Give neighbors, loved ones and friends a place to call home and live fully — guided by the Society’s faith-based mission (“In Christ's Love, Everyone Is Someone”) to support resident and patient care, meaningful programming, facility enhancements and community outreach.
The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Foundation’s largest recent grants go to The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, including $7,555,729 in 2024, $6,194,115 in 2025, and $4,824,227 in 2023. That pattern points to a funder whose giving is tightly tied to the Good Samaritan mission and its work with residents, patients, employees, and local communities. Recent grants also show support for Sanford Health, Sanford Home Health, and a range of senior living and care organizations across the country. The foundation’s public summary emphasizes a faith-based approach: supporting resident and patient care, meaningful programming, facility enhancements, and community outreach. Its active programs reinforce that emphasis through employee assistance, campus matching grants, and donor-recognition giving connected to local Good Samaritan locations. The recent grants list also shows sizable awards to community foundations and care providers in multiple states, suggesting that the foundation combines internal support for affiliated operations with external grants to organizations serving older adults and care communities. Across the file, its work centers on senior living, long-term care, rehabilitation therapy, healthcare equipment and technology, employee support and education, and community support.
Senior living and long-term care are central to the foundation’s grantmaking. It gave $183,204 in 2025 to Spokane Baptist Association Homes in Spokane, Washington, and $172,622 in 2023 to Friendship Manor Inc in Rock Island, Illinois. Those grants fit the foundation’s stated interest in resident and patient care, facility enhancements, and community support. It also supports healthcare and home-based care. Sanford Health received $232,828 in 2025 and $172,532 in 2024, while Sanford Home Health received $144,561 in 2024, all in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. In the same area, the foundation made a $7,168 grant in 2024 to Chas Health Foundation in Spokane, Washington. Community-based support appears in grants to local and regional intermediaries. The foundation gave $1,315,770 in 2025 to Arkansas Community Foundation in Little Rock, Arkansas, and $944,229 in 2025 to Door County Community Foundation in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Those awards show it also uses community foundations as partners in distribution.
$9.5M
$102.2M
$10.2M
$9.5M
Most grants fall between $13K and $173K, with a median of $68K.
25th Percentile
$13K
Median
$68K
75th Percentile
$173K
About 29% of grants go to recipients in SD.
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Grant sizes range from a $12,694 first quartile to a $67,682 median and $172,600 at the third quartile, which indicates a mix of smaller community grants and larger institutional awards. The recent grants list also includes very large, repeated payments to affiliated organizations, alongside smaller grants to local care and community groups. The grant record shows recurring support rather than one-off giving: The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society appears in multiple years, and Sanford Health also appears in more than one year. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. It also runs active employee- and campus-focused programs, including employee assistance, matching grants, guardian-gift giving, and employee giving.
Giving is national, with all recent grants in the United States. South Dakota stands out as the most common recipient state, and several of the largest grants go to Sioux Falls organizations. Outside South Dakota, the file shows recipients in Arkansas, Wisconsin, Oregon, Washington, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida, Indiana, Minnesota, Idaho, West Virginia, and Kansas. Named recipient cities include Little Rock, Sturgeon Bay, Portland, Spokane, Rock Island, Louisville, Crossville, Daytona Beach, Jasper, Sauk Centre, Eagle, Belington, and Goodland.
Its giving centers on senior living, long-term care, rehabilitation therapy, healthcare equipment and technology, employee support and education, and community support. The recent grants list also includes community foundations, health systems, and care organizations tied to the Good Samaritan network.
Yes. The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Sanford Health appears in both 2024 and 2025. That pattern shows continuing support rather than a purely one-time approach.
The grant distribution shows a 25th percentile of $12,694, a median of $67,682, and a 75th percentile of $172,600. That range suggests the foundation gives both modest grants and substantially larger awards.
No. Alongside grants to affiliated entities such as The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society and Sanford Health, the foundation also gave to organizations like Arkansas Community Foundation, Door County Community Foundation, and Spokane Baptist Association Homes.
