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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-1794306

Sa Ming Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $258,728 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Sep 11, 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

    $258,728

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2024

    $22,750

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $173,654
  • Tax year 2023

    $35,075

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $165,353
  • Tax year 2022

    $33,500

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $170,140
  • Tax year 2021

    $29,050

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $176,628
  • Tax year 2020

    $27,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $175,587
  • Tax year 2019

    $29,310

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $175,565
  • Tax year 2018

    $22,400

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $173,762

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Stetson University IncDeland, FL

    Greatest Needs of Gillespie Museum as determined by the Director

    $2,500
  2. Planned Parenthood South AtlanticRaleigh, NC

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000

1 grant of $255,228 is held for a check and not listed

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education1 grant $2,50071% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $1,00029% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida1 grant $2,500
  2. North Carolina1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • James P BasaraDir, Sec, Treas, Co- Pres Hours 1Pay $0
  • Gaylynn GoldenCo- Pres, Dir Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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