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The Leighton-Oare Foundation Inc: 66 grants to organizations, $1.5 million (tax year ended December 2024)
The Leighton-Oare Foundation Inc, a private foundation in Niles, MI, paid 66 grants to organizations totaling $1,459,825 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $600,000 to Venues Parks & Arts Foundation in South Bend, IN for the morris 100 campaign.
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- EIN
- 356034243
- Based in
- Niles, MI
- Assets
- $27,152,902
- Grants paid
- $1,459,825
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202503219349102165. It reported $1,459,825 in grants paid; 66 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venues Parks & Arts Foundation | South Bend, IN | The morris 100 campaign | Environment | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN | Fighting irish initiative/veterans program | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Salvation Army-Niles | Niles, MI | New building | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Women's Care Center | South Bend, IN | General | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mayo Foundation | Jacksonville, FL | General | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Red Cross Va | Richmond, VA | General | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| South Bend Symphony | South Bend, IN | Memory ernestine raclin/general | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Camp Eberhart Alumni Asscociation Inc | South Bend, IN | General | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Santa Fe High School Baseball Club | Alachua, FL | General | $33,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Academy at the Lakes | Land O Lakes, FL | General | Education | $26,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Virginia Horse Center Foundation | Lexington, VA | General | Recreation and sports | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Educational Foundation Inc (unc) | Chapel Hill, NC | General | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Residential Opportunities Inc | Kalamazoo, MI | Transition home | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United States Hunter Jumper Association | Lexington, KY | Capital campaign | Recreation and sports | $11,725 | apps.irs.gov |
| Backpacks From Beth Inc | Lagrange, KY | General | Public and societal benefit | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boulder Crest Foundation | Bluemont, VA | General | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Child Advocacy Center | Gainesville, FL | General | Crime and legal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cultivate Food Rescue | South Bend, IN | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fernwood Botanical Garden | Niles, MI | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hospice Foundation | Mishawaka, IN | Annual fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| J Red Peach Foundation | Niles, MI | General | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Michigan Gateway Community Foundation | Buchanan, MI | Niles fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Niles Festivals Music & More | Niles, MI | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Niles Main Street Initiative | Niles, MI | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Norton Healthcare | Louisville, KY | General | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| People's Music School | Chicago, IL | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Healing Place | Louisville, KY | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The History Museum | South Bend, IN | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Upperville Colt & Horse Show Inc | Upperville, VA | General | Recreation and sports | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tunnel To Towers | Staten Island, NY | General | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Horse Show Association | Greenvale, NY | General | $8,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| YMCA of Louisville | Prospect, KY | General | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show FDN | Blowing Rock, NC | General | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $7,100 | apps.irs.gov |
| Camp Kulaqua | High Springs, FL | General | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mill Creek Farm Retrmnt Home for Horses | Alachua, FL | General | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo | Gainesville, FL | General | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Washington International Horse Show | Washington, DC | General | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Breast Cancer Research Foundation | New York, NY | General | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Green River Foundation | Mill Spring, NC | Hurricane helene relief | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Highland School | Warrenton, VA | General | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities Michiana | South Bend, IN | Kiltz for kids fundraiser | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Spectrum Health Lakeland Foundation | Saint Joseph, MI | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of North Carolina | Chapel Hill, NC | Arts & sciences fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Warrenton Horse Show Foundation | Warrenton, VA | General | Recreation and sports | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Warrenton Volunteer Fire Dept Company | Warrenton, VA | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Camp Rock Enon Scout Reservation | Winchester, VA | General | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Sporting Library & Museum | Middleburg, VA | General | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Warrenton United Methodist Church | Warrenton, VA | General | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Michiana Echo Soccer Club | South Bend, IN | General | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sophie's Oasis Inc | Newberry, FL | General | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pennsylvania National Horse Show | Harrisburg, PA | General | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alcohol & Addiction Recovery Center | South Bend, IN | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brian Parker Memorial Foundation | Niles, MI | General | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Danny & Ron's Rescue | Camden, SC | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Deerfield Academy | Deerfield, MA | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Duke Children's | Raliegh, NC | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Equestrian Aid Foundation | Wellington, FL | General | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fauquier Free Clinic | Warrenton, VA | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Johns Hopkins University & Medicine | Baltimore, MD | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Louis D Brandeis Center Inc | Washington, DC | General | Crime and legal-related | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Steeplechase Museum | Elkton, MD | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Path Foundation | Warrenton, VA | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Mary Washington | Fredericksburg, VA | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Warrenton Meeting Place | Warrenton, VA | General | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Converse College | Spartanburg, SC | Capital project/pell dorm | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Temple Gwathmey Steeplechase Foundation | Elkton, MD | General | Recreation and sports | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Environment | $600,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $52,225 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $27,100 |
| Education | $26,000 |
| Human services | $15,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $11,000 |
| Public and societal benefit | $10,000 |
| Health care | $10,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Indiana | $903,000 |
| Michigan | $156,000 |
| Florida | $145,500 |
| Virginia | $122,000 |
| Kentucky | $49,225 |
| North Carolina | $38,100 |
| New York | $22,500 |
| Illinois | $10,000 |
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Updated November 17, 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.