Funding search · EIN 237029842 · Lansing, MI

Wb & Candace Thoman Foundation

Name: Wb & Candace Thoman 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.

35
grants reported: $535,209
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $15,000
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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Grant history

All 35 reported grants, largest first.

$40,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters · Lansing, MI · 2024
Increase number of underprivileged children, mentors, & public awareness of mentorship program.
$40,000
Boys Girls Club of Lansing · Lansing, MI · 2024
Project Learn 2.0, 100 Boys and Girls
$31,472
Everett High School · Lansing, MI · 2024
Theater Department - Six Programs
$28,000
Happendance · Okemos, MI · 2024
Arts and Education Programming
$26,800
Capital Area Literacy Coalition · Lansing, MI · 2024
Read to Succeed Program
$23,723
Capital Area Literacy Coalition · Lansing, MI · 2022
Read to Succeed Program
$20,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters · Lansing, MI · 2025
Increase number of underprivileged children, mentors, & public awareness of mentorship program.
$20,000
Boys Girls Club of Lansing · Lansing, MI · 2025
Support for Ignite After School Program
$20,000
Boys Girls Club of Lansing · Lansing, MI · 2022
Project Learn 2.0, 100 Boys and Girls
$18,000
Capital Area Literacy Coalition · Lansing, MI · 2025
Support for Read to Succeed Program
$17,500
Happendance · Okemos, MI · 2025
Arts and Education Programming
$17,500
Mikey 23 Foundation · Lansing, MI · 2024
New Program: Weapons Court Juvenile
$17,000
Mikey 23 Foundation · Lansing, MI · 2022
Youth in Training Program, 28 Students
$16,060
Everett High School · Lansing, MI · 2022
Theater Department - Three Programs
$16,000
Mikey 23 Foundation · Lansing, MI · 2025
New Program: Weapons Court/Paroled Individuals Shed Building Saturday Youth Program
$15,540
Mikey 23 Foundation · Lansing, MI · 2023
Youth in Training Program, 28 Students
$15,000
Impression 5 Museum · Lansing, MI · 2025
$10,000 Admission for Lansing STEM/STEAM and Big Science Lesson, $3,000 Membership and L.A.B.S. Scholarships for Thoman Scholars, and $2,000 Programs, Meetings, and Materials for Thoman Scholars and Youth Action Council
$15,000
Impression 5 Museum · Lansing, MI · 2024
$10,000 Admission for Lansing STEM/STEAM and Big Science Lesson, $3,000 Membership and L.A.B.S. Scholarships for Thoman Scholars, and $2,000 Programs, Meetings, and Materials for Thoman Scholars and Youth Action Council
$15,000
Impression 5 Museum · Lansing, MI · 2023
$10,000 Admission for Lansing STEM/STEAM and Big Science Lesson, $3,000 Membership and L.A.B.S. Scholarships for Thoman Scholars, and $2,000 Programs, Meetings, and Materials for Thoman Scholars and Youth Action Council
$15,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters · Lansing, MI · 2022
Create 10 New Matches, Support new and existing matches.
$15,000
Impression 5 Museum · Lansing, MI · 2022
Admission for Lansing STEM/STEAM and Big Science Lesson, Membership and L.A.B.S. Scholarships for Thoman Scholars, and Programs, Meetings, and Materials for Thoman Scholars and Youth Action Council
$13,000
Happendance · Okemos, MI · 2022
Arts and Education Programming
$12,600
Highfields · Onondaga, MI · 2024
Expansion of Hip Hop Music Therapy Program
$12,550
Holt Junior High School · Holt, MI · 2025
Funding for School Drama Club for the 2025-2026 school year.
$9,800
Highfields · Onondaga, MI · 2025
Continuation of Creative Arts Program for residential students at REACH Studio Art Center
$7,600
Highfields · Onondaga, MI · 2024
Continuation of Creative Arts Program with Sarah Gothard at REACH Studio Art Center
$7,500
Highfields · Onondaga, MI · 2022
Continuation of Creative Arts Program with Sarah Gothard at REACH Studio Art Center
$5,001
Women'S Center of Greater Lansing · Lansing, MI · 2024
Conduct 10 Ice Cream Consent Workshops Ages 5-17, Educate 100 children by May 2025
$5,000
Reading Is Fundamental Lansing Rif · Lansing, MI · 2025
Purchase books for grades K-12
$5,000
Women'S Center of Greater Lansing · Lansing, MI · 2025
Ice Cream Consent Workshops delivered to 250 children ages 5-17
$4,313
Everett High School · Lansing, MI · 2023
Theater Department - Three Programs
$3,500
Mi State University College of Musi · East Lansing, MI · 2024
Eric RicStar Winter Music Therapy Camp, general financial assistance for CMS -EL students
$3,000
Reading Is Fundamental Lansing Rif · Lansing, MI · 2022
Stocking Stuffer for $3k
$2,500
Mi State University College of Musi · East Lansing, MI · 2025
Eric RicStar Winter Music Therapy Camp, general financial assistance for CMS - EL students
$1,250
Ilhan Bashir Mohamud · Lansing, MI · 2022
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