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The Sam Vernice Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Chicago, Illinois · EIN 726135038

The Sam Vernice Family Foundation is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $12,065 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $6,865. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $11,013 the year before.

0% of its 2025 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
2023$11,3288$264,710
2024$11,0138$284,861
2025$12,0658$306,924

How to apply

The Sam Vernice Family Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Sam Vernice Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Louisiana5$9,865
New York2$1,200
Tennessee1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
LSU Health Sciences Center Fdn
New Orleans, LA
General$6,865
Society for Propagation of the Faith
New York, NY
General$1,000
St Jude Childrens Research
Memphis, TN
General$1,000
Our Lady of the Lake Foundation
Baton Rouge, LA
General$1,000
Baton Rouge General Foundation
Baton Rouge, LA
General$1,000
Northshore Food Bank
Covington, LA
General$500
Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank Inc
Baton Rouge, LA
General$500
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Ctr Cancer Center
New York, NY
General$200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Sam Vernice Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does The Sam Vernice Family Foundation give?

$12,065 in tax year 2025, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs The Sam Vernice Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists JP Morgan Chase Bank NA (Trustee).

What does The Sam Vernice Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, science and research and food and hunger.

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