Funding search · EIN 813218481 · Marquette, MI

L G Kaufman Endowment Foundation

Name: L G Kaufman Endowment 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.

82
grants reported: $636,709
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $5,000
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

summer camp children kaufman youth awards club income

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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.

4 grants matching “liason” · $80,000

$20,000
City of Marquette Police · Marquette, MI · 2025
Two police liason officers
$20,000
City of Marquette Police · Marquette, MI · 2024
Two police liason officers
$20,000
City of Marquette Police · Marquette, MI · 2023
Two police liason officers
$20,000
City of Marquette Police Department · Marquette, MI · 2022
Two police liason officers

Top recipients

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

Marquette Area Public Schools25 grants · $311,709
City of Marquette Police4 grants · $62,000
Northwoods Airlifeline2 grants · $42,000
Bay Cliff Health Camp4 grants · $28,000
Marquette Junior Hockey Corp5 grants · $25,000
Community Foundation of Marquette County2 grants · $25,000
City of Marquette Police Department1 grant · $20,000
Salvation Army4 grants · $20,000
Marquette Little League2 grants · $17,000
Marquette City Band2 grants · $17,000

Giving over time

$165,500

2022

$168,500

2023

$150,209

2024

$152,500

2025

Grant history

All 82 reported grants, largest first.

