Lightner Sams Foundation Inc
Private foundation · Wilmington, DE · EIN 75-2555622 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Lightner Sams Foundation Inc
96grants reported
$15Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$900smallest grant
$1.4Mtotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 2 of its 96 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $30K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
501 Silverside RD Ste 123
Wilmington, DE 19809-1377
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
This address is a trust department, not an office. 151 other foundations file from the same address, which means a bank or a management company administers the trust. Put the full legal name of the fund and its EIN at the top of the letter, or it lands in a pile with thousands of others and nobody knows which fund you are writing about.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Legacy Counseling Center Inc Technology Needs fund | Dallas, TX | $30,000 |
| Legacy Counseling Center Inc Technology Initiative | Dallas, TX | $30,000 |
| Judis House | Aurora, CO | $25,000 |
| New Hope Equine Assisted Therapy | Argyle, TX | $25,000 |
| North Texas Food Bank | Plano, TX | $25,000 |
| Valley Zoological Society Chartered May 1968 Mundo Huasteco y Totonaco project | Brownsville, TX | $25,000 |
| Camille Players Inc | Brownsville, TX | $25,000 |
| Metro Crisis Services Inc | Denver, CO | $25,000 |
| Solar Car Challenge Foundation Intern Program | Plano, TX | $25,000 |
| Valley Zoological Society Chartered May 1968 | Brownsville, TX | $25,000 |
| Dallas Casa Court-appointed volunteers program | Dallas, TX | $25,000 |
| Morgan Adams Foundation Pediatric Cancer Research Projects | Denver, CO | $25,000 |
| New Hope Equine Assisted Therapy | Argyle, TX | $25,000 |
| Solar Car Challenge Foundation Summer Intern Program | Plano, TX | $25,000 |
| Dallas Casa Volunteer training program | Dallas, TX | $20,000 |
| Dallas Pets Alive Dogs Matter fund | Dallas, TX | $20,000 |
| Genesis Womens Shelter & Support | Dallas, TX | $20,000 |
| Metro Crisis Services Inc Caring Connect fund | Denver, CO | $20,000 |
| Morgan Adams Foundation | Denver, CO | $20,000 |
| Resource Center of Dallas Inc Health and Wellness Programs | Dallas, TX | $20,000 |
| Dallas Casa Volunteer Training | Dallas, TX | $20,000 |
| Judis House | Aurora, CO | $20,000 |
| Second Wind Fund Inc | Denver, CO | $20,000 |
| Judis House | Aurora, CO | $20,000 |
| Mental Health America of Greater Dallas | Dallas, TX | $20,000 |
| Resource Center of Dallas Inc HIV Dental Health Program | Dallas, TX | $20,000 |
| Amys Friends | Dallas, TX | $15,000 |
| Meals on Wheels Collin County | McKinney, TX | $15,000 |
| Mental Health America of Greater Dallas WHO Program | Dallas, TX | $15,000 |
| Mosaic Family Services Inc Counseling Program | Dallas, TX | $15,000 |
| Sky Ranches Inc Cabin Remodel Project | Van, TX | $15,000 |
| Sky Ranches Inc | Van, TX | $15,000 |
| The Center for Integrative Counseling and Psycholo | Dallas, TX | $15,000 |
| Transition Resource Action Center Care Kits Program | Dallas, TX | $15,000 |
| AIDS Interfaith Network Inc Daire Meals Program | Dallas, TX | $15,000 |
| Brain Injury Network of Dallas | Plano, TX | $15,000 |
| Childrens Medical Center Foundation The Behavioral Health Integration and Guidance | Dallas, TX | $15,000 |
| Childrens Medical Center Foundation Mental Health Services at the Rees-Jones Center for foster care excellence | Dallas, TX | $15,000 |
| Dallas Arboretum & Botanical STEM programing for Rory Myers Children's Adventure Garden | Dallas, TX | $15,000 |
| Fountain Valley School of Colorado To purchase Telescopes, Sound and Lighting board and for the robotics program | Colorado Spgs, CO | $15,000 |
| Morgan Adams Foundation Pediatric Cancer Research | Denver, CO | $15,000 |
| New Hope Equine Assisted Therapy | Argyle, TX | $15,000 |
| Resource Center of Dallas Inc Behavioral Health Program | Dallas, TX | $15,000 |
| Sky Ranches Inc | Van, TX | $15,000 |
| The Center for Integrative Counseling and Psycholo Partnerships for Accessible Counseling and Training program | Dallas, TX | $15,000 |
| YMCA of the Rockies Gaylord Reservoir Accessibility Project | Estes Park, CO | $15,000 |
| YMCA of the Rockies | Estes Park, CO | $15,000 |
| Amys Friends | Dallas, TX | $15,000 |
| Genesis Womens Shelter & Support | Dallas, TX | $15,000 |
| Healing Hands Ministries Inc Pediatric Mobile Clinic | Dallas, TX | $15,000 |
| Patriot Paws Service Dogs Enhanced Training and Education: The Thinking Outside the box workshop | Rockwall, TX | $15,000 |
| Second Wind Fund Inc | Denver, CO | $15,000 |
| The Center for Integrative Counseling and Psycholo | Dallas, TX | $15,000 |
| Legacy Counseling Center Inc Technology fund | Dallas, TX | $11,000 |
| Health Services of North Texas Inc For the purchase of Two new refrigerators for vaccine storage and six wifi-enabled data loggers | Denton, TX | $10,389 |
| Ascend Dallas Nurse Family Partnership fund | Dallas, TX | $10,000 |
| Brain Injury Network of Dallas | Plano, TX | $10,000 |
| Childrens Medical Center Foundation Mental Health Services at the Rees-Jones Center for Foster care excellence | Dallas, TX | $10,000 |
| Health Services of North Texas Inc For Supporting medical visits for uninsured children | Denton, TX | $10,000 |
| Patriot Paws Service Dogs Pet for a Vet 2025 Campaign | Rockwall, TX | $10,000 |
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