The Samas Family Foundation
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting various charitable causes, primarily focusing on religious outreach and human services. It provides funding to organizations that serve vulnerable populations and engage in community service initiatives. The foundation's grantmaking is characterized by a commitment to general-purpose support, allowing recipient organizations to address their specific needs. While it operates primarily from Ohio, its funding extends to organizations across multiple states.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A small-to-midsize 501(c)(3) working in religious outreach, human services or community service that can provide standard nonprofit paperwork and is a good fit for general operating support.
Good Fit
- • 501(c)(3) status with Form 1023 and recent Form 990 available
- • Mission in faith-based outreach, human services, or community service
- • Capacity to absorb mid-size unrestricted grants (roughly $5K–$100K)
- • Existing relationship or referral into the foundation's trustee network
Geography
Although the foundation is based in Ohio, observed grants in the filings went to organizations in four different states (CO, NC, OH, CA), and most dollars flowed out of state, indicating a multi-state footprint.
Recipient Variety
In the latest year the foundation funded four distinct recipients; across two years three recipients repeated and the overall recipient set is small, showing a limited and recurring circle of grantees.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of recipient turnover is limited but present (one new recipient in 2023), and the foundation publishes application instructions plus a mailing/phone contact; however repeat funding to three of four grantees and heavy concentration to one recipient limit confidence that new applicants will routinely be funded.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
