Sam Shine Foundation Inc

GREENVILLE, IN EIN: 35-1961730

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$135.9M

+3.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$5.5M

+147.1% YoY

Grant Count

20

+66.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$273K

+48.2% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$20M$40M$59M$79M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$135,889,622$131,046,130$121,684,368
Revenue$6,017,089$18,654,908$-2,360,491
Expenses$7,616,005$3,401,932$3,999,416
Qualifying Distributions$5,450,700$2,206,071$2,841,710
Net Investment Income$2,975,383$18,123,344$1,051,273
Distributable Amount$6,050,252$5,633,451$5,915,357

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$3M$4M$5M16 grants20206 grants202110 grants202212 grants202320 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

NOKUSE EDUCATION INC$3.3MTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY$501KRIVER HERITAGE CONSERVANCY$390KCENTRAL INDIANA LAND TRUST$306KCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF …$250KWOODIE WHEATON LAND TRUST$200KPURDUE$147KCONSERVATION LAW CENTER$140KINDIANA NATIVE PLANT SOC…$50KECOSYSTEMS CONNECTIONS I…$41K

Grant Size Distribution

64 grants across all recorded years

36<$50K4$50–100K10$100–250K6$250–500K5$500K–1M3$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

CJ JACKSONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$139K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
PHILLIP D BEAMANBOARD CHAIR2
BETTY S SHINEDIRECTOR1
MATTHEW ARESCODIRECTOR2
J SHINEDIRECTOR1
CJ JACKSONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$138,750

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Cities

ArlingtonBedfordBloomingtonCentervilleClarksvilleColumbusConnersvilleDenverEvansvilleForest CityFreeportHanoverIndianapolisIthacaJefferson CityJeffersonvilleLouisvilleMarshallMerrifieldMt St Francis

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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