Open Foundations · Michigan

Aa Van Elslander Foundation

Birmingham, Michigan · EIN 813973354. 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 $8.0M across 26 grants in 2024, a median of $50K each.

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$8.0M
paid in 2024
26
grants paid
$50K
median grant
55%
to first-time recipients
$12.6M
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
AA VAN ELSLANDER FOUNDATION
Address
35795 WOODWARD AVE STE 200, BIRMINGHAM, MI, 48009
Phone
2485902700
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
INQUIRIES ARE ACCEPTED THROUGH THE WEBSITE HTTPS://WWW.VANELSLANDERFOUNDATION.ORG/ IF SELECTED, THE WEBSITE WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS ON FILING AN APPLICATION.
Submission deadline
INQUIRIES ARE ONLY ACCEPTED DURING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER.
Restrictions on awards
THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES GRANTS WITHIN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN IN THE AREAS OF CHILDREN, HEALTH, AND HUMAN SERVICES. SEE THE WEBSITE FOR ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY AND FIT CRITERIA.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202533169349100738. 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.

humanitarian

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 26 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Full Circle FoundationMI$4,000,000OPERATIONS SUPPORT
2Benjamin's HopeMI$1,000,000HUMANITARIAN
3Say DetroitMI$550,000HUMANITARIAN
4New Day Foundation for FamiliesMI$500,000OPERATIONS SUPPORT
5Province of St Joseph of Capuchin OrderMI$500,000OPERATIONS SUPPORT
6Racquet UpMI$340,000OPERATIONS SUPPORT
7Sanctum HouseMI$200,000OPERATIONS SUPPORT
8Dutton FarmMI$165,000OPERATIONS SUPPORT
9Living & Learning Enrichment CenterMI$100,000OPERATIONS SUPPORT
10Motor City Mitten MissionMI$75,000OPERATIONS SUPPORT
11Passenger IncMI$75,000OPERATIONS SUPPORT
12Als of Michigan IncMI$60,000OPERATIONS SUPPORT
13Camp CaseyMI$50,000OPERATIONS SUPPORT
14Hand2handMI$50,000OPERATIONS SUPPORT
15Inclusively Fit FoundationMI$50,000OPERATIONS SUPPORT

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
20207$3.2M
202127$7.1M
202226$6.9M
202323$3.4M
202426$8.0M

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.

Diane E WellsSECRETARY · 2024
Gary a Van ElslanderTREASURER · 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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