Funding search · EIN 911641746 · Seattle, WA
Samis 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.
- 222
- grants reported
- $23.3M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $18,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Northwest Yeshiva High School3 grants · $4.0M
- Seattle Hebrew Academy3 grants · $3.7M
- Jewish Day School3 grants · $2.7M
- Menachem Mendel Seattle Cheder3 grants · $2.1M
- Seattle Jewish Community School3 grants · $2.0M
- Pef Israel Endowment Funds3 grants · $1.6M
- Torah Day School3 grants · $1.1M
- Nli USA3 grants · $1.0M
- American Jewish Joint Distribution2 grants · $470,000
- Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle3 grants · $440,562
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 222 grants.
- $1.6M
Northwest Yeshiva High School · Mercer Island, WA · 2024
Educational & humanitarian
- $1.5M
Seattle Hebrew Academy · Seattle, WA · 2024
Educational & humanitarian
- $1.4M
Seattle Hebrew Academy · Seattle, WA · 2023
Educational & humanitarian
- $1.2M
Northwest Yeshiva High School · Mercer Island, WA · 2023
Educational & humanitarian
- $1.1M
Northwest Yeshiva High School · Mercer Island, WA · 2022
Educational & humanitarian
- $1.0M
Jewish Day School · Bellevue, WA · 2024
Educational & humanitarian
- $997,195
Jewish Day School · Bellevue, WA · 2023
Educational & humanitarian
- $861,189
Menachem Mendel Seattle Cheder · Seattle, WA · 2024
Educational & humanitarian
- $850,852
Seattle Hebrew Academy · Seattle, WA · 2022
Educational & humanitarian
- $805,550
Menachem Mendel Seattle Cheder · Seattle, WA · 2023
Educational & humanitarian
- $766,000
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2023
Educational & humanitarian
- $764,825
Seattle Jewish Community School · Seattle, WA · 2023
Educational & humanitarian
- $734,862
Seattle Jewish Community School · Seattle, WA · 2024
Educational & humanitarian
- $659,442
Jewish Day School · Bellevue, WA · 2022
Educational & humanitarian
- $546,545
Torah Day School · Seattle, WA · 2022
Educational & humanitarian
- $509,648
Seattle Jewish Community School · Seattle, WA · 2022
Educational & humanitarian
- $500,000
Nli USA · New York, NY · 2022
Educational & humanitarian
- $466,158
Menachem Mendel Seattle Cheder · Seattle, WA · 2022
Educational & humanitarian
- $416,980
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2024
Educational & humanitarian
- $388,680
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2022
Educational & humanitarian
- $377,849
Torah Day School · Seattle, WA · 2023
Educational & humanitarian
- $290,000
American Jewish Joint Distribution · New York, NY · 2022
Educational & humanitarian
- $250,000
Nli USA · New York, NY · 2024
Educational & humanitarian
- $250,000
Nli USA · New York, NY · 2023
Educational & humanitarian
- $200,000
Central Fund of Israel · Cedarhurst, NY · 2024
Educational & humanitarian
- $182,913
Torah Day School · Seattle, WA · 2024
Educational & humanitarian
- $181,442
Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2024
Educational & humanitarian
- $180,000
American Jewish Joint Distribution · New York, NY · 2023
Educational & humanitarian
- $170,770
Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2022
Educational & humanitarian
- $158,000
Jewish National Fund · New York, NY · 2022
Educational & humanitarian
- $147,500
Jewish National Fund · New York, NY · 2023
Educational & humanitarian
- $115,816
Sephardic Adventure Camp · Seattle, WA · 2022
Educational & humanitarian
- $100,000
Israel Nature & Heritage of America · Washington, DC · 2024
Educational & humanitarian
- $94,535
Derech Emunah · Seattle, WA · 2022
Educational & humanitarian
- $90,500
Camp Solomon Schechter · Seattle, WA · 2022
Educational & humanitarian
- $88,366
Sephardic Adventure Camp · Seattle, WA · 2024
Educational & humanitarian
- $88,350
Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2023
Educational & humanitarian
- $85,060
Union for Reform Judaism - Camp Kalsman · Kirkland, WA · 2022
Educational & humanitarian
- $81,180
Camp Solomon Schechter · Seattle, WA · 2024
Educational & humanitarian
- $81,000
Urj Camp Kalsman · Bellevue, WA · 2024
Educational & humanitarian
- $65,000
Harold Grinspoon Foundation · Agawam, MA · 2024
Educational & humanitarian
- $65,000
The Harold Grinspoon Foundation · Agawam, MA · 2023
Educational & humanitarian
- $65,000
American Friends of Ogen · University Heights, OH · 2022
Educational & humanitarian
- $60,000
Jewish Federation of North America · New York, NY · 2024
Educational & humanitarian
- $60,000
The Jewish Education Project · New York, NY · 2024
Educational & humanitarian
- $60,000
American Friends of Natal · New York, NY · 2023
Educational & humanitarian
- $60,000
Impactisrael · Bethesda, MD · 2023
Educational & humanitarian
- $50,000
American Friends of Nefesh B'Nefesh · Paramus, NJ · 2024
