Private foundation · Wilmington, DE

Sa Ming Foundation

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Typical grant size
$500 $1K $3K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
25
Repeat grantees
11
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

James P Basara
Dir, Sec, Treas, Co- Pres
Gaylynn Golden
Co- Pres, Dir

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
13.1%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
136
Total grants awarded
$239K
Total amount
$2K
Average grant
$8K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$23K
10 grants
2023
$35K
15 grants
2022
$34K
15 grants
2021
$29K
18 grants
2020
$28K
12 grants
2019
$29K
17 grants
2018
$22K
14 grants
2017
$17K
13 grants
2016
$13K
13 grants
2015
$10K
9 grants

Top recipients

10 grants · SC · ✓ Exact match
$51K
10 grants · OK · ≈ likely match
$22K
7 grants · SC · ✓ Exact match
$12K
5 grants · DC · ✓ Exact match
$11K
7 grants · VA · ✓ Exact match
$10K
2 grants · TX · ✓ Exact match
$10K
9 grants · NC · ≈ likely match
$8K
E J Mcgown
3 grants · TX
$8K
K Gilliland
4 grants · TX
$8K
B M Clark
3 grants · TX
$8K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

College of the Mainland Foundation Inc
Dorothy Jones White Memorial Scholarship Fund for Women
TX · TY 2024
$5K
Spring Island Tr
General & Unrestricted
SC · TY 2024
$5K
South Carolina Coastal Conservation League Inc
General & Unrestricted
SC · TY 2024
$3K
Folds of Honor Foundation
General & Unrestricted
OK · TY 2024
$3K
Nature Conservancy
General & Unrestricted
SC · TY 2024
$3K
Music for Life
General & Unrestricted
VA · TY 2024
$2K
Beaufort County Open Land Trust Inc
General & Unrestricted
SC · TY 2024
$1K
Hopeful Horizons
General & Unrestricted
SC · TY 2024
$1K
Parkinsons Foundation Inc
In support of Donor Services - Carolinas chapter
FL · TY 2024
$1K
Planned Parenthood South Atlantic
General & Unrestricted
NC · TY 2024
$750
D Ladino Alvarez
Hardship Assistance Grant
SC · TY 2023
$7K
College of the Mainland Foundation Inc
Dorothy Jones White Memorial Scholarship for Women
TX · TY 2023
$5K
Spring Island Tr
General & Unrestricted
SC · TY 2023
$5K
C Harris
Scholarship Grant
TX · TY 2023
$5K
Planned Parenthood South Atlantic
General & Unrestricted
NC · TY 2023
$4K
Folds of Honor Foundation
General & Unrestricted
OK · TY 2023
$3K
South Carolina Coastal Conservation League Inc
General & Unrestricted
SC · TY 2023
$2K
Music for Life
General & Unrestricted
VA · TY 2023
$2K
Alzheimers Disease Research Foundation - Cure Alzh
General & Unrestricted
MA · TY 2023
$1K
Hopeful Horizons
General & Unrestricted
SC · TY 2023
$1K
Friends of the National World War II Memorial Inc
work led by Alex Kershaw at high schools across the country
DC · TY 2023
$1K
Beaufort County Open Land Trust Inc
General & Unrestricted
SC · TY 2023
$500
Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders Associati
General & Unrestricted
SC · TY 2023
$500
Living Vine Inc
General & Unrestricted
GA · TY 2023
$100
Friends of Caroline Hospice of Beaufort Inc
General & Unrestricted
SC · TY 2023
$75
V Chu
SCHOLARSHIP GRANT
TX · TY 2022
$5K
Smithsonian Institution
Reptile Discovery Center
DC · TY 2022
$5K
Spring Island Tr
General & Unrestricted
SC · TY 2022
$5K
L Peralta
SCHOLARSHIP GRANT
TX · TY 2022
$5K
Stetson University Inc
Gillespie Museum
FL · TY 2022
$3K
Folds of Honor Foundation
General & Unrestricted
OK · TY 2022
$3K
Hopeful Horizons
General & Unrestricted
SC · TY 2022
$2K
South Carolina Coastal Conservation League Inc
General & Unrestricted
SC · TY 2022
$2K
Music for Life
General & Unrestricted
VA · TY 2022
$2K
Nature Conservancy - Charleston Satelite Office
South Carolina chapter - Spring Match Campaign
SC · TY 2022
$1K
Port Royal Sound Foundation
General & Unrestricted
SC · TY 2022
$500
Planned Parenthood South Atlantic
General & Unrestricted
NC · TY 2022
$500
Beaufort County Open Land Trust Inc
General & Unrestricted
SC · TY 2022
$500
Alzheimers Disease & Related Disorders Association
General & Unrestricted
SC · TY 2022
$500
Friends of Caroline Hospice of Beaufort Inc
General & Unrestricted
SC · TY 2022
$500
K N Middleton
Scholarship Grant
TX · TY 2021
$5K
Spring Island Tr
General & Unrestricted
SC · TY 2021
$5K
Folds of Honor Foundation
General & Unrestricted
OK · TY 2021
$3K
E J Mcgown
Scholarship Grant
TX · TY 2021
$3K
E J Mcgown
Scholarship Grant
TX · TY 2021
$3K
E J Mcgown
Scholarship Grant
TX · TY 2021
$3K
Music for Life
General & Unrestricted
VA · TY 2021
$2K
South Carolina Coastal Conservation League Inc
General & Unrestricted
SC · TY 2021
$2K
Nature Conservancy - Charleston Satelite Office
South Carolina chapter of the Nature Conservancy
SC · TY 2021
$1K
Hopeful Horizons
General & Unrestricted
SC · TY 2021
$1K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.