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Sam and Victoria Reed Family Foundation

Accepts applications Hinsdale, Illinois · EIN 364393893

Sam and Victoria Reed Family Foundation is a private foundation in Hinsdale, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $320,750 in 31 grants; the typical grant was $6,500 and the largest $35,000. 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 $295,000 the year before.

16% 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$298,90031$5.8 million
2024$295,00027$6.2 million
2025$320,75031$6.9 million

How to apply

ContactSam Reed
622 West Maple St, Hinsdale, IL 60521
Phone or email(630) 850-9385
What to submitAppications should be sent in writing. No specific form required.
RestrictionsRecipents must be organizations described in section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Sam and Victoria Reed Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 15 states, the most to Colorado.

StateGrantsAmount
Colorado4$74,500
Florida2$45,000
California6$39,000
New Jersey1$35,000
Massachusetts2$26,500
Illinois3$20,250
Texas1$20,000
District of Columbia3$17,000
New York2$12,500
Kentucky2$7,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 31 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Ocala International Horse Show
Lutz, FL
To further the mission of the donee$35,000
Saddlebred Rescue Inc
Hardwick, NJ
To further the mission of the donee$35,000
Colorado State University Foundation
Fort Collins, CO
To further the mission of the donee$27,500
Food for Thought Denver
Arvada, CO
To further the mission of the donee$25,000
Move Up Global Inc
Canton, MA
To further the mission of the donee$20,000
Rice University
Houston, TX
To further the mission of the donee$20,000
The Access Fund
Boulder, CO
To further the mission of the donee$15,000
Abortion Care Network
Washington, DC
To further the mission of the donee$10,000
Butler National Scholarship Fund
Oak Brook, IL
To further the mission of the donee$10,000
Parkinsons Foundation Inc
Miami, FL
To further the mission of the donee$10,000
Stand
San Francisco, CA
To further the mission of the donee$10,000
Denver Zoological Foundation Inc
Denver, CO
To further the mission of the donee$7,000
Clean Air Task Force
Boston, MA
To further the mission of the donee$6,500
Everytown for Gun Safety
New York, NY
To further the mission of the donee$6,500
Fistula Foundation
San Jose, CA
To further the mission of the donee$6,500
Giving What We Can USA
Newark, DE
To further the mission of the donee$6,500
Rainforest Action Network
San Francisco, CA
To further the mission of the donee$6,500
350ORG
Brooklyn, NY
To further the mission of the donee$6,000
Land Institute
Salina, KS
To further the mission of the donee$6,000
Malala Fund
Washington, DC
To further the mission of the donee$6,000
The Global Fund for Women Inc
San Francisco, CA
To further the mission of the donee$6,000
Mersades Ann Foundation
Wheaton, IL
To further the mission of the donee$5,250
Faraja Fund Foundation
Charlotte, NC
To further the mission of the donee$5,000
Misericordia Home
Chicago, IL
To further the mission of the donee$5,000
National Ability Center
Park City, UT
To further the mission of the donee$5,000
Sierra Club Foundation
Oakland, CA
To further the mission of the donee$5,000
St Joseph Hospital Foundation
Lexington, KY
To further the mission of the donee$5,000
Summerfield Waldorf School and Farm
Santa Rosa, CA
To further the mission of the donee$5,000
American Saddlebred Museum
Lexington, KY
To further the mission of the donee$2,500
AARP Foundation
Washington, DC
To further the mission of the donee$1,000
Charity Navigator
Savannah, GA
To further the mission of the donee$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Sam and Victoria Reed Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Sam and Victoria Reed Family Foundation give?

$320,750 in tax year 2025, across 31 grants, with a typical grant of $6,500.

Who runs Sam and Victoria Reed Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Sam K Reed (Co-Trustee) and Victoria P Reed (Co-Trustee).

What does Sam and Victoria Reed Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, education and international.

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