Funding search · EIN 237011258 · Saginaw, MI

Allen E & Marie a Nickless

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

149
grants reported
$1.0M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Top recipients

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  • Hidden Harvest2 grants · $110,000
  • Michigan Health Improvement2 grants · $40,000
  • Mary Free Bed at Covenant1 grant · $40,000
  • Ymca3 grants · $37,500
  • Svsu Foundation2 grants · $32,500
  • Svsu Foundation2 grants · $30,000
  • Frankenmuth Convention & Visitors Bureau1 grant · $30,000
  • Saginaw Covenant Academy2 grants · $25,000
  • Rescue Ministries of Mid-Michigan2 grants · $25,000
  • Delta College Foundation1 grant · $24,000

Giving over time

$190,903
2022
$277,750
2023
$261,800
2024
$317,445
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 149 grants.

  • $70,000

    Hidden Harvest · Saginaw, MI · 2024

    General Fund Assistance

  • $40,000

    Hidden Harvest · Saginaw, MI · 2025

    General Fund Assistance

  • $40,000

    Mary Free Bed at Covenant · Saginaw, MI · 2023

    New facility

  • $30,000

    Frankenmuth Convention & Visitors Bureau · Frankenmuth, MI · 2025

    General Fund

  • $24,000

    Delta College Foundation · University Center, MI · 2025

    General Fund

  • $21,000

    Delta College Scholarship · Saginaw, MI · 2023

    Scholarship opportunities at

  • $20,000

    Svsu Foundation · University Center, MI · 2025

    Student Scholarships

  • $20,000

    Michigan Health Improvement Alliance · Freeland, MI · 2024

    General Operations

  • $20,000

    Michigan Health Improvement · Freeland, MI · 2023

    General operations

  • $20,000

    Svsu Foundation · University Center, MI · 2023

    Student scholarships

  • $20,000

    Mary Free Bed at Covenant Healthcar · Saginaw, MI · 2022

    New facility

  • $20,000

    Michigan Health Improvement · Freeland, MI · 2022

    General operations

  • $19,000

    Saginaw Community Foundation · Saginaw, MI · 2023

    General fund assistance

  • $16,000

    Boys and Girls Club of Glbrymca · Saginaw, MI · 2025

    General Fund

  • $15,000

    Partnership Center · Saginaw, MI · 2024

    General Fund Assistance

  • $15,000

    Friends of Hoyt Park · Saginaw, MI · 2022

    General operations

  • $12,500

    Frankenmuth City Pickleball Courts · Frankenmuth, MI · 2025

    General Fund

  • $12,500

    Rescue Ministries of Mid-Michigan · Saginaw, MI · 2025

    General Fund Assistance

  • $12,500

    Saginaw Covenant Academy · Saginaw, MI · 2025

    General Fund Assistance

  • $12,500

    Ymca · Saginaw, MI · 2025

    General Fund Assistance

  • $12,500

    Rescue Ministries of Mid-Michigan · Saginaw, MI · 2024

    General Fund Assistance

  • $12,500

    Saginaw Community Foundation · Saginaw, MI · 2024

    General Fund Assistance

  • $12,500

    Saginaw Covenant Academy · Saginaw, MI · 2024

    General Fund Assistance

  • $12,500

    Svsu Foundation · University Center, MI · 2024

    Student Scholarships

  • $12,500

    Ymca · Saginaw, MI · 2024

    General Fund Assistance

  • $12,500

    Cmu Medical School · Saginaw, MI · 2023

    Student scholarships

  • $12,500

    Ymca · Saginaw, MI · 2023

    General fund assistance

  • $12,500

    Saginaw-Shiawassee Habitat for · Saginaw, MI · 2022

    General fund

  • $12,000

    Delta College Scholarship Foundatio · Saginaw, MI · 2022

    Scholarship opportunities at

  • $10,000

    Can Council · Saginaw, MI · 2024

    General Fund Assistance

  • $10,000

    Frankenmuth Historical Association · Frankenmuth, MI · 2023

    General fund assistance

  • $10,000

    Mid-Michigan Children'S Museum · Saginaw, MI · 2023

    General fund assistance

  • $10,000

    Saginaw Promise · Saginaw, MI · 2023

    Scholarship assistance

  • $10,000

    Big Brothers Big Sisters · Saginaw, MI · 2022

    Saginw outreach program

  • $10,000

    Svsu Foundation · University Center, MI · 2022

    Student scholarships

  • $9,500

    The Well of Saginaw Men'S Shelter · Saginaw, MI · 2025

    General Fund

  • $9,000

    Food Bank of Eastern Michigan · Flint, MI · 2025

    General Fund

  • $8,500

    Frankenmuth City Beautification · Frankenmuth, MI · 2025

    General Fund

  • $8,120

    Can Council · Saginaw, MI · 2025

    General Fund Assistance

  • $7,900

    Read Association · Saginaw, MI · 2022

    Promote childhood reading

  • $7,500

    Saginaw Promise · Saginaw, MI · 2025

    Scholarship assistance

  • $7,500

    Saginaw Promise · Saginaw, MI · 2024

    Scholarship assistance

  • $7,500

    Saginaw-Shiawassee Habitat for · Saginaw, MI · 2023

    General fund

  • $7,500

    First Ward Community Center · Saginaw, MI · 2022

    Youth development and community serv

  • $7,500

    Saginaw Promise · Saginaw, MI · 2022

    Scholarship assistance

  • $7,000

    Emmaus House · Saginaw, MI · 2025

    Saginaw outreach program

