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Sargent Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Cincinnati, Ohio · EIN 204956369

Sargent Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Cincinnati, Ohio. In tax year 2025 it gave $127,500 in 21 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $25,000. 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 down from $231,907 the year before.

67% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$357,04318$3.7 million
2024$231,90714$3.4 million
2025$127,50021$3.8 million

How to apply

Sargent Family Foundation Inc 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 Sargent Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts12$70,500
California1$25,000
Ohio3$15,000
Kentucky3$11,000
New York1$5,000
Maryland1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 21 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
City of Hope
Duarte, CA
Charitable$25,000
United Way
Boston, MA
Charitable$10,000
Hope & Comfort
Needham, MA
Charitable$10,000
Green Light Fund
Boston, MA
Charitable$10,000
Boston College
Boston, MA
Charitable$5,000
Xavier University
Cincinatti, OH
Charitable$5,000
Harvard College
Cambridge, MA
Charitable$5,000
Northeastern University
Boston, MA
Charitable$5,000
St Mark's School of Southborough
Southborough, MA
Charitable$5,000
The Fay School
Southborough, MA
Charitable$5,000
Artswave
Cincinatti, OH
Charitable$5,000
Island Grown Initiative
Vineyard Haven, MA
Charitable$5,000
Council for Economic Education
New York, NY
Charitable$5,000
Secretariat Center
Lexington, KY
Charitable$5,000
Cincinatti Reds Hall of Fame
Cincinatti, OH
Charitable$5,000
Ceres
Boston, MA
Charitable$5,000
Covington Education Foundation
Covington, KY
Charitable$5,000
Harvard Business School
Boston, MA
Charitable$5,000
Kentucky Colonels
Louisville, KY
Charitable$1,000
Brookeville Methodist Church
Brookeville, MD
Charitable$1,000
Harvard Magazine
Cambridge, MA
Charitable$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Sargent Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Sargent Family Foundation Inc give?

$127,500 in tax year 2025, across 21 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Sargent Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Ronald L Sargent (President), Jill L Sargent (Treasurer) and Stephen N Wilchins Esq (Clerk).

What does Sargent Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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