Funding search · EIN 341915489 · Grand Rapids, MI

Searles Family Foundation

Name: Searles Family Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
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.

59
grants reported: $292,000
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $4,000
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

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Clark Lake Spirits Foundation3 grants · $80,000
New Hampshire Boat Museum4 grants · $40,000
Lake Winnipesaukee Association4 grants · $25,000
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Foundation3 grants · $24,000
Loon Preservation Committee4 grants · $20,000
Abaco Strong3 grants · $19,000
Barn Sanctuary4 grants · $14,500
Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens2 grants · $10,000
Christ the King Catholic Parish1 grant · $7,500
St Robert of Newminster Parish1 grant · $7,500

Giving over time

$65,000

2022

$55,000

2023

$55,000

2024

$117,000

2025

Grant history

All 59 reported grants, largest first.

$60,000
Clark Lake Spirits Foundation · Clarklake, MI · 2025
General fund
$14,000
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Foundation · Nw Grand Rapids, MI · 2025
General fund
$10,000
Lake Winnipesaukee Association · Gilford, NH · 2025
General fund
$10,000
New Hampshire Boat Museum · Wolfeboro Falls, NH · 2025
General fund
$10,000
New Hampshire Boat Museum · Wolfeboro Falls, NH · 2024
General fund
$10,000
Clark Lake Spirits Foundation · Clarklake, MI · 2023
General fund
$10,000
New Hampshire Boat Museum · Wolfeboro Falls, NH · 2023
General fund
$10,000
Abaco Strong · Bethesda, MD · 2022
General fund
$10,000
Clark Lake Spirits Foundation · Clarklake, MI · 2022
General fund
$10,000
New Hampshire Boat Museum · Wolfeboro Falls, NH · 2022
General fund
$7,500
Christ the King Catholic Parish · Dallas, TX · 2024
General fund
$7,500
St Robert of Newminster Parish · Ada, MI · 2024
General fund
$5,000
Hyde Schools · Bath, ME · 2025
General fund
$5,000
Loon Preservation Committee · Moultonborough, NH · 2025
General fund
$5,000
Abaco Strong · Bethesda, MD · 2024
General fund
$5,000
Barn Sanctuary · Chelsea, MI · 2024
General fund
$5,000
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Foundation · Nw Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
General fund
$5,000
Lake Winnipesaukee Association · Gilford, NH · 2024
General fund
$5,000
Loon Preservation Committee · Moultonborough, NH · 2024
General fund
$5,000
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Foundation · Nw Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
General fund
$5,000
Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens · Jacksonville, FL · 2023
General fund
$5,000
Lake Winnipesaukee Association · Gilford, NH · 2023
General fund
$5,000
Loon Preservation Committee · Moultonborough, NH · 2023
General fund
$5,000
Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens · Jacksonville, FL · 2022
General fund
$5,000
Lake Winnipesaukee Association · Gilford, NH · 2022
General fund
$5,000
Loon Preservation Committee · Moultonborough, NH · 2022
General fund
$5,000
Toledo Rotary Club Foundation · Toledo, OH · 2022
General fund
$4,500
Boys & Girls Club of Nassau County Foundation · Fernandina Beach, FL · 2022
General fund
$4,000
Abaco Strong · Bethesda, MD · 2025
General fund
$4,000
Barn Sanctuary · Chelsea, MI · 2022
General fund
$3,500
Barn Sanctuary · Chelsea, MI · 2023
General fund
$2,000
Barn Sanctuary · Chelsea, MI · 2025
General fund
$2,000
The Home for Little Wanderers · Boston, MA · 2025
General fund
$1,500
Rotary Club of Fernandina Beach · Amelia Island, FL · 2023
General fund
$1,500
Rotary Club of Fernandina Beach · Amelia Island, FL · 2022
General fund
$1,250
American Friends of the Ocean Cleanup Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
General fund
$1,250
Beagle Freedom Project · Valley Village, CA · 2023
General fund
$1,250
Sheldrick Wildlife Trust · Laguna Hills, CA · 2023
General fund
$1,250
The Home for Little Wanderers · Boston, MA · 2023
General fund
$1,000
Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2025
General fund
$1,000
Library Legacy Foundation · Toledo, OH · 2025
General fund
$1,000
Toledo Museum of Art · Toledo, OH · 2025
General fund
$1,000
Toledo Symphony · Toledo, OH · 2025
General fund
$1,000
Toledo Zoo · Toledo, OH · 2025
General fund
$1,000
Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2024
General fund
$1,000
Library Legacy Foundation · Toledo, OH · 2024
General fund
$1,000
Toledo Museum of Art · Toledo, OH · 2024
General fund
$1,000
Toledo Symphony · Toledo, OH · 2024
General fund
$1,000
Toledo Zoo · Toledo, OH · 2024
General fund
$1,000
Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2023
General fund
$1,000
Library Legacy Foundation · Toledo, OH · 2023
General fund
$1,000
Toledo Museum of Art · Toledo, OH · 2023
General fund
$1,000
Toledo Symphony · Toledo, OH · 2023
General fund
$1,000
Toledo Zoo · Toledo, OH · 2023
General fund
$1,000
Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2022
General fund
$1,000
Library Legacy Foundation · Toledo, OH · 2022
General fund
$1,000
Toledo Museum of Art · Toledo, OH · 2022
General fund
$1,000
Toledo Symphony · Toledo, OH · 2022
General fund
$1,000
Toledo Zoo · Toledo, OH · 2022
General fund

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