Support neighbors, residents and patients to live fully by funding enhancements to care, meaningful programming, facility updates and other philanthropic priorities rooted in faith, love and compassion.
The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society’s recent giving is shaped by large campus-focused grants that support care, programming, and facility improvements for residents and patients. A single 2024 grant of $1,306,140 to Deuel Area Development Inc in Clear Lake, South Dakota stands out alongside other sizable awards, including $814,980 to the City of Mott in North Dakota and $749,500 to God's Treasure Childcare Learning Center in Winthrop, Minnesota. Those grants point to a funder that backs community-linked projects across Good Samaritan settings rather than a broad open call for outside organizations. The foundation’s stated priorities center on senior living, long-term care, rehabilitation therapy, home-based services, caregiver support, and eldercare. Its active grant programs describe funding for building enhancements, technology upgrades, furniture and equipment, resident programming, and other needs that benefit Good Samaritan residents, patients, and campuses. The pattern suggests a philanthropic role tied closely to the organization’s own facilities and the people served there, with support used for both physical updates and day-to-day quality-of-life improvements. Recent awards also show that the foundation funds partner organizations connected to those care environments, including local development, municipal, childcare, and senior living recipients.
Senior care is the clearest theme in the foundation’s work. The existing focus areas name senior living, long-term care, rehabilitation therapy, home-based services, caregiver support, and eldercare, and the grant programs say funding can go toward senior care programming, patient and resident services, health and wellness, and technology upgrades. Facility and campus improvements are another major thread. Through the Good Samaritan Foundation Matching Grant Program, the foundation funds building enhancements, furniture and equipment, and technology upgrades across Good Samaritan campuses. Its grantmaking also reaches programming that supports daily life in those settings. The program description includes meaningful resident programming, and the broader summary says grants are used for enhancements to care and other philanthropic priorities rooted in faith, love, and compassion. The recent grants list also shows support for a childcare learning center and a senior living provider, indicating that the foundation’s funding touches both eldercare environments and related community services.
$829K
$970.4M
$1B
$948M
Most grants fall between $938K and $1.2M, with a median of $1.1M.
25th Percentile
$938K
Median
$1.1M
75th Percentile
$1.2M
About 50% of grants go to recipients in ND.
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The typical grant size is substantial: p25 is $937,770, the median is $1,060,560, and p75 is $1,183,350. That places most awards in a tight six-figure range around the million-dollar mark. The foundation appears to fund repeatably rather than as a one-off donor. Its active programs include ongoing general grantmaking and a matching grant program, both tied to Good Samaritan campuses and resident or patient needs. It does not accept unsolicited applications. Funding is directed through its own philanthropic channels, including matching grants and general grantmaking for campus-related projects. The foundation also makes program-related investments.
Giving is regional and concentrated in the Upper Midwest. South Dakota accounts for 50% of grants to recipients in the HQ state, while North Dakota is the top state by grant count overall. Recent recipient cities include Clear Lake, South Dakota; Mott, North Dakota; Winthrop, Minnesota; and Elkhorn, Nebraska. The active programs also describe campus locations primarily in South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska, Iowa, and surrounding states. All recent listed grants are to U.S. recipients.
Its stated focus areas are senior living, long-term care, rehabilitation therapy, home-based services, caregiver support, and eldercare. The active grant programs also fund senior care programming, facility enhancements, patient and resident services, health and wellness, and technology upgrades across Good Samaritan campuses.
No. Both active grant programs state that they do not accept unsolicited requests; funding is administered through the Good Samaritan Foundation’s own philanthropic programs.
The grant-size distribution is high and fairly compact: p25 is $937,770, the median is $1,060,560, and p75 is $1,183,350. Recent awards also include a $1,306,140 grant and a $79,545 grant.
North Dakota is the top state by grant count. South Dakota is also important, with 50% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state, and recent grants also went to Minnesota and Nebraska.
The core programs are campus-centered, funding building enhancements, technology upgrades, furniture and equipment, and resident programming across Good Samaritan campuses. Recent grants also went to external community entities connected to those settings, including local development, municipal, childcare, and senior living organizations.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOD'S TREASURE CHILDCARE LEARNING CENTER | WINTHROP, MN | $749,500 | 2025 | SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III |
| VETTER SENIOR LIVING INC | ELKHORN, NE | $79,545 | 2025 | SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III |
| DEUEL AREA DEVELOPMENT INC | CLEAR LAKE, SD | $1,306,140 | 2024 | SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III |
| CITY OF MOTT | MOTT, ND | $814,980 | 2024 | SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III |
GOD'S TREASURE CHILDCARE LEARNING CENTER
$749,500SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III
VETTER SENIOR LIVING INC
$79,545SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III
DEUEL AREA DEVELOPMENT INC
$1,306,140SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III
CITY OF MOTT
$814,980SEE FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III
Current and upcoming funding from Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Qualifying Good Samaritan campuses are eligible if they raise $10,000 in donations; the first 30 campuses to do so receive the matching grant.
Deadline: Available in 2026; first 30 qualifying campuses receive the grant.
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