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The John E Goerlich Charitable Trust

Name: The John E Goerlich Charitable Trust grants, 2022–2025
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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.

331
grants reported: $381,142
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $750
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

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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.

Top recipients

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

Gross Pointe Academy4 grants · $26,000
William Marsh Rice University4 grants · $13,500
Carroll County Ymca4 grants · $13,300
Maui Friends of the Library3 grants · $9,500
Alternatives To Hunger4 grants · $9,050
World Central Kitchen2 grants · $9,000
Middle Creek Academy4 grants · $9,000
Rye Public Library3 grants · $9,000
Haleakala Woldorf School3 grants · $8,500
University of Detroit Mercy4 grants · $7,500

Giving over time

$86,200

2022

$100,440

2023

$90,000

2024

$104,502

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 331 grants.

$18,000
Gross Pointe Academy · Grosse Pointe, MI · 2023
Educational assistance
$5,000
Middle Creek Academy · Bozeman, MT · 2025
General support
$5,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2025
Charitable contribution
$5,000
Maui Friends of the Library · Wailuku, HI · 2023
Contribution
$4,050
Alternatives To Hunger · Bellingham, WA · 2022
General support
$4,000
Carroll County Ymca · Freedom, NH · 2025
Provide activities for
$4,000
William Lipscomb Elementary Pta · Dallas, TX · 2025
Charitable contribution
$4,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington Dc, DC · 2024
General support
$4,000
Entertainment Industry Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Contribution
$4,000
Maui Food Bank · Wailuku, HI · 2023
Contribution
$3,500
American Civil Liberties Union Fdn · New York, NY · 2025
Charitable contribution
$3,500
Grosse Pointe Farms Foundation · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2025
Provide
$3,500
William Marsh Rice University · Houston, TX · 2025
Educational scholarship
$3,500
Colorado Nature School · Golden, CO · 2024
General support
$3,500
Gross Pointe Academy · Grosse Pointe, MI · 2024
Educational assistance
$3,500
Maui Friends of the Library · Wailuku, HI · 2024
Contribution
$3,500
William Marsh Rice University · Houston, TX · 2024
Educational scholarship
$3,500
Haleakala Woldorf School · Kula, HI · 2023
Contribution
$3,500
William Marsh Rice University · Houston, TX · 2023
Educational scholarship
$3,250
National Public Radio · Baltimore, MD · 2025
Charitable contribution
$3,250
Carroll County Ymca · Freedom, NH · 2024
Provide activities for
$3,250
Waldorf Association of Whatcom County · Bellingham, WA · 2022
Provide education & after
$3,050
Carroll County Ymca · Freedom, NH · 2023
Provide activities for
$3,000
Gross Pointe Academy · Grosse Pointe, MI · 2025
Educational assistance
$3,000
Haleakala Woldorf School · Kula, HI · 2025
Contribution
$3,000
Rye Public Library · Rye, NH · 2024
Provide materials, programs
$3,000
Alternatives To Hunger · Bellingham, WA · 2023
General support
$3,000
Rye Public Library · Rye, NH · 2023
Provide materials, programs
$3,000
Captains for Clean Water · Fort Myers, FL · 2022
Charitable contribution
$3,000
Carroll County Ymca · Freedom, NH · 2022
Provide activities for
$3,000
Grosse Point Memorial Church · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2022
Charitable contribution
$3,000
Rye Public Library · Rye, NH · 2022
Provide materials, programs
$3,000
William Marsh Rice University · Houston, TX · 2022
Educational scholarship
$2,625
Journeymen Institute · Vashon, WA · 2025
Charitable contribution
$2,625
Last Prisioner Project · Denver, CO · 2025
Charitable contribution
$2,500
Bluffton-Richland Library Foundation · Bluffton, OH · 2025
General support
$2,500
Colorado Nature School · Golden, CO · 2025
General support
$2,500
Friends of the Hilton Head Library · Hilton Head, SC · 2025
General support
$2,500
Public Library Fdn of · Beaufort, SC · 2025
Charitable contribution
$2,500
University of Detroit Mercy · Detroit, MI · 2025
Provide support for
$2,500
American Red Cross · Boone, IA · 2024
Funds for blood drives
$2,300
Donorschooseorg · New York, NY · 2022
Classroom project funding
$2,300
Genesis Womens Shelter & Support · Dallas, TX · 2022
Charitable contribution
$2,285
Cool Earth · Chester, NJ · 2023
General support
