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The I Am Foundation

Accepts applications Dade City, Florida · EIN 592984690

The I Am Foundation is a private foundation in Dade City, Florida. In tax year 2025 it gave $10,560 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $1,750 and the largest $3,000. 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 $8,000 the year before.

33% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$14,3004$228,550
2024$8,0004$0
2025$10,5606$0

How to apply

ContactWilliam J Booth
13128 Palmilla Circle, Dade City, FL 33525
Phone or email(352) 588-5419
What to submitLetter of request which includes contact information.
RestrictionsChurches or 501(c)(3) organizations

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The I Am Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Florida.

StateGrantsAmount
Florida4$7,500
Illinois1$2,060
Missouri1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Tri-Community Fellowship of Christi
Lacoochee, FL
Christian outreach$3,000
Greater Europe Mission US
Wheaton, IL
Support christian ministry mission$2,060
Friends West Florida Inc
Tampa, FL
Support downs syndrome families$2,000
Lifestyle Church of God
Lacoochee, FL
Church donation$1,500
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Kansas City, MO
Support christian values$1,000
Adventhealth Zephyrhills Foundation
Zephyrhills, FL
Charitable health care organization$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The I Am Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The I Am Foundation give?

$10,560 in tax year 2025, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $1,750.

Who runs The I Am Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists William J Booth (President), Sheila Booth (Vice Preside) and Shanda Fornero (Vice Preside).

What does The I Am Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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