Samuel E and Mary W Thatcher Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests and funds by invitation only, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered and should not be sent.
- Its filing shows general support for a broad mix of organisations, including Christian ministries, educational institutions, humanitarian and international relief organisations, health and social-service charities, and groups serving young people and people with disabilities, but it states no specific subject priority.
- Half of its 161 grants to organisations were $56,500 or less, and about 8 in 10 fall between $25,000 and $160,000; these are typical sizes rather than limits, since the largest grant was $2,000,000.
- No geographic focus is stated, though the filing shows most grants in Florida and Georgia, and its latest filing shows that 100% of grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded the previous year, so its giving is largely to repeat recipients.
Overview
Samuel E and Mary W Thatcher Foundation is a US private foundation based in Miami, FL.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings record grants for general support to a broad mix of organisations, including Christian ministries, educational institutions, humanitarian and international relief organisations, and health and social-service charities. Recipients also include organisations serving young people and people with disabilities. Grants are recorded across many states, with the largest shares going to Florida and Georgia, followed by North Carolina and Colorado. The filings do not state a specific subject priority or public eligibility criteria; the recorded purposes are general support rather than support for specified projects.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Colorado and the United States.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2023 filing, 100% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022 and TY2023 filings, half of its 161 grants to organisations were $56,500 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2023.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 14%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 8%
- The largest single recipient received 19% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2023, 100% of grant dollars went to organisations Samuel E and Mary W Thatcher Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 80 grants in tax year 2023 by size
Median $56,500 (tax year 2023)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Darlington School · General support$1,130,0002023 tax year
- Intervarsity Christian Fellowshipusa · General support$197,7502023 tax year
- Davidson College · General support$192,1002023 tax year
- Campus Crusade for Christ International · General support$169,5002023 tax year
- The Salvation Army National Office · General support$155,3752023 tax year
- Whitworth University · General support$141,2502023 tax year
- Youth For Christusa · General support$113,0002023 tax year
- Miami Rescue Mission · General support$113,0002023 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Claudio M Perez — Director
- Paul M Stokes — Director
- David M Richardson — Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
2 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $10,711,068 | $10,440,000 | $715,343 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $5,764,066 | $5,650,000 | $376,148 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
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Contact
- Miami, FL