$55,000
Marquette Area Public Schools · Marquette, MI · 2022
Scholarships
$54,000
Marquette Area Public Schools · Marquette, MI · 2025
Kaufman scholarship awards
$54,000
Marquette Area Public Schools · Marquette, MI · 2024
Kaufman scholarship awards
$54,000
Marquette Area Public Schools · Marquette, MI · 2023
Kaufman scholarship awards
$25,000
Northwoods Airlifeline · Kingsford, MI · 2023
Transportation for children/plane
$20,000
City of Marquette Police · Marquette, MI · 2025
Two police liason officers
$20,000
City of Marquette Police · Marquette, MI · 2024
Two police liason officers
$20,000
City of Marquette Police · Marquette, MI · 2023
Two police liason officers
$20,000
City of Marquette Police Department · Marquette, MI · 2022
Two police liason officers
$20,000
Community Foundation of Marquette County · Marquette, MI · 2022
Playground for all
$17,000
Northwoods Airlifeline · Kingsford, MI · 2024
Transportation for children
$15,000
Marquette City Band · Marquette, MI · 2025
Peg hirvonen band shell
$15,000
Marquette Little League · Marquette, MI · 2023
Baseball field restoration
$10,000
Marquette Area Public Schools · Marquette, MI · 2025
Lyceum program
$9,000
Bay Cliff Health Camp · Big Bay, MI · 2023
Children's summer camp
$9,000
Bay Cliff Health Camp · Big Bay, MI · 2022
Childrens camp therapy sessions
$7,000
Marquette Area Public Schools · Marquette, MI · 2022
Lyceum program
$6,500
Marquette Area Public Schools · Marquette, MI · 2022
Kaufman auditorium equipment
$5,000
Bay Cliff Health Camp · Big Bay, MI · 2025
Children's summer camp
$5,000
Marquette Area Public Schools · Marquette, MI · 2025
Shiras planetarium projector project
$5,000
Marquette Area Public Schools · Marquette, MI · 2025
Jj packs program
$5,000
Marquette Area Public Schools · Marquette, MI · 2025
Coats for kids program
$5,000
Marquette Junior Hockey Corp · Marquette, MI · 2025
Zamboni
$5,000
Marquette Junior Hockey Corp · Marquette, MI · 2025
Defray costs for low income families
$5,000
Salvation Army · Marquette, MI · 2025
Cheer club donation
$5,000
Bay Cliff Health Camp · Big Bay, MI · 2024
Children's summer camp
$5,000
Marquette Area Public Schools · Marquette, MI · 2024
Coats for kids program
$5,000
Marquette Area Public Schools · Marquette, MI · 2024
Jj packs program
$5,000
Marquette Area Public Schools · Marquette, MI · 2024
Lyceum program
$5,000
Marquette Area Public Schools · Marquette, MI · 2024
Shiras planetarium projector project
$5,000
Marquette Junior Hockey Corp · Marquette, MI · 2024
Defray costs for low income families
$5,000
Salvation Army · Marquette, MI · 2024
Cheer club donation
$5,000
Marquette Area Public Schools · Marquette, MI · 2023
Coats for kids program
$5,000
Marquette Area Public Schools · Marquette, MI · 2023
Jj packs program
$5,000
Marquette Junior Hockey Corp · Marquette, MI · 2023
Defray costs for low income families
$5,000
Salvation Army · Marquette, MI · 2023
Cheer club donation
$5,000
Superior Arts Youth Theater · Marquette, MI · 2023
Financial aid to low income children
$5,000
Community Foundation of Marquette County · Marquette, MI · 2022
Playground for all transportation
$5,000
Marquette Area Public Schools · Marquette, MI · 2022
Coats for kids project
$5,000
Marquette Area Public Schools · Marquette, MI · 2022
Jj packs program
$5,000
Marquette Junior Hockey Corp · Marquette, MI · 2022
Financial assistance for house league families
$5,000
Salvation Army · Marquette, MI · 2022
Cheer club
$5,000
Superior Arts Youth Theater · Marquette, MI · 2022
Financial assistance to low income children
$4,000
Northern Lights Child Advocacy · Marquette, MI · 2025
Abused child assistance
$4,000
Northern Lights Child Advocacy · Marquette, MI · 2024
Abused child assistance
$4,000
Upper Peninsula Children'S Museum · Marquette, MI · 2024
Various childrens programs
$4,000
Upper Peninsula Children'S Museum · Marquette, MI · 2023
Virtual adventures program
$4,000
Upper Peninsula Children'S Museum · Marquette, MI · 2022
Second thursday program and hands on museum
$3,000
Marquette Area Public Schools · Marquette, MI · 2025
Project graduation
$3,000
Marquette Area Public Schools · Marquette, MI · 2024
Project graduation
$3,000
Marquette Area Public Schools · Marquette, MI · 2023
2023 project graduation
$3,000
The Womens Center · Marquette, MI · 2023
Youth assistance
$3,000
Marquette Area Public Schools · Marquette, MI · 2022
Project graduation
$3,000
The Womens Center · Marquette, MI · 2022
Youth assistance
$2,500
Cancer Care of Marquette County · Ishpeming, MI · 2025
Child cancer care & medication
$2,500
Cancer Care of Marquette County · Ishpeming, MI · 2023
Child cancer patient care
$2,500
Marquette Symphony Orchestra · Marquette, MI · 2022
Children's concert in may 2022
$2,209
Marquette Area Public Schools · Marquette, MI · 2024
Mshs rowing club support
$2,000
Superior String Alliance · Marquette, MI · 2025
Scholarships for mqt youth
$2,000
The Womens Center · Marquette, MI · 2025
Youth assistance
$2,000
Up Childrens Therapy · Negaunee, MI · 2025
Speech therapy summer program
$2,000
City of Marquette Police · Marquette, MI · 2024
Snowmobile safety for youth of mqt
$2,000
Marquette Little League · Marquette, MI · 2024
Player scholarships
$2,000
Superior String Alliance · Marquette, MI · 2024
Scholarships for mqt youth
$2,000
The Womens Center · Marquette, MI · 2024
Youth assistance
$2,000
Marquette City Band · Marquette, MI · 2023
Children's concerts
$2,000
Superior String Alliance · Marquette, MI · 2023
Ssa summer music camp
$2,000
Superior String Alliance · Marquette, MI · 2022
Ssa summer music camp
$1,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters · Ishpeming, MI · 2025
Youth mentoring efforts
$1,000
Father Marquette Catholic Academy · Marquette, MI · 2025
Kaufman scholarship awards
$1,000
Liberty Childrens Art Project · Marquette, MI · 2025
Summer art camp
$1,000
Father Marquette Catholic Academy · Marquette, MI · 2024
Kaufman scholarship awards
$1,000
Liberty Childrens Art Project · Marquette, MI · 2024
Summer art camp
$1,000
Up Childrens Therapy · Negaunee, MI · 2024
Speech therapy summer program
$1,000
Father Marquette Catholic Academy · Marquette, MI · 2023
Kaufman scholaship awards
$1,000
Liberty Childrens Art Project · Marquette, MI · 2023
Summer art camp
$1,000
Marquette Area Public Schools · Marquette, MI · 2023
Kaufman courtyard
$1,000
Up Childrens Therapy · Negaunee, MI · 2023
Speech therapy summer program
$1,000
Liberty Childrens Art Project · Marquette, MI · 2022
Childrens art camp
$1,000
Marquette Area Public Schools · Marquette, MI · 2022
Kaufman courtyard
$1,000
Up Childrens Therapy · Negaunee, MI · 2022
Speech therapy summer program
$500
Father Marquette Catholic Academy · Marquette, MI · 2022
8th grade scholarships

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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.