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Positive Step Foundation Inc: 46 grants to organizations, $130,830 (tax year ended December 2024)
Positive Step Foundation Inc, a private foundation in Howell, MI, paid 46 grants to organizations totaling $130,830 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 12, 2025. The largest was $17,772 to Lacasa Center in Howell, MI for support and advocate for survivors of child abuse, domestic violence, and sexual assault. provide prevention, education, and awareness to make communities safer..
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- EIN
- 845171167
- Based in
- Howell, MI
- Assets
- $373,909
- Grants paid
- $130,830
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 12, 2025, IRS object ID 202543169349102564. It reported $130,830 in grants paid; 46 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lacasa Center | Howell, MI | Support and advocate for survivors of child abuse, domestic violence, and sexual assault. provide prevention, education, and awareness to make communities safer. | $17,772 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bark Nation | Ferndale, MI | To end canine cruelty and save lives | $14,642 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Howell Nature Center | Howell, MI | To teach people to be faithful caretakers of one another and the world around us | $13,090 | apps.irs.gov | |
| No Swine Left Behind | Edmore, MI | To rescue, rehabilitate, and adopt mini pigs and promote the education of mini pigs. | Animal-related | $8,817 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grand Rapids Pitbull Alliance | Grand Rapids, MI | To end breed discrimination through advocacy, education, enrichment, and outreach in our community | Animal-related | $6,955 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Arc of Livingston | Brighton, MI | Provides advocacy, information, referrals, and support to people with developmental disabilities, and their families. | $6,200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| District 5 Animal Alliance | Pleasant Ridge, MI | To rescue dogs at risk of euthanasia, primarily from detroit's municipal shelters, and place them into loving foster and adoptive homes | $5,609 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Capital Area Humane Society | Lansing, MI | To promote the humane treatment of companion animals through protection, placement, education, and example | Animal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Catalysts | Howell, MI | To build people's power to create a health system rooted in race equity and health justice, ensuring health is a right for all. | Housing and shelter | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tail Waggers 1990 | Livonia, MI | To help people help animals by providing affordable preventative veterinary care and pet food pantry assistance to dog and cat owners of any income level. | Animal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dog Aide | Royal Oak, MI | To educate dog owners on dog behavior, health, and wellness | $3,933 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Karens | Detroit, MI | To provide community outreach to improve the lives of dogs in need in detroit. | $3,737 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Little Traverse Bay Humane Society | Harbor Springs, MI | To sustainably and respectfully serve pets and the people who love them with compassionate, comprehensive, and exemplary care. | Animal-related | $3,626 | apps.irs.gov |
| Odd Man Inn Animal Refuge | Jamestown, TN | To provide lifelong sanctuary care to vulnerable animals and to educate the public to inspire compassionate living. | Animal-related | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Torch 180 | Fowlerville, MI | To provide inclusive opportunities for vocational training, soft skills, and work experience for individuals with disabilities and disadvantages to help them gain sustainable employment and personal g | Employment | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Animal Resource Funding Foundation | Trenton, MI | To provide funding and supplies to rescues and shelters, specifically to help with medical cases that exceed their funding and to support spay/neuter programs to reduce pet overpopulation. | Animal-related | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Howell Parks & Rec Foundation | Howell, MI | To enrich the lives of our community by providing quality recreational activities, programs, and facilities that promote health, wellness, and excitement in the residents of howell and surrounding are | $2,470 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Operation Solo | Shelby, MI | To provide temporary financial assistance to dog owners as well as build relationships in an effort to improve the quality of care for outside dogs in muskegon county. | $2,443 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Michigan Pitbull Education Project | Union Lake, MI | Dog rescue | $1,482 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Hope Pet Rescue | Charlotte, MI | To provide a way to place unwanted, adoptable animals into loving homes while raising community awareness about responsible pet care and the issue of pet overpopulation. | Animal-related | $1,281 | apps.irs.gov |
