W James Samford Jr Foundation
Private foundation · Opelika, AL · EIN 20-0246688 · reported 2022–2025 · files as Samford-Cannon Foundation
134grants reported
$5,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$50smallest grant
$2.3Mtotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 14 of its 134 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $828K 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
1104 Live Oak Cir
Opelika, AL 36801-2726
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 |
|---|---|---|
| First Methodist Church SANCTUARY RENOVATIONS | Opelika, AL | $157,437 |
| First United Methodist Church SANCTUARY RENOVATIONS | Opelika, AL | $150,376 |
| First Methodist Church SANCTUARY RENOVATIONS | Opelika, AL | $150,022 |
| First Methodist Church SANCTUARY RENOVATIONS | Opelika, AL | $150,022 |
| First Methodist Church SANCTUARY RENOVATIONS | Opelika, AL | $147,752 |
| Opelika Chamber Foundation OPELIKA FORWARD CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Opelika, AL | $50,990 |
| Opelika Chamber Foundation OPELIKA FORWARD CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Opelika, AL | $50,519 |
| Opelika Chamber Foundation OPELIKA FORWARD CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Opelika, AL | $50,519 |
| Auburn University Foundation SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS | Auburn, AL | $50,048 |
| Opelika Chamber Foundation OPELIKA FORWARD CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Opelika, AL | $50,012 |
| Opelika Sportsplex & Aquatics Center HELP UNDERWRITE CONSTRUCTION COST FOR RECREATIONAL COMPLEX IN OPELIKA, AL | Montgomery, AL | $50,000 |
| Opelika Sportsplex & Aquatics Center HELP UNDERWRITE CONSTRUCTION COST FOR RECREATIONAL COMPLEX IN OPELIKA,AL | Montgomery, AL | $50,000 |
| Opelika Sportsplex & Aquatics Center HELP UNDERWRITE CONSTRUCTION COST FOR RECREATIONAL COMPLEX IN OPELIKA, AL | Montgomery, AL | $50,000 |
| Opelika Sportsplex & Aquatics Center HELP UNDERWRITE CONSTRUCTION COST FOR RECREATIONAL COMPLEX IN OPELIKA, AL | Montgomery, AL | $50,000 |
| Opelika Sportsplex & Aquatics Center HELP UNDERWRITE CONSTRUCTION COST FOR RECREATIONAL COMPLEX IN OPELIKA, AL | Montgomery, AL | $50,000 |
| Opelika Chamber Foundation OPELIKA FORWARD CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Opelika, AL | $48,921 |
| Auburn University Foundation CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR BASEBALL ACTIVITY | Auburn, AL | $46,642 |
| East Alabama Medical Center Foundation CAPITAL CAMPAIGN PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL | Opelika, AL | $40,836 |
| East Alabama Medical Center Foundation GENERAL FUNDING | Opelika, AL | $33,999 |
| Opelika City Schools PROVIDE CONTINUING ED TO SELECT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS | Opelika, AL | $27,955 |
| Auburn University Foundation CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR RANE CULINARY CENTER | Auburn, AL | $25,736 |
| Auburn University Foundation CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR RANE CULINARY CENTER | Auburn, AL | $25,736 |
| US Space & Rocket Center Education Foundation EDUCATION & IMMERSIVE ENGAGEMENT | Huntsville, AL | $25,735 |
| US Space & Rocket Center Education Foundation EDUCATION & IMMERSIVE ENGAGEMENT | Huntsville, AL | $25,735 |
| Opelika City Schools PROVIDE PHILANTHROPIC EDUCATION TO SELECT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS | Opelika, AL | $25,453 |
| Blue Lake United Methodist Assocation GENERAL FUNDING OF CAMP BLUE LAKE | Andalusia, AL | $25,000 |
| Auburn University Foundation SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS | Auburn, AL | $25,000 |
| Auburn University Foundation CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR RANE CULINARY CENTER | Auburn, AL | $25,000 |
| US Space & Rocket Center Education Foundation EDUCATION & IMMERSIVE ENGAGEMENT | Huntsville, AL | $25,000 |
| Blue Lake United Methodist Association GENERAL FUNDING OF CAMP BLUE LAKE | Andalusia, AL | $25,000 |
| Auburn University Foundation SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS | Auburn, AL | $25,000 |
| Auburn University Foundation CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR RANE CULINARY CENTER | Auburn, AL | $24,931 |
| US Space & Rocket Center Education Foundation EDUCATION & IMMERSIVE ENGAGEMENT | Huntsville, AL | $24,284 |
| Auburn University Foundation SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS | Auburn, AL | $24,000 |
| Auburn University Foundation SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS | Auburn, AL | $24,000 |
| Opelika City Schools PROVIDE CONTINUING ED TO SELECT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS | Opelika, AL | $23,665 |
| East Alabama Arts Association GENERAL FUNDING | Opelika, AL | $20,000 |
| Youth for Christ of East Alabama SUPPORT ISOLATED YOUTHS IN EAST ALABAMA | Auburn, AL | $20,000 |
| East Alabama Arts Association GENERAL FUNDING | Opelika, AL | $20,000 |
| Jason Dufner Charitable Foundation FIGHT CHILDHOOD HUNGER | Auburn, AL | $18,385 |
| Auburn University Foundation GOGUE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Auburn, AL | $18,052 |
| East Alabama Medical Center Foundation CAPITAL CAMPAIGN NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT | Opelika, AL | $15,421 |
| East Alabama Medical Center Foundation CAPITAL CAMPAIGN PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL | Opelika, AL | $14,779 |
| East Alabama Medical Center Foundation CAPITAL CAMPAIGN PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL | Opelika, AL | $14,779 |
| Hudson Family Foundation PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN/FAMILIES LIVING W/ TERMINAL ILLNESS | Auburn, AL | $12,000 |
| Hudson Family Foundation PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN/FAMILIES LIVING W/ TERMINAL ILLNESS | Auburn, AL | $12,000 |
| Southern Union Foundation SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS | Wadley, AL | $10,651 |
| Southern Union Foundation SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS | Wadley, AL | $10,418 |
| Southern Union Foundation SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS | Wadley, AL | $10,087 |
| Southern Union Foundation SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS | Wadley, AL | $10,087 |
| Hudson Family Foundation PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN/FAMILIES LIVING W/ TERMINAL ILLNESS | Auburn, AL | $10,000 |
| Hudson Family Foundation PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN/FAMILIES LIVING W/ TERMINAL ILLNESS | Auburn, AL | $10,000 |
| Hudson Family Foundation PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN/FAMILIES LIVING W/ TERMINAL ILLNESS | Auburn, AL | $10,000 |
| Southern Union Foundation SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS | Wadley, AL | $9,844 |
| Huntingdon College GENERAL FUNDING | Montgomery, AL | $6,000 |
| Esperanza House GENERAL FUNDING | Auburn, AL | $6,000 |
| New Birth Outreach Ministries SUPPORT RECOVERING ADDICTS | Valley, AL | $6,000 |
| First United Methodist Church of Monroeville GENERAL FUNDING | Monroeville, AL | $5,050 |
| First United Methodist Church of Monroeville GENERAL FUNDING | Monroeville, AL | $5,050 |
| Exceptional Foundation of East Alabama AID INDIVIDUALS W/ INTELLECTUAL & DEVELOPMENT DISABILITIES | Auburn, AL | $5,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 134 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