Funding search · EIN 383109660 · Kalamazoo, MI
Gary Sisters 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.
- 63
- grants reported
- $347,955
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $5,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
What they fund
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Top recipients
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- Kalamazoo Valley Community College3 grants · $93,455
- Kalamazoo Junior Golf Association5 grants · $28,500
- Open Doors Kalamazoo3 grants · $18,000
- First Day Shoe Fund3 grants · $16,000
- Pretty Lake3 grants · $15,000
- Sld Read3 grants · $15,000
- Kalamazoo Civic Theatre3 grants · $15,000
- Kalamazoo Drop-in Child Care3 grants · $15,000
- Community Homeworks3 grants · $14,000
- Warm Kids3 grants · $14,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 63 reported grants, largest first.
- $37,787
Kalamazoo Valley Community College · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
Provision of educational opportunities
- $35,588
Kalamazoo Valley Community College · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
Provision of educational opportunities
- $20,080
Kalamazoo Valley Community College · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
Provision of educational opportunities
- $9,500
Kalamazoo Junior Golf Association · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
Support programs
- $6,000
Open Doors Kalamazoo · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
Apartment renovations and repairs
- $6,000
Housing Resources · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
General operations
- $6,000
Open Doors Kalamazoo · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
Apartment renovations and repairs
- $6,000
First Day Shoe Fund · Portage, MI · 2022
Shoes
- $6,000
Housing Resources · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
General operations
- $6,000
Open Doors Kalamazoo · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
Apartment renovations and repairs
- $5,000
Community Homeworks · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
Organizational tool capacity
- $5,000
First Day Shoe Fund · Portage, MI · 2024
Shoes
- $5,000
Kalamazoo Civic Theatre · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
Inclusionary program
- $5,000
Kalamazoo Drop-in Child Care · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
General operations
- $5,000
Kalamazoo Housing Advocates · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
Social services
- $5,000
Pretty Lake · Mattawan, MI · 2024
My camp program
- $5,000
Sld Read · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
Support programs
- $5,000
Warm Kids · Portage, MI · 2024
Winter clothing
- $5,000
Community Homeworks · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
Organizational tool capacity
- $5,000
First Day Shoe Fund · Portage, MI · 2023
Shoes
- $5,000
Kalamazoo Civic Theatre · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
Inclusionary program
- $5,000
Kalamazoo Drop-in Child Care · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
General operations
- $5,000
Kalamazoo Junior Golf Association · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
Support programs
- $5,000
Pretty Lake · Mattawan, MI · 2023
My camp program
- $5,000
Sld Read · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
Support programs
- $5,000
Covenant Academies Fdn · Muskegon, MI · 2022
Reading room
- $5,000
Kalamazoo Civic Theatre · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
Inclusionary program
- $5,000
Kalamazoo Drop-in Child Care · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
General operations
- $5,000
Kalamazoo Junior Golf Association · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
Support programs
- $5,000
Outfront · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
Support programs
- $5,000
Pretty Lake · Mattawan, MI · 2022
My camp program
- $5,000
Sld Read · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
Support programs
- $5,000
Warm Kids · Portage, MI · 2022
Winter clothing
- $4,500
Special Olympics Michigan · Bloomfield, MI · 2024
General operations
- $4,500
Kalamazoo Junior Golf Association · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
Ted little scholarship fund
- $4,500
Special Olympics Michigan · Bloomfield, MI · 2023
General operations
- $4,500
Kalamazoo Junior Golf Association · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
Ted little scholarship fund
- $4,500
Special Olympics Michigan · Bloomfield, MI · 2022
General operations
- $4,000
Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
General operations
- $4,000
Kalamazoo Eastside Boxing · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
General operations
- $4,000
The Arc · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
Social services
- $4,000
Kalamazoo Eastside Boxing · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
General operations
- $4,000
Warm Kids · Portage, MI · 2023
Winter clothing
- $4,000
Community Homeworks · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
Organizational tool capacity
- $4,000
Kalamazoo Eastside Boxing · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
General operations
- $4,000
Kc Ready4s · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
General operations
- $3,000
Gryphon Place · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
Suicide prevention services
- $3,000
Junior Achievement · Battle Creek, MI · 2024
General operations
- $3,000
Kc Ready4s · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
General operations
- $3,000
Loaves and Fishes · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
Food bank
- $3,000
Kc Ready4s · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
General operations
- $3,000
Junior Achievement of Sw Michigan · Battle Creek, MI · 2022
General operations
- $2,500
Boy Scouts of America · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
General operations
- $2,500
Stulberg International String Competition · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
General operations
- $2,500
Boy Scouts of America · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
General operations
- $2,500
Make a Wish Foundation · Brighton, MI · 2023
Support wishes for michigan children
- $2,500
Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
Support programs
- $2,500
Make a Wish Foundation · Brighton, MI · 2022
Support wishes for michigan children
- $1,500
Aacorn Farm · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
Greenhouse project
- $1,500
Aacorn Farm · Kalamazoo, MI · 2023
Greenhouse project
- $1,500
Aacorn Farm · Kalamazoo, MI · 2022
Greenhouse project
- $1,000
Disability Network · Kalamazoo, MI · 2024
Disability services
- $1,000
Make a Wish Foundation · Brighton, MI · 2024
Support wishes for michigan children
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