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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-5451755

The Samowitz Foundation

A private foundation in Long Boat Key, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 1 grant and $2.3 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $2,342,182

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $32,705,065
  • Tax year 2024

    $2,119,326

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $31,580,455
  • Tax year 2023

    $2,005,512

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $31,415,844
  • Tax year 2022

    $2,344,925

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $37,401,618
  • Tax year 2021

    $2,009,628

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $34,315,797
  • Tax year 2020

    $1,950,626

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $33,362,214
  • Tax year 2019

    $1,982,388

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $33,847,794
  • Tax year 2018

    $1,919,895

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $34,066,865

Grants paid in 2025

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    General

    $2,342,182

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Paulette SamowitzTrustee Hours 15Pay $100,000
  • Lani HaynesTrustee Hours 10Pay $60,000

The return

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