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Private Foundation · MI

Vaughan Foundation

Ann Arbor, MI · EIN 383355160 · Website (ProPublica) ↗ · 990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$18.7M

Total Giving

$8.1M

Grants on File

155

Average Grant

$52K

Giving Radius

Where Vaughan Foundation Has Given

Historical grants to 48 recipients across 3 states. Top concentrations: ANN ARBOR ($4.1M, 83 grants), CHELSEA ($1.0M, 13 grants), DETROIT ($585K, 6 grants), YPSILANTI ($320K, 4 grants), HOWELL ($280K, 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	Location	Amount	Purpose	Year
Humane Society of Huron Valley	Ann Arbor, MI	$70K	Used consistent w/ 501(C)(3) status	2020
Purple Rose Theater	Chelsea, MI	$40K	Used consistent w/ 501(C)(3) status	2020
Dawn Farms	Ann Arbor, MI	$35K	Used consistent w/ 501(C)(3) status	2020
Horses Haven	Howell, MI	$70K	Used consistent w/ 501(C)(3) status	2020
Neutral Zone	Ann Arbor, MI	$35K	Used consistent w/501(C)(3) status	2020
Peace Neighborhood Center	Ann Arbor, MI	$60K	Used consistent w/ 501(C)(3) status	2020
Ann Arbor YMCA	Ann Arbor, MI	$55K	Used consistent w/ 501(C)(3) status	2020
Cheboygan County Humane Society	Cheboygan, MI	$45K	Used consistent w/501(C)(3) status	2020
Eles Place	Lansing, MI	$30K	Used consistent w/ 501(C)(3) status	2020
Great Lakes Rabbits Sanct	Whittaker, MI	$40K	Used consistent w/ 501(C)(3) status	2020
Michigan Humane Society	Bingham Farms, MI	$35K	Used consistent w/501(C)(3) status	2020
Michigan Theatre Foundati	Ann Arbor, MI	$50K	Used consistent w/ 501(C)(3) status	2020
Packard Health Center	Ann Arbor, MI	$45K	Used consistent w/ 501(C)(3) status	2020
Paws with a Cause	Auburn Hills, MI	$35K	Used consistent w/ 501(C)(3) status	2020
Ann Arbor Hands on Museum	Ann Arbor, MI	$50K	Used consistent w/ 501(C)(3) status	2020
Ann Arbor Summer Festival	Ann Arbor, MI	$25K	Used consistent w/501(C)(3) status	2020
Bird Center of Washtenaw County'	Ann Arbor, MI	$30K	Used consistent w/501(C)(3) status	2020
Cascades Humane Society	Jackson, MI	$45K	Used consistent w/ 501(C)(3) status	2020
Detroit Zoological Society	Royal Oak, MI	$35K	Used consistent w/501(C)(3) status	2020
Domestic Violence Project	Canton, MI	$45K	Used consistent w/ 501(C)(3) status	2020
Fair Food Network	Ann Arbor, MI	$20K	Used consistent w/501(C)(3) status	2020
Food Gatherers	Ann Arbor, MI	$40K	Used consistent w/ 501(C)(3) status	2020
Leader Dogs for the Blind	Rochester, MI	$25K	Used consistent w/ 501(C)(3) status	2020
Legacy Land Conservancy	Ann Arbor, MI	$20K	Used consistent w/501(C)(3) status	2020
Recycle Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor, MI	$15K	Used consistent w/ 501(C)(3) status	2020

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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	$16.1M	$2.0M	$4.7M	$2.4M
2022	$13.8M	$1.9M	$5.4M	$2.4M
2021	$11.3M	$1.9M	$2.5M	$1.7M
2020	$10.0M	$1.5M	$2.4M	$2.0M
2019	$9.5M	$1.4M	$2.6M	$1.7M
2015	$5.7M	$884K	$1.3M	$1.1M
2014	$5.5M	$856K	$1.3M	$1.1M
2013	$5.3M	$745K	$2.0M	$941K
2012	$4.5M	$591K	$2.3M	$900K
2011	$2.9M	$548K	$1.8M	$738K

Section VII

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