The grant record is national, with all recent grants in the United States. South Dakota receives the most grants, but the recent list also includes recipients in Arkansas, Wisconsin, Oregon, Washington, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida, Indiana, Minnesota, Idaho, West Virginia, and Kansas.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Qualifying Good Samaritan campuses (skilled nursing, assisted living and independent living) that raise $10,000 in donations. Awards limited to the first 30 campuses to reach the target.
Deadline: Awards are for calendar year 2026; grants awarded to the first 30 campuses that raise $10,000 during 2026.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $6,194,115 | 2025 | SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III |
| ARKANSAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $1,315,770 | 2025 | SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III |
| DOOR COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | STURGEON BAY, WI | $944,229 | 2025 | SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III |
| OREGON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | PORTLAND, OR | $601,466 | 2025 | SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III |
| SANFORD HEALTH | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $232,828 | 2025 | SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III |
| SPOKANE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION HOMES | SPOKANE, WA | $183,204 | 2025 | SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III |
| DUBOIS COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | JASPER, IN | $24,959 | 2025 | SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III |
| MOUNTAIN LIVING COMMUNITY | BELINGTON, WV | $9,543 | 2025 | SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III |
| THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $7,555,729 | 2024 | SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III |
| SANFORD HEALTH | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $172,532 | 2024 | SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III |
| SANFORD HOME HEALTH | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $144,561 | 2024 | SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III |
| FAIRFIELD GLADE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | CROSSVILLE, TN | $60,000 | 2024 | SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III |
| UNITED WAY OF VOLUSIA-FAGLER COUNTIES | DAYTONA BEACH, FL | $56,770 | 2024 | SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III |
| SPOKANE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION HOMES | SPOKANE, WA | $13,986 | 2024 | SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III |
| FORCE FOR GOOD FUND INC | EAGLE, ID | $11,627 | 2024 | SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III |
| CHAS HEALTH FOUNDATION | SPOKANE, WA | $7,168 | 2024 | SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III |
| THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY | SIOUX FALLS, SD | $4,824,227 | 2023 | SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III |
| CITY OF MOTT | MOTT, ND | $226,828 | 2023 | SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III |
| FRIENDSHIP MANOR INC | ROCK ISLAND, IL | $172,622 | 2023 | SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III |
| EPISCOPAL CHURCH HOME FOUNDATION INC | LOUISVILLE, KY | $75,365 | 2023 | SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III |
| EAGLE'S HEALING NEST | SAUK CENTRE, MN | $12,263 | 2023 | SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III |
| TOPSIDE MANOR INC | GOODLAND, KS | $6,039 | 2023 | SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III |
THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY
$6,194,115SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III
ARKANSAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$1,315,770SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III
DOOR COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$944,229SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III
OREGON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$601,466SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III
SANFORD HEALTH
$232,828SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III
SPOKANE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION HOMES
$183,204SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III
DUBOIS COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$24,959SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III
MOUNTAIN LIVING COMMUNITY
$9,543SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III
THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY
$7,555,729SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III
SANFORD HEALTH
$172,532SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III
SANFORD HOME HEALTH
$144,561SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III
FAIRFIELD GLADE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$60,000SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III
UNITED WAY OF VOLUSIA-FAGLER COUNTIES
$56,770SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III
SPOKANE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION HOMES
$13,986SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III
FORCE FOR GOOD FUND INC
$11,627SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III
CHAS HEALTH FOUNDATION
$7,168SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III
THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY
$4,824,227SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III
CITY OF MOTT
$226,828SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III
FRIENDSHIP MANOR INC
$172,622SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III
EPISCOPAL CHURCH HOME FOUNDATION INC
$75,365SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III
EAGLE'S HEALING NEST
$12,263SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III
TOPSIDE MANOR INC
$6,039SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III