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Ames Fam Foundation

Traverse City, MI  ·  EIN 331011426  ·  Website (ProPublica) ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$10.4M

Total Giving

$3.3M

Grants on File

63

Average Grant

$53K

Giving Radius

Where Ames Fam Foundation Has Given

AK — no grants on file AL — $820K across 6 grants AR — no grants on file AZ — no grants on file CA — no grants on file CO — no grants on file CT — no grants on file DC — $100K across 2 grants DE — no grants on file FL — no grants on file GA — $830K across 21 grants HI — no grants on file IA — no grants on file ID — no grants on file IL — $50K across 1 grant IN — no grants on file KS — no grants on file KY — $45K across 2 grants LA — no grants on file MA — no grants on file MD — no grants on file ME — no grants on file MI — $1.0M across 22 grants MN — no grants on file MO — no grants on file MS — $50K across 1 grant MT — no grants on file NC — $50K across 1 grant ND — no grants on file NE — no grants on file NH — no grants on file NJ — $120K across 3 grants NM — no grants on file NV — no grants on file NY — $200K across 4 grants OH — no grants on file OK — no grants on file OR — no grants on file PA — no grants on file RI — no grants on file SC — no grants on file SD — no grants on file TN — no grants on file TX — no grants on file UT — no grants on file VA — no grants on file VT — no grants on file WA — no grants on file WI — no grants on file WV — no grants on file WY — no grants on file
Historical grants to 23 recipients across 10 states. Top concentrations: TUSKEGEE ($725K, 4 grants), TRAVERSE CITY ($720K, 15 grants), EAST POINT ($245K, 4 grants), LAGRANGE ($220K, 4 grants), LELAND ($200K, 4 grants).

Section I

How to Apply

No application guidelines on file — check the foundation's website directly.

On Unsolicited Proposals no

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient Amount Year
Northwestern Michigan College $20K 2019
University of the Cumberlands $20K 2019
Little Sisters of the Poor $20K 2019
The Lighthouse $20K 2019
Berry College $20K 2019
Clarkston Community Center $25K 2020
Tuskegee University $200K 2020
One Hundred Miles $25K 2020
The Atlanta Community Food Bank $100K 2020
Grand Traverse Regional Land Conser $50K 2020
Chattahoochee Riverkeeper $75K 2020
Black Oaks Center $50K 2020
Little Sisters of the Poor $50K 2020
Tart Trails INC $50K 2020
Northwestern Michigan College $50K 2020
Leelanau Conservancy $50K 2020
Feeding the Gulf Coast $75K 2020
Soul Fire Farm $50K 2020
Seeds $50K 2021
Think of Us $50K 2021
Tuskegee University $180K 2021
Grand Traverse Regional Land Conser $50K 2021
Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy $25K 2021
Chattahoochee Riverkeeper $50K 2021
One Hundred Miles $35K 2021

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Section VI

Filing History

Year-by-year financial summary from IRS 990-PF filings. Total assets and qualifying distributions show the foundation's growth and giving trajectory.

Year Total Assets Qualifying Distributions Total Revenue Total Expenses
2023 $11.0M $735K $593K $960K
2022 $11.4M $759K $406K $1.1M
2021 $12.0M $790K $380K $1.0M
2020 $12.6M $531K $14.0M $863K
2019 $1.9M $83K $2.0M $101K
2015 $17K $504 $16K $5K
2014 $5K $350 $5K
2013 $10K $429 $10K $4K
2012 $4K $273 $8K $8K
2011 $4K $180 $3K $4K

Section VII

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