The Edward & Marthann Samek Foundation

EIN 223694197

East Brunswick, NJ 08816 |(908) 616-5758

Total Given 2016–2024
$477K
252 grants · $53K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$500
typical micro grants · $200–$1K
grant size
48%
supporter · 54/113 multi-year
repeat
$738K
Assets (2024)
113
Distinct Recipients

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Phone (908) 616-5758

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $49K $689K $92K 35
2017 $50K $846K $125K 33
2018 $57K $723K $29K 37
2019 N/A $776K $83K N/A
2020 $68K $758K $47K 25
2021 $76K $817K $81K 22
2022 $33K $693K $42K 38
2023 $68K $720K $31K 34
2024 $75K $738K $61K 28

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 252 grants on record

Minimum
$50
25th Pctl
$200
Median
$500
Average
$2K
75th Pctl
$1K
Maximum
$25K

Geographic Distribution

US Grant Distribution Map

Officers & Directors

MS
Marthann L Samek
Executive Vice President Leadership
ES
Edward L Samek
President Leadership
ES
Edward L Samek
Treasurer Leadership

Grants Awarded (252 total)

Purpose
College of the Atlantic Bar Harbor, ME $25,250 GENERAL 2021
College of the Atlantic Bar Harbor, ME $25,000 GENERAL 2020
Bucknell Fund Lewisburg, PA $18,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2024
Bucknell Fund Lewisburg, PA $17,500 GENERAL PURPOSE 2023
Bucknell University Lewsburg, PA $17,000 GENERAL 2016
Bucknell University Lewsburg, PA $15,250 GENERAL 2021
Trust for the National Mall Washington, DC $15,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2023
Bucknell University Lewsburg, PA $12,500 GENERAL 2020
The Trust for the National Mall Washington, DC $11,000 GENERAL 2018
College of the Atlantic Bar Harbor, ME $10,750 GENERAL PURPOSE 2023
College of the Atlantic Bar Harbor, ME $10,250 GENERAL PURPOSE 2024
Friends of Acadia Bar Harbor, ME $10,100 GENERAL 2017
Friends of Acadia Bar Harbor, ME $10,000 GENERAL 2018
The Trust for the National Mall Washington, DC $10,000 GENERAL 2020
The Trust for the National Mall Washington, DC $10,000 GENERAL 2021
Friends of Acadia Bar Harbor, ME $10,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2024
Trust for the National Mall Washington, DC $10,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2024
College of the Atlantic Bar Harbor, ME $10,000 GENERAL 2016
Bucknell University Lewsburg, PA $10,000 GENERAL 2017
Trust for the National Mall Washington, DC $10,000 GENERAL PURPOSE 2022
Wendell Gilley Museum Northeast Harbor, ME $7,731 GENERAL 2021
Wendell Gilley Museum Northeast Harbor, ME $6,600 GENERAL 2018
Wendell Gilley Museum Northeast Harbor, ME $6,250 GENERAL 2020
Ncpa Washington, DC $6,025 GENERAL 2017
College of the Atlantic Bar Harbor, ME $6,000 GENERAL 2017