Funding search · EIN 656064217 · Dallas, TX
Gordon Samstag Fine Arts Trust
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 11
- grants reported
- $2.0M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $35,809
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Grant history
All 11 reported grants, largest first.
- $533,976
Charities Aid Foundation America · Alexandria, VA · 2022
Grant for funding of visual arts scholarships and administration of same.
- $518,260
University of South Australia · 2025
Unrestricted general
- $491,808
University of South Australia · 2024
Contribution for 2024 Samstag Scholarships.
- $358,660
University of South Australia · 2023
Contribution for 2023 Samstag Scholarships.
- $39,579
Jane Skeer · 2022
Master of Fine Arts at Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, UK.
- $35,809
Trent Crawford · 2022
Independent Study Programme at Maumaus School of Arts Lisbon Portugal
- $20,401
Marlee McMahon · 2022
Master of Fine Arts, Piet Zwart Institute, Rotterdam The Netherlands
- $20,287
Kate Power · 2022
Master of Fine Arts, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow UK
- $212
Inneke Taalman · 2022
Unconfirmed program of study at unconfirmed institution.
- $212
Lauren Burrow · 2022
Unconfirmed program of study at an unconfirmed institution.
- $212
Samuel Mountford · 2022
Unconfirmed program of study at unconfirmed institution.
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