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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 05-0464995

The Mardi Gras Fund

A private foundation in Ann Arbor, MI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 13 grants and $77,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $77,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,672,569

  • Tax year 2024

    $88,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,614,686

  • Tax year 2023

    $42,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,616,692

  • Tax year 2022

    $33,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,581,862

  • Tax year 2021

    $44,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,549,942

  • Tax year 2020

    $29,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,491,922

  • Tax year 2019

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,445,586

  • Tax year 2018

    $51,500

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,407,824

Grants paid in 2025

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Girls GroupAnn Arbor, MI

    General purpose

    $10,000
  2. The Cleveland FoundryCleveland, OH

    General purpose

    $7,500
  3. University Musical SocietyAnn Arbor, MI

    General purpose

    $7,500
  4. Ann Arbor SymphonyAnn Arbor, MI

    General purpose

    $6,000
  5. Cleveland Public TheaterCleveland, OH

    General purpose

    $6,000
  6. Individual

    General purpose

    $6,000
  7. Art HouseCleveland, OH

    General purpose

    $5,000
  8. Individual

    General purpose

    $5,000
  9. Boys and Girls Club of Ne OhioAkron, OH

    General purpose

    $5,000
  10. Chicago Jazz PhilharmonicChicago, IL

    General purpose

    $5,000
  11. Hands on Sports Foundation IncKent, OH

    General purpose

    $5,000
  12. Individual

    General purpose

    $5,000
  13. Individual

    General purpose

    $4,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Youth development2 grants $17,50050% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $12,50036% of the total
  3. Sports and recreation1 grant $5,00014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio5 grants $28,500
  2. Michigan3 grants $23,500
  3. Illinois1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Margaret NorthrupPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Robert Northrup JrTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Anne NorthrupSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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