Private foundation · EIN 35-1961730

Sam Shine Foundation Inc

Preselected only

Greenville, IN

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Tax year 2024 (period ending 2024-12-31) · Filed with IRS 2025 · Data as of 2026-10-24 · View filing on ProPublica · Source: IRS e-file object 202533219349105498
Total assets (EOY)$135,889,622
Grants paid$5,450,700
Typical (median) grant$40,250
Grants listed20
Giving in home state (IN)26%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K2
$5K–$25K6
$25K–$100K4
$100K+8

Smallest $750 · Largest $3,301,280

Geographic focus

FL
61%
IN
26%
VA
9%
ME
4%
MO
0%

Common purposes

Purposes mostly listed as general support.

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2023$2,206,071$131,046,13012
2024$5,450,700$135,889,62220

Years shown are the filings ingested so far; more years are added as additional IRS batches are processed.

How to apply

This foundation checked Part XV line 2 of its 990-PF: it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Source: 990-PF Part XV line 2, tax year 2024.

Top recipients (tax year 2024)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Nokuse Education IncFREEPORT, FLGENERAL$3,301,280
The Nature ConservancyARLINGTON, VAGENERAL$501,045
River Heritage ConservancyJEFFERSONVILLE, INGENERAL$390,000
Central Indiana Land TrustINDIANAPOLIS, INGENERAL$305,500
Community Foundation Of Southern IndianaNEW ALBANY, INGENERAL$250,000
Woodie Wheaton Land TrustFOREST CITY, MEGENERAL$200,000
PurdueWEST LAFAYETTE, INGENERAL$146,500
Conservation Law CenterBLOOMINGTON, INGENERAL$140,000
Indiana Native Plant SocietyINDIANAPOLIS, INGENERAL$50,000
Ecosystems Connections InstituteDENVER, INGENERAL$40,500
Indiana Land Trust AllianceINDIANAPOLIS, INGENERAL$40,000
Montessori Field SchoolMT ST FRANCIS, INGENERAL$35,000
American Bird ConservancyMARSHALL, VAGENERAL$10,125
Missouri Conservation Heritage FoundationJEFFERSON CITY, MOGENERAL$10,000
Wesselman WoodsEVANSVILLE, INGENERAL$10,000
Indiana Audubon SocietyCONNERSVILLE, INGENERAL$7,400
Indiana Nongame Wildlife FundINDIANAPOLIS, INGENERAL$6,100
Meritime InstituteNORFOLK, VAGENERAL$5,000
State Of Indiana Cooperative Invasives ManagementBEDFORD, INGENERAL$1,500
Habitat SolutionsCOLUMBUS, INGENERAL$750
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