The Samuel Ernest Douglass Jr Foundation Inc

WILMINGTON, NC EIN: 56-2059723

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$329K

-4.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$55K

+23.5% YoY

Grant Count

23

+4.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$2K

+18.1% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$15K$30K$46K$61K2021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$328,652$343,584$348,386
Revenue$51,806$32,995$30,599
Expenses$55,092$44,701$39,388
Qualifying Distributions$54,592$44,201$38,888
Net Investment Income$51,306$32,495$30,099
Distributable Amount$43,905$36,986$36,861

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$14K$27K$41K$55K12 grants202117 grants202222 grants202323 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Sandy Hook Promise Found…$3KThe Descendants Project$3KAmerican Ancestors$3KThe Southern Poverty Law…$3KThe Dollywood Foundation$3KRainbow Railroad USA Inc$3KWorld Central Kitchen$3KLower Cape Fear Hospice$3KEden Village of Wilmington$3KNourish NC$3K

Grant Size Distribution

74 grants across all recorded years

74<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Katharine D HesmerPresident/Treasurer1.5

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

18states
+10 more states

Cities

AtlantaAustinBethesdaBostonCharlestonChicagoCoconut CreekDavisFalls ChurchGreensboroKing Of PrussiaLos AngelesMattapoisettMinneapolisMontgomeryNew YorkNewtownSeviervilleSomervilleVacherie

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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