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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 77-0558602

Sam Family Charitable Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Burlingame, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 12 grants and $126,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Mar 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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $126,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2023

    $7,200

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $93,834
  • Tax year 2022

    $5,900

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $73,152
  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $138,797
  • Tax year 2020

    $18,400

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $141,265

Grants paid in 2024

12 grants, largest first

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

  1. Lords Grace Christian ChurchMountain View, CA

    Religious

    $42,000
  2. All NationsKansas City, MO

    Missionary support

    $37,000
  3. Christian Church of Simi ValleySimi Valley, CA

    Religious

    $20,000
  4. Move MountainviewMountain View, CA

    Public Charity

    $15,000
  5. The Way ChurchPasadena, CA

    Help family after their home was burned down in Alta Dena fire

    $5,000
  6. Slavic Gospel AssocLoves Park, IL

    Charity

    $2,500
  7. Individual

    Missionary support

    $2,000
  8. Paralysed Veterans of AmericaTopeka, KS

    Charity

    $500
  9. Wounded Warrior ProjectJacksonville, FL

    Charity

    $500
  10. Veterans of Foreign WarsTopeka, KS

    Charity

    $500
  11. Wycliff AssocOrlando, FL

    Missionary support

    $500
  12. Voices of MartrysBartlesville, OK

    Charity

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $42,00099% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $5001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California4 grants $82,000
  2. Missouri1 grant $37,000
  3. Illinois1 grant $2,500
  4. Kansas3 grants $1,500
  5. Florida1 grant $500
  6. Oklahoma1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Richard C SamDIRECTOR Hours 0.2Pay $0
  • Mary H SamDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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