The Sasco Foundation Corporation directs a very small, highly concentrated portfolio toward health-related causes, with a particular emphasis on supporting military service members, veterans, and their families as well as cardiovascular disease work. In the most recent year the foundation made just two grants — a large gift to a veteran-focused wellness organization and a smaller grant to a national heart-health nonprofit — suggesting targeted, mission-driven giving rather than broad community philanthropy.
The Sasco Foundation Corporation’s 2024 giving is defined by one large commitment: $100,000 to Semper Fi & America’s Fund to help service members, veterans, and military families access resources for health and wellness. That grant sets the tone for a small portfolio that centers health-related causes and a clearly stated commitment to military-connected households. The foundation also backed cardiovascular disease work with gifts to the American Heart Association and American Heart Asscociation, reinforcing a second consistent theme in its recent grantmaking. Beyond health, the foundation made smaller grants to organizations serving disadvantaged young adults, abused children, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and community groups focused on relationship-building and education. The pattern suggests a funder that uses a limited number of grants to support direct service, prevention, and practical assistance rather than broad, diffuse philanthropy. With annual grants of $157,790 and total assets of $1,402,751, the foundation operates at a modest scale, and its latest 990 year on file is 2024.
Health and wellness for military families is the clearest priority in the recent record. The foundation gave $100,000 to Semper Fi & America’s Fund for access to resources that support optimal health and wellness for service members, veterans, and military families. It also funded cardiovascular disease work twice: $16,790 to the American Heart Association and $10,000 to American Heart Asscociation, both for activities related to the causes, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cardiovascular disease, stroke, and related diseases. Outside health, the foundation supported workforce-oriented youth development with $10,000 to Hope Builders for mentorship, life skills, and job skills training aligned with employer needs. Additional grants reached child recovery programming, anti-isolation work for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and education on adolescent cannabis risks.
Typical grants sit in a narrow range, with a p25 of $1,500, a median of $7,500, and a p75 of $10,000. The 2024 record shows a highly concentrated pattern: one very large grant, a few mid-sized gifts, and several smaller awards. Recipients can appear more than once in the same year, as with Hope Builders and the American Heart Association listings. The foundation is a private grantmaker; it does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The available record shows grantmaking through 2024, but no application process is listed in the provided data.
$158K
$1.4M
$79K
$129K
Most grants fall between $2K and $10K, with a median of $8K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$8K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in CO.
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Very concentrated giving with few, sizable gifts; appears to prioritize national health nonprofits and veteran services rather than many small or local grants.
Notable grantees: Semper Fi & America's Fund, American Heart Association
Grantmaking is national, and all recent recipients are in the United States. Colorado appears as the top state by grant count, led by Johnny’s Ambassadors Inc in Highlands Ranch. Other recipient cities include Oceanside and Santa Ana in California, Dallas in Texas, Miami in Florida, Chicago in Illinois, and San Francisco in California. No grants in the recent list went to recipients in Tennessee, despite the headquarters in Memphis.
Recent grants focus on military-connected health and wellness, cardiovascular disease, youth workforce development, child recovery programming, support for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, interior design professional development, community policing relationships, and adolescent cannabis education.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is small and clustered: p25 is $1,500, median grant size is $7,500, and p75 is $10,000. The 2024 record also includes one much larger award at $100,000.
No recent grants in the provided list went to Tennessee recipients. The most frequent recipient state in the recent data is Colorado, and all listed grants are to U.S. organizations.
No. The profile indicates Funds Individuals: False and Makes program-related investments: False, so the foundation gives grants rather than direct support to individuals or PRIs.
