Samuel E And Mary W Thatcher
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to providing financial support primarily to religious and faith-based organizations, as well as youth development initiatives. Its mission appears to focus on community welfare, with significant contributions to health charities, educational foundations, and organizations addressing homelessness and food insecurity. The foundation serves a diverse range of recipients, including colleges, youth programs, and community service organizations. While it operates primarily in Florida, its funding extends to various states across the country.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A well-established religious, youth-development, or educational institution with existing access to the foundation’s network and capacity to manage mid-to-large general-support grants.
Good Fit
- • Religiously affiliated mission or youth-focused program.
- • Institutional scale (college, national nonprofit, or well-established regional organization).
- • History of relationships or introductions to the foundation’s trustees or known grantees.
- • Ability to absorb unrestricted/general support grants in the $50K–$2M range.
Geography
The 2022 grants spanned 22 states and the foundation sent about 69% of award dollars out of its home state, indicating a national rather than strictly local footprint.
Recipient Variety
In the observed giving year (2022) the foundation supported 81 distinct recipients across multiple sectors, primarily faith-based and youth organizations, showing historically broad recipient variety.
New Applicants
The foundation explicitly states it funds only preselected applicants and the profile lacks a public application route or contact details; while 2022 shows many grantees, the declared 'only preselected' policy and no visible submission path make unsolicited new entrants unlikely.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
