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William R Lathers Charitable Trust: 10 grants to organizations, $93,500 (tax year ended December 2025)
William R Lathers Charitable Trust, a private foundation in Mears, MI, paid 10 grants to organizations totaling $93,500 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 14, 2026. The largest was $50,000 to Oceana County Communication in Pentwater, MI for donor advised fund.
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- EIN
- 266337639
- Based in
- Mears, MI
- Assets
- $1,780,076
- Grants paid
- $93,500
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 14, 2026, IRS object ID 202641349349104599. It reported $93,500 in grants paid; 10 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oceana County Communication | Pentwater, MI | Donor advised fund | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oceana Cnty Historical & Genealogy | Hart, MI | Museum complex - garden & tree renov | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oceana Cnty Historical & Genealogy | Hart, MI | General fund donation | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oceana Cnty Historical & Genealogy | Hart, MI | Old town hall heating proposal | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oceana Cnty Historical & Genealogy | Hart, MI | Museum renovations and repairs | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oceana Cnty Historical & Genealogy | Hart, MI | Plaque for museum | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ludington Schools Resource Center | Ludington, MI | General | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oceana Mason County Inmate & Family Ministries | Hart, MI | General | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alzheimers Disease Research | Clarksburg, MD | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Cancer Society | Atlanta, GA | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed October 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202522879349100522. It reported $88,960 in grants paid; 23 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Free Bed Rehab Hospital | Grand Rapids, MI | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rogel Cancer Center U of M Michigan Medicine | Ann Arbor, MI | Patient melanoma fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Feeding America | Comstock Park, MI | General | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alzheimers Association Michigan GT Lakes Chapter | Okemos, MI | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ladder Community Center | Shelby, MI | General | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Momentum Center Building Renovation | Grand Haven, MI | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Muskegon Civic Theater Penguing Project-Challenged Children | Muskegon, MI | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oceana Mason County Inmate & Family Ministries | Hart, MI | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harbor Hospice Foundation | Muskegon, MI | General | Health care | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oceana Cnty Historical & Genealogy Painting Headquarters House | Hart, MI | General | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Playhouse at White Lake | Whitehall, MI | General | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Found of Mason County Lakeshore Food for Kids | Ludington, MI | Lakeshore food for kids | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| De'gage Ministries | Grand Rapids, MI | General | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Household Hazardous Waste Mason Lake Conservation Dist Hazardous Waste Prog | Scottville, MI | General | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Leader Dogs for the Blind | Rochester Hills, MI | General | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ludington Schools Resource Center | Ludington, MI | General | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Paws for A Cause | Wayland, MI | General | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Well House | Grand Rapids, MI | General | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Arklight Ministries Mason & Oceana Cnty Inmate & Families | Hart, MI | General | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Cancer Society | Atlanta, GA | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oceana County Animal Shelter | Shelby, MI | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tunnel of Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | General | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shelby Public Schools Band Department | Shelby, MI | General | $460 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 |
| Health care | $4,000 |
States funded
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Updated May 14, 2026. 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.