Grants awarded
Who does Sam I Am Foundation fund?
Sam I Am Foundation has awarded $2.6 million across 116 grants to 69 organizations between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in foundations & grantmakers. Its typical grant is $5,000, with most between $1,000 and $15,216. Repeat grantees receive a median $10,000 versus $1,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$2.6M
Typical grant
$5K
Grantees
69
Grants
116
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Foundation
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$950K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| A Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Foundation | $300K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago
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$258K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| J Jewish Community Center of Chicago | $200K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| F Friends of the Idf | $118K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N North Shore Congregation Israel | $115K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| H Highland Park Peace Project | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Anti-Defamation League
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$76K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
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$45K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
| N National Kidney Foundation | $40K | 4 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| F Friends of the Idf | $34K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| U US Holocaust Memorial Council | $30K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| N North Shore Congregation Israel | $29K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N North Shore Congregation | $28K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Charles M Schwartz Memorial Foundation | $26K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| A Anti Defamation League | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Am Shalom | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Israel Cancer Research Fund INC
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$22K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| T The Ark | $20K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| M Mazon | $20K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| T The Ark | $20K | 2 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$18K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
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$18K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| L Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | $16K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| U United States Holocaust Memorial Council | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| J Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago | $11K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N National Kidney Foundation | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| H Helping Hands Network INC | $7K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Highland Park Community Foundation
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$7K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| B Birthright | $6K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| B Birthright | $6K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| K Keshet | $5K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| N National Multiple Sclerosis Society | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Charles M Schwartz Memorial Foundation | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Israel Cancer Research Fund | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| R Rolfe Pancreatic Foundation | $2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| A American Friends of Alyn Hospital | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Giving Back Fund INC | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Secure Community Network INC | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
American Friends of Alyn Hospital INC
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$2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| T The Chicago Lighthouse | $2K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Great Lakes Adaptive | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$1K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$1K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IL | |
Chicago Police Memorial Foundation
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$1K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Highland Park Community Center
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$1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IL | |
Erikson Institute
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$1K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| J Jewish Community Center of Chicago | $1K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| G Givengain Foundation USA | $500 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A American Friends of Sheba Medical Center INC | $382 | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| J Jac Education Foundation | $360 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Jac Education Foundation
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$250 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| F Fenix Family Health | $250 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| U US Holocaust Memorial Council | $216 | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
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$200 | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | IL | |
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$200 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL | |
Sunrise Day Camps Association INC
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$191 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NY | |
Boston Medical Center Corporation
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$158 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MA | |
| M Medication-Induced Suicide Education Foundation | $150 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| M Medication-Induced Suicide Education Foundation | $150 | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Greater Miami Jewish Federation INC
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$118 | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | FL | |
| I Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation | $103 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S St Jude INC | $100 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | TX | |
| A Another Step INC | $100 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Chicago Lighthouse | $100 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| M Melanoma Research Foundation | $100 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| L Lincoln Park Zoo | $60 | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| P Paypal Charitable Giving Fund | $50 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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