Funding search · EIN 237003478 · Sterling Heights, MI

Triford Foundation

Name: Triford 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.

261
grants reported: $1.3M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $2,150
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

educational scientific animals cruelty prevention religious literacy education

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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.

National Christian Foundation4 grants · $179,000
Harbor Hall Foundation4 grants · $96,600
McLaren N Mich Hospital4 grants · $68,950
Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area4 grants · $65,700
First Descents4 grants · $57,500
Vail Health Foundation4 grants · $55,000
Litchfield Montessori School4 grants · $44,000
Freshwind Christian Community Chur2 grants · $35,000
Rumsey Hall School4 grants · $32,580
Harbor Springs Area Historical Soci4 grants · $30,350

Giving over time

$300,000

2022

$300,000

2023

$330,000

2024

$340,000

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 261 grants.

$68,000
National Christian Foundation · Ada, MI · 2025
Religious
$66,000
National Christian Foundation · Ada, MI · 2024
Religious
$33,500
Harbor Hall Foundation · Harbor Springs, MI · 2023
Charitable
$32,750
McLaren N Mich Hospital · Petoskey, MI · 2022
Scientific
$30,000
National Christian Foundation · Ada, MI · 2023
Religious
$26,100
Harbor Hall Foundation · Harbor Springs, MI · 2022
Charitable
$22,250
Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area · Petoskey, MI · 2023
Charitable
$20,170
Malama Kula · Kula, HI · 2025
Charitable
$20,000
Freshwind Christian Community Chur · Interlochen, MI · 2023
Religious
$19,500
Harbor Hall Foundation · Harbor Springs, MI · 2025
Charitable
$18,000
Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area · Petoskey, MI · 2024
Charitable
$17,500
Harbor Hall Foundation · Harbor Springs, MI · 2024
Charitable
$15,500
McLaren N Mich Hospital · Petoskey, MI · 2023
Scientific
$15,000
First Descents · Denver, CO · 2025
Charitable
$15,000
First Descents · Denver, CO · 2024
Charitable
$15,000
Vail Health Foundation · Vail, CO · 2024
Scientific
$15,000
Vail Health Foundation · Vail, CO · 2023
Scientific
$15,000
First Descents · Denver, CO · 2022
Charitable
$15,000
Freshwind Christian Community Chur · Interlochen, MI · 2022
Religious
$15,000
National Christian Foundation · Ada, MI · 2022
Religious
$15,000
Trinity Missionary Church · Petoskey, MI · 2022
Religious
$15,000
Vail Health Foundation · Vail, CO · 2022
Scientific
$14,200
McLaren N Mich Hospital · Petoskey, MI · 2024
Scientific
$13,950
Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area · Petoskey, MI · 2022
Charitable
$13,000
Litchfield Montessori School · Northfield, CT · 2022
Educational
$12,500
First Descents · Denver, CO · 2023
Charitable
$12,250
Little Traverse Conservancy · Harbor Springs, MI · 2024
Charitable
$11,580
Rumsey Hall School · Washington Depot, CT · 2025
Educational
$11,500
Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area · Petoskey, MI · 2025
Charitable
$11,000
Rumsey Hall School · Washington Depot, CT · 2024
Educational
$11,000
Litchfield Montessori School · Northfield, CT · 2023
Educational
$10,500
Belle Isle Conservancy · Detroit, MI · 2025
Charitable
$10,500
Harbor Springs Area Historical Soci · Harbor Springs, MI · 2024
Charitable
$10,000
High Point University · High Point, NC · 2025
Educational
$10,000
Litchfield Montessori School · Northfield, CT · 2025
Educational
$10,000
Vail Health Foundation · Vail, CO · 2025
Scientific
$10,000
High Point University · High Point, NC · 2024
Educational
$10,000
Litchfield Montessori School · Northfield, CT · 2024
Educational
$10,000
Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council · Petoskey, MI · 2024
Charitable
$10,000
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2023
Educational
$10,000
Ka Ike Mau O Ke Kai Hohonu · Kulai, HI · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
Turning Point for God · San Diego, CA · 2022
Religious
$9,600
Ka Ike Mau O Ke Kai Hohonu · Kulai, HI · 2024
