Same Is Lame Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Orlando, FL EIN: 46-5471215

Same Is Lame Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Orlando, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $551 in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $26K.

Same Is Lame Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Same Is Lame Foundation Inc gave $26K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $26K), mostly in Kentucky. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$26,353
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$26,353
Median grant
$26,353
Total assets
$551
+67.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Kentucky (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Same Is Lame Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Vent Haven Museum: $26KVent Haven Museum$26K

The largest 2025 recipient was Vent Haven Museum ($26K).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

ArlingtonFort Mitchell

How Same Is Lame Foundation Inc gives

  • In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K1 grant2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2019) to $26K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $26K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Vent Haven Museum Fort Mitchell, KYCash Grant to Support the Organizations Exempt Purpose$26,353
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$551$54,733$54,511$26,3531$26,353$1,016
2024$329$500$411———$19
2023$240$500$361———$14
2022$101—$361———$14
2021$462$683$411———$16
2020$190$160$1,931———$48
2019$1,961$1,120$1,578$1,2671—$108

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Same Is Lame Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $1K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Same Is Lame Foundation Inc is led by James A. Venezio, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • James A. Venezio

    President

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Allen Venezio

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Jamey Holder

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Travis R. Miller

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Same Is Lame Foundation Inc

How much does Same Is Lame Foundation Inc give each year?

Same Is Lame Foundation Inc gave $26K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Same Is Lame Foundation Inc?

Same Is Lame Foundation Inc reported $551 in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $26K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Same Is Lame Foundation Inc operate?

Same Is Lame Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Kentucky, Virginia.

What is Same Is Lame Foundation Inc's EIN?

Same Is Lame Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-5471215. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 29, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 5, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 14, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 12, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 19, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 1, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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