Educational & humanitarian
- $50,000
Amit Children · New York, NY · 2024
Educational & humanitarian
- $50,000
Friends of Bshvil Hamachar · Cary, NC · 2024
Educational & humanitarian
- $50,000
Jewish Family Service · Seattle, WA · 2023
Educational & humanitarian
- $50,000
Jewish Family Service · Seattle, WA · 2022
Educational & humanitarian
- $49,209
M2 Institue for Experiential Jewish Education · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Educational & humanitarian
- $49,209
The Institute for Experiential Jewish Education · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Educational & humanitarian
- $47,000
West Coast Ncsy · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Educational & humanitarian
- $40,000
American Friends of Ogen · University Heights, OH · 2023
Educational & humanitarian
- $40,000
American Yedidim · Miami Beach, FL · 2022
Educational & humanitarian
- $36,000
Jewish Family Service · Seattle, WA · 2024
Educational & humanitarian
- $35,000
American Friends of Sami Shamoon College of Engineering · Secaucus, NJ · 2024
Educational & humanitarian
- $35,000
American Friends of Leket Israel Total · Teaneck, NJ · 2023
Educational & humanitarian
- $34,500
Holocaust Center for Humanity · Seattle, WA · 2022
Educational & humanitarian
- $30,841
The Institute for Experiential Jewish Education · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Educational & humanitarian
- $30,000
Impact Israel · Needham, MA · 2024
Educational & humanitarian
- $30,000
Giving Group Community · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Educational & humanitarian
- $30,000
The Jewish Education Project · New York, NY · 2023
Educational & humanitarian
- $30,000
Impactisrael · Bethesda, MD · 2022
Educational & humanitarian
- $30,000
The Jewish Education Project · New York, NY · 2022
Educational & humanitarian
- $30,000
Urj Heller High · New York, NY · 2022
Educational & humanitarian
- $29,500
Congregation Beth Shalom · Seattle, WA · 2022
Educational & humanitarian
- $29,000
Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education · New York, NY · 2022
Educational & humanitarian
- $27,900
Congregation Beth Shalom · Seattle, WA · 2023
Educational & humanitarian
- $27,620
Congregation Beth Shalom · Seattle, WA · 2024
Educational & humanitarian
- $26,000
West Coast Ncsy · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Educational & humanitarian
- $26,000
Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education · New York, NY · 2023
Educational & humanitarian
- $25,000
American Friends of Natal · New York, NY · 2024
Educational & humanitarian
- $25,000
Friends of the Jerusalem College of Technology · Cedarhurst, NY · 2024
Educational & humanitarian
- $25,000
Mati USA · New York, NY · 2023
Educational & humanitarian
- $25,000
American Friends of Natal · New York, NY · 2022
Educational & humanitarian
- $25,000
American Friends of the Alliance Israelite Universelle · New York, NY · 2022
Educational & humanitarian
- $25,000
Israaid US · Palo Alto, CA · 2022
Educational & humanitarian
- $24,000
Holocaust Center for Humanity · Seattle, WA · 2024
Educational & humanitarian
- $23,000
Foundation for Jewish Camp · New York, NY · 2022
Educational & humanitarian
- $23,000
West Coast Ncsy · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Educational & humanitarian
- $22,500
Urj Heller High · New York, NY · 2023
Educational & humanitarian
- $22,000
Congregation Beth Israel · Bellingham, WA · 2022
Educational & humanitarian
- $20,000
American Yedidim · Miami Beach, FL · 2024
Educational & humanitarian
- $20,000
Congregation Beth Israel · Bellingham, WA · 2024
Educational & humanitarian
- $20,000
Eastside Torah Center · Bellevue, WA · 2024
Educational & humanitarian
- $20,000
Foundation for Jewish Camp · New York, NY · 2024
Educational & humanitarian
- $20,000
Israel American Council · Woodland Hills, CA · 2024
Educational & humanitarian
- $20,000
Prizmah Center for Jewish Day School · New York, NY · 2024
Educational & humanitarian
- $20,000
Temple Beth Hatfiloh · Olympia, WA · 2024
Educational & humanitarian
- $20,000
Temple De Hirsch Sinai · Seattle, WA · 2024
Educational & humanitarian
- $20,000
American Friends of Sami Shamoon College of Engineering · Secaucus, NJ · 2023
Educational & humanitarian
- $20,000
American Yedidim · Miami Beach, FL · 2023
Educational & humanitarian
- $20,000
Congregation Beth Israel · Bellingham, WA · 2023
Educational & humanitarian
- $20,000
Foundation for Jewish Camp · New York, NY · 2023
Educational & humanitarian
- $20,000
Israel American Council Seattle · Woodland Hills, CA · 2023
Educational & humanitarian
- $20,000
Jewish Funders Network · New York, NY · 2023
Educational & humanitarian
- $20,000
Kav L'Noar Foundation · Passaic, NJ · 2023
Educational & humanitarian
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