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Sam I Am Foundation: 22 grants to organizations, $565,653 (tax year ended December 2025)
Sam I Am Foundation, a private foundation in Highland Park, IL, paid 22 grants to organizations totaling $565,653 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 6, 2026. The largest was $300,000 to Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Foundation in Chicago, IL for general operating support.
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- EIN
- 474574159
- Based in
- Highland Park, IL
- Assets
- $10,078,704
- Grants paid
- $565,653
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 6, 2026, IRS object ID 202621269349103542. It reported $565,653 in grants paid; 22 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Foundation | Chicago, IL | General operating support | Health care | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Highland Park Peace Project | Highland Park, IL | General operating support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of the Idf | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| North Shore Congregation Israel | Glencoe, IL | General operating support | $29,340 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Am Shalom | Glencoe, IL | General operating support | Religion-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Anti Defamation League | New York, NY | General operating support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Council | Washington, DC | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,068 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Kidney Foundation | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Ark | Chicago, IL | General operating support | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles M Schwartz Memorial Foundation | Chicago, IL | General operating support | Medical research | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Israel Cancer Research Fund | New York, NY | General operating support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Helping Hands Network Inc | Northbrook, IL | General operating support | Youth development | $1,980 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Friends of Alyn Hospital | New York, NY | General operating support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $1,849 | apps.irs.gov |
| Secure Community Network Inc | Chicago, IL | General operating support | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $1,800 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Giving Back Fund Inc | Boston, MA | General operating support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,800 | apps.irs.gov |
| Givengain Foundation USA | Fort Lauderdale, FL | General operating support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jac Education Foundation | Highland Park, IL | General operating support | Education | $360 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Chicago Lighthouse | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $156 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | General operating support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $150 | apps.irs.gov |
| Another Step Inc | Orangeburg, NY | General operating support | Human services | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
| Paypal Charitable Giving Fund | Washington, DC | General operating support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $50 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202521349349100347. It reported $506,533 in grants paid; 19 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Foundation | Chicago, IL | General operating support | Health care | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of the Idf | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $38,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| North Shore Congregation Israel | Glencoe, IL | General operating support | $29,145 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Anti Defamation League | New York, NY | General operating support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Council | Washington, DC | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,036 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | General operating support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,384 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Kidney Foundation | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | New York, NY | General operating support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles M Schwartz Memorial Foundation | Chicago, IL | General operating support | Medical research | $5,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Helping Hands Network Inc | Northbrook, IL | General operating support | Youth development | $2,636 | apps.irs.gov |
| Institute of Soil and Soul | Long Grove, IL | General operating support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Israel Cancer Research Fund | New York, NY | General operating support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Friends of Alyn Hospital | New York, NY | General operating support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $1,800 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Police Memorial Foundation | Chicago, IL | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Loyola Medicine Transport LLC | Maywood, IL | General operating support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Friends of Sheba Medical Center Inc | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $382 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Chicago Lighthouse | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Keshet | Northbrook, IL | General operating support | $150 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Health care | $650,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $109,649 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $50,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $31,104 |
| Religion-related | $25,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $12,884 |
| Medical research | $10,750 |
| Human services | $10,100 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $974,601 |
| New York | $64,749 |
| District of Columbia | $30,154 |
| Massachusetts | $1,800 |
| Florida | $500 |
| California | $382 |
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Updated May 6, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.