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Jack and Joyce Sampson Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only St Louis, Missouri · EIN 742852703

Jack and Joyce Sampson Family Foundation is a private foundation in St Louis, Missouri. In tax year 2024 it gave $82,000 in 16 grants; the typical grant was $5,500 and the largest $8,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $73,000 the year before.

6% of its 2024 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$73,00016$1.5 million
2024$82,00016$0

How to apply

Jack and Joyce Sampson 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 Jack and Joyce Sampson Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas15$79,000
Minnesota1$3,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 16 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
People's Community Clinic
Austin, TX
General funding$8,000
Austin the Safe Alliance
Austin, TX
General funding$8,000
Casa of Travis County
Austin, TX
General funding$8,000
Every Texan Foundation
Austin, TX
Unrestricted gift$8,000
Texas Casa Inc
Austin, TX
General funding$8,000
United Way for Greater Austin
Austin, TX
General funding$6,000
Kut Public Radio
Austin, TX
General funding$6,000
Klru-Tv Austin PBS
Austin, TX
General funding$6,000
Central Texas Food Bank
Austin, TX
General funding$5,000
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
General funding$4,000
University of Minnesota Foundation
Minneapolis, MN
General funding$3,000
University of Texas Foundation Karl Henize Memorial Scholarship Fund
Georgetown, TX
Science department general$3,000
Volunteer Legal Svcs of Central Texas
Austin, TX
General funding$3,000
Parents & Friends of Lasa (Pflasa) Liberal Arts & Science Academy
Austin, TX
Donation$2,000
Kmfa FM 895
Austin, TX
General funding$2,000
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX
General funding for the$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Jack and Joyce Sampson Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Jack and Joyce Sampson Family Foundation give?

$82,000 in tax year 2024, across 16 grants, with a typical grant of $5,500.

Who runs Jack and Joyce Sampson Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists John J Sampson (President), Joyce C Sampson (VP, Secretary, Treasurer), Margaret J Sampson (Director) and Eleanor H Sampson (Director).

What does Jack and Joyce Sampson Family Foundation fund?

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

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