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Sam Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Alexandria, VA EIN: 47-2400657 Website

To pursue exclusively charitable, educational and scientific purposes by educating the public about and facilitating the establishment of sound drug policy, and providing financial support to organizations with similar charitable, educational and scientific purposes.

Sam Inc at a glance

In short: Sam Inc gave $171K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $85K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$170,500
+33.2% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
2
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$85,250
+33.2% vs 2023
Median grant
$85,250
Total assets
$10,135,586
+12.2% vs 2023
Primary geography
Colorado (88% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Sam Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

Every Brain Matters: $150KEvery Brain Matters$150KCommunity Anti-Drug Coalitions of America: $21KCommunity Anti-Drug Coalitionsof America$21K

The largest 2024 recipient was Every Brain Matters ($150K). Together the top 2 received $171K.

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 4 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

PuebloAlexandriaChicago

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K0 grants2018 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024

From 2023 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $128K (2023) to $171K (2024). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $171K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Every Brain Matters Pueblo, COTo support the ebm to work with an alliance of organizations & individuals$150,000
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America Alexandria, VASupport Cadca Mission.$20,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$10,135,586$1,202,541$2,264,970$170,5002$379,718
2023$9,036,174$3,384,294$1,421,725$128,0002$243,293
2022$6,780,768$2,876,229$1,149,799——$77,059
2021$5,575,928$2,484,378$994,428——$54,623
2020$4,269,588$968,750$847,137———
2018$3,325,118$3,860,784$809,778———

About Sam Inc

Based on IRS filings

Sam Inc is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in Alexandria, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2018 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $10.1M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $171K. Net investment income was $380K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Sam Inc is led by Kevin A. Sabet-Sharghi, President since 2024 (on filings since 2018); 4 of 9 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Kevin A. Sabet-Sharghi

    President

    President & CEO → President, 2024

    On filings since 2018

    20 hrs/week

    $129K (2018) → $7K (2024)

  • Jon Talcott

    Chair

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brendan Fairfield

    Director of External Programs

    On filings since 2022

    38 hrs/week

    $108K (2022) → $110K (2024)

  • Ben Cort

    Director

    On filings since 2018

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ian Colhoun

    Director

    On filings since 2018

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Millette

    Director

    On filings since 2018

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Bloom

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Luke D. Niforatos

    Executive Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    20 hrs/week

    $122K (2020) → $232K (2024)

  • John A. Spurlock

    Chief Development Officer

    On filings since 2023

    38 hrs/week

    $109K (2023) → $145K (2024)

Former officers (3)
  • Former: David George (2018–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jonathan H. Talcott (2018–2023) — Chair
  • Former: Micael Bloom (2018–2023) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2018–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Luke Niforatos — Executive Vice President: $232KLuke NiforatosExecutive Vice President$232KJohn Spurlock — Chief Development Officer: $145KJohn SpurlockChief Development Officer$145KBrendan Fairfield — Director of External Programs: $110KBrendan FairfieldDirector of External Programs$110KKevin a Sabet-Sharghi — President: $7KKevin a Sabet-SharghiPresident$7K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $232K, to Luke Niforatos (Executive Vice President). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Sam Inc

How much does Sam Inc give each year?

Sam Inc gave $171K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $128K across 2 grants.

How large is Sam Inc?

Sam Inc reported $10.1M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.2M.

What is Sam Inc?

Sam Inc is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in Alexandria, VA. It holds $10.1M in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Sam Inc operate?

Sam Inc has awarded grants in Colorado, Illinois, Virginia.

What is Sam Inc's EIN?

Sam Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-2400657. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2018–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 12, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 13, 2025)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2018–2024

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