Funding search · EIN 382787567 · Ludington, MI

Birtwistle Family Foundation

Name: Birtwistle Family Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

99
grants reported: $491,200
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $2,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

college scholarship advocacy community arts center education events

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

3 grants matching “historic preservation” · $90,000

$30,000
Mason County Historical Society · Ludington, MI · 2025
Historical preservation
$30,000
Mason County Historical Society · Ludington, MI · 2024
Historical preservation
$30,000
Mason County Historical Society · Ludington, MI · 2022
Historical preservation

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Mason County Historical Society3 grants · $90,000
Mason County Community Foundation2 grants · $40,000
Ludington Area School District4 grants · $35,000
Methodist Children'S Home Society1 grant · $30,000
Gabriella Gonzales3 grants · $22,500
Olivia Flewelling3 grants · $22,500
Abigail Bandstiro3 grants · $22,500
Friends of Ludington State Park1 grant · $20,000
Ludington Police Department3 grants · $17,000
Community Foundation for Muskegon1 grant · $16,000

Giving over time

$115,100

2022

$114,300

2023

$119,550

2024

$142,250

2025

Grant history

All 99 reported grants, largest first.

$30,000
Mason County Community Foundation · Ludington, MI · 2025
General support
$30,000
Mason County Historical Society · Ludington, MI · 2025
Historical preservation
$30,000
Mason County Historical Society · Ludington, MI · 2024
Historical preservation
$30,000
Methodist Children'S Home Society · Redford, MI · 2023
General support
$30,000
Mason County Historical Society · Ludington, MI · 2022
Historical preservation
$20,000
Friends of Ludington State Park · Ludington, MI · 2025
General support
$16,000
Community Foundation for Muskegon · Muskegon, MI · 2023
General support
$12,500
Ludington Area School District · Ludington, MI · 2024
Youth resource center
$12,500
Ludington Area School District · Ludington, MI · 2023
Youth resource center
$10,000
Mason County Community Foundation · Ludington, MI · 2024
General support
$10,000
Lakeshore Children'S Advocacy Center · Manistee, MI · 2023
General support
$10,000
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2022
Hurricane ian in florida support
$10,000
Community Foundation for Mason County · Ludington, MI · 2022
General support
$7,500
Abe Bandstra · Ludington, MI · 2025
College scholarship
$7,500
Evan Erdman · Ludington, MI · 2025
College scholarship
$7,500
Kai Young · Ludington, MI · 2025
College scholarship
$7,500
Kylie Sailor · Ludington, MI · 2025
College scholarship
$7,500
Abigail Bandstiro · Ludington, MI · 2024
College scholarship
$7,500
Gabriella Gonzales · Ludington, MI · 2024
College scholarship
$7,500
Kylie Sailor · Ludington, MI · 2024
College scholarship
$7,500
Olivia Flewelling · Ludington, MI · 2024
College scholarship
$7,500
Abigail Bandstiro · Ludington, MI · 2023
College scholarship
$7,500
Gabriella Gonzales · Ludington, MI · 2023
College scholarship
$7,500
Olivia Flewelling · Ludington, MI · 2023
College scholarship
$7,500
Abigail Bandstiro · Ludington, MI · 2022
College scholarship
$7,500
Gabriella Gonzales · Ludington, MI · 2022
College scholarship
$7,500
Olivia Flewelling · Ludington, MI · 2022
College scholarship
$6,000
Ludington Police Department · Ludington, MI · 2025
Shop with a cop
$6,000
Ludington Police Department · Ludington, MI · 2023
Shop with a cop
$6,000
Pere Marquette Memorial Association · Ludington, MI · 2022
General support
$5,000
Ludington Area School District · Ludington, MI · 2025
Youth Resource Center
$5,000
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2024
General support
$5,000
Ludington Area School District · Ludington, MI · 2022
Youth resource center
$5,000
Ludington Police Department · Ludington, MI · 2022
Shop with a cop
$5,000
United Way of Mason County · Ludington, MI · 2022
General support
$3,000
American Diabetes Association · Arlington, VA · 2024
General support
$3,000
United Way of Mason County · Ludington, MI · 2024
General support
$3,000
American Diabetes Association · Arlington, VA · 2022
General support
$2,500
United Way of Mason County · Ludington, MI · 2025
General support
$2,500
Salvation Army · Ludington, MI · 2022
Community programs
$2,000
Habitat for Humanity - Mason County · Scottville, MI · 2025
General support
$2,000
Ludington Youth Sailing School · Ludington, MI · 2025
General support
$2,000
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$2,000
