Samaritan Foundation
Private foundation · Haviland, OH · EIN 34-1957355 · reported 2023–2025
385grants reported
$7,500median award
$2,500lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$14.4Mtotal paid
28states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 105 of its 385 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $5.3M 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
PO Box 97
Haviland, OH 45851-0097
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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Rescue Mission HUMANITARIAN | Fort Wayne, IN | $1,014,050 |
| Life Wise | Hillard, OH | $1,000,000 |
| Life Wise DEFIANCE AREA CHARITY | Hilliard, OH | $1,000,000 |
| The Rescue Mission HUMANITARIAN | Fort Wayne, IN | $1,000,000 |
| Galilean Home Ministries Inc | Liberty, KY | $720,000 |
| The Rescue Mission | Fort Wayne, IN | $700,000 |
| Christian Aid Ministries | Berlin, OH | $300,000 |
| Life Song for Orpahns UKRAINE | Gridley, IL | $275,000 |
| Cherry St Mission Ministries | Toledo, OH | $255,000 |
| Galilean Home Ministries | Liberty, KY | $250,000 |
| Apostolic Christian Alms Fund Latty HARVEST CALL | Haviland, OH | $250,000 |
| Apostolic Christian - Latty HARVEST CALL | Haviland, OH | $250,000 |
| Christian Aid Ministries | Berlin, OH | $250,000 |
| Christian Aid Ministries BIBLE DISTRIBUTION | Berlin, OH | $200,000 |
| Apostolic Christian - Latty HARVEST CALL | Haviland, OH | $150,000 |
| Prison Fellowchip | Merrifield, VA | $150,000 |
| Apostolic Christian Alms Fund HUMANITARIAN | Payne, OH | $150,000 |
| Life Song for Orphans UKRAINE RELIEF/GREATEST NEED | Gridley, IL | $150,000 |
| Apostolic Christian - Latty HARVEST CALL | Haviland, OH | $150,000 |
| Loving Shepherd Ministries | Bluffton, IN | $150,000 |
| AC Harvest Call HURRICANE RELIEF | West Lafayete, IN | $145,000 |
| Life Song for Orphans UKRAINE RELIEF/GREATEST NEED | Gridley, IL | $110,000 |
| Cherry Street Mission Ministries | Toledo, OH | $105,000 |
| Apostolic Christian Alms Fund - Lat | Payne, OH | $100,000 |
| Ashes to Glory Foundation | Livonia, MI | $100,000 |
| Christian Aid Ministries | Berlin, OH | $100,000 |
| Filter of Hope | Tuscaloosa, AL | $100,000 |
| Loving Shepard Ministries | Bluffton, IN | $100,000 |
| New Mercies Ministries Inc EMPOWER RESTORATION CAMPAIGN | Fort Wayne, IN | $100,000 |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | Tampa, FL | $100,000 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospit | Memphis, TN | $100,000 |
| Loving Shepherd Ministries | Bluffton, IN | $100,000 |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children HUMANITARIAN | Tampa, FL | $100,000 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital HUMANITARIAN | Memphis, TN | $100,000 |
| Lifewise Paulding Exempted | Paulding, OH | $100,000 |
| Apostolic Christian Harvest Call HURRICANE IAN | West Lafayette, IN | $100,000 |
| Life Wise DEFIANCE AREA CHARITY | Hilliard, OH | $100,000 |
| Apostolic Christian - Canaan | Sterling, OH | $100,000 |
| Apostolic Christian Alms Fund - Lat | Payne, OH | $100,000 |
| Apostolic Christian Village | Rittman, OH | $100,000 |
| Galilean Home Ministries | Liberty, KY | $100,000 |
| Milford Food Bank | Milford, IN | $100,000 |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children HUMANITARIAN | Tampa, FL | $100,000 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital HUMANITARIAN | Memphis, TN | $100,000 |
| Caring and Sharing Food Pantry CHARITY-NEW BUILDING FUND | Paulding, OH | $75,000 |
| Ashes to Glorry Foundation | Livonia, MI | $70,000 |
| Paulding Co Area Foundation | Paulding, OH | $70,000 |
| Ray Kupfersmith Jr MEDICAL EXPENSES | Paulding, OH | $63,550 |
| Ray Kupfersmith Jr MEDICAL EXPENSES | Paulding, OH | $57,600 |
| Prison Fellowship | Merrifield, VA | $55,000 |
| Ray Kupfersmith Jr MEDICAL EXPENSES | Paulding, OH | $50,200 |
| Freedom Encounter | Brandon, MO | $50,000 |
| Midwest Food Bank-Florida | Fort Myers, FL | $50,000 |
| Operation Rebirth | St Paris, OH | $50,000 |
| Ashes to Glory Foundation HUMANITARIAN | Livonia, MI | $50,000 |
| Midwest Food Bank HUMANITARIAN | Ft Myers, FL | $50,000 |
| Apostolic Christian Alms Fund Latty FELLOWSHIP HALL UPKEEP | Haviland, OH | $50,000 |
| Apostolic Christian Church of Junct UKRAINE RELIEF - POLAND | Paulding, OH | $50,000 |
| Midwest Food Bank HUMANITARIAN | Ft Myers, FL | $50,000 |
| Refuge for Women | Lewisville, TX | $50,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 385 reported grants.
Which foundations would fund your organization?
Tell us what you do, where you are and how big you are. We search 4,435,845 reported grants and hand back the foundations that already funded organizations like yours, at a size you can actually win.
Get your funder match — $29