board) among 12 officers and trustees.

What does The Energy TransferSunoco Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, youth programs and human services.

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