Sam I AM Foundation
Private foundation · Highland Park, IL · EIN 47-4574159 · reported 2023–2025
61grants reported
$5,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$50smallest grant
$1.5Mtotal paid
6states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 7 of its 61 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $298K 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
2345 Egandale RD
Highland Park, IL 60035-2001
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.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Foundation | Chicago, IL | $350,000 |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Foundation | Chicago, IL | $300,000 |
| Jewish Community Center of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $200,000 |
| Highland Park Peace Project | Highland Park, IL | $100,000 |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Foundation | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Friends of the Idf | Chicago, IL | $38,000 |
| Friends of the Idf | Chicago, IL | $38,000 |
| Friends of the Idf | Chicago, IL | $30,000 |
| North Shore Congregation Israel | Glencoe, IL | $29,340 |
| North Shore Congregation Israel | Glencoe, IL | $29,145 |
| North Shore Congregation Israel | Glencoe, IL | $28,720 |
| Anti Defamation League | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| AM Shalom | Glencoe, IL | $25,000 |
| Anti Defamation League | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Anti Defamation League | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Council | Washington, DC | $15,144 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Council | Washington, DC | $15,068 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Council | Washington, DC | $15,036 |
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | $10,384 |
| National Kidney Foundation | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| The Ark | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| The Ark | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| National Kidney Foundation | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| National Kidney Foundation | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | New York, NY | $6,000 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | New York, NY | $6,000 |
| Charles M Schwartz Memorial Foundation | Chicago, IL | $5,750 |
| Charles M Schwartz Memorial Foundation | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Charles M Schwartz Memorial Foundation | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Israel Cancer Research Fund | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Helping Hands Network Inc | Northbrook, IL | $2,636 |
| Israel Cancer Research Fund | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Helping Hands Network Inc | Northbrook, IL | $2,500 |
| Israel Cancer Research Fund | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Institute of Soil and Soul | Long Grove, IL | $2,500 |
| Helping Hands Network Inc | Northbrook, IL | $1,980 |
| American Friends of Alyn Hospital | New York, NY | $1,849 |
| Secure Community Network Inc | Chicago, IL | $1,800 |
| The Giving Back Fund Inc | Boston, MA | $1,800 |
| American Friends of Alyn Hospital | New York, NY | $1,800 |
| Michael Rolfe Pancreatic Cancer Foundation | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Highland Park Community Foundation | Highland Park, IL | $1,000 |
| Chicago Police Memorial Foundation | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Loyola Medicine Transport LLC | Maywood, IL | $1,000 |
| Givengain Foundation USA | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $500 |
| American Friends of Sheba Medical Center Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $382 |
| Jac Education Foundation | Highland Park, IL | $360 |
| The Chicago Lighthouse | Chicago, IL | $307 |
| Jac Education Foundation GENERAL OPPERATING SUPPORT | Highland Park, IL | $250 |
| The Chicago Lighthouse | Chicago, IL | $250 |
| Sunrise Day Camps Association Inc | Oceanside, NY | $191 |
| Boston Medical Center BOSTON MARATHON SPONSORSHIP | Boston, MA | $158 |
| The Chicago Lighthouse | Chicago, IL | $156 |
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | $150 |
| Keshet | Northbrook, IL | $150 |
| Another Step Inc | Orangeburg, NY | $100 |
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | $75 |
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