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Funding search · EIN 464797575 · St Paul, MN

Sam I Kobata & Sons Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

87
grants reported: $1.8M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $10,000
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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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Big Bend Community College8 grants · $512,000
Washington State University7 grants · $380,853
Eastern Washington University7 grants · $207,353
Central Washington University7 grants · $185,000
University of Idaho4 grants · $158,000
Walla Walla Community College4 grants · $56,000
Spokane Community College3 grants · $42,000
Brigham Young University (Idaho)3 grants · $38,000
Whitworth University3 grants · $32,000
Western Governors University3 grants · $25,000

Giving over time

$512,706

2022

$534,500

2023

$334,000

2024

$461,000

2025

Grant history

All 87 reported grants, largest first.

$141,000
Big Bend Community College · Moses Lake, WA · 2022
College support
$124,000
Big Bend Community College · Moses Lake, WA · 2023
College support
$88,500
Big Bend Community College · Moses Lake, WA · 2025
College support
$80,000
Washington State University · Pullman, WA · 2023
Scholarships
$70,000
Washington State University · Pullman, WA · 2022
University support
$62,000
Big Bend Community College · Moses Lake, WA · 2024
College support
$56,000
Washington State University · Pullman, WA · 2025
Scholarships
$56,000
Washington State University · Pullman, WA · 2024
Scholarships
$55,000
Central Washington University · Ellensburg, WA · 2022
College support
$53,353
Washington State University · Pullman, WA · 2022
Scholarships
$52,353
Eastern Washington University · Spokane, WA · 2022
Scholarships
$52,000
University of Idaho · Moscow, ID · 2023
Scholarships
$42,000
Washington State University · Pullman, WA · 2023
University support
$41,000
University of Idaho · Moscow, ID · 2024
Scholarships
$39,000
Central Washington University · Ellensburg, WA · 2023
College support
$36,000
University of Idaho · Moscow, ID · 2025
Scholarships
$35,000
Central Washington University · Ellensburg, WA · 2025
College support
$35,000
Eastern Washington University · Spokane, WA · 2023
Scholarships
$32,000
Eastern Washington University · Spokane, WA · 2025
Scholarships
$31,000
Eastern Washington University · Spokane, WA · 2024
Scholarships
$30,000
Eastern Washington University · Spokane, WA · 2022
University support
$29,000
University of Idaho · Moscow, ID · 2022
Scholarships
$28,000
Big Bend Community College · Moses Lake, WA · 2025
Scholarships
$28,000
Central Washington University · Ellensburg, WA · 2025
Scholarships
$24,500
Big Bend Community College · Moses Lake, WA · 2023
Scholarships
$23,500
Washington State University · Pullman, WA · 2025
College support
$22,000
Big Bend Community College · Moses Lake, WA · 2024
Scholarships
$22,000
Big Bend Community College · Moses Lake, WA · 2022
Scholarships
$21,000
Spokane Community College · Spokane, WA · 2023
Scholarships
$18,000
Walla Walla Community College · Walla Walla, WA · 2025
Scholarships
$16,000
Brigham Young University (Idaho) · Rexburg, ID · 2024
Scholarships
$16,000
Brigham Young University (Idaho) · Rexburg, ID · 2023
Scholarships
$15,000
Central Arizona College · Coolidge, AZ · 2023
Scholarships
$15,000
Eastern Washington University · Spokane, WA · 2023
University support
$15,000
Walla Walla Community College · Walla Walla, WA · 2023
Scholarships
$15,000
Central Washington University · Ellensburg, WA · 2022
Scholarships
$15,000
Walla Walla Community College · Walla Walla, WA · 2022
Scholarships
$14,000
Spokane Community College · Spokane, WA · 2024
Scholarships
$14,000
Western Governors University · Millcreek, UT · 2024
Scholarships
$13,000
Whitworth University · Spokane, WA · 2024
Scholarships
$12,000
Eastern Washington University · Spokane, WA · 2025
College support
$12,000
Utah State University · Logan, UT · 2025
Scholarships
$12,000
Whitworth University · Spokane, WA · 2025
Scholarships
$10,000
Corban University · Salem, OR · 2025
Scholarships
$8,000
University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2025
Scholarships
$8,000
Walla Walla Community College · Walla Walla, WA · 2024
Scholarships
$8,000
Central Arizona College · Coolidge, AZ · 2022
Scholarships
$8,000
Montana State University · Bozeman, MT · 2022
Scholarships
$7,000
Ottawa University Surprise · Surprise, AZ · 2024
Scholarships
$7,000
Seattle Pacific University · Seattle, WA · 2024
Scholarships
$7,000
University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024
Scholarships
$7,000
Central Washington University · Ellensburg, WA · 2023
Scholarships
$7,000
Ottawa University Surprise · Surprise, AZ · 2023
Scholarships
$7,000
Seattle Pacific University · Seattle, WA · 2023
Scholarships
$7,000
University of Montana Western · Dillon, MT · 2023
Scholarships
$7,000
University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2023
Scholarships
$7,000
Utah Tech University · St George, UT · 2023
Scholarships
$7,000
Western Governors University · Millcreek, UT · 2023
Scholarships
$7,000
Whitworth University · Spokane, WA · 2023
Scholarships
$7,000
Spokane Community College · Spokane, WA · 2022
Scholarships
$7,000
University of Montana Western · Dillon, MT · 2022
Scholarships
$6,000
Brigham Young University (Idaho) · Rexburg, ID · 2025
Scholarships
$6,000
Lane Community College · Eugene, OR · 2025
Scholarships
$6,000
Perry Technical Institute · Yakima, WA · 2025
Scholarships
$6,000
University of Washington Bothell · Bothell, WA · 2025
Scholarships
$6,000
University of Wyoming · Laramie, WY · 2025
Scholarships
$6,000
Central Washington University · Ellensburg, WA · 2024
Scholarships
$4,000
Cal Poly State University · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2025
Scholarships
$4,000
George Fox University · Newberg, OR · 2025
Scholarships
$4,000
Gonzaga University · Spokane, WA · 2025
Scholarships
$4,000
North Idaho College · Coeur D Alene, ID · 2025
Scholarships
$4,000
University of Tennessee at Martin · Martin, TN · 2025
Scholarships
$4,000
Wenatchee Valley College · Wenatchee, WA · 2025
Scholarships
$4,000
Western Governors University · Millcreek, UT · 2025
Scholarships
$4,000
Western Washington University · Bellingham, WA · 2025
Scholarships
$4,000
Perry Technical Institute · Yakima, WA · 2024
Scholarships
$4,000
University of Wyoming · Laramie, WY · 2024
Scholarships
$4,000
Utah State University · Logan, UT · 2024
Scholarships
$2,000
Belmont University · Nashville, TN · 2024
Scholarships
$2,000
Columbia Basin College · Pasco, WA · 2024
Scholarships
$2,000
Corban University · Salem, OR · 2024
Scholarships
$2,000
George Fox University · Newberg, OR · 2024
Scholarships
$2,000
Gonzaga University · Spokane, WA · 2024
Scholarships
$2,000
University of Arizona · Tucson, AZ · 2024
Scholarships
$2,000
University of Montana Western · Dillon, MT · 2024
Scholarships
$2,000
University of Tennessee at Martin · Martin, TN · 2024
Scholarships
$2,000
Wenatchee Valley College · Wenatchee, WA · 2024
Scholarships

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.