Private foundation
W B & CANDACE THOMAN FOUNDATION
LANSING, MIEIN
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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Private foundation
LANSING, 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.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
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 | $364,557 | $185,815 | $154,300 | $2,242,878 |
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 17% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impression 5 MuseumLansing, MI | Admission for Lansing STEM/STEAM and Boys and Girls Afterschool STEM Club, Membership and Labs, Programs, Meetings and Materials for Thoman Scholars | $15,000 | 2021 | |
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick M Baker Jr | President | 0.00 | $0 |
| Claudia Remenar | Treasurer | 0.00 | $0 |
| Rita Proctor Canady | Trustee | 0.00 | $0 |
| Steven L Lonzo | Trustee |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $2,242,878 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $146,070 | $271,433 | $241,471 | $2,064,136 | $2,064,136 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $93,388 | $74,080 | $44,759 | $2,189,499 | $2,189,499 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $159,744 | $175,455 | $142,119 | $2,170,191 | $2,170,191 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $220,399 | $126,879 | $97,677 | $2,185,902 | $2,185,902 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $37,699 | $87,940 | $62,401 | $2,092,382 | $2,092,382 |
| Impression 5 MuseumLansing, MI |
| $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 |
| 2025 |
| HappendanceOkemos, MI | Arts and Education Programming | $13,000 | 2022 |
| Highfields IncOnondaga, MI | Expansion of Hip Hop Music Therapy Program | $12,600 | 2024 |
| Holt Junior High SchoolHolt, MI | Funding for School Drama Club for the 2025-2026 school year. | $12,550 | 2025 |
| HappendanceOkemos, MI | Arts and Education Programming | $12,500 | 2021 |
| HappendanceOkemos, MI | Dance program with audience involvement | $12,500 | 2020 |
| Everett High SchoolLansing, MI | Theater Department - Three Programs | $10,650 | 2021 |
| Boys Girls Club of LansingLansing, MI | Funding for student use of Boys & Girls Club utilizing the Lansing Learning Labs | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Highfields IncOnondaga, MI | Continuation of Creative Arts Program for residential students at REACH Studio Art Center | $9,800 | 2025 |
| Highfields IncOnondaga, MI | Continuation of Creative Arts Program with Sarah Gothard at REACH Studio Art Center | $7,600 | 2024 |
| Highfields IncOnondaga, MI | Continuation of Creative Arts Program with Sarah Gothard at REACH Studio Art Center | $7,500 | 2022 |
| Capital Area Literacy CoalitionLansing, MI | Support for the GED Program | $5,850 | 2021 |
| Highfields IncOnondaga, MI | Continuation of Creative Arts Program with Sarah Gothard at REACH Studio Art Center | $5,600 | 2021 |
| Women's Center of Greater LansingLansing, MI | Conduct 10 Ice Cream Consent Workshops Ages 5-17, Educate 100 children by May 2025 | $5,001 | 2024 |
| Women's Center of Greater LansingLansing, MI | Ice Cream Consent Workshops delivered to 250 children ages 5-17 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| Reading is Fundamental Lansing RIFLansing, MI | Purchase books for grades K-12 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| Everett High SchoolLansing, MI | Theater Department - Three Programs | $4,313 | 2023 |
| MI State University College of MusiEast Lansing, MI | Eric RicStar Winter Music Therapy Camp, general financial assistance for CMS -EL students | $3,500 | 2024 |
| Ingham Intermediate School DistrictMason, MI | Math Scholar's University Kids' College 2021 Summer Program Support | $3,020 | 2021 |
| Reading is Fundamental Lansing RIFLansing, MI | Stocking Stuffer for $3k | $3,000 | 2022 |
| MI State University College of MusiEast Lansing, MI | Eric RicStar Winter Music Therapy Camp, general financial assistance for CMS - EL students | $2,500 | 2025 |
| Ilhan Bashir MohamudLansing, MI | Scholarship | $2,500 | 2020 |
| Ilhan Bashir MohamudLansing, MI | Scholarship | $2,500 | 2021 |
| Ilhan Bashir MohamudLansing, MI | Scholarship | $1,250 | 2022 |
| 0.00 |
| $0 |
| Melik Brown | Secretary | 0.00 | $0 |
| Kevin Schumacher | Trustee | 0.00 | $0 |
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 202520639349100702
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202410629349100601
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202301329349103755
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202210889349100556
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202130959349100223
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.