BLUE SANDS FOUNDATION
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2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $10.0M · expenses $2.0M · assets $17.6M
- EIN
- 37-1797396
- Address
- 1212 NEW YORK AVE NW STE 1000, WASHINGTON, DC 20005-6127
- Website
- HTTP://BLUESANDS.ORG
- NTEE code
- B99
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- March 2016 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private operating foundation) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Private operating foundation
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
None of the 6 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
6 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Hirsch | DIRECTOR | 2018-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Christopher Warnke | DIRECTOR | 2018-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Dalia Fateh | DIRECTOR | 2018-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Hossein Fateh | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 2018-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Leandro Alves | DIRECTOR | 2018-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jada Spriggs (former) | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 2018-2023 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 5 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER WARNKE | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| DALIA FATEH | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ERIC HIRSCH | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| HOSSEIN FATEH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| LEANDRO ALVES | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 6 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER WARNKE | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| DALIA FATEH | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ERIC HIRSCH | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| HOSSEIN FATEH | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JADA SPRIGGS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| LEANDRO ALVES | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 6 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER WARNKE | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| DALIA FATEH | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ERIC HIRSCH | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| HOSSEIN FATEH | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JADA SPRIGGS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| LEANDRO ALVES | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 6 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER WARNKE | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| DALIA FATEH | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ERIC HIRSCH | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| HOSSEIN FATEH | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JADA SPRIGGS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| LEANDRO ALVES | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 6 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER WARNKE | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| DALIA FATEH | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ERIC HIRSCH | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| HOSSEIN FATEH | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JADA SPRIGGS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| LEANDRO ALVES | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2019 · 6 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DALIA FATEH | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| HOSSEIN FATEH | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CHRISTOPHER WARNKE | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ERIC HIRSCH | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| LEANDRO ALVES | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JADA SPRIGGS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2018 · 6 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DALIA FATEH | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| HOSSEIN FATEH | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CHRISTOPHER WARNKE | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ERIC HIRSCH | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| LEANDRO ALVES | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JADA SPRIGGS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who the money went to
Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.
2024 · 23 grants to organizations · $2.0M · 4 grants to individuals · $8K
2023 · 23 grants to organizations · $3.1M · 2 grants to individuals · $14K
2022 · 22 grants to organizations · $1.1M · 2 grants to individuals · $11K
2021 · 23 grants to organizations · $1.3M
2020 · 18 grants to organizations · $994K
2019 · 16 grants to organizations · $318K
2018 · 14 grants to organizations · $726K
Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.
Who gave
Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.
2024 · 1 contributor · $10.0M
| # | Contributor | Type | City, state | Total | Noncash | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOSSEIN FATEH | Organization or other | WASHINGTON, DC | $9,964,000 | - | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing |
2023 · 1 contributor · $1.9M
| # | Contributor | Type | City, state | Total | Noncash | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOSSEIN FATEH | Organization or other | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,950,000 | - | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing |
2019 · 1 contributor · $9.4M
| # | Contributor | Type | City, state | Total | Noncash | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOSSEIN & DALIA FATEH | Organization or other | WASHINGTON, DC | $9,416,300 | $9,416,300 | Form 990PF Sch. B, 2019 · filing |
Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $9,970,555 | $1,996,529 | $17,591,909 | $17,581,909 | $9,964,200 | - | $0 | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $1,964,873 | $3,124,392 | $9,617,920 | $9,607,920 | $1,950,500 | - | $0 | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| -$192 | $1,161,314 | $10,777,453 | $10,767,453 | - | - | $0 | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $37,668 | $1,307,166 | $11,934,795 | $11,924,795 | $1,500 | - | $0 | - | - |
| 2020 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $1,194,411 | $1,018,498 | $13,045,823 | $13,045,823 | - | - | $0 | - | - |
| 2019 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $9,635,059 | $335,561 | $13,778,929 | $13,778,929 | $9,416,300 | - | $0 | - | - |
| 2018 · Form 990PF | ||||||||
| $192,279 | $728,126 | $3,441,538 | $3,441,538 | $0 | - | $0 | - | - |
Connected to
Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.
- BLUE STONES FOUNDATION Washington, DC · 1 person in common (Eric Hirsch)
Funders of this organization
1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $4,700,000 in all, tax years 2015 to 2017. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2015-2017 | 3 | $4,700,000 | 2017 | $100,000 | show |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2024 · Form 990PF · $1,996,529 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,989,099 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $1,989,099 | 99.6% | |
| Fees: accounting | $4,200 | 0.2% | |
| Fees: legal | $3,230 | 0.2% | |
| Total | $1,996,529 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990PF · $3,124,392 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,124,392 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $3,124,392 | 100.0% | |
| Total | $3,124,392 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990PF · $1,161,314 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,123,838 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $1,123,838 | 96.8% | |
| Taxes | $32,329 | 2.8% | |
| Fees: accounting | $5,147 | 0.4% | |
| Total | $1,161,314 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990PF · $1,307,166 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,304,469 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $1,304,469 | 99.8% | |
| Taxes | $1,140 | 0.1% | |
| Interest | $820 | 0.1% | |
| Fees: legal | $737 | 0.1% | |
| Total | $1,307,166 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990PF · $1,018,498 spent · pay $0 · grants $994,305 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $994,305 | 97.6% | |
| Fees: other professional | $14,795 | 1.5% | |
| Taxes | $6,947 | 0.7% | |
| Fees: accounting | $2,451 | 0.2% | |
| Total | $1,018,498 | 100% |
2019 · Form 990PF · $335,561 spent · pay $0 · grants $317,621 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $317,621 | 94.7% | |
| Other expenses | $9,348 | 2.8% | |
| Fees: accounting | $4,630 | 1.4% | |
| Taxes | $3,962 | 1.2% | |
| Total | $335,561 | 100% |
2018 · Form 990PF · $728,126 spent · pay $0 · grants $726,066 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions, gifts, grants paid | $726,066 | 99.7% | |
| Other expenses | $2,060 | 0.3% | |
| Total | $728,126 | 100% |
State business registration
- BLUE SANDS FOUNDATION (THE) DC, Domestic Nonprofit Corporation, Revoked, formed 2015-11-03
The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.
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