Edward Frederick Sanderson (March 16, 1874 – October 31, 1955) was a Congregational minister and one of the founders of Goodwill Industries.
He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Frederick Milton Sanderson and Harriet Pierce White.
His father was a captain in the Union Army during the Civil War, and later, a successful businessman in Cleveland.
He attended high school in Cleveland, graduated from Amherst College in 1896 and Hartford Theological Seminary in 1899.
He died in Nantucket on October 31, 1955, survived by his wife, son and two siblings.