The Samaritan Family Wellness

Private foundation · Grantmaker Madison, WI EIN: 26-1596247

The Samaritan Family Wellness is a private foundation focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Madison, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $34.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $101K. Net investment income was $2.0M.

The Samaritan Family Wellness at a glance

In short: The Samaritan Family Wellness gave $101K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $50K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$100,500
+0.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+100.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$50,250
-49.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$50,250
Total assets
$34,214,951
+1.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
Wisconsin (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 The Samaritan Family Wellness funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Uw Foundation: $100KUw Foundation$100KFriends of WSSC: $500Friends of WSSC$500

The largest 2025 recipient was Uw Foundation ($100K). Together the top 2 received $101K.

Grant Size Distribution

11 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K2$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 11 (45%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

MadisonChicagoMilwaukeeBrown DeerShorewoodVeronaCedar BluffCedar ParkRome

How The Samaritan Family Wellness gives

  • Giving fell 43% from 2022 to 2025. 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$100K$200K$300K7 grants2019 2 grants2020 3 grants2021 3 grants2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $67K (2021) to $279K (2023). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $101K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Uw Foundation Madison, WISupport of ongoing development of peer wellness coaching program$100,000
Friends of WSSC Madison, WIFundraiser in exchange for banner promoting wellness compass podcast$500
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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 Income
2025$34,214,951$2,047,305$1,504,990$100,5002$1,161,271$1,959,518
2024$33,740,602$1,499,603$1,514,951$100,0001$1,091,841$1,307,975
2023$31,454,581$1,651,631$1,672,383$278,8002$1,185,920$1,306,081
2022$30,541,036$1,498,157$1,404,770$175,8003$462,377$1,178,791
2021$33,025,199$2,906,396$1,322,538$67,0753$868,869$2,741,532
2020$28,355,951$1,857,881$1,455,734$125,0002—$1,885,237
2019$29,914,171$2,512,067$1,604,817$165,8407—$2,441,625

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Samaritan Family Wellness is led by Scott Stoner, President & Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 3 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Scott Stoner

    President & Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    60 hrs/week

    $260K (2019) → $355K (2025)

  • Lynn Nicholas

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Sue Fasciano Nicholas

    Treasurer

    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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Scott Stoner — President/Executive Direct: $355KScott StonerPresident/Executive Direct$355K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $355K, to Scott Stoner (President/Executive Direct).

Frequently asked questions about The Samaritan Family Wellness

How much does The Samaritan Family Wellness give each year?

The Samaritan Family Wellness gave $101K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $100K across 1 grant.

How large is The Samaritan Family Wellness?

The Samaritan Family Wellness reported $34.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $2.0M.

What is The Samaritan Family Wellness?

The Samaritan Family Wellness is a private foundation focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Madison, WI. It holds $34.2M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does The Samaritan Family Wellness operate?

The Samaritan Family Wellness has awarded grants in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Texas, Wisconsin.

What is The Samaritan Family Wellness's EIN?

The Samaritan Family Wellness's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-1596247. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 19, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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