Oregon · Public charity
Sam Day Foundation
The SAM DAY FOUNDATION advances research for childhood and young adult cancers and facilitates wellness-centered support and experiences so kids with cancer can survive and live well.
- $814k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 7
- Grants FY2025
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $150,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $150,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 5
- FY2019 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 7
- Total assets, FY2025
- $1.4M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 50% of the organizations Sam Day Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 64% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 36% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $300k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 7 | $809k | 71% |
| FY2024 | 4 | $470k | 50% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $516k | 80% |
| FY2022 | 4 | $441k | 50% |
| FY2021 | 3 | $212k | 67% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $120k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $160k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon Health & Science University | $393,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Childrens Cancer Therapy Development Institute | $373,000 | 4 | 7% |
| Seattle Children's Hospital | $292,007 | 2 | 0% |
| Seattle Children's Foundation | $250,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Case Western Reserve University | $250,000 | 2 | 0% |
| University of Pittsburgh | $150,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Cente | $150,000 | 1 | n/a |
| USC School of Medicine Greenville | $150,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Texas Children's Hospital | $150,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Regents of the University of Colorado | $150,000 | 1 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon Health & Science University | $393,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Childrens Cancer Therapy Development Institute | $373,000 | 4 | 7% |
| Seattle Children's Hospital | $292,007 | 2 | 0% |
| Seattle Children's Foundation | $250,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Case Western Reserve University | $250,000 | 2 | 0% |
| University of Pittsburgh | $150,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Cente | $150,000 | 1 | n/a |
| USC School of Medicine Greenville | $150,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Texas Children's Hospital | $150,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Regents of the University of Colorado | $150,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center | $118,931 | 1 | 0% |
| St Baldrick's Foundation Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Atrium Health Foundation | $85,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Medical University of South Carolina Foundation | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Alan B Slifka Foundation | $8,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Ukandu | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Sam Day Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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About Sam Day Foundation
- How much does Sam Day Foundation give?
- Sam Day Foundation reported 7 grants totaling $813,500 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 5 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2024.
- What does Sam Day Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (74%), Education (20%), Science & Tech (6%).
- Who are Sam Day Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2025: Oregon Health & Science University ($393k), Childrens Cancer Therapy Development Institute ($373k), Seattle Children's Hospital ($292k).
- Does Sam Day Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Sam Day Foundation based?
- Sam Day Foundation is based in OR.
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