$2,285
Tahoe Area Mountain Biking · South Lake Tahoe, CA · 2023
Contribution
$2,100
Donorschooseorg · New York, NY · 2023
Classroom project funding
$2,050
Surfrider Foundation · San Clemente, CO · 2025
Charitable contribution
$2,020
Surfrider Foundation · San Clemente, CO · 2023
Charitable contribution
$2,000
Donorschooseorg · New York, NY · 2025
Classroom project funding
$2,000
Ywca Bellingham · Bellingham, WA · 2025
General support
$2,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
Funds to support
$2,000
Haleakala Woldorf School · Kula, HI · 2024
Contribution
$2,000
Middle Creek Academy · Bozeman, MT · 2024
General support
$2,000
Simoo Scholarship · Aubrey, TX · 2024
Charitable contribution
$2,000
University of Detroit Mercy · Detroit, MI · 2024
Provide support for
$2,000
Ywca Bellingham · Bellingham, WA · 2024
General support
$2,000
Bluffton-Richland Library Foundation · Bluffton, OH · 2023
General support
$2,000
Boys & Girls Club of Lowcountry · Bluffton, SC · 2023
Charitable contribution
$2,000
University of Detroit Mercy · Detroit, MI · 2023
Provide support for
$2,000
Boys & Girls Club of Lowcountry · Bluffton, SC · 2022
Charitable contribution
$1,850
Bozeman United Methodist Church · Bozeman, MT · 2023
Charitable contribution
$1,800
Care · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Charitable contribution
$1,790
Surfrider Foundation · San Clemente, CO · 2022
Charitable contribution
$1,750
Simoo Scholarship · Aubrey, TX · 2023
Charitable contribution
$1,625
Surfrider Foundation · San Clemente, CO · 2024
Charitable contribution
$1,550
Sigma Gamma Association · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2024
Support for detroit
$1,500
Sigma Gamma Association · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2025
Support for detroit
$1,500
Bozeman United Methodist Church · Bozeman, MT · 2024
Charitable contribution
$1,500
Grosse Point Memorial Church · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2024
Charitable contribution
$1,500
Gross Pointe Academy · Grosse Pointe, MI · 2022
Educational assistance
$1,500
Whatcom County Amateur Hockey · Bellingham, WA · 2022
General support
$1,500
Wild Whatcom · Bellingham, WA · 2022
General support
$1,300
Human Rights Campaign Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Improving lives of lgbtq
$1,300
Sigma Gamma Association · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2022
Support for detroit
$1,300
The Community Boating Center · Bellingham, WA · 2022
Scholarships
$1,250
Genesis Womens Shelter & Support · Dallas, TX · 2024
General support
$1,250
Maui Inline Hockey Association · Kihei, HI · 2024
Contribution
$1,250
Robert Rodriguez Leadership Fdn · Red Oak, TX · 2024
Charitable contribution
$1,250
Whatcom Mountain Bike Coalition · Bellingham, WA · 2022
Scholarships
$1,210
Protect Our Winters · Boulder, CO · 2023
Support fight against
$1,200
Robert Rodriguez Leadership Fdn · Red Oak, TX · 2023
Charitable contribution
$1,150
Grosse Pointe Farms Foundation · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2024
Provide
$1,125
Cool Earth · Chester, NJ · 2024
General support
$1,125
Protect Our Winters · Boulder, CO · 2024
Support fight against
$1,125
Tahoe Area Mountain Biking · South Lake Tahoe, CA · 2024
Contribution
$1,100
Friends of the Hilton Head Library · Hilton Head, SC · 2024
General support
$1,075
Cool Earth · Chester, NJ · 2022
General support
$1,075
Protect Our Winters · Boulder, CO · 2022
Support fight against
$1,075
Tahoe Area Mountain Biking · South Lake Tahoe, CA · 2022
Contribution
$1,050
Challenged Athletes Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2025
General support
$1,050
Engineers Without Borders - USA · Denver, CO · 2025
Support communities with
$1,050
Huntingtons Disease Society of America · New York, NY · 2025
General support
$1,000
Alternatives To Hunger · Bellingham, WA · 2025
General support
$1,000
American Heart Assocation · Chicago, IL · 2025
Charitable contribution
$1,000
American Red Cross · Boone, IA · 2025
Funds for blood drives
$1,000
Crossroads of Michigan · Detroit, MI · 2025
Provide care for anyone in
$1,000
Detroit Athletic Club Foundation · Detroit, MI · 2025
General support
$1,000
First United Methodist Church of · Eaton Rapids, MI · 2025
Charitable contribution
$1,000
Forgotten Harvest · Oak Park, MI · 2025
Work to relieve hunger in
$1,000
Grosse Point Memorial Church · Grosse Pointe Farms, MI · 2025
Charitable contribution

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