Private foundation (trust)EIN 911641746Est. 1995-06

SAMIS FOUNDATION

SEATTLE, WA 98104

Total Assets

$198.8M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$8.3M

FY 2024

Grants Made

73

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$114K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$180–$1.6M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$16.6M

Total Expenses

$14.5M

Qualifying Distributions

$9.8M

Distributable Amount

$9.5M

Min. Investment Return

$9.7M

Undistributed Income

$5.2M

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

73 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $180 through median $20K to maximum $1.6M, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $8.3M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

282 grants

NORTHWEST YESHIVA HIGH SCHOOL
$4.6M
4 grants
SEATTLE HEBREW ACADEMY
$4.5M
4 grants
JEWISH DAY SCHOOL
$3.2M
4 grants
SEATTLE JEWISH COMMUNITY SCHOOL
$2.5M
4 grants
MENACHEM MENDEL SEATTLE CHEDER
$2.4M
4 grants
PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS
$1.8M
4 grants
TORAH DAY SCHOOL
$1.6M
4 grants
NLI USA INC
$1M
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

282 grants

<$10K
106
grants
$10–50K
110
grants
$50–250K
36
grants
$250K–1M
24
grants
$1–5M
6
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

19 states

Washington
$21.6M
73% of total
New York
$5.7M
19% of total
New Jersey
$1.1M
4% of total
California
$329K
1% of total
District of Columbia
$164K
1% of total
Massachusetts
$160K
1% of total
Ohio
$120K
0% of total
Florida
$95K
0% of total
Maryland
$90K
0% of total
North Carolina
$50K
0% of total

+9 more states

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