The Steve Samuel Charitable Foundation appears to operate primarily as a donor’s giving vehicle rather than a programmatic grantmaker: its sole reported grant is a single, substantial contribution to a Vanguard Charitable donor-advised fund. This suggests the foundation channels philanthropic resources through a DAF for future, donor-directed support to public charities rather than making direct, mission-driven grants itself. There is no evidence of sectoral or geographic targeting in the grant record provided.
Highly concentrated and centralized: a single, large pass-through gift to a donor-advised fund rather than multiple direct grants; indicates donor-directed, flexible future giving rather than active, repeat grantee relationships.
$111K
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$111K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in RI.
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Notable grantees: Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program (DAF)
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWNMENT PROGRAM DAF | WARWICK, RI | $110,511 | 2025 | FUNDING OF A DONOR ADVISED FUND TO BENEFIT PUBLIC CHARITIES. |
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWNMENT PROGRAM DAF
$110,511FUNDING OF A DONOR ADVISED FUND TO BENEFIT PUBLIC CHARITIES.