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Private foundation (trust)EIN 474574159Est. 2015-10

SAM I AM FOUNDATION

HIGHLAND PARK, IL 60035

Total Assets

$9.0M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$448K

FY 2023

Grants Made

20

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$22K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$75–$200K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

PhilanthropyVoluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$357K

Total Expenses

$475K

Qualifying Distributions

$451K

Distributable Amount

$432K

Min. Investment Return

$437K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

20 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $75 through median $5K to maximum $200K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $448K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

100 grants

ANN & ROBERT H LURIE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO FOUNDATION
$600K
4 grants
JEWISH UNITED FUND
$282K
4 grants
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF CHICAGO
$201K
2 grants
Gifted and Talented Seven
$100K
1 grant
Ann & Robert Lurie
$100K
1 grant
NORTH SHORE CONGREGATION ISRAEL
$86K
3 grants
FRIENDS OF THE IDF
$84K
4 grants
North Shore Congregation
$57K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

100 grants

<$10K
70
grants
$10–50K
20
grants
$50–250K
10
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

8 states

Illinois
$1.7M
89% of total
New York
$115K
6% of total
District of Columbia
$76K
4% of total
California
$20K
1% of total
Massachusetts
$158
0% of total
Florida
$118
0% of total
Indiana
$103
0% of total
Arizona
$100
0% of total

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