Grace Place for Children and Families · Naples, FL · 2024
Community support
$2,000
Habitat for Humanity - Mason County · Scottville, MI · 2024
General support
$2,000
Ludington Area Arts Council · Ludington, MI · 2024
Arts advocacy, events, and education
$2,000
Ludington Petunia Parade · Ludington, MI · 2024
Program support
$2,000
Ludington Youth Sailing School · Ludington, MI · 2024
General support
$2,000
Salvation Army · Ludington, MI · 2024
Community programs
$2,000
Sandcastle Childrens Museum · Ludington, MI · 2024
Exhibits and activities
$2,000
West Shore Community College Foundation · Scottsville, MI · 2024
General support
$2,000
Habitat for Humanity - Mason County · Scottville, MI · 2023
General support
$2,000
Salvation Army · Ludington, MI · 2023
Community programs
$2,000
Ludington Area Arts Council · Ludington, MI · 2022
Arts advocacy, events, and education
$2,000
Sandcastle Childrens Museum · Ludington, MI · 2022
Exhibits and activities
$1,500
American Diabetes Association · Arlington, VA · 2025
General support
$1,500
Council of Mi Foundations · Detroit, MI · 2025
General support
$1,500
Ludington Area Freedom Festival · Ludington, MI · 2025
General support
$1,500
Ludington Petunia Parade · Ludington, MI · 2025
Program support
$1,500
Salvation Army · Ludington, MI · 2025
Community programs
$1,500
Sandcastle Childrens Museum · Ludington, MI · 2025
Exhibits and activities
$1,500
West Shore Community College Foundation · Scottsville, MI · 2025
General support
$1,500
Ludington Area Freedom Festival · Ludington, MI · 2024
General support
$1,500
Communities Overcoming Violent Encounters (Cove) · Ludington, MI · 2023
Victim protection and advocacy
$1,500
Grace Place for Children and Families · Naples, FL · 2023
Community support
$1,500
Ludington Area Arts Council · Ludington, MI · 2023
Arts advocacy, events, and education
$1,500
Ludington Jaycees Freedom Festival · Ludington, MI · 2023
General support
$1,500
Ludington Petunia Parade · Ludington, MI · 2023
Program support
$1,500
Ludington Youth Sailing School · Ludington, MI · 2023
General support
$1,500
Sandcastle Childrens Museum · Ludington, MI · 2023
Exhibits and activities
$1,500
West Shore Community College Foundation · Scottsville, MI · 2023
General support
$1,500
Communities Overcoming Violent Encounters (Cove) · Ludington, MI · 2022
Victim protection and advocacy
$1,500
Grace Place for Children and Families · Naples, FL · 2022
Community support
$1,500
Grand Haven Area Community Foundation · Grand Haven, MI · 2022
General support
$1,500
Ludington Jaycees Freedom Festival · Ludington, MI · 2022
General support
$1,500
Ludington Petunia Parade · Ludington, MI · 2022
Program support
$1,500
Ludington Youth Sailing School · Ludington, MI · 2022
General support
$1,300
Council of Mi Foundations · Detroit, MI · 2024
General support
$1,300
Council of Mi Foundations · Detroit, MI · 2023
General support
$1,000
Communities Overcoming Violent Encounters (Cove) · Ludington, MI · 2025
Victim protection and advocacy
$1,000
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2025
General support
$1,000
Communities Overcoming Violent Encounters (Cove) · Ludington, MI · 2024
Victim protection and advocacy
$1,000
Disabled Veterans Nation · Lanham, MD · 2024
General support
$1,000
Pere Marquette Memorial Association · Ludington, MI · 2024
General support
$1,000
United Services Organizations · Arlington, VA · 2024
General support
$1,000
March of Dimes · Arlington, VA · 2022
General support
$1,000
West Shore Community College Foundation · Scottsville, MI · 2022
General support
$500
Disabled Veterans Nation · Lanham, MD · 2025
General support
$500
Ludington Area Arts Council · Ludington, MI · 2025
Arts advocacy, events, and education
$500
Pere Marquette Memorial Association · Ludington, MI · 2025
General support
$500
United Services Organizations · Arlington, VA · 2025
General support
$500
Shriners Hospital for Children · Tampa, FL · 2024
General support
$500
Wounded Warrior Project · Jacksonville, FL · 2024
General support
$500
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022
General support
$250
Wounded Warrior Project · Jacksonville, FL · 2025
General support
$250
St Joseph'S Indian School · Chamberlain, SD · 2024
General support
$200
American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2022
General support
$200
Disabled Veterans Nation · Lanham, MD · 2022
General support
$200
United Services Organizations · Arlington, VA · 2022
General support

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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.