The Sample Foundation
The Sample Foundation is a private foundation based in Shreveport, Louisiana. Its 2025 filing lists grants to charitable organizations, most of them in Louisiana.
The Sample Foundation at a glance
In short: The Sample Foundation gave $52K across 16 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Louisiana. 19% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $51,650
- +52.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 16
- -5.9% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,228
- +62.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $897,210
- +0.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 19% first-time grantees (3 of 16, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Louisiana (90% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to The Sample Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds; it states that it contributes only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 212 Texas St Suite 200, Shreveport, LA 71101
Phone: (318) 841-0302
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Sample Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was St Mark's Cathedral ($15K). Together the top 10 received $47K.
Grant Size Distribution
91 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 91 grants of 91 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 90% of grant dollars went to recipients in Louisiana. The remaining grant dollars were distributed among recipients in Virginia, Washington, D.C., Florida, and California, at 2% each.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 16 itemized grants.
Cities
Is The Sample Foundation open to new grantees?
19%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 16 grantees (19%) were first-time recipients. With only 16 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $5K; repeat grants $3K. How we count
Medians: $3K first-time, $1K repeat.
- 75% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 36% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 86% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $33K (2019) to $52K (2025). In 2025 it made 16 grants totaling $52K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| St Mark's Cathedral Shreveport, LA | Charitable | $15,000 |
| Shreveport Garden Study Club Shreveport, LA | Charitable | $11,700 |
| St Mark's Recotr's Fund Shreveport, LA | Charitable | $10,000 |
| Shreveport Regional Arts Council Shreveport, LA | Charitable | $2,800 |
| Caddo Council on Aging Shreveport, LA | Charitable | $2,000 |
| American Battlefield Trust Washington, DC | Charitable | $1,000 |
| Bonefish & Tarpon Trust Coral Gables, FL | Charitable | $1,000 |
| Dawn Redwoods Charitable Trust Tiburon, CA | Charitable | $1,000 |
| Ducks Unlimited Memphis, TN | Charitable | $1,000 |
| Port City Cat Rescue Shreveport, LA | Charitable | $1,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $897,210 | $55,370 | $61,882 | $51,650 | 16 | $52,312 | $46,121 | $61,168 |
| 2024 | $896,071 | $288,405 | $36,684 | $33,790 | 17 | $34,080 | $23,088 | $51,940 |
| 2023 | $644,350 | $32,968 | $38,660 | $36,300 | 18 | $36,591 | $32,084 | $34,098 |
| 2022 | $650,408 | $41,358 | $39,449 | $38,075 | 21 | $38,297 | $40,682 | $36,505 |
| 2021 | $645,941 | $35,082 | $35,731 | $34,037 | 19 | — | $34,232 | $38,355 |
| 2020 | $647,944 | $33,788 | $35,425 | $33,850 | 19 | — | $32,976 | $34,301 |
| 2019 | $650,109 | $41,728 | $34,364 | $33,375 | 18 | — | $40,471 | $34,069 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Sample Foundation reported a distributable amount of $61K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations whose stated missions include civic beautification and conservation, support for older adults, cat rescue and care, fishery and habitat conservation, and advancing a university’s history and educational traditions. These are the grantees’ missions, not stated priorities of the foundation.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation gave $51,650 through 16 grants. Grants ranged from $150 to $15,000, with a median grant of $1,000. Among the largest grants were $15,000 to St Mark’s Cathedral, $11,700 to Shreveport Garden Study Club, $10,000 to St Mark’s Recotr’s Fund, $2,800 to Shreveport Regional Arts Council, and $2,000 to Caddo Council on Aging. The listed purposes were charitable.
The Shreveport Garden Study Club says it encourages civic beautification, conservation, and preservation. Caddo Council on Aging says it helps older people maintain dignity and independence through long-term care systems and livable communities. Port City Cat Rescue describes its work as rescuing at-risk and homeless cats, providing shelter and medical care, and supporting adoption and spay-and-neuter efforts. Bonefish & Tarpon Trust says it works to conserve and restore fisheries and habitats, while The Generals Redoubt says it advances Washington and Lee University’s history and traditions.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists four trustees: Wilton Wade Sample, Maribeth Susan Sample, Staunton Brevard Sample, and Wilton Wade Sample III.
The Sample Foundation's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Maribeth Susan Sample
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Staunton Brevard Sample
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wilton Wade Sample
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wilton Wade Sample III
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
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 The Sample Foundation
How much does The Sample Foundation give each year?
The Sample Foundation gave $52K across 16 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $34K across 17 grants.
What is The Sample Foundation's typical grant size?
The Sample Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $3,228, across 16 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Sample Foundation that year got $5K on average.
Where does The Sample Foundation give grants?
The Sample Foundation gives mostly in Louisiana: 90% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Shreveport, LA (9 grants).
Does The Sample Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 16 grants with a stated purpose on The Sample Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (16 grants).
Who are The Sample Foundation's largest grantees?
The Sample Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include St Mark's Cathedral ($15,000), Shreveport Garden Study Club ($11,700) and St Mark's Recotr's Fund ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 71% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Sample Foundation?
The Sample Foundation reported $897K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $52K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $61K (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 does The Sample Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Sample Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds; it states that it contributes only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is The Sample Foundation's EIN?
The Sample Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-1631186. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does The Sample Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS September 9, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 4, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 28, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 3, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 29, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 7, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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Grantable. (2026). The Sample Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/the-sample-foundation-morg_8497550162cc4b5a8c8575ba6fbfa98f
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