Public Charity

SAM SCHMIDT FOUNDATION

SAM SCHMIDT FOUNDATION, of INDIANAPOLIS, IN, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $12.7M in revenue, $2.4M in expenses, $33.5M in total assets. 35 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $14.5M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 431878305 INDIANAPOLIS, IN Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$12.7M
Total Expenses$2.4M
Total Assets$33.5M
Grant Records35
Funding Total$14.5M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION IS COMMITTED TO FINDING TREATMENTS AND/OR CURES FOR SPINAL CORD INJURIES AND/OR PARALYSIS. THE SCHMIDT FAMILY HAS MADE A MULTI-YEAR COMMITMENT TO UNDERWRITE ALL OF CONQUER PARALYSIS NOW'S ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS TO ENSURE THAT 100% OF EVERY DOLLAR DONATED TO THE FOUNDATION WILL GO DIRECTLY TO FINDING TREATMENTS AND/OR CURES FOR SPINAL CORD INJURIES AND/OR PARALYSIS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Adell Means
DIRECTOR Alan Lewis
TREASURER Bill Liacone
FORMER EXECUTIVE OFFICER Brandi Kurka
DIRECTOR Brigadier General John P Mcgoff Md
FORMER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Chad W Towner

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Top Grant Purposes

GENERAL SUPPORT
$13,452,655 8 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$413,600 6 grants
GROWTH
$161,922 5 grants
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
$145,000 3 grants
MEDICAL RESEARCH
$105,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $12.7M $2.4M $33.5M
2023 $20.0M $1.9M $23.2M
2022 $2.4M $1.6M $4.6M
2020 $1.9M $882K $3.9M
2019 $1.7M $838K $2.2M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $1.7M to $12.7M (+662%), with total assets most recently reported at $33.5M.

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