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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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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.
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 | $1,017,930 | $510,820 | $416,000 | $6,820,147 |
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 40% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEE ATTACHED LISTINGCHICAGO, IL | GENERAL | $530,322 | 2020 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Muir Laidlaw | CHAIRPERSON | 0.00 | $0 |
| Andrew Keller | VICE CHAIR | 0.00 | $0 |
| David F Muir | TREASURER | 0.00 | $0 |
| Zelene Wilkins | EXECUTIVE DI |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $6,820,147 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $248,763 | $478,903 | $377,000 | $6,313,037 | $6,313,037 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $444,552 | $418,070 | $348,150 | $6,532,641 | $6,532,641 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $273,221 | $443,750 | $396,061 | $6,498,950 | $6,498,950 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $365,356 | $408,921 | $331,867 | $6,778,666 | $6,778,666 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $222,589 | $585,415 | $579,305 | $6,671,804 | $6,671,804 |
| GENERAL |
| $340,650 |
| 2022 |
| VARIOUSCHICAGO, IL | GENERAL | $313,219 | 2021 |
| UNITED METHODIST COMMUNITY HOUSEGRAND RAPIDS, MI | EDUCATIONAL AND HUMAN SERVICES | $62,000 | 2025 |
| MARY FREE BEDGRAND RAPIDS, MI | HEALTH SERVICES GRANT | $52,000 | 2025 |
| UNITED METHODIST COMMUNITY HOUSEGRAND RAPIDS, MI | EDUCATIONAL AND HUMAN SERVICES | $45,000 | 2024 |
| JOHN BALL ZOOGRAND RAPIDS, MI | ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS | $35,000 | 2024 |
| JOHN BALL ZOO SOCIETYGRAND RAPIDS, MI | ENVIRONMENTAL GRANT | $30,000 | 2023 |
| GRAND RAPIDS SYMPHONYMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.GRAND RAPIDS, MI | CULTURAL GRANT | $30,000 | 2023 |
| STEM GREENHOUSEGRAND RAPIDS, MI | EDUCATIONAL GRANTS | $30,000 | 2024 |
| CLARK FOUNDATIONGRAND RAPIDS, MI | HUMAN SERVICES AND CULTURAL GRANTS | $30,000 | 2025 |
| CLARK RETIREMENT COMMUNITYGRAND RAPIDS, MI | HUMAN SERVICES GRANT | $30,000 | 2023 |
| CLARK FOUNDATIONLANSING, MI | HUMAN SERVICES AND CULTURAL GRANTS | $29,000 | 2024 |
| FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCHGRAND RAPIDS, MI | EDUCATION GRANT | $21,000 | 2023 |
| FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCHGRAND RAPIDS, MI | EDUCATION GRANT | $20,000 | 2024 |
| UNITED METHODIST COMMUNITY HOUSEGRAND RAPIDS, MI | HUMAN SERVICES GRANT | $20,000 | 2023 |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF GRAND RAPIDGRAND RAPIDS, MI | HUMAN SERVICES GRANT | $18,500 | 2023 |
| SLD READMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.GRAND RAPIDS, MI | EDUCATIONAL GRANTS | $17,000 | 2024 |
| FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCHGRAND RAPIDS, MI | EDUCATION GRANT | $16,000 | 2025 |
| BLANDFORD NATURE CENTERGRAND RAPIDS, MI | ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS | $15,200 | 2025 |
| GRAND RAPIDS SYMPHONY - MLKGRAND RAPIDS, MI | CULTURAL GRANTS | $15,000 | 2024 |
| THE STEM GREENHOUSEGRAND RAPIDS, MI | EDUCATION GRANT | $15,000 | 2023 |
| UNITED METHODIST CHURCHGRAND RAPIDS, MI | RELIGIOUS GRANT | $15,000 | 2025 |
| BLANDFORD NATURE CENTERGRAND RAPIDS, MI | ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS | $15,000 | 2024 |
| OUR KITCHEN TABLEGRAND RAPIDS, MI | HUMAN SERVICES GRANT | $15,000 | 2025 |
| 20.00 |
| $0 |
| Frederick P Keller | TRUSTEE | 0.00 | $0 |
| Katherine Connover Keller | TRUSTEE | 0.00 | $0 |
| William M Muir | TRUSTEE | 0.00 | $0 |
| Catherine L Muir | TRUSTEE | 0.00 | $0 |
| Leah Ann Muir | TRUSTEE | 0.00 | $0 |
| Elizabeth M Muir | TRUSTEE | 0.00 | $0 |
| Susan Tk Whitman | TRUSTEE | 0.00 | $0 |
| Lars Whitman | TRUSTEE | 0.00 | $0 |
| Lorissa K Macallister | TRUSTEE | 0.00 | $0 |
| Wesley Macallister | TRUSTEE | 0.00 | $0 |
| Christina Keller | TRUSTEE | 0.00 | $0 |
| Jim Muir | JUNIOR TRUST | 0.00 | $0 |
| Rachel Muir | JUNIOR TRUST | 0.00 | $0 |
| Sara Muir | JUNIOR TRUST | 0.00 | $0 |
| Paul Macallister | JUNIOR TRUST | 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 Jun 30, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202540359349100504
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Jun 30, 2023
Filing id 202333199349107618
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Jun 30, 2022
Filing id 202321319349102147
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Jun 30, 2021
Filing id 202143479349100114
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Jun 30, 2020
Filing id 202141349349102734
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.