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Funding search · EIN 133188775 · Chicago, IL

Bartsch Memorial Trust Xxxxx9004

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

40
grants reported: $1.7M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $30,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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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Clarkston United2 grants · $251,794
Clarkston United Methodist Church2 grants · $211,564
Optimist Club Foundation4 grants · $190,000
Warriors at Sail Foundation4 grants · $150,000
Warriors in Kayaks Foundation4 grants · $150,000
Friends of the Independence2 grants · $125,000
R J Scheffel Memorial Toy Project4 grants · $115,000
Dewitt District Library4 grants · $100,000
Casa-the Voice for Clinton Countys4 grants · $100,000
Potter Park Zoological Society4 grants · $100,000

Giving over time

$453,944

2021

$422,850

2022

$395,364

2023

$426,200

2024

Grant history

All 40 reported grants, largest first.

$138,944
Clarkston United · Clarkston, MI · 2021
General
$112,850
Clarkston United · Clarkston, MI · 2022
General
$111,200
Clarkston United Methodist Church · Clarkston, MI · 2024
General
$100,364
Clarkston United Methodist Church · Clarkston, MI · 2023
General
$75,000
Friends of the Independence · Clarkston, MI · 2021
General
$50,000
Clarkston Basketball Foundation · Clarston, MI · 2024
General
$50,000
Optimist Club Foundation · Clarkston, MI · 2023
General
$50,000
Friends of the Independence · Clarkston, MI · 2022
General
$50,000
Optimist Club Foundation · Clarkston, MI · 2022
General
$50,000
Optimist Club Foundation · Clarkston, MI · 2021
General
$45,000
Warriors at Sail Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
General
$45,000
Warriors in Kayaks Foundation · Cornelius, NC · 2023
General support
$40,000
Friends of the Independence Township · Clarston, MI · 2024
General
$40,000
Optimist Club Foundation · Clarkston, MI · 2024
General
$40,000
R J Scheffel Memorial Toy Project · Lansing, MI · 2024
General
$40,000
Warriors at Sail Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
General
$40,000
Warriors in Kayaks Foundation · Cornelius, NC · 2022
General support
$35,000
Warriors at Sail Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General
$35,000
Warriors in Kayaks Foundation · Cornelius, NC · 2024
General support
$30,000
Friends of the Independence Township · Clarston, MI · 2023
General
$30,000
Clarkston Basketball · Clarkston, MI · 2022
General
$30,000
Clarkston Basketball · Clarkston, MI · 2021
General
$30,000
Warriors at Sail Foundation · New York, NY · 2021
General
$30,000
Warriors in Kayaks Foundation · Cornelius, NC · 2021
General support
$25,000
Casa-the Voice for Clinton Countys · St Johns, MI · 2024
General
$25,000
Dewitt District Library · Dewitt, MI · 2024
General
$25,000
Potter Park Zoological Society · Lansing, MI · 2024
General
$25,000
Casa-the Voice for Clinton Countys · St Johns, MI · 2023
General
$25,000
Clarkston Basketball Foundation · Clarston, MI · 2023
General
$25,000
Dewitt District Library · Dewitt, MI · 2023
General
$25,000
Potter Park Zoological Society · Lansing, MI · 2023
General
$25,000
R J Scheffel Memorial Toy Project · Lansing, MI · 2023
General
$25,000
Casa-the Voice for Clinton Countys · St Johns, MI · 2022
General
$25,000
Dewitt District Library · Dewitt, MI · 2022
General
$25,000
Potter Park Zoological Society · Lansing, MI · 2022
General
$25,000
R J Scheffel Memorial Toy Project · Lansing, MI · 2022
General
$25,000
Casa-the Voice for Clinton Countys · St Johns, MI · 2021
General
$25,000
Dewitt District Library · Dewitt, MI · 2021
General
$25,000
Potter Park Zoological Society · Lansing, MI · 2021
General
$25,000
R J Scheffel Memorial Toy Project · Lansing, MI · 2021
General

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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.