| Calvin Johnson Jr Foundation Inc | Tyrone, GA | To change the mindset of at-risk youth from struggle to survival, and from poor self-esteem to empowerment. | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Miri S Legacy Inc - Senior Pets | Rockville, MD | To rescue, care for, and find loving, permanent homes for senior dogs. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Saving Destiny | China, MI | To give animals in need, especially those with special needs, behavioral issues, or those who are nursing or pregnant, a second chance to thrive through rescue, rehabilitation, and rehoming. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Williamston Theater | Williamston, MI | To produce professional, intimate theatre that entertains, fosters empathy, and builds a sense of belonging for its audiences. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Eva Burrell Animal Shelter | Manistique, MI | To provide a safe haven for animals by offering them care, shelter, and rehoming services, while also educating the community, leading by example, and being diligent in their fundraising efforts. | Animal-related | $750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Paws Awes & Claws | West Branch, MI | To rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome animals in need, with a focus on those from the metro detroit area. | $750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rea Family Animal Shelter (ogemaw HS) | West Branch, MI | To find "forever homes" for its guests, ensuring they are safe, well-fed, and free from injury, disease, fear, and distress. | $750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Veteran Service Dogs Organization | Howell, MI | To provide highly-trained service dogs to veterans with disabilities, aiming to restore independence, dignity, and a sense of purpose. | $550 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Skegemog Raptor Center | Traverse City, MI | To rehabilitate sick, injured, and orphaned raptors to return them to the wild, to educate the public about conservation and ecology, and to participate in research to improve raptor care and awarenes | Animal-related | $511 | apps.irs.gov |
| Giving Barn Community Outreach | Fowlerville, MI | To connect families in need with essential resources to live with dignity, bridge service gaps through home delivery, and foster a community of acceptance and love. | Human services | $508 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amber Renick House | Hamburg, MI | To provide housing and educational resources for those impacted by substance abuse disorder | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Clarkston Family Discovery Farm | Clarkston, MI | To educate and inspire the next generation about healthy food, the value of nature, and sustainability, all within a positive community gathering space. | Youth development | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Furry Friends Rescue Inc | South Lyon, MI | To rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome abandoned, abused, or homeless dogs and cats through a foster-based network. | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kids-4-K9s Inc | Timonium, MD | To empower young people to become strong advocates for ethical treatment of animals. | Animal-related | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Livingston Arts Council | Howell, MI | To engage, educate, and entertain all ages through arts and cultural activities, while also utilizing and preserving the howell opera house as a space for creative expression. | Education | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peace Love & Paws | Novi, MI | To provide compassionate care to homeless and neglected animals and find them their forever homes. | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Poet Animal Rescue | Garden City, MI | To rescue dogs and puppies from high-kill shelters and other situations, provide them with necessary medical care, and find them permanent, loving homes by matching them with suitable families through | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Second Chances Animal Resources | Berkley, MI | To provide assistance to animal welfare organizations | Animal-related | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| All Species Kinship | Battle Creek, MI | Providing direct-outreach aid to chained or 24/7 outside dogs, injured/orphaned wildlife response, and farmed animal rescue | Animal-related | $325 | apps.irs.gov |
| Enchanted Tails Animal Rescue | Oakland Township, MI | To rescue animals of all shapes and sizes, provide them with quality veterinary care, and place them in permanent, loving homes. | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gleaners | Detroit, MI | To helping solve hunger in southeast michigan | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Great Lakes Dog Rescue | Metamora, MI | To rescue well-tempered, adoptable dogs from animal control facilities and owner surrenders, provide them with shelter and medical care until they are adopted, and to educate and assist the community | Animal-related | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Great Lakes Humane Society | Traverse City, MI | To take in stray and unwanted animals, provide them with shelter and medical care, and find them loving homes. | Animal-related | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Teacher's Pet Dogs & Kids Learning | Shelby Township, MI | To empower at-risk youth by pairing them with hard-to-adopt shelter dogs for positive, reward-based training, thereby improving the youth's empathy, patience, and hope while increasing the dogs' chanc | $242 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bird Center of Washtenaw County Inc | Ann Arbor, MI | Committed to aiding birds, wildlife, and the environment through rehabilitation and public education | $217 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Saved By A Vet Tech | Southgate, MI | To rescue animals that have been surrendered to or abandoned at veterinary clinics. | $170 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Animal-related | $40,265 |
| Housing and shelter | $5,000 |
| Employment | $3,500 |
| Human services | $1,508 |
| Youth development | $500 |
| Education | $500 |
States funded
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Updated November 12, 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.