Funding search · EIN 383507999 · Harbor Springs, MI

The Schwarz Family 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.

43
grants reported
$113,900
total given
2021–2025
filing years
$2,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

educationpreservationboysconservationdevelopmentgirlsgreatlakes

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Top recipients

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  • Camp Manitowish-Ymca5 grants · $19,500
  • Alliance for the Great Lakes5 grants · $18,500
  • Community Foundation of St Clair County3 grants · $18,000
  • University of Michigan2 grants · $11,000
  • Sanibel Public Library1 grant · $8,000
  • Ohio State Sailors Club2 grants · $6,500
  • Little Traverse Conservancy4 grants · $5,500
  • Salvation Army2 grants · $5,000
  • Michigan State University3 grants · $4,000
  • First Tee2 grants · $3,000

Giving over time

$21,000
2021
$24,500
2022
$19,000
2023
$19,400
2024
$30,000
2025

Grant history

All 43 reported grants, largest first.

  • $11,000

    Community Foundation of St Clair County · Port Huron, MI · 2025

    Scholarship fund

  • $10,000

    University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2021

    Scholarships

  • $8,000

    Sanibel Public Library · Sanibel, FL · 2022

    Reading programs and literacy.

  • $6,000

    Alliance for the Great Lakes · Chicago, IL · 2025

    Preservation of the great lakes.

  • $6,000

    Camp Manitowish-Ymca · Boulder Junction, WI · 2025

    Leadership development in boys and girls.

  • $5,000

    Alliance for the Great Lakes · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Preservation of the great lakes.

  • $5,000

    Community Foundation of St Clair County · Port Huron, MI · 2023

    Scholarship fund

  • $5,000

    Ohio State Sailors Club · Columbus, OH · 2022

    Education.

  • $4,000

    Alliance for the Great Lakes · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Preservation of the great lakes.

  • $4,000

    Camp Manitowish-Ymca · Boulder Junction, WI · 2021

    Leadership development in boys and girls.

  • $3,500

    Camp Manitowish-Ymca · Boulder Junction, WI · 2024

    Leadership development in boys and girls.

  • $3,500

    Camp Manitowish-Ymca · Boulder Junction, WI · 2023

    Leadership development in boys and girls.

  • $3,000

    Salvation Army · Port Huron, MI · 2024

    Its mission is to preach the gospel of jesus christ and to meet human needs in his name without discrimination.

  • $2,500

    Alliance for the Great Lakes · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Preservation of the great lakes.

  • $2,500

    Alzheimers Association · Southfield, MI · 2022

    Medical research

  • $2,500

    Camp Manitowish-Ymca · Boulder Junction, WI · 2022

    Leadership development in boys and girls.

  • $2,000

    First Tee · Sterling Heights, MI · 2025

    Enable kids to build strength of character through golf

  • $2,000

    Kids in Distress · St Clair, MI · 2025

    Provide children and teens with necessary clothing and hygiene items

  • $2,000

    Community Foundation of St Clair County · Port Huron, MI · 2024

    Scholarship fund

  • $2,000

    Little Traverse Conservancy · Harbor Springs, MI · 2024

    Environment conservation.

  • $2,000

    Liberty Riders · St Clair, MI · 2021

    Therapeutic riding program for disabled persons

  • $2,000

    Salvation Army · Petoskey, MI · 2021

    Disaster relief

  • $1,500

    Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2025

    Education

  • $1,500

    Little Traverse Conservancy · Harbor Springs, MI · 2023

    Environment conservation.

  • $1,500

    Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2023

    Softball

  • $1,500

    Ohio State Sailors Club · Columbus, OH · 2023

    Education.

  • $1,000

    Ohio State University · Columbus, OH · 2025

    Education

  • $1,000

    First Tee · Sterling Heights, MI · 2024

    Enable kids to build strength of character through golf

  • $1,000

    Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2024

    Education

  • $1,000

    Ohio State University · Columbus, OH · 2024

    Education

  • $1,000

    Liberty Riders · St Clair, MI · 2023

    Therapeutic riding program

  • $1,000

    The Athletic Factory · Port Huron, MI · 2023

    Create opportunities for student athletes

  • $1,000

    Fish of Sanibel-Captive · Sanibel, FL · 2022

    Social services, education and assistance to needy.

  • $1,000

    Little Traverse Conservancy · Harbor Springs, MI · 2022

    Environment conservation.

  • $1,000

    University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $1,000

    Alliance for the Great Lakes · Chicago, IL · 2021

    Preservation of the great lakes.

  • $1,000

    Little Traverse Conservancy · Harbor Springs, MI · 2021

    Environment conservation.

  • $1,000

    Ocean Conservancy · Washington Dc, DC · 2021

    Preservation of world's oceans.

  • $500

    Wosu Public Media · Columbus, OH · 2025

    Public radio

  • $500

    Big Arts · Sanibel, FL · 2024

    Provide an array of quality entertainment, arts and education programs that enrich and nurture the lives of sanibel and captiva residents

  • $500

    Barrier Island Group for the Arts · Sanibel, FL · 2022

    Arts education

  • $500

    Ding Darling Wildlife Society · Sanibel, FL · 2022

    Nature conservation

  • $400

    Ding Darling Wildlife Soc · Sanibel, FL · 2024

    To undertake student education, internships, research projects, informational literature, advocacy, land acquisition, and facility enhancements.

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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.