Saint Paul, MN

THE SANNEH FOUNDATION INC

EIN 56-2332269

Education & Youth Development Youth Mentoring & Leadership Children & youth Low-income Communities of color

Mission

The mission of Sanneh is to Empower youth, Improve lives and Unite communities.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About THE SANNEH FOUNDATION INC

The Sanneh Foundation is a Saint Paul–based 501(c)(3) youth development organization that uses soccer and culturally responsive mentoring as catalysts to support K–12 students, strengthen families, and build community well-being. Core program areas include Dreamline mentoring (in-school and after-school K–12 supports), Nutritional Services (food shelf and mobile distributions), the Conway Community Center, workforce development, and an international Haitian Initiative.

In the last 2–3 years the foundation has sustained and expanded its youth mentoring and nutritional services, partnered with schools and municipal/state funders to scale out-of-school time and summer programming, and continued operating community-facing sites in Saint Paul that combine recreation, education, food access, and family supports. The organization maintains public financial filings, accepts donations online, and is led publicly by founder Tony Sanneh and a professional nonprofit leadership team.

Notable achievements

State legislative grant to expand OST programming

In 2024 the organization was the recipient of a state appropriation designated to fund out-of-school time and summer mentoring and enrichment for low-income students of color, providing sustained public support to scale mentoring and behavioral/social-emotional learning interventions.

Major philanthropic support from regional foundations

The foundation secured significant multi-hundred-thousand- to million-dollar grants from regional funders, including large awards from local philanthropic partners in 2024 that materially supported program expansion and operational capacity.

Scaled community services and hub operations

Sanneh expanded its Conway Community Center operations and Nutritional Services (including mobile food shelf distributions and culturally relevant food access) while continuing to grow Dreamline K–12 mentoring and related workforce-development pathways for youth.

At a glance

Total assets: $13.6M
Annual revenue: $9.4M
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 56-2332269
Location: Saint Paul, MN
Website: www.thesannehfoundation.org
On Mahalo since: September 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Rated highly by major charity evaluators and presented as a professionally managed nonprofit with a multi-year public record of audited financials and Form 990 disclosures.

Identified by regional funders and public agencies as a key partner for out-of-school time, youth mentoring, and food-security programming via competitive and legislative grant awards.

Founded and publicly associated with Tony Sanneh, a high-profile former professional soccer player whose leadership and media visibility have elevated the organization’s profile.

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