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Private Foundation · IL

Sam I Am Foundation

Highland Park, IL  ·  EIN 474574159  ·  Website (ProPublica) ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$2.9M

Total Giving

$892K

Grants on File

38

Average Grant

$23K

Giving Radius

Where Sam I Am Foundation Has Given

AK — no grants on file AL — no grants on file AR — no grants on file AZ — no grants on file CA — no grants on file CO — no grants on file CT — no grants on file DC — $30K across 3 grants DE — no grants on file FL — no grants on file GA — no grants on file HI — no grants on file IA — no grants on file ID — no grants on file IL — $803K across 25 grants IN — $103 across 1 grant KS — no grants on file KY — no grants on file LA — no grants on file MA — $158 across 1 grant MD — no grants on file ME — no grants on file MI — no grants on file MN — no grants on file MO — no grants on file MS — no grants on file MT — no grants on file NC — no grants on file ND — no grants on file NE — no grants on file NH — no grants on file NJ — no grants on file NM — no grants on file NV — no grants on file NY — $58K across 8 grants OH — no grants on file OK — no grants on file OR — no grants on file PA — no grants on file RI — no grants on file SC — no grants on file SD — no grants on file TN — no grants on file TX — no grants on file UT — no grants on file VA — no grants on file VT — no grants on file WA — no grants on file WI — no grants on file WV — no grants on file WY — no grants on file
Historical grants to 30 recipients across 5 states. Top concentrations: CHICAGO ($735K, 18 grants), GLENCOE ($57K, 2 grants), NEW YORK ($47K, 6 grants), WASHINGTON ($30K, 3 grants), New York ($10K, 1 grant).

Section I

How to Apply

No application guidelines on file — check the foundation's website directly.

On Unsolicited Proposals no

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient Amount Year
United States Holocaust Memorial Council $15K 2022
The Ark $10K 2022
North Shore Congregation Israel $28K 2022
National Multiple Sclerosis Society $5K 2022
Melanoma Research Foundation $100 2022
Medically Induced Suicide Ed Foundation $200 2022
Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Foundation $200K 2022
Jewish United Fund $137K 2022
Jewish community Center of Chicago $1K 2022
Highland Park Community Foundation $6K 2022
Israel Cancer Research Fund $5K 2022
Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation $103 2022
Friends of the Idf $12K 2022
Erikson Institute $1K 2022
The Chicago Lighthouse $600 2022
Birthright Israel Foundation $6K 2022
Charles M Schwartz Memorial Foundation $5K 2022
Anti Defamation League $10K 2022
Jac Education Foundation $250 2023
National Multiple Sclerosis Society $5K 2023
National Kidney Foundation $10K 2023
Boston Medical Center $158 2023
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago $75 2023
Helping Hands Network INC $2K 2023
Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Foundation $100K 2023

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Section VI

Filing History

Year-by-year financial summary from IRS 990-PF filings. Total assets and qualifying distributions show the foundation's growth and giving trajectory.

Year Total Assets Qualifying Distributions Total Revenue Total Expenses
2023 $3.0M $432K $357K $475K
2022 $3.1M $411K $498K $471K
2021 $3.1M $359K $349K $345K
2020 $3.1M $299K $559K $347K
2019 $2.8M $331K $988K $372K
2015 $2.2M $107K $6.1M $88K

Section VII

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