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Sam Shine Foundation Inc: 20 grants to organizations, $5.5 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Sam Shine Foundation Inc, a private foundation in Greenville, IN, paid 20 grants to organizations totaling $5,450,700 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $3,301,280 to Nokuse Education Inc in Freeport, FL for general.
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- EIN
- 351961730
- Based in
- Greenville, IN
- Assets
- $135,889,622
- Grants paid
- $5,450,700
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202533219349105498. It reported $5,450,700 in grants paid; 20 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nokuse Education Inc | Freeport, FL | General | Environment | $3,301,280 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | General | $501,045 | apps.irs.gov | |
| River Heritage Conservancy | Jeffersonville, IN | General | Recreation and sports | $390,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Central Indiana Land Trust | Indianapolis, IN | General | Environment | $305,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Foundation of Southern Indiana | New Albany, IN | General | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Woodie Wheaton Land Trust | Forest City, ME | General | Environment | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Purdue | West Lafayette, IN | General | $146,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Conservation Law Center | Bloomington, IN | General | Crime and legal-related | $140,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Indiana Native Plant Society | Indianapolis, IN | General | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ecosystems Connections Institute | Denver, IN | General | $40,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Indiana Land Trust Alliance | Indianapolis, IN | General | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Montessori Field School | Mt St Francis, IN | General | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Bird Conservancy | Marshall, VA | General | Animal-related | $10,125 | apps.irs.gov |
| Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation | Jefferson City, MO | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wesselman Woods | Evansville, IN | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Indiana Audubon Society | Connersville, IN | General | Environment | $7,400 | apps.irs.gov |
| Indiana Nongame Wildlife Fund | Indianapolis, IN | General | $6,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Meritime Institute | Norfolk, VA | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| State of Indiana Cooperative Invasives Management | Bedford, IN | General | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Habitat Solutions | Columbus, IN | General | $750 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Environment | $3,864,180 |
| Recreation and sports | $390,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $250,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $140,000 |
| Animal-related | $10,125 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Florida | $3,301,280 |
| Indiana | $1,423,250 |
| Virginia | $516,170 |
| Maine | $200,000 |
| Missouri | $10,000 |
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Updated November 17, 2025. 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.