The Sexton Family Foundation
Vero Beach, FL · EIN 13-7106277. Reported 323 grants totalling $4,120,600 to 107 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". The Sexton Family Foundation checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
5 of the organizations The Sexton Family Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 14 grants totalling $273,500 to them. That is 7% of the $3,697,440 of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Way of Indian River County Inc | federated giving programme | Florida | $124,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| United Way of Collier and the Keys | federated giving programme | Florida | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Community Foundation of the Florida | community foundation | Florida | $52,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| The John's Island Foundation Inc | grantmaking organization | Florida | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Project Redwood | grantmaking organization | California | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $250 and the largest $124,000.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher House Foundation Inc | Rockville, MD | $240,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bluepath Service Dogs Inc | Hopewell Junction, NY | $215,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fibrolamellar Cancer Foundation | Greenwich, CT | $210,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Florida Keys Community Center Inc | Marathon, FL | $124,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of Indian River County | Vero Beach, FL | $124,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Advancing Native Missions | Charlottesville, VA | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Curesearch for Children's Cancer | Bethesda, MD | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Asn Foundation for Kidney Research | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Camp Boggy Creek | Eustis, FL | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Special Operations Fund | Arlington, VA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of Greenwich | Greenwich, CT | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Baptist Health South Florida Foundation Inc | Coral Gables, FL | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cooke Foundation for Special Education | New York, NY | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lupus Research Alliance Inc | New York, NY | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Kidney Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Conquer Cancer Foundation of the American Society | Alexandria, VA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Danny & Ron's Rescue | Camden, SC | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of Collier and the Keys | Naples, FL | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of the Florida Keys Inc | Key West, FL | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cardiovascular Research Foundation | New York, NY | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Captains for Clean Water Inc | Fort Myers, FL | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Florida Keys Land & Sea Trust Inc | Marathon, FL | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Focused Ultrasound Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mote Marine Laboratory Inc | Sarasota, FL | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Coral Restoration Foundation Inc | Key Largo, FL | $53,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation of the Florida Keys | Key West, FL | $52,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Reef Relief | Key West, FL | $51,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pigeon Key Foundation | Marathon, FL | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | New York, NY | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Monroe County Education Foundation Inc | Key West, FL | $43,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wesley House Family Services Inc | Key West, FL | $42,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Assoc | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Kidney Fund Inc | Rockville, MD | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Deerfield Academy | Deerfield, MA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Peacetrees Vietnam | Seattle, WA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Stanford University - Graduate School of Business | Stanford, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Learning Alliance Inc | Vero Beach, FL | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Greenwich | Greenwich, CT | $37,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | $36,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Indian River County | Vero Beach, FL | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Brightfocus Foundation | Clarksburg, MD | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bucknell University | Lewisburg, PA | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Eckerd College | St Petersburg, FL | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Peter Michael Foundation | Sausalito, CA | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Cleveland Clinic Foundation | Independence, OH | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cooke School and Institute | New York, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA Inc | New York, NY | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County | Bridgeport, CT | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Noah's Ark Animal Rehabilitation Center | Locust Grove, GA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Guiding Eyes for the Blind | Yorktown Heights, NY | $27,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Firmkeys Inc | Key West, FL | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Save the Chimps Inc | Ft Pierce, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Freedom House Ministry Inc | Harrisburg, IL | $21,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Denison University | Granville, OH | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida Inc | Tallahassee, FL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Florida Wildlife Corridor Inc | Tampa, FL | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Everglades Inc | Stuart, FL | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Greenwich Hospital Foundation | Greenwich, CT | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Indian River Community Foundation Inc | Vero Beach, FL | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| John's Island Foundation Inc | Indian River Shores, FL | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The East Harlem School at Exodus House | New York, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Indian River Land Trust | Vero Beach, FL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Project Recover Inc | Woodland, CA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Whole Family Health Center Inc | Vero Beach, FL | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Adopt-a-Dog Inc | Greenwich, CT | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Battlefield Trust | Hagerstown, MD | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hidden Harbor Marine Environmental Project Inc | Marathon, FL | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Womankind Inc | Key West, FL | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bonefish & Tarpon Trust Inc | Miami, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cottage 1886 Foundation Inc | Princeton, NJ | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dolphin Research Center Inc | Grassy Key, FL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Inc | Coral Gables, FL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jones Foundation for Reproductive Medicine | Virginia Beach, VA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lewa Wildlife Conservancy USA | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation | Uniondale, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Miami Waterkeeper | Coral Gables, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Norwalk Community College Foundation Inc | Norwalk, CT | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Reach Prep Inc | Stamford, CT | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Udt - Seal Museum Association Inc | Fort Pierce, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Inc | Arlington, VA | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Year Up | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| John's Island Community Service League Inc | Vero Beach, FL | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Hospital for Special Surgery Fund Inc | New York, NY | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity of the Middle Keys Inc | Marathon, FL | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army | Port Chester, NY | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Smile Train | New York, NY | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust | Erlanger, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hibiscus Children's Center Inc | Vero Beach, FL | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kevin Babington Foundation | Wellington, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Abana Foundation | Worthington, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Charity Navigator | Saddle Brook, NJ | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greenwich Emergency Medical Services | Riverside, CT | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Exponent Philanthropy - Assoc of Small Foundations | Washington, DC | $3,160 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice Foundation | Vero Beach, FL | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Marathon Wild Bird Center Inc | Marathon, FL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Marin Alano Club | San Rafael, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National World War II Museum | New Orleans, LA | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Project Redwood | San Rafael, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Service Organizations Inc | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Indian River County Volunteer Ambulance Squad | Vero Beach, FL | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Vero Beach Volunteer Fire Department | Vero Beach, FL | $1,440 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Stanford University- Hoover Institution | Stanford, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Indian River Shores Fop Lodge No 79 | Tallahassee, FL | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Womens Care Center of Bartow Inc | Bartow, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
90 of 107 (84%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 89%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Florida Keys Community Center Inc
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION - TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE PROGRAMS FOR THE ARTS AND TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY - United Way of Collier and the Keys
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION - TO CREATE THRIVING COMMUNITIES BY IMPROVING THE FINANCIAL STABILITY OF FAMILIES LIVING PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK AND BY STRENGTHENING HEALTH AND EDUCATION - Fisher House Foundation Inc
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION - PROVIDE HOUSING TO FAMILIES OF RECOVERING MILITARY MEN AND WOMEN. - Bluepath Service Dogs Inc
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION - PROVIDE SERVICE DOGS TO INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM, OFFERING SAFETY, COMPANIONSHIP AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDEPENDENCE. - Fibrolamellar Cancer Foundation
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION - Find a cure and treatment options of FIBROLAMELLAR CANCER - Baptist Health South Florida Foundation Inc
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION - TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS, AND TO IMPROVE THE SANCTITY AND PRESERVATION OF LIFE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 258 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 74 | $847,000 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 87 | $1,016,000 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 84 | $1,037,800 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 78 | $1,219,800 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
35% of its giving went to organizations in Florida.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Sexton Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 410 Coconut Palm Road, Vero Beach, FL, 32963. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
EIN 13-7106277 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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