Florida · Private foundation
The Samowitz Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $2.0M
- Granted FY2021
- 34
- Itemized grants FY2021
- 32
- Organizations funded FY2021
- Itemized, FY2021
- $1.7M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2021
- $30,000
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $180,000
- States reached, FY2021
- 9
- Total assets, FY2021
- $33M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Wiesenthal Center Inc | $125,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Best Friends Animal Society | $85,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Shriners' Hospital for Children | $60,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | $60,000 | 1 | 0% |
| American Cancer Society Inc | $45,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Anti-Defamation League | $40,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Bergen Community College Foundation | $30,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation | $29,814 | 1 | 0% |
| Asolo Theatre Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 18 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Wiesenthal Center Inc | $125,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Best Friends Animal Society | $85,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Shriners' Hospital for Children | $60,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | $60,000 | 1 | 0% |
| American Cancer Society Inc | $45,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Anti-Defamation League | $40,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Bergen Community College Foundation | $30,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation | $29,814 | 1 | 0% |
| Asolo Theatre Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Catholic Charities | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| World Wildlife Fund Inc | $12,000 | 1 | 0% |
| All Faiths Food Bank Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Moorestown Friends School | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Gorilla Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Goodwill Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 10% |
| Sarasota Performing Arts Center Foundation Inc | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 14 recipients with no EIN on record ($855k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Samowitz Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About The Samowitz Foundation
- How much does The Samowitz Foundation give?
- The Samowitz Foundation reported 34 itemized grants totaling $1,737,628, out of $2,009,628 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2021 IRS filing.
- What does The Samowitz Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2021, its largest causes are Health (3%), Animals (1%), Education (1%).
- Who are The Samowitz Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2021: Simon Wiesenthal Center Inc ($125k), Best Friends Animal Society ($85k), The Shriners' Hospital for Children ($60k).
- Does The Samowitz Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Samowitz Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is The Samowitz Foundation based?
- The Samowitz Foundation is based in FL.
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