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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-0126213

The Alabaster Fund

A private foundation in Traverse City, MI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $121,500 paid in grants.

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.

How to apply

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

    $121,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,992,664
  • Tax year 2024

    $33,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,170,418
  • Tax year 2023

    $212,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $2,140,416
  • Tax year 2022

    $215,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,380,101
  • Tax year 2021

    $132,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,553,298
  • Tax year 2020

    $125,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,658,968
  • Tax year 2019

    $156,277

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,652,037
  • Tax year 2018

    $98,866

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,722,423

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Grand Traverse Regional Community FoundationTraverse City, MI

    General

    $25,000
  2. Youth Leadership Incubator IncBeverly Hills, CA

    General

    $25,000
  3. Central United Methodist ChurchTraverse City, MI

    General

    $25,000
  4. Generations AheadTraverse City, MI

    General

    $20,000
  5. Goodwill Northern MichiganTraverse City, MI

    General

    $20,000
  6. Overcomer's Worship TabernacleRancho Cordova, CA

    General

    $6,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $25,00038% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $20,00031% of the total
  3. Jobs and employment1 grant $20,00031% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan4 grants $90,000
  2. California2 grants $31,500

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Erik J FalconerPRESIDENT/SECRETARY/TREASU Hours 1Pay $0
  • Leslie M FalconerVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Sierra FalconerTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Emily FalconerTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Madison FalconerTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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