Private foundation
MIDLAND, 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 | $61,004 | $74,845 | $66,908 | $1,047,053 |
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 22% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWH SANTA CLAUS SCHOOLMIDLAND, MI | OPERATING EXPENSE FOR SANTA SCHOOL | $53,400 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Currie | PRES | 2.00 | $0 |
| Laura Currie | TREAS | 1.00 | $0 |
| James D Dacus | DIR | 1.00 | $0 |
| Thomas F Valent | DIR |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $1,047,053 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $67,075 | $68,688 | $62,000 | $1,030,487 | $1,030,487 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $44,404 | $71,305 | $64,384 | $1,027,100 | $1,027,100 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $174,666 | $72,834 | $60,415 | $1,054,001 | $1,054,001 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $90,658 | $66,869 | $58,000 | $952,169 | $952,169 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $90,523 | $74,687 | $64,095 | $928,380 | $928,380 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $99,482 | $72,909 | $62,010 | $912,544 | $912,544 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $50,087 | $71,642 | $59,341 | $885,971 | $885,971 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $61,897 | $71,558 | $56,683 | $907,526 | $907,526 |
| OPERATING EXPENSE FOR SANTA SCHOOL |
| $51,000 |
| 2022 |
| MIDLAND AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONMIDLAND, MI | SANTA HOUSE | $37,850 | 2018 |
| CHARLES W HOWARD SANTA CLAUS SCHOOLMIDLAND, MI | SANTA SLEIGH | $37,000 | 2023 |
| CHARLES W HOWARD SANTA CLAUS SCHOOLMIDLAND, MI | REINDEER | $36,000 | 2025 |
| MIDLAND AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONMIDLAND, MI | REPLACEMT OF GNRL ITEMS SANTA HOUSE | $30,000 | 2020 |
| CHARLES W HOWARD SANTA CLAUS SCHOOLMIDLAND, MI | SANTA CLAUS SCHOOL | $29,284 | 2025 |
| MIDLAND AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONMIDLAND, MI | OPERATING EXP FOR SANTA HOUSE | $28,000 | 2020 |
| CWH SANTAS CLAUS SCHOOLMIDLAND, MI | UNRESTRICTED | $21,500 | 2016 |
| USA SOFTBALLOKLAHOMA CITY, OK | UNRESTRICTED | $20,000 | 2019 |
| MIDLAND COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENTMIDLAND, MI | UNRESTRICTED | $16,341 | 2017 |
| CITY OF MIDLANDMIDLAND, MI | DOG PARK | $15,000 | 2016 |
| STEAM RAILROADING INSTITUTEOWOSSO, MI | SANTA HOUSE STEAM ENGINE | $10,000 | 2017 |
| MIDLAND AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONMIDLAND, MI | SANTA HOUSE DECORATIONS | $10,000 | 2019 |
| CHARLES W HOWARD SANTA CLAUS SCHOOLMIDLAND, MI | REINDEER UPKEEP | $10,000 | 2023 |
| MIDLAND AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONMIDLAND, MI | COURTHOUSE AND SANTA HOUSE LIGHTING | $10,000 | 2017 |
| CWH SANTA CLAUS SCHOOLMIDLAND, MI | UNRESTRICTED | $10,000 | 2019 |
| MIDLAND HIGH SCHOOL BOOSTER CLUBMIDLAND, MI | UNRESTRICTED | $8,000 | 2023 |
| CITY OF MIDLAND POLICE DEPARTMENTMIDLAND, MI | HONOR GUARD | $8,000 | 2017 |
| CITY OF MIDLANDMIDLAND, MI | POLICE DEPT. TRAILER | $7,015 | 2021 |
| MIDLAND AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONMIDLAND, MI | SANTA HOUSE LIGHTING | $7,000 | 2018 |
| CITY OF MIDLANDMIDLAND, MI | LED STOP SIGNS | $6,150 | 2016 |
| MI STATE UNIVCOLLEGE OF HUMAN MEDICINEGRAND RAPIDS, MI | RESEARCH | $5,000 | 2017 |
| MI STATE UNIVCOLLEGE OF HUMAN MEDICINEGRAND RAPIDS, MI | CANCER RESEARCH | $5,000 | 2019 |
| MI STATE UNIVCOLLEGE OF HUMAN MEDICINEGRAND RAPIDS, MI | CANCER RESEARCH | $5,000 | 2016 |
| 1.00 |
| $0 |
| Donald Schurr | DIR | 1.00 | $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 202541329349101279
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202421839349100702
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202301309349103205
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202201369349102755
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202101339349101425
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202041289349100009
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201931349349100723
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201801349349104560
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201741359349100134
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.