SAMUEL ISRAEL FOUNDATION: Form 990EZ, tax year 2025

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Organization: SAMUEL ISRAEL FOUNDATION (EIN 86-1064950)
Tax period: 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-29
Filed: 2026-04-23
IRS object ID: 202641139349201134
Schema version: 2025v4.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990-EZ
Schedule A
Schedule N
Schedule O
Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2026-04-23T16:00:08-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2025-12-29	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	911194016	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CLARK NUBER PS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	555 110TH AVE NE SUITE 700	AddressLine1Txt
City	BELLEVUE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	98004	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990EZ	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2025-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	861064950	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SAMUEL ISRAEL FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	C/O JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER SEATTLE	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	SAMU	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2064435400	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	300 LENORA STREET PMB 6074	AddressLine1Txt
City	SEATTLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	98121	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	SOLOMON KANE	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2064435400	PhoneNum
Signature	2026-04-21	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	CAROLYN B FJELSTAD	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P02161439	PTIN
Phone	4254544919	PhoneNum
Preparation	2026-04-21	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2025	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Final Return	Yes (X)	FinalReturnInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Schedule B Not Required	Yes (X)	ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website Address	N/A	WebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts	$7,178	GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part I	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Investment Income	$7,178	InvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Revenue	$7,178	TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid	$563,651	GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct	$2,346	FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Other Expenses Total	$48	OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses	$566,045	TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year	-$558,867	ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$58,874	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$499,993	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$0	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part II	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$158,874	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$158,874	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$100,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$58,874	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt Purpose	TO OPERATE EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, LITERARY, OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, BY SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES OF OR TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER SEATTLE.	PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc Accom	SAMUEL ISRAEL FOUNDATION IS A TYPE I SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION TO JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER SEATTLE. THE FOUNDATION MAKES GRANTS IN SUPPORT OF THE CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER SEATTLE.	DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations	$563,651	GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Program Service Expenses	$565,997	ProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$565,997	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt	CompensationCompensationAmt	Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt	Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
SOLOMON KANE
TREASURER	1.00	$0	$0	$0
ELI GENAUER
PRESIDENT	1.00	$0	$0	$0
JOSHUA GORTLER
VICE PRESIDENT	1.00	$0	$0	$0
CONNIE KANTER
SECRETARY	1.00	$0	$0	$0
STANLEY PIHA
DIRECTOR	1.00	$0	$0	$0
LISA BRASHEM
DIRECTOR	1.00	$0	$0	$0
LOUIS TREIGER
DIRECTOR	1.00	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part V	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
Activities Not Previously Rpt	0	ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt	0	ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI	0	OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc	Yes (1)	OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend	$0	DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Made Loans To From Officers	0	MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911	$0	TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912	$0	TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955	$0	TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr	$0	TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization	$0	TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SOLOMON KANE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	300 LENORA STREET PMB 6074	AddressLine1Txt
City	SEATTLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	98121	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2064435400	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds	0	DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided	0	TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl	NONE	PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc	NONE	PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule A	Yes (1)	FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Supporting Organization509a3	Yes (X)	SupportingOrganization509a3Ind
Supporting Org Type1	Yes (X)	SupportingOrgType1Ind
Supported Organizations	1	SupportedOrganizationsCnt

Supported Org Information SupportedOrgInformationGrp

Supported Organization Name SupportedOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER SEATTLE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	910575950	EIN
Organization Type	7	OrganizationTypeCd
Governing Document Listed	Yes (1)	GoverningDocumentListedInd
Support	$563,699	SupportAmt
Other Support	$0	OtherSupportAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Supported Organizations Total	1	SupportedOrganizationsTotalCnt
Support Sum	$563,699	SupportSumAmt
Other Support Sum	$0	OtherSupportSumAmt

Form990 Sch A Supporting Org Form990SchASupportingOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Listed By Name Governing Doc	Yes (1)	ListedByNameGoverningDocInd
Suprt Org No IRS Determination	0	SuprtOrgNoIRSDeterminationInd
Supported Org Section C456	0	SupportedOrgSectionC456Ind
Supported Org Not Organized US	0	SupportedOrgNotOrganizedUSInd
Organization Change Suprt Org	0	OrganizationChangeSuprtOrgInd
Support Non Supported Org	Yes (1)	SupportNonSupportedOrgInd
Payment Substantial Contribtr	0	PaymentSubstantialContribtrInd
Loan Disqualified Person	0	LoanDisqualifiedPersonInd
Controlled Disqualified Prsn	0	ControlledDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Disqualified Prsn Controll Int	0	DisqualifiedPrsnControllIntInd
Disqualified Prsn Ownr Int	0	DisqualifiedPrsnOwnrIntInd
Excess Business Holdings Rules	0	ExcessBusinessHoldingsRulesInd
Contribution Controller	0	ContributionControllerInd
Contribution Family	0	ContributionFamilyInd
Contribution35 Controlled	0	Contribution35ControlledInd

Form990 Sch A Type1 Suprt Org Form990SchAType1SuprtOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Power Appoint Majority Dir Trst	Yes (1)	PowerAppointMajorityDirTrstInd
Operate Benefit Non Suprt Org	0	OperateBenefitNonSuprtOrgInd