  • $7,000

    Partnership Center · Saginaw, MI · 2025

    General Fund Assistance

  • $7,000

    Frankenmuth City Beautification · Frankenmuth, MI · 2022

    Aesthetic enhancements

  • $6,840

    Michigan Forensic Examiners · Saginaw, MI · 2025

    General Fund

  • $6,750

    Read Association · Saginaw, MI · 2025

    General Fund

  • $6,650

    Read Association · Saginaw, MI · 2023

    Promote childhood reading

  • $6,000

    Michigan Forensic Examiners · Saginaw, MI · 2023

    General fund assistance

  • $6,000

    Ashrat Co · Saginaw, MI · 2022

    Saginaw outreach program

  • $6,000

    Emmaus House · Saginaw, MI · 2022

    Saginaw outreach program

  • $5,000

    Big Brothers Big Sisters · Saginaw, MI · 2025

    Saginw outreach program

  • $5,000

    Frankenmuth Women'S Club · Frankenmuth, MI · 2025

    General Fund Assistance

  • $5,000

    New Birth Missionary Baptist Church · Saginaw, MI · 2025

    General Fund

  • $5,000

    Western Michigan University · Kalamazoo, MI · 2025

    General Scholarship Assistance

  • $5,000

    Big Brothers Big Sisters · Saginaw, MI · 2024

    Saginw outreach program

  • $5,000

    Boy Scouts of America · Auburn, MI · 2024

    Saginaw outreach program

  • $5,000

    Emmaus House · Saginaw, MI · 2024

    Saginaw outreach program

  • $5,000

    Frankenmuth Women'S Club · Frankenmuth, MI · 2024

    General Fund Assistance

  • $5,000

    Lead · Midland, MI · 2024

    General Fund Assistance

  • $5,000

    Saginaw Spirit Charitable Foundation · Saginaw, MI · 2024

    General Fund Assistance

  • $5,000

    University of Michigan School of Engineering · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

    General Scholarship Assistance

  • $5,000

    Big Brothers Big Sisters · Saginaw, MI · 2023

    Saginw outreach program

  • $5,000

    Boy Scouts of America · Auburn, MI · 2023

    Saginaw outreach program

  • $5,000

    Central Michigan University · Mt Pleasant, MI · 2023

    Student scholarships

  • $5,000

    Emmaus House · Saginaw, MI · 2023

    Saginaw outreach program

  • $5,000

    Girl Scouts of America · Saginaw, MI · 2023

    Delivers leadership experience

  • $5,000

    Midland Center for the Arts · Midland, MI · 2023

    General fund assistance

  • $5,000

    Saginaw Career Complex · Saginaw, MI · 2023

    General fund assistance

  • $5,000

    Well of Saginaw · Saginaw, MI · 2023

    General fund assistance

  • $5,000

    Wickson Memorial Library · Frankenmuth, MI · 2023

    Provide community with books

  • $5,000

    Boy Scouts of America · Auburn, MI · 2022

    Saginaw outreach program

  • $5,000

    Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2022

    Scholarship fund

  • $4,200

    Child & Family Services · Saginaw, MI · 2024

    Saginaw outreach program

  • $4,000

    United Way · Saginaw, MI · 2025

    General Fund Assistance

  • $4,000

    Parishioners On Patrol · Saginaw, MI · 2022

    Feed indigent people

  • $4,000

    Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy · Bay City, MI · 2022

    General fund

  • $3,928

    Child & Family Services · Saginaw, MI · 2022

    Saginaw outreach program

  • $3,850

    Child & Family Services · Saginaw, MI · 2023

    Saginaw outreach program

  • $3,600

    Underground Railroad · Saginaw, MI · 2024

    General Fund Assistance

  • $3,500

    Blessed Trinity Church · Frankenmuth, MI · 2025

    Fellowship

  • $3,500

    Girl Scouts of America · New York, NY · 2025

    General Fund

  • $3,500

    Saginaw Community Foundation · Saginaw, MI · 2025

    General Fund Assistance

  • $3,500

    St Lorenz Church · Frankenmuth, MI · 2025

    Church Support

  • $3,500

    Blessed Trinity Church · Frankenmuth, MI · 2024

    Fellowship

  • $3,500

    Saginaw County Health Department · Saginaw, MI · 2024

    General Fund Assistance

  • $3,500

    St Lorenz Church · Frankenmuth, MI · 2024

    Church Support

  • $3,500

    Blessed Trinity Church · Frankenmuth, MI · 2023

    Fellowship

  • $3,500

    Frankenmuth City Beautification · Frankenmuth, MI · 2023

    Aesthetic enhancements

  • $3,500

    St Lorenz Church · Frankenmuth, MI · 2023

    Church support

  • $3,250

    Old Town Soup Kitchen · Saginaw, MI · 2024

    General Fund Assistance

  • $3,000

    Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan · Saginaw, MI · 2025

    General Fund

  • $3,000

    Special Olympics · Bloomfield, MI · 2025

    General Fund Assistance

  • $3,000

    Special Olympics · Bloomfield, MI · 2024

    General Fund Assistance

  • $3,000

    Girls On the Run Great Lakes Bay · Saginaw, MI · 2023

    General fund assistance

  • $3,000

    Pit and Balcony Theatre · Saginaw, MI · 2023

    General fund assistance

  • $3,000

    Special Olympics · Bloomfield, MI · 2023

    General fund assistance

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.