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Samson Foundation

Accepts applications Carmel, California · EIN 942462620

Samson Foundation is a private foundation in Carmel, California. In tax year 2023 it gave $2,000 in 2 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $1,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2023.

Giving in 2023 was down from $3,000 the year before.

0% of its 2023 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$3,0003$35,164
2023$2,0002$29,279

How to apply

ContactCarolyn Samson
8010 Quatro, Carmel, CA 93923
Phone or email(831) 620-1206

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2023. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Samson Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California2$2,000

Grants paid in 2023

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Carmel Public Library Foundation
Carmelbythesea, CA
General$1,000
Monterey Symphony
Carmel, CA
General$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2023 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Samson Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Samson Foundation give?

$2,000 in tax year 2023, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Samson Foundation?

Its 2023 filing lists Carolyn Samson (President & Ceo), Leslie Fross (Vice President), Leslie J Bell (Secretary) and Susan E Galen (Treasurer/Cfo).

What does Samson Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture and education.

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