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The Samas Family Foundation

Accepts applications Waterville, Ohio · EIN 832063530

The Samas Family Foundation is a private foundation in Waterville, Ohio. In tax year 2024 it gave $90,000 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $20,000 and the largest $50,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $95,000 the year before.

0% 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$95,0004$1.7 million
2024$90,0003$1.7 million

How to apply

ContactErnest J Samas
6045 Double Eagle CT, Waterville, OH 43566
Phone or email(419) 350-6821
What to submitA copy of the application for the recognition of the exemption (form 1023), prior year form 990 series of return and the most recent financial statement.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Samas Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Colorado1$50,000
North Carolina1$20,000
Ohio1$20,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Eastern Europe Outreach
Pueblo, CO
General purpose$50,000
Glow Mission
Kannapolis, NC
General purpose$20,000
Sufficient Grace Ministries for Women
Deshler, OH
General purpose$20,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Samas Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Samas Family Foundation give?

$90,000 in tax year 2024, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $20,000.

Who runs The Samas Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Ernest J Samas (Chairman) and Monica M Gregory (Trustee).

What does The Samas Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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