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Sahm Family Foundation Grants

Private foundation · EIN 33-0753690 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025

Total grants paid
$4.3M
Grants reported
82
Median grant
$25K
Future commitments
None reported

Giving by tax year

Tax yearGrants paidAmount
202546$2.5M
202436$1.7M

Where Sahm Family Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.

RecipientLocationPurposeTax yearAmount
IDAHO BASECAMPINCKETCHUM, IDGENERAL SUPPORT2025$500K
SAN DIEGO SENIORS COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONSAN DIEGO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT2024$475K
SAN DIEGO SENIORS COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONSAN DIEGO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT2025$350K
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART OF SAN DIEGOLA JOLLA, CAGENERAL SUPPORT2025$275K
THUNDER DRAGON FUNDKETCHUM, IDGENERAL SUPPORT2024$100K
THUNDER DRAGON FUNDKETCHUM, IDGENERAL SUPPORT2025$100K
INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART SAN DIEGOSD ART INSTITUTESAN DIEGO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT2025$100K
OUTDOOR OUTREACHSAN DIEGO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT2025$100K
FLOURISH FOUNDATIONKETCHUM, IDGENERAL SUPPORT2025$75K
FLOURISH FOUNDATIONKETCHUM, IDGENERAL SUPPORT2024$75K
OUTDOOR OUTREACHSAN DIEGO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT2024$75K
FAR AND WISE INCHAILEY, IDGENERAL SUPPORT2025$65K
THE SENIOR CONNECTIONHAILEY, IDGENERAL SUPPORT2025$60K
FAR AND WISE INCHAILEY, IDGENERAL SUPPORT2024$54K
ONCOLOGY AND KIDSSAN DIEGO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT2025$50K
OCEAN INSTITUTEDANA POINT, CAGENERAL SUPPORT2025$50K
OCEAN INSTITUTEDANA POINT, CAGENERAL SUPPORT2024$50K
COAST GUARD FOUNDATIONSTONINGTON, CTGENERAL SUPPORT2024$50K
PRO KIDS GOLF ACADEMY & LEARNING CENTERSAN DIEGO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT2025$50K
MARJAREE MASON CENTERFRESNO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT2024$50K
THE FIRST TEE OF FRESNOFRESNO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT2025$50K
MARJAREE MASON CENTERFRESNO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT2025$50K
PRO KIDS GOLF ACADEMY & LEARNING CENTERSAN DIEGO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT2024$50K
SPECIAL OPERATIONS WARRIOR FOUNDATIONTAMPA, FLGENERAL SUPPORT2024$50K
THE FIRST TEE OF FRESNOFRESNO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT2024$50K

How to apply

This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.

About this data

Figures are aggregated from Sahm Family Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF e-file archive.

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