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Ames Family Foundation: 18 grants to organizations, $865,000 (tax year ended December 2024)
Ames Family Foundation, a private foundation in Traverse City, MI, paid 18 grants to organizations totaling $865,000 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 14, 2025. The largest was $165,000 to Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, AL for charitable contribution.
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- EIN
- 331011426
- Based in
- Traverse City, MI
- Assets
- $15,050,580
- Grants paid
- $865,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202501349349101710. It reported $865,000 in grants paid; 18 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuskegee University | Tuskegee, AL | Charitable contribution | $165,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Think of Us | Washington, DC | Charitable contribution | Human services | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grand Traverse Regional Land Conser | Traverse City, MI | Charitable contributions | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Leelanau Conservancy | Leland, MI | Charitable contribution | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northwestern Michigan College | Traverse City, MI | Charitable contributions | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Seeds | Traverse City, MI | Charitable contributions | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Soul Fire Farm | Petersburg, NY | Charitable contributions | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tart Trails Inc | Traverse City, MI | Charitable contribution | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy | Marquette, MI | Charitable contribution | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chattahoochee Riverkeeper | Smyrna, GA | Charitiable contribution | Environment | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Atlanta Community Food Bank | East Point, GA | Charitable contributions | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| One Hundred Miles | Brunswick, GA | Charitable contributions | Environment | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Clarkston Community Center | Clarkston, GA | Charitable contribution | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Detroit Black Community Food Sovere | Detroit, MI | Charitable contribution | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grand Traverse Conservation Distric | Traverse City, MI | Charitable contribution | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Berry Center | New Castle, KY | Charitable contribution | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Autism Improvised Inc | Marietta, GA | Charitable contribution | Health care | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Assistance Center | Atlanta, GA | Charitable contribution | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Environment | $235,000 |
| Human services | $70,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $45,000 |
| Education | $25,000 |
| Health care | $20,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Michigan | $350,000 |
| Georgia | $205,000 |
| Alabama | $165,000 |
| District of Columbia | $70,000 |
| New York | $50,000 |
| Kentucky | $25,000 |
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- Who funds food, agriculture and nutrition in Georgia
- Who funds education in Kentucky
- Who funds health care in Georgia
Updated May 14, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.