Private foundation · Highland Park, IL

Sam I Am Foundation

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Typical grant size
$550 – $5K – $15K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
48
Repeat grantees
22
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Jillian Samantha Teven
DIRECTOR / TREASURER
Ryan Samantha Loeb
DIRECTOR / SECRETARY
Paul Loeb
FOUNDATION MANAGER
Justin Samuel Loeb
DIRECTOR / PRESIDENT
Jodi Loeb
FOUNDATION MANAGER
Jillian Samantha Loeb
DIRECTOR / TREASURER

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

Payout rate · TY 2024
17.3%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
191
Total grants awarded
$3.5M
Total amount
$18K
Average grant
$350K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$507K
19 grants
2023
$448K
20 grants
2022
$443K
18 grants
2021
$342K
18 grants
2020
$333K
19 grants
2019
$349K
25 grants
2018
$336K
25 grants
2017
$482K
26 grants
2016
$216K
21 grants

Top recipients

8 grants · IL · ≈ likely match
$1.2M
9 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$358K
2 grants · IL · ≈ likely match
$201K
Gifted and Talented Seven
2 grants · IL
$200K
6 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$190K
Friends of the Idf
6 grants · IL
$134K
Ann & Robert Lurie
1 grant · IL
$100K
8 grants · NY · ≈ likely match
$98K
1 grant · IL · ✓ Exact match
$91K
North Shore Congregation
3 grants · IL
$87K

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

Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Foundation
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$350K
Friends of the Idf
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$38K
North Shore Congregation Israel
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$29K
Anti Defamation League
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
NY · TY 2024
$25K
United States Holocaust Memorial Council
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
DC · TY 2024
$15K
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$10K
National Kidney Foundation
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$10K
Birthright Israel Foundation
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
NY · TY 2024
$6K
Charles M Schwartz Memorial Foundation
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$6K
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$5K
Helping Hands Network Inc
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$3K
Israel Cancer Research Fund
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
NY · TY 2024
$3K
Institute of Soil and Soul
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$3K
American Friends of Alyn Hospital
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
NY · TY 2024
$2K
Chicago Police Memorial Foundation
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$1K
Loyola Medicine Transport Llc
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$1K
American Friends of Sheba Medical Center Inc
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$382
The Chicago Lighthouse
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$250
Keshet
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
IL · TY 2024
$150
Jewish Community Center of Chicago
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
IL · TY 2023
$200K
Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Foundation
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
IL · TY 2023
$100K
Friends of the Idf
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
IL · TY 2023
$38K
North Shore Congregation Israel
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
IL · TY 2023
$29K
Anti Defamation League
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
NY · TY 2023
$20K
United States Holocaust Memorial Council
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
DC · TY 2023
$15K
The Ark
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
IL · TY 2023
$10K
National Kidney Foundation
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
IL · TY 2023
$10K
Birthright Israel Foundation
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
NY · TY 2023
$6K
Charles M Schwartz Memorial Foundation
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
IL · TY 2023
$5K
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
IL · TY 2023
$5K
Israel Cancer Research Fund
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
NY · TY 2023
$5K
Helping Hands Network Inc
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
IL · TY 2023
$3K
Highland Park Community Foundation
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
IL · TY 2023
$1K
Michael Rolfe Pancreatic Cancer Foundation
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
IL · TY 2023
$1K
The Chicago Lighthouse
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
IL · TY 2023
$307
Jac Education Foundation
GENERAL OPPERATING SUPPORT
IL · TY 2023
$250
Sunrise Day Camps Association Inc
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
NY · TY 2023
$191
Boston Medical Center
BOSTON MARATHON SPONSORSHIP
MA · TY 2023
$158
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
IL · TY 2023
$75
Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Foundation
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
IL · TY 2022
$200K
Jewish United Fund
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
IL · TY 2022
$137K
North Shore Congregation Israel
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
IL · TY 2022
$28K
United States Holocaust Memorial Council
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
DC · TY 2022
$15K
Friends of the Idf
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
IL · TY 2022
$12K
Anti Defamation League
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
NY · TY 2022
$11K
The Ark
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
IL · TY 2022
$10K
Birthright Israel Foundation
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
NY · TY 2022
$6K
Highland Park Community Foundation
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
IL · TY 2022
$6K
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
NY · TY 2022
$5K
Charles M Schwartz Memorial Foundation
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
IL · TY 2022
$5K

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