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The Samuel and Justina Halley Charitable Foundation

Accepts applications Saint Louis, Missouri · EIN 270421478

The Samuel and Justina Halley Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Saint Louis, Missouri. In tax year 2025 it gave $99,477 in 20 grants; the typical grant was $2,600 and the largest $23,451. 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 $84,197 the year before.

35% 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$81,60918$1.5 million
2024$84,19716$1.7 million
2025$99,47720$1.8 million

How to apply

ContactCharles A Amen
10733 Sunset Office Dr Ste 425, Saint Louis, MO 63127
Phone or email(314) 966-8077
What to submitLetter of request

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Samuel and Justina Halley Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Missouri18$86,927
Florida1$11,000
Illinois1$1,550

Grants paid in 2025

All 20 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Stray Rescue
St Louis, MO
To provide shelter,care and adoption servicesfor abandoned animals.$23,451
Humane Society of Highlands County
Sebring, FL
To support continuedoperating expenses andcharitable activities.$11,000
Bethesda Health Group Foundation
St Louis, MO
To support continuedoperating expenses andcharitable activities.$10,000
Humane Society of Missouri
St Louis, MO
To support continuedoperating expenses andcharitable activities.$10,000
Snuggle Pet Rescue
St Peters, MO
To provide shelter,care and adoptionservices for abandoned animals.$8,000
Five Acres Animal Shelter
St Charles, MO
To support continuedoperating expenses andcharitable activities.$6,500
Down Syndrome Association
Brentwood, MO
To support continuedoperating expenses andcharitable activities.$5,000
St Louis Senior Olympics
St Louis, MO
To support continuedoperating expenses andcharitable activities.$5,000
Kirkwood Rotary
Kirkwood, MO
To support continuedoperating expenses andcharitable activities.$5,000
Cardinals Care
St Louis, MO
To support continuedoperating expenses andcharitable activities.$3,000
American Legion
Kirkwood, MO
To support continuedoperating expenses andcharitable activities.$2,200
Lindbergh Schools Foundation
St Louis, MO
To support continuedoperating expenses andcharitable activities.$2,000
Mehlville Lion's Club
St Louis, MO
To support continuedoperating expenses andcharitable activities.$1,900
Rotary Foundation
Chicago, IL
To fund continuedoperating expenses.$1,550
Clowder House Foundation
St Louis, MO
To support continuedoperating expenses andcharitable activities.$1,500
Clare's House
High Ridge, MO
To support continuedoperating expenses andcharitable activities.$1,250
Coalition for Pet Progress
Clayton, MO
To support continuedoperating expenses andcharitable activities.$800
Fenton Area Chamber of Commerce
Fenton, MO
To support continuedoperating expenses andcharitable activities.$750
Canterbury Enterprises Inc
St Louis, MO
To support continuedoperating expenses andcharitable activities.$400
Kiwanis International Foundation
Creve Coeur, MO
To fund the improvementof localcommunities.$176

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Samuel and Justina Halley Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Samuel and Justina Halley Charitable Foundation give?

$99,477 in tax year 2025, across 20 grants, with a typical grant of $2,600.

Who runs The Samuel and Justina Halley Charitable Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Charles A Amen (Trustee) and Paul M Gantner (Trustee).

What does The Samuel and Justina Halley Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly animals and housing and homelessness.

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