Private foundation
SANFORD, MIEIN
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2025 return.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $65,959 | $48,155 | $31,984 | $727,819 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 39% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CENTRAL MICHIGANMIDLAND, MI | OPERATING | $500 | 2023 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas L Ludington | PRESIDENT, TREASURER, DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 |
| Katrina K Ludington | SECRETARY & DIRECTOR | 0.25 | $0 |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $727,819 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | −$2,962 | $44,482 | $37,486 | $678,454 | $678,454 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $60,121 | $44,206 | $28,954 | $725,898 | $725,898 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $110,418 | $41,315 | $27,556 | $709,983 | $709,983 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $23,341 | $45,494 | $31,386 | $640,880 | $640,880 |
| OPERATING |
| $500 |
| 2023 |
| HEART OF MI UNITED WAYGRAND RAPIDS, MI | OPERATING | $500 | 2022 |
| MIDLAND COMMUNITY FORMER OFFENDERS ADVOCACY AND REHABILITATIONMIDLAND, MI | OPERATING | $500 | 2025 |
| SANFORD LAKE ASSOCIATIONSANFORD, MI | OPERATING | $500 | 2023 |
| ALBION COLLEGE ANNUAL FUNDALBION, MI | OPERATING | $500 | 2020 |
| GRAND RAPIDS INTERSCHOLASTIC SAILINGGRAND RAPIDS, MI | OPERATING | $500 | 2021 |
| SVSU FOUNDATIONUNIVERSITY CENTER, MI | OPERATING | $500 | 2023 |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CENTRAL MICHIGANMIDLAND, MI | OPERATING | $500 | 2025 |
| AMERICAN BAR FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, IL | OPERATING | $500 | 2022 |
| UNITED WAY OF BAY COUNTYBAY CITY, MI | OPERATING | $500 | 2021 |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CENTRAL MICHIGANMIDLAND, MI | OPERATING | $500 | 2020 |
| WEST MICHIGAN UNITED WAYGRAND RAPIDS, MI | OPERATING | $500 | 2020 |
| ADOPTION OPTIONMIDLAND, MI | OPERATING | $500 | 2025 |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CENTRAL MICHIGANMIDLAND, MI | OPERATING | $500 | 2021 |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CENTRAL MICHIGANMIDLAND, MI | OPERATING | $500 | 2022 |
| ADAPTION OPTIONMIDLAND, MI | OPERATING | $500 | 2022 |
| HEART OF MI UNITED WAYGRAND RAPIDS, MI | OPERATING | $500 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS FOUNDATIONURBANA, IL | OPERATING | $500 | 2025 |
| SPECIAL OLYMPICSMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2018 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.MOUNT PLEASANT, MI | OPERATING | $450 | 2020 |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITYAMERICUS, GA | OPERATING | $400 | 2025 |
| MIDLAND COMMUNITY FORMER OFFENDERS ADVOCACY AND REHABILITATIONMIDLAND, MI | OPERATING | $400 | 2023 |
| MIDLAND COMMUNITY FORMER OFFENDERS ADVOCACY AND REHABILITATIONMIDLAND, MI | OPERATING | $400 | 2022 |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITYAMERICUS, GA | OPERATING | $400 | 2023 |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITYAMERICUS, GA | OPERATING | $400 | 2022 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Dec 31, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202541339349103079
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202441319349102139
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202301299349103985
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202221199349100312
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202140829349100604
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.