Sammons Center Endowment Corp
The Sammons Center Endowment corp. Is organized to receive charitable contributions that will be held in an endowment. Income and capital gains from these contributions are available to sammons center for the arts in full support of its mission.
Sammons Center Endowment Corp at a glance
In short: Sammons Center Endowment Corp gave $386K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $386K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $386,000
- -1.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $386,000
- -1.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $386,000
- Total assets
- $7,143,897
- +10.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Sammons Center Endowment Corp funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Sammons Center for the Arts ($386K).
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $60K (2020) to $390K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $386K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Sammons Center for the Arts Dallas, TX | Support | $386,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7,143,897 | $94,796 | $427,712 | $386,000 | 1 | $94,796 |
| 2024 | $6,479,396 | $86,821 | $432,914 | $390,000 | 1 | $86,821 |
| 2023 | $5,558,768 | $89,250 | $111,395 | $75,000 | Total only | $89,250 |
| 2022 | $5,061,805 | $142,202 | $33,786 | — | — | $74,702 |
| 2021 | $5,874,672 | $164,745 | $332,213 | $300,000 | 1 | $59,745 |
| 2020 | $5,444,237 | $171,817 | $89,598 | $60,000 | Total only | $54,348 |
| 2019 | $4,045,918 | $160,439 | $197,922 | $170,000 | Total only | $97,609 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Sammons Center Endowment Corp
Based on IRS filings
Sammons Center Endowment Corp is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Dallas, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $386K. Net investment income was $95K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Sammons Center Endowment Corp is led by Christopher Poinsatte, President since 2022 (on filings since 2019); none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Christopher Poinsatte
President
Director → Treasurer, 2020
Treasurer → President, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joanna St Angelo
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bruce Williams
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John L. Strauss
Director
Secretary → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lori Bensing
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael L. Riddle
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joshua Black
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lucas Lachance
Treasurer
Treasurer → Director, 2020
Director → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
G. Timothy Hardin
Secretary
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (4)
- Former: Salvatore Olimpio (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Zaida Basora (2022) — Director
- Former: Terry Schpok (2019–2021) — President
- Former: Timothy Hardin (2019–2021) — Director
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 Sammons Center Endowment Corp
How much does Sammons Center Endowment Corp give each year?
Sammons Center Endowment Corp gave $386K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $390K across 1 grant.
How large is Sammons Center Endowment Corp?
Sammons Center Endowment Corp reported $7.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $95K.
What is Sammons Center Endowment Corp?
Sammons Center Endowment Corp is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Dallas, TX. It holds $7.1M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Sammons Center Endowment Corp operate?
Sammons Center Endowment Corp has awarded grants in Texas.
What is Sammons Center Endowment Corp's EIN?
Sammons Center Endowment Corp's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 16-1677792. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 22, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 6, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 27, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 20, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 20, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 16, 2026)
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