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Robert E and Catherine Woodson Sampley Foundation

Accepts applications Mount Ida, Arkansas · EIN 716156225

Robert E and Catherine Woodson Sampley Foundation is a private foundation in Mount Ida, Arkansas. In tax year 2025 it gave $313,000 in 48 grants; the typical grant was $7,000 and the largest $12,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $308,000 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$248,50039$5.8 million
2024$308,00045$6.7 million
2025$313,00048$8.3 million

How to apply

ContactRobert E Sampley Educational Founda
PO Box 1147, Mount Ida, AR 71957
Phone or email(870) 867-3564
DeadlinesApril of senior year

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Robert E and Catherine Woodson Sampley Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Arkansas.

StateGrantsAmount
Arkansas48$313,000

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 48 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
AR
Trade school$12,000
Individual
AR
College education$7,000
Individual
AR
College education$7,000
Individual
AR
College education$7,000
Individual
AR
College education$7,000
Individual
AR
College education$7,000
Individual
AR
College education$7,000
Individual
AR
College education$7,000
Individual
AR
College education$7,000
Individual
AR
College education$7,000
Individual
AR
College education$7,000
Individual
AR
College education$7,000
Individual
AR
College education$7,000
Individual
AR
College education$7,000
Individual
AR
College education$7,000
Individual
AR
College education$7,000
Individual
AR
College education$7,000
Individual
AR
College education$7,000
Individual
AR
College education$7,000
Individual
AR
College education$7,000
Individual
AR
College education$7,000
Individual
AR
College education$7,000
Individual
AR
College education$7,000
Individual
AR
College education$7,000
Individual
AR
College education$7,000
Individual
AR
College education$7,000
Individual
AR
College education$7,000
Individual
AR
College education$7,000
Individual
AR
College education$7,000
Individual
AR
College education$7,000
Individual
AR
College education$7,000
Individual
AR
College education$7,000
Individual
AR
College education$7,000
Individual
AR
College education$7,000
Individual
AR
College education$7,000
Individual
AR
College education$7,000
Individual
AR
College education$7,000
Individual
AR
College education$7,000
Individual
AR
College education$7,000
Individual
AR
College education$7,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Robert E and Catherine Woodson Sampley Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: April of senior year.

How much does Robert E and Catherine Woodson Sampley Foundation give?

$313,000 in tax year 2025, across 48 grants, with a typical grant of $7,000.

Who runs Robert E and Catherine Woodson Sampley Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Francis Dobbs (Treasurer Director), Jason Lenderman Cpa (Vice President Director), Jeff Black (President Director) and Ruth Norman (Secretary Director) among 7 officers and trustees.

What does Robert E and Catherine Woodson Sampley Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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