Funding search · EIN 383334050 · Traverse City, MI
Mariel 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.
- 109
- grants reported
- $2.6M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $12,500
- 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Water 1st4 grants · $322,638
- Trout Unlimited3 grants · $250,000
- Interlochen Center for the Arts4 grants · $222,000
- Leelanau Conservancy4 grants · $215,789
- Mote Marine Laboratory Aquar4 grants · $204,000
- Groundwork Ctr for Resilient Comm4 grants · $173,250
- Inland Seas Education Assoc4 grants · $144,000
- Lansing Art Gallery3 grants · $98,010
- Afraid of Bear-American Horse Tiosp3 grants · $97,500
- Michigan Campaign Finance Network3 grants · $95,903
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 109 grants.
- $135,000
Water 1st · Seattle, WA · 2024
Charitable
- $100,000
Trout Unlimited · Arlington, VA · 2024
Charitable
- $100,000
Trout Unlimited · Arlington, VA · 2023
Charitable
- $73,550
Leelanau Conservancy · Leland, MI · 2024
Charitable
- $72,000
Leelanau Conservancy · Leland, MI · 2023
Charitable
- $69,138
Water 1st · Seattle, WA · 2023
Charitable
- $66,500
Water 1st · Seattle, WA · 2022
Charitable
- $66,000
Mote Marine Laboratory Aquar · Sarasota, FL · 2024
Charitable
- $65,000
Groundwork Ctr for Resilient Comm · Traverse City, MI · 2021
Charitable
- $62,000
Interlochen Center for the Arts · Interlochen, MI · 2022
Charitable
- $56,000
Mote Marine Laboratory Aquar · Sarasota, FL · 2023
Charitable
- $55,500
Inland Seas Education Assoc · Suttons Bay, MI · 2023
Charitable
- $55,000
Interlochen Center for the Arts · Interlochen, MI · 2023
Charitable
- $55,000
Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Fdn · Sanibel, FL · 2022
Charitable
- $55,000
Interlochen Center for the Arts · Interlochen, MI · 2021
Charitable
- $53,500
Inland Seas Education Assoc · Suttons Bay, MI · 2024
Charitable
- $52,000
Water 1st · Seattle, WA · 2021
Charitable
- $51,010
Lansing Art Gallery · Lansing, MI · 2021
Charitable
- $50,000
Interlochen Center for the Arts · Interlochen, MI · 2024
Charitable
- $50,000
Sacred Healing Circle · Florence, AL · 2022
Charitable
- $50,000
Trout Unlimited · Arlington, VA · 2022
Charitable
- $50,000
Environmental Defense Fund · Washington, DC · 2021
Charitable
- $45,000
Afraid of Bear-American Horse Tiosp · Akwesasne, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $45,000
Sacred Healing Circle · Florence, AL · 2021
Charitable
- $42,000
Mote Marine Laboratory Aquar · Sarasota, FL · 2021
Charitable
- $40,000
Groundwork Ctr for Resilient Comm · Traverse City, MI · 2022
Charitable
- $40,000
Mote Marine Laboratory Aquar · Sarasota, FL · 2022
Charitable
- $39,000
Michigan Campaign Finance Network · Lansing, MI · 2021
Charitable
- $38,009
Leelanau Conservancy · Leland, MI · 2022
Charitable
- $37,500
Groundwork Ctr for Resilient Comm · Traverse City, MI · 2023
Charitable
- $35,000
Afraid of Bear-American Horse Tiosp · Akwesasne, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $32,230
Leelanau Conservancy · Leland, MI · 2021
Charitable
- $32,144
Para La Naturaleza · San Juan, PR · 2021
Charitable
- $30,789
Michigan Campaign Finance Network · Lansing, MI · 2022
Charitable
- $30,750
Groundwork Ctr for Resilient Comm · Traverse City, MI · 2024
Charitable
- $27,000
Lansing Art Gallery · Lansing, MI · 2022
Charitable
- $26,114
Michigan Campaign Finance Network · Lansing, MI · 2023
Charitable
- $22,500
20fathoms · Traverse City, MI · 2024
Charitable
- $21,000
Kalapa Media · Ocean Shores, WA · 2023
Charitable
- $20,994
Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Fdn · Sanibel, FL · 2023
Charitable
- $20,000
Lansing Art Gallery · Lansing, MI · 2023
Charitable
- $20,000
Kalapa Media · Ocean Shores, WA · 2022
Charitable
- $20,000
Kalapa Media · Ocean Shores, WA · 2021
Charitable
- $19,000
National Writers Series · Traverse City, MI · 2024
Charitable
- $18,985
Women'S Reproductive Rights Assista · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $17,500
Afraid of Bear-American Horse Tiosp · Akwesasne, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $17,500
Inland Seas Education Assoc · Suttons Bay, MI · 2022
