Open Foundations · Michigan

Carls Foundation

Bloomfld Hls, Michigan · EIN 386099935. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $6.8M across 39 grants in 2024, a median of $100K each.

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$6.8M
paid in 2024
39
grants paid
$100K
median grant
68%
to first-time recipients
$128.7M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
ELIZABETH A STIEG EXECUTIVE DIRECTO
Address
6001 N ADAMS ROAD STE 215, BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI, 48304
Phone
2484345512
Form the request should take
NO FORMAL APPLICATION OR REQUEST FORM IS REQUIRED
Submission deadline
THERE ARE NO DEADLINES FOR SUBMISSION OF REQUESTS
Restrictions on awards
THE FOUNDATION HAS A BROADLY DEFINED CHARITABLE PURPOSE BUT THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY FOCUS IS CHILDREN'S HEALTH & WELFARE (PRIMARILY IN MI), PRESERVATION OF NATURAL AREAS AND OPEN SPACES, AND HISTORICAL BUILDINGS. THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT PROVIDE GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS, FOR ENDOWMENTS, PUBLICATIONS, CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, FILM, FELLOWSHIPS, EDUCATION, LOANS, TRAVEL, RESEARCH, PLAYGROUND OR ATHLETIC FACILITIES OR UNDERWRITE RELATED EVENTS.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202533119349101308. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

merit financialfinancial scholarshipscholarship studentscapital improvementspurchasecampaignconstructionrenovation

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 39 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Goodwill Industries Northern MichiganMI$500,000CAPITAL SUPPPORT FOR WAREHOUSE RENOVATION FOR FOOD RESCUE
2Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation HospitalMI$500,000CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR CHILDREN'S REHABILITATION HOSPITAL
3Micha 6MI$500,000RENOVATION OF WEBSTER SCHOOL FOR COMMUNITY CENTER
4The Nature ConservancyMI$500,000PURCHASE AND PROTECTION OF NORTHPOINT PRESERVE
5Trinity Health OaklandMI$500,000RELOCATION AND RENOVATION OF NICU
6Ascension Michigan - St John HospitalMI$475,000EQUIP AND FURNISH TWO NEGATIVE PRESSURE ROOMS IN PICU
7Keweenaw Land TrustMI$325,000PURCHASE OF JACOB'S CREEK PARCEL FOR A PRESERVE
8Legacy ConservancyMI$292,975FARMLAND PRESERVATION THROUGH EASEMENT PURCHASE
9American Indian Health & Family ServicesMI$250,000CONSTRUCTION OF FAMILY & CHILDREN'S EXAM ROOMS
10Forgotten HarvestMI$250,000ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW WAREHOUSE
11Freedom HouseMI$250,000CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE EAST CAMPUS PROJECT
12Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeast MichiganMI$250,000CAPITAL FUNDS FOR SOUTH CAMPUS FACILITY
13Judson Center IncMI$250,000CENTENNIAL CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
14New Community VisionMI$250,000SUPPORT FOR PURCHASE AND PRESERVATION OF TIMBER SHORES PROPERTY
15New Day Foundation for FamiliesMI$250,000SUPPORT FOR THE ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202065$5.2M
202172$7.1M
202260$6.6M
202362$7.7M
202439$6.8M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Michigan100%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Brian DerisleyTRUSTEE · 2024
Bruce M Fleischer PhdTRUSTEE · 2024
Donald a Delong EsqSECRETARY · 2024
Dr Homer E NyeTRUSTEE · 2024
Edward C StiegTRUSTEE · 2024
Elizabeth a StiegPRESIDENT · 2024
Teresa Krieger-burke PhdTREASURER · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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