Charitable
$8,000
Harbor Springs Area Historical Soci · Harbor Springs, MI · 2025
Charitable
$8,000
Camp Daggett · Petoskey, MI · 2023
Charitable
$8,000
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2022
Educational
$7,600
Harbor Springs Area Historical Soci · Harbor Springs, MI · 2023
Charitable
$7,000
Manna Food Project · Harbor Springs, MI · 2025
Charitable
$7,000
Rumsey Hall School · Washington Depot, CT · 2023
Educational
$7,000
Northwestern Medicine · Lake Forest, IL · 2022
Scientific
$6,500
Ann'S Nest · Harbor Springs, MI · 2025
Charitable
$6,500
McLaren N Mich Hospital · Petoskey, MI · 2025
Scientific
$6,000
Camp Daggett · Petoskey, MI · 2025
Charitable
$6,000
Munson Healthcare Foundation · Traverse City, MI · 2025
Scientific
$6,000
High Point University · High Point, NC · 2023
Educational
$6,000
Little Traverse Conservancy · Harbor Springs, MI · 2023
Charitable
$5,800
Compass Finances God'S Way · Sanford, FL · 2022
Religious
$5,650
Manna Food Project · Harbor Springs, MI · 2023
Charitable
$5,500
Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council · Petoskey, MI · 2022
Charitable
$5,500
Toponexus · Harbor Springs, MI · 2022
Charitable
$5,250
Little Traverse Conservancy · Harbor Springs, MI · 2025
Charitable
$5,000
Center for Learn Local · Harbor Springs, MI · 2025
Charitable
$5,000
Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council · Petoskey, MI · 2025
Charitable
$5,000
Western Resources Advocates · Boulder, CO · 2025
Charitable
$5,000
Manna Food Project · Harbor Springs, MI · 2024
Charitable
$5,000
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Lake Forest, IL · 2024
Scientific
$5,000
Toponexus · Harbor Springs, MI · 2024
Charitable
$5,000
Vail Jazz Foundation · Vail, CO · 2024
Charitable
$5,000
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Lake Forest, IL · 2023
Scientific
$5,000
Sos Outreach · Avon, CO · 2023
Charitable
$5,000
Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council · Petoskey, MI · 2023
Charitable
$5,000
Toponexus · Harbor Springs, MI · 2023
Charitable
$5,000
Chris Anthony Youth Initiative Foun · Denver, CO · 2022
Charitable
$4,750
Camp Daggett · Petoskey, MI · 2022
Charitable
$4,500
Nehemiah Project · Petoskey, MI · 2025
Charitable
$4,500
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Lake Forest, IL · 2025
Scientific
$4,500
Book Trust · Denver, CO · 2024
Educational
$4,450
The Salvation Army · Petoskey, MI · 2025
Charitable
$4,250
Harbor Springs Area Historical Soci · Harbor Springs, MI · 2022
Charitable
$4,000
Taraloka Foundation · Signal Mountain, TN · 2025
Charitable
$4,000
Camp Daggett · Petoskey, MI · 2024
Charitable
$4,000
The Salvation Army · Petoskey, MI · 2024
Charitable
$4,000
Tri Town Baseball · Litchfield, CT · 2022
Health
$3,900
The Salvation Army · Petoskey, MI · 2022
Charitable
$3,600
Haleakala Conservancy · Pukalani, HI · 2022
Charitable
$3,500
North Shore Hospital Foundation · Evanston, IL · 2025
Scientific
$3,500
Special Olympics Michigan · Grand Rapids, MI · 2025
Charitable
$3,500
Top O Michigan Trails · Petoskey, MI · 2025
Charitable
$3,500
Womens Resource Center · Petoskey, MI · 2025
Charitable
$3,500
Munson Healthcare Foundation · Traverse City, MI · 2024
Scientific
$3,500
Special Olympics Michigan · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
Charitable
$3,500
Little Traverse Bay Humane Socieity · Harbor Springs, MI · 2023
Prevention of cruelty to animals
$3,400
Taraloka Foundation · Signal Mountain, TN · 2024
Charitable
$3,400
Taraloka Foundation · Signal Mountain, TN · 2023
Charitable
$3,400
Taraloka Foundation · Signal Mountain, TN · 2022
Charitable
$3,150
Manna Food Project · Harbor Springs, MI · 2022
Charitable
$3,100
The Salvation Army · Petoskey, MI · 2023
Charitable
$3,000
First Presbyterian Church · Harbor Springs, MI · 2025
Religious
$3,000
Harbor Springs Food Pantry · Harbor Springs, MI · 2025
Charitable
$3,000
Little Traverse Bay Humane Socieity · Harbor Springs, MI · 2025
Prevention of cruelty to animals

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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.