Charitable
- $17,500
Inland Seas Education Assoc · Suttons Bay, MI · 2021
Charitable
- $15,000
20fathoms · Traverse City, MI · 2023
Charitable
- $15,000
Discovery Center · Traverse City, MI · 2023
Charitable
- $15,000
20fathoms · Traverse City, MI · 2022
Charitable
- $15,000
Discovery Center · Traverse City, MI · 2022
Charitable
- $15,000
Parallel 45 Theater Co · Traverse City, MI · 2021
Charitable
- $14,985
Partners for World Health · Portland, ME · 2024
Charitable
- $12,500
Discovery Pier · Traverse City, MI · 2024
Charitable
- $12,000
Portland Parks Conservancy · Portland, ME · 2021
Charitable
- $10,366
Rainforest Trust · Vint Hill, VA · 2021
Charitable
- $10,000
Reach Studio Art Ctr · Lansing, MI · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Ripa Ladrang Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Reach Studio Art Ctr · Lansing, MI · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Capital Region Community Foundation · Lansing, MI · 2022
Charitable
- $9,500
Undue Medical Debt · Boston, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $7,500
Book Trust · Denver, CO · 2021
Charitable
- $7,000
Full Plates Full Potential · Brunswick, ME · 2022
Charitable
- $7,000
Portland Parks Conservancy · Portland, ME · 2022
Charitable
- $7,000
Full Plates Full Potential · Brunswick, ME · 2021
Charitable
- $6,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable
- $6,000
Portland Parks Conservancy · Portland, ME · 2023
Charitable
- $6,000
Reach Studio Art Ctr · Lansing, MI · 2021
Charitable
- $5,500
Glen Arbor Arts Center · Glen Arbor, MI · 2021
Charitable
- $5,000
Grand Traverse Regional Land Conser · N Traverse City, MI · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Northwestern Mich College Fdn · Traverse City, MI · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Para La Naturaleza · San Juan, PR · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Fdn · Sanibel, FL · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Capital Region Community Foundation · Lansing, MI · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Fawco · Naples, FL · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Grand Traverse Regional Land Conser · N Traverse City, MI · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Northwestern Mich College Fdn · Traverse City, MI · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Glen Arbor Arts Center · Glen Arbor, MI · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Grand Traverse Regional Land Conser · N Traverse City, MI · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Northwestern Mich College Fdn · Traverse City, MI · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Reach Studio Art Ctr · Lansing, MI · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
20fathoms · Traverse City, MI · 2021
Charitable
- $5,000
Grand Traverse Regional Land Conser · Traverse City, MI · 2021
Charitable
- $5,000
Northwestern Mich College Fdn · Traverse City, MI · 2021
Charitable
- $5,000
Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Fdn · Sanibel, FL · 2021
Charitable
- $5,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2021
Charitable
- $4,000
Full Plates Full Potential · Brunswick, ME · 2023
Charitable
- $4,000
Capital Region Community Foundation · Lansing, MI · 2021
Charitable
- $3,500
Flow · Traverse City, MI · 2024
Charitable
- $3,000
Glen Arbor Arts Center · Glen Arbor, MI · 2024
Charitable
- $3,000
Ganesa Study Center · Lancaster, OH · 2022
Charitable
- $3,000
Ganesa Study Center · Lancaster, OH · 2021
Charitable
- $2,851
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable
- $2,500
Crosshatch Center for Art and Ecolo · Bellaire, MI · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
Grand Traverse Regional Community F · Traverse City, MI · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
Flow · Traverse City, MI · 2023
Charitable
- $2,500
Glen Arbor Arts Center · Glen Arbor, MI · 2023
Charitable
- $2,500
Grand Traverse Regional Community F · Traverse City, MI · 2023
Charitable
- $2,500
Flow · Traverse City, MI · 2022
Charitable
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