Funding search · EIN 261549505 · Bellaire, MI
Begonia Charitable Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 50
- grants reported
- $381,992
- 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.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Estiary Center for Living & Healing Arts4 grants · $53,480
- Ethos Music Center3 grants · $37,500
- Child and Family Services4 grants · $36,000
- Traverse City Dance Project2 grants · $25,000
- Mashup Rock and Roll Musical3 grants · $24,000
- Generations Ahead3 grants · $20,000
- Flow Water Advocates1 grant · $20,000
- Title Track2 grants · $15,000
- Central Lake Elementary School3 grants · $15,000
- Up North Pride3 grants · $15,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 50 reported grants, largest first.
- $27,990
Estiary Center for Living & Healing Arts · Naperville, IL · 2023
Arts and education
- $22,500
Ethos Music Center · Portland, OR · 2025
Music education
- $20,000
Flow Water Advocates · Traverse City, MI · 2025
Environmental
- $20,000
Traverse City Dance Project · Traverse City, MI · 2024
Arts and education
- $17,000
Child and Family Services · Traverse City, MI · 2022
Family services
- $14,000
Mashup Rock and Roll Musical · Interlochen, MI · 2025
Arts and education
- $12,990
Estiary Center for Living & Healing Arts · Naperville, IL · 2022
Arts and education
- $10,000
Generations Ahead · Traverse City, MI · 2025
Family services
- $10,000
Michigan Music Scholarship Fund · Ann Arbor, MI · 2025
Arts and education
- $10,000
Title Track · Williamsburg, MI · 2024
Arts and education
- $10,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Michigan · Traverse City, MI · 2023
Family services
- $10,000
Ethos Music Center · Portland, OR · 2022
Music education
- $10,000
Northwestern Michigan College - Bridge Learning Community · Traverse City, MI · 2022
Education
- $10,000
Parallel 45 · Traverse City, MI · 2022
Arts and education
- $8,500
Traverse City Opera House · Traverse City, MI · 2024
Arts and culture
- $7,500
Child and Family Services · Traverse City, MI · 2025
Family services
- $7,500
Estiary Center for Living & Healing Arts · Naperville, IL · 2024
Arts and education
- $6,500
Child and Family Services · Traverse City, MI · 2024
Family services
- $6,050
Manistee County Tourism Authority · Manistee, MI · 2025
Culture and environmental
- $6,000
Old Mission Culture Co · Traverse City, MI · 2023
Arts and education
- $6,000
National Writers Series · Traverse City, MI · 2022
Education
- $5,000
Bellaire Community Youth Initiative · Bellaire, MI · 2025
Family services
- $5,000
Central Lake Elementary School · Central Lake, MI · 2025
Education
- $5,000
Crosshatch Center for Art and Ecology · Bellaire, MI · 2025
Arts and education
- $5,000
Estiary Center for Living & Healing Arts · Naperville, IL · 2025
Arts and education
- $5,000
Traverse City Area Public Schools Leap · Traverse City, MI · 2025
Education and physical activity
- $5,000
Up North Pride · Traverse City, MI · 2025
Human services
- $5,000
Central Lake Elementary School · Central Lake, MI · 2024
Education
- $5,000
Generations Ahead · Traverse City, MI · 2024
Family services
- $5,000
Mashup Rock and Roll Musical · Interlochen, MI · 2024
Arts and education
- $5,000
Up North Pride · Traverse City, MI · 2024
Human services
- $5,000
Central Lake Elementary School · Central Lake, MI · 2023
Education
- $5,000
Child and Family Services · Traverse City, MI · 2023
Family services
- $5,000
Ethos Music Center · Portland, OR · 2023
Music education
- $5,000
Generations Ahead · Traverse City, MI · 2023
Family services
- $5,000
Mashup Rock and Roll Musical · Interlochen, MI · 2023
Arts and education
- $5,000
New Avenues for Youth · Portland, OR · 2023
Family services
- $5,000
Raphael House of Portland · Portland, OR · 2023
Family services
- $5,000
Title Track · Williamsburg, MI · 2023
Arts and education
- $5,000
Traverse City Dance Project · Traverse City, MI · 2023
Arts and education
- $5,000
Up North Pride · Traverse City, MI · 2023
Human services
- $5,000
Cedar Mill Community Library · Portland, OR · 2022
Education
- $5,000
Crooked Tree Aets Center · Traverse City, MI · 2022
Arts and education
- $4,000
On the Ground · Traverse City, MI · 2023
Family services
- $3,600
Traverse City Symphony Orchestra · Traverse City, MI · 2023
Arts and education
- $3,500
New Avenues for Youth · Portland, OR · 2022
Family services
- $3,000
Cedar Mill Community Library · Portland, OR · 2023
Education
- $2,862
National Writers Series · Traverse City, MI · 2024
Education
- $1,500
Washington County Library · Woodbury, MN · 2024
Arts and education
- $1,000
Mudd Nick Foundation · Manzanita, OR · 2024
Arts and education
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