Private Foundation

The Lightner Sams Foundation Inc

The Lightner Sams Foundation Inc is a Private Foundation headquartered in Wilmington, DE. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $1.5M revenue, $686K expenses, $11.3M total assets. IRS filings disclose 240 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $3.5M.

EIN: 752555622 Wilmington, DE Latest filing: 2024

Total Revenue$1.5M

Total Expenses$686K

Total Assets$11.3M

Grants Given240

Grant Total$3.5M

Filing Years2019–2024

Sample Grants Given

LEGACY COUNSELING CENTER INC

DALLAS, TX · 2024

Technology Initiative

$30,000

NEW HOPE EQUINE ASSISTED THERAPY

ARGYLE, TX · 2024

General & Unrestricted

$25,000

DALLAS CASA

DALLAS, TX · 2024

Court-appointed volunteers program

$25,000

MORGAN ADAMS FOUNDATION

DENVER, CO · 2024

Pediatric Cancer Research Projects

$25,000

SOLAR CAR CHALLENGE FOUNDATION

PLANO, TX · 2024

Summer Intern Program

$25,000

Showing up to 5 of 240 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Dir, Trustee, Sec, Treas, Pres Charles Derek Adleta

Dir, Trustee, Sec Kamala A Lightner-Scammahorn

Dir, Trustee, Treas Kristin Lightner

Trustee, Pres, VP Larry F Lightner

Trustee Robin H Lightner

Dir, Trustee, VP Sue B Lightner

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Top Grant Purposes

General & Unrestricted

$1,387,500 92 grants

Summer Intern Program

$120,000 5 grants

Capital Campaign

$100,000 2 grants

Spirit Shop/Business Lab Project

$50,000 1 grant

Capital Campaign Initiative

$50,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2024	$1.5M	$686K	$11.3M
2023	$308K	$687K	$10.5M
2022	$-596K	$718K	$10.9M
2020	$-2.7M	$956K	$9.8M
2019	$298K	$853K	$13.5M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $298K to $1.5M (+390%), with total assets most recently reported at $11.3M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, CO, DC, IA, NY, OH, and 2 other states.

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