Yes. American Heart Association appears more than once, and Hope Builders also appears more than once in the 2024 grants list, showing some repeat support within the same year.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND | OCEANSIDE, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | TO HELP SUPPORT SERVICE MEMBERS, VETERANS, AND MILITARY FAMILIES TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE OPTIMAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS. |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | DALLAS, TX | $16,790 | 2024 | FOCUS ON ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE CAUSES, DIAGNOSIS, PREVENTION, AND TREATMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, STROKE, AND OTHER RELATED DISEASES. |
| HOPE BUILDERS | SANTA ANA, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | EMPOWERS DISADVANTAGED YOUNG ADULTS WITH THE MENTORSHIP, LIFE SKILLS AND JOB SKILLS TRAINING THAT MEETS THE NEED OF EMPLOYERS. |
| HOPE BUILDERS | SANTA ANA, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | EMPOWERS DISADVANTAGED YOUNG ADULTS WITH THE MENTORSHIP, LIFE SKILLS AND JOB SKILLS TRAINING THAT MEETS THE NEED OF EMPLOYERS. |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSCOCIATION | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | FOCUS ON ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE CAUSES, DIAGNOSIS, PREVENTION, AND TREATMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, STROKE, AND OTHER RELATED DISEASES. |
| THE BOB AND BARBARA WHITE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION AND ROYAL FAMILY KIDS CAMP | COSTA MESA, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | TO HELP SUPPORT ABUSED CHILDREN VIA THE ROYAL FAMILY KIDS' PROGRAMS |
| BEST BUDDIES CHALLENGE | MIAMI, FL | $3,000 | 2024 | DEDICATED TO ENDING THE SOCIAL, PHYSICAL, AND ECONOMIC ISOLATION OF THE 200 MILLION PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (IDD). |
| INTERNATIONAL INTERIOR DESIGN ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | $1,000 | 2024 | HELPS EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED INTERIOR DESIGNERS PURSUE THEIR PASSIONS, CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION, AND BE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS. |
| SHERIFFS AND YOU FOUNDATION INC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1,000 | 2024 | TO ENHANCE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND THE LESS FORTUNATED FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY. |
| JOHNNY'S AMBASSADORS INC | HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO | $1,000 | 2023 | EDUCATE PARENTS, TEENS, AND COMMUNITIES ABOUT THE DANGERS OF TODAY'S HIGH-THC MARIJUANA ON ADOLESCENT BRAIN DEVELOPMENT, PSYCHOSIS, AND SUICIDE. |
SEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND
$100,000TO HELP SUPPORT SERVICE MEMBERS, VETERANS, AND MILITARY FAMILIES TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE OPTIMAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS.
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
$16,790FOCUS ON ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE CAUSES, DIAGNOSIS, PREVENTION, AND TREATMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, STROKE, AND OTHER RELATED DISEASES.
HOPE BUILDERS
$10,000EMPOWERS DISADVANTAGED YOUNG ADULTS WITH THE MENTORSHIP, LIFE SKILLS AND JOB SKILLS TRAINING THAT MEETS THE NEED OF EMPLOYERS.
HOPE BUILDERS
$10,000EMPOWERS DISADVANTAGED YOUNG ADULTS WITH THE MENTORSHIP, LIFE SKILLS AND JOB SKILLS TRAINING THAT MEETS THE NEED OF EMPLOYERS.
AMERICAN HEART ASSCOCIATION
$10,000FOCUS ON ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE CAUSES, DIAGNOSIS, PREVENTION, AND TREATMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, STROKE, AND OTHER RELATED DISEASES.
THE BOB AND BARBARA WHITE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION AND ROYAL FAMILY KIDS CAMP
$5,000TO HELP SUPPORT ABUSED CHILDREN VIA THE ROYAL FAMILY KIDS' PROGRAMS
BEST BUDDIES CHALLENGE
$3,000DEDICATED TO ENDING THE SOCIAL, PHYSICAL, AND ECONOMIC ISOLATION OF THE 200 MILLION PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (IDD).
INTERNATIONAL INTERIOR DESIGN ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION
$1,000HELPS EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED INTERIOR DESIGNERS PURSUE THEIR PASSIONS, CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION, AND BE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS.
SHERIFFS AND YOU FOUNDATION INC
$1,000TO ENHANCE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND THE LESS FORTUNATED FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY.
JOHNNY'S AMBASSADORS INC
$1,000EDUCATE PARENTS, TEENS, AND COMMUNITIES ABOUT THE DANGERS OF TODAY'S HIGH-THC MARIJUANA ON ADOLESCENT BRAIN DEVELOPMENT, PSYCHOSIS, AND SUICIDE.