The Sam Vernice Family Foundation XXXXX1007

Private foundation · Grantmaker Chicago, IL EIN: 72-6135038

The Sam Vernice Family Foundation XXXXX1007 is a private foundation, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $274K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $12K. Net investment income was $12K.

The Sam Vernice Family Foundation XXXXX1007 at a glance

In short: The Sam Vernice Family Foundation XXXXX1007 gave $12K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Louisiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$12,065
+9.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
8
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,508
+9.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,000
Total assets
$274,036
-0.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Louisiana (82% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who The Sam Vernice Family Foundation XXXXX1007 funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2025

LSU Health Sciences Center Fdn: $7KLSU Health Sciences Center Fdn$7KSociety for Propagation of the Faith: $1KSociety for Propagation of theFaith$1KSt Jude Childrens Research: $1KSt Jude Childrens Research$1KOur Lady of the Lake Foundation: $1KOur Lady of the LakeFoundation$1KBaton Rouge General Foundation: $1KBaton Rouge General Foundation$1KNorthshore Food Bank: $500Northshore Food Bank$500Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank Inc: $500Greater Baton Rouge Food BankInc$500Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Ctr Cancer Center: $200Memorial Sloan-KetteringCancer Ctr Cancer Center$200

The largest 2025 recipient was LSU Health Sciences Center Fdn ($7K). Together the top 8 received $12K.

Grant Size Distribution

40 grants across all recorded years

40<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 40 grants of 40 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.

Cities

Baton RougeNew YorkMemphisNew OrleansCovington

How The Sam Vernice Family Foundation XXXXX1007 gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−2%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 95% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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$5K$10K$15K5 grants2019 8 grants2020 8 grants2021 8 grants2022 8 grants2023 8 grants2024 8 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $11K (2024) to $12K (2022). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $12K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
LSU Health Sciences Center Fdn New Orleans, LAGeneral$6,865
Society for Propagation of the Faith New York, NYGeneral$1,000
St Jude Childrens Research Memphis, TNGeneral$1,000
Our Lady of the Lake Foundation Baton Rouge, LAGeneral$1,000
Baton Rouge General Foundation Baton Rouge, LAGeneral$1,000
Northshore Food Bank Covington, LAGeneral$500
Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank Inc Baton Rouge, LAGeneral$500
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Ctr Cancer Center New York, NYGeneral$200
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$274,036$15,270$17,434$12,0658$13,640$11,744$14,364
2024$276,193$19,864$14,794$11,0138$12,535$17,839$13,587
2023$267,667$16,308$12,804$11,3288$12,682$16,229$12,367
2022$266,200$15,998$14,558$12,3648$13,809$15,789$12,773
2021$263,701$28,649$13,102$11,1208$12,689$28,520$13,933
2020$249,079$18,246$12,723$11,0798—$18,143$12,502
2019$242,967$11,007$13,046$11,3425—$10,932$12,463

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Sam Vernice Family Foundation XXXXX1007 reported a distributable amount of $14K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Sam Vernice Family Foundation XXXXX1007's only listed officer is JP Morgan Chase Bank NA, Trustee on every filing since 2021 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • JP Morgan Chase Bank NA

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    $2K (2021) → $5K (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: JP Morgan Chase Bank N A (2019–2020) — Trustee

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

JP Morgan Chase Bank NA — Trustee: $5KJP Morgan Chase Bank NATrustee$5K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $5K, to JP Morgan Chase Bank NA (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about The Sam Vernice Family Foundation XXXXX1007

How much does The Sam Vernice Family Foundation XXXXX1007 give each year?

The Sam Vernice Family Foundation XXXXX1007 gave $12K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $11K across 8 grants.

What is The Sam Vernice Family Foundation XXXXX1007's typical grant size?

The Sam Vernice Family Foundation XXXXX1007's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,508, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does The Sam Vernice Family Foundation XXXXX1007 give grants?

The Sam Vernice Family Foundation XXXXX1007 gives mostly in Louisiana: 82% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were New York (10%) and Tennessee (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were Baton Rouge, LA (3 grants) and New York, NY (2 grants).

Does The Sam Vernice Family Foundation XXXXX1007 give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of The Sam Vernice Family Foundation XXXXX1007's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (8 of 8) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are The Sam Vernice Family Foundation XXXXX1007's largest grantees?

The Sam Vernice Family Foundation XXXXX1007's largest 2025 grantees include LSU Health Sciences Center Fdn ($6,865), Society for Propagation of the Faith ($1,000) and St Jude Childrens Research ($1,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 73% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is The Sam Vernice Family Foundation XXXXX1007?

The Sam Vernice Family Foundation XXXXX1007 reported $274K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $14K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $14K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is The Sam Vernice Family Foundation XXXXX1007's EIN?

The Sam Vernice Family Foundation XXXXX1007's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 72-6135038. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 10, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 27, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 25, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 1, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 22, 2024)

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