Funding search · EIN 383452577 · Plymouth, MI

Thompson Foundation

Name: Thompson 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.

28
grants reported: $16.5M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $117,500
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.

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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.

21 grants matching “thompson” · $16.5M

$2.1M
Michigan Tech Fund · Houghton, MI · 2025
Thompson working families scholarship program
$1.0M
Grand Valley State University · Allendale, MI · 2025
Thompson working families scholarship program
$278,127
Saginaw Valley State University Foundation · University Center, MI · 2025
Thompson working families scholarship program
$100,000
Thompson Schools Foundation · Plymouth, MI · 2025
Charter school support
$15,000
Grand Valley State University · Allendale, MI · 2025
Thompson foundation uprep award
$4.3M
Thompson Schools Foundation · Plymouth, MI · 2024
Charter school support
$1.5M
Michigan Tech Fund · Houghton, MI · 2024
Thompson working families scholarship program
$324,500
Grand Valley State University · Allendale, MI · 2024
Thompson working families scholarship program
$198,047
Saginaw Valley State University Foundation · University Center, MI · 2024
Thompson working families scholarship program
$6,000
Grand Valley State University · Allendale, MI · 2024
Thompson foundation uprep award
$1.2M
Grand Valley State University · Allendale, MI · 2023
Thompson working families scholarship program
$896,500
Michigan Tech Fund · Houghton, MI · 2023
Thompson working families scholarship program
$565,167
Saginaw Valley State University Foundation · University Center, MI · 2023
Thompson working families scholarship program
$35,000
Ferris State University · Big Rapids, MI · 2023
Thompson working families scholarship program
$28,000
Grand Valley State University · Allendale, MI · 2023
Thompson foundation uprep award
$2.3M
Grand Valley State University · Allendale, MI · 2022
Thompson working family scholars program fund
$922,913
Saginaw Valley State University Foundation · University Center, MI · 2022
Thompson working family scholars program fund
$376,758
Michigan Tech Fund · Houghton, MI · 2022
Thompson working family scholars program fund
$135,000
Ferris State University · Big Rapids, MI · 2022
Thompson working family scholars program fund
$43,950
Grand Valley State University · Allendale, MI · 2022
Thompson foundation uprep award
$22,500
Grass Lake Community Schools · Grass Lake, MI · 2022
Thompson working family scholars program fund

Grant history

All 28 reported grants, largest first.

$4.3M
Thompson Schools Foundation · Plymouth, MI · 2024
Charter school support
$2.3M
Grand Valley State University · Allendale, MI · 2022
Thompson working family scholars program fund
$2.1M
Michigan Tech Fund · Houghton, MI · 2025
Thompson working families scholarship program
$1.5M
Michigan Tech Fund · Houghton, MI · 2024
Thompson working families scholarship program
$1.2M
Grand Valley State University · Allendale, MI · 2023
Thompson working families scholarship program
$1.0M
Grand Valley State University · Allendale, MI · 2025
Thompson working families scholarship program
$922,913
Saginaw Valley State University Foundation · University Center, MI · 2022
Thompson working family scholars program fund
$896,500
Michigan Tech Fund · Houghton, MI · 2023
Thompson working families scholarship program
$565,167
Saginaw Valley State University Foundation · University Center, MI · 2023
Thompson working families scholarship program
$376,758
Michigan Tech Fund · Houghton, MI · 2022
Thompson working family scholars program fund
$324,500
Grand Valley State University · Allendale, MI · 2024
Thompson working families scholarship program
$278,127
Saginaw Valley State University Foundation · University Center, MI · 2025
Thompson working families scholarship program
$198,047
Saginaw Valley State University Foundation · University Center, MI · 2024
Thompson working families scholarship program
$135,000
Ferris State University · Big Rapids, MI · 2022
Thompson working family scholars program fund
$100,000
Thompson Schools Foundation · Plymouth, MI · 2025
Charter school support
$47,498
Manchester Community Schools · Manchester, MI · 2022
Working families scholarship (gap)
$43,950
Grand Valley State University · Allendale, MI · 2022
Thompson foundation uprep award
$35,000
Ferris State University · Big Rapids, MI · 2023
Thompson working families scholarship program
$28,000
Grand Valley State University · Allendale, MI · 2023
Thompson foundation uprep award
$22,500
Grass Lake Community Schools · Grass Lake, MI · 2022
Thompson working family scholars program fund
$15,000
Grand Valley State University · Allendale, MI · 2025
Thompson foundation uprep award
$10,000
Clinton Community Schools · Clinton, MI · 2022
Working families scholarship (gap)
$10,000
Jonesville Community Schools · Jonesville, MI · 2022
Working families scholarship (gap)
$6,000
Grand Valley State University · Allendale, MI · 2024
Thompson foundation uprep award
$2,000
Saginaw Valley State University Foundation · University Center, MI · 2022
Military scholarships
$500
Mapsa Foundation · Lansing, MI · 2024
Charter school support
$500
Mapsa Foundation · Lansing, MI · 2023
Charter school support
$500
Mapsa Foundation · Lansing, MI · 2022
Charter school 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.