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 12G, COLUMN (V) AND PART IV, SECTION A, LINE 6:	GRANTS PAID TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER SEATTLE: $560,000 EXPENSES PAID TO JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER SEATTLE: $3,699 TOTAL: $563,699
PART IV, SECTION A, LINE 6:	SAMUEL ISRAEL FOUNDATION MAKES GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS OTHER THAN JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER SEATTLE, ITS NAMED SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION. JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER SEATTLE MAKES GRANTS TO MANY ORGANIZATIONS. THE ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS AND APPROVED APPLICATION FOR EXEMPT STATUS OF SAMUEL ISRAEL FOUNDATION STATE IT WILL CONDUCT ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF AND IN FURTHERANCE OF THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF ITS NAMED SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION INCLUDING MAKING GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTED BY JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER SEATTLE. UNDER THE DIRECTION AND CONTROL OF THE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION, SAMUEL ISRAEL FOUNDATION MAKES GRANTS IN FURTHERANCE OF THE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. AS A RESULT, THIS ACTIVITY DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A PROHIBITED ACTIVITY UNDER TREASURY REGULATION 1.509(A)-4(E)(1). SAMUEL ISRAEL FOUNDATION QUALIFIES AS A TYPE I SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION DESPITE THE FACT IT MAKES GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS BEYOND ITS NAMED SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION.

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART I, LINE 12G, COLUMN (V) AND PART IV, SECTION A, LINE 6:

GRANTS PAID TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER SEATTLE: $560,000 EXPENSES PAID TO JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER SEATTLE: $3,699 TOTAL: $563,699

PART IV, SECTION A, LINE 6:

SAMUEL ISRAEL FOUNDATION MAKES GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS OTHER THAN JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER SEATTLE, ITS NAMED SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION. JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER SEATTLE MAKES GRANTS TO MANY ORGANIZATIONS. THE ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS AND APPROVED APPLICATION FOR EXEMPT STATUS OF SAMUEL ISRAEL FOUNDATION STATE IT WILL CONDUCT ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF AND IN FURTHERANCE OF THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF ITS NAMED SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION INCLUDING MAKING GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTED BY JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER SEATTLE. UNDER THE DIRECTION AND CONTROL OF THE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION, SAMUEL ISRAEL FOUNDATION MAKES GRANTS IN FURTHERANCE OF THE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. AS A RESULT, THIS ACTIVITY DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A PROHIBITED ACTIVITY UNDER TREASURY REGULATION 1.509(A)-4(E)(1). SAMUEL ISRAEL FOUNDATION QUALIFIES AS A TYPE I SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION DESPITE THE FACT IT MAKES GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS BEYOND ITS NAMED SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION.

Schedule N IRS990ScheduleN

Liquidation Of Assets Table LiquidationOfAssetsTableGrp

Liquidation Of Assets Detail LiquidationOfAssetsDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Assets Distri Or Expnss Paid	FINAL GRANT DISTRIBUTION	AssetsDistriOrExpnssPaidDesc
Distribution	2025-12-19	DistributionDt
Fair Market Value Of Asset	$3,651	FairMarketValueOfAssetAmt
Method Of FMV Determination	COST	MethodOfFMVDeterminationTxt
EIN	910575950	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER SEATTLE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	300 LENORA STREET PMB 6074	AddressLine1Txt
City	SEATTLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	98121	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRC Section	501(C)(3)	IRCSectionTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Director Of Successor	Yes (1)	DirectorOfSuccessorInd
Employee Of Successor	0	EmployeeOfSuccessorInd
Owner Of Successor	0	OwnerOfSuccessorInd
Receive Compensation	0	ReceiveCompensationInd
Assets Distributed	Yes (1)	AssetsDistributedInd
Required To Notify AG	Yes (1)	RequiredToNotifyAGInd
Attorney General Notified	Yes (1)	AttorneyGeneralNotifiedInd
Liabilities Paid	Yes (1)	LiabilitiesPaidInd
Bonds Outstanding	0	BondsOutstandingInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2E:	PERSON(S) INVOLVED: SOLOMON KANE
PART I, LINE 2E:	EXPLANATION OF INVOLVEMENT: SOLOMON KANE, TREASURER OF THE SAMUEL ISRAEL FOUNDATION, BECAME THE PRESIDENT & CEO OF JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER SEATTLE EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER OF 2023.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 4 - OTHER INVESTMENT INCOME	DESCRIPTION: INVESTMENT INCOME. AMOUNT: 7,178.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAID	ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: GENERAL SUPPORT. GRANTEE NAME: AMERICA GIVES, INC.. GRANTEE ADDRESS: 1732 1ST AVE #27091 NEW YORK , NY 10128. AMOUNT GIVEN: 100,000.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAID	ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: GENERAL SUPPORT. GRANTEE NAME: JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER SEATTLE. GRANTEE ADDRESS: 300 LENORA STREET, PMB 6074 SEATTLE, WA 98121. AMOUNT GIVEN: 3,651.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAID	ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: GENERAL SUPPORT. GRANTEE NAME: P.E.F. ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC.. GRANTEE ADDRESS: 630 THIRD AVENUE, 15TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10017. AMOUNT GIVEN: 460,000. TOTAL INCLUDED ON FORM 990-EZ, LINE 10: 563,651.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES	DESCRIPTION: ENDOWMENT ADMIN FEES. AMOUNT: 48.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 20 - OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS	DESCRIPTION: REFUND FROM A PRIOR YEAR GRANT. AMOUNT: 500,000. DESCRIPTION: UNREALIZED LOSS ON INVESTMENTS. AMOUNT: -7. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 20: 499,993.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIES	DESCRIPTION: GRANTS PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 100,000. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0.

Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Declaration	THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